Phone: 509-747-0101
Meet the Team
CAROL J. HUNTER
Attorney at Law - Owner
Carol was born in Oregon and raised in Spokane, Washington. She received her BA from Washington State University and her J.D. from Arizona State University. Carol has practiced elder law since 1993, with the law firm now known as Eymann Allison Jones, P.S. In January 2020, Carol opened her own solo practice, Hunter Elder Law, PLLC, but housed her practice alongside her former partners.
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Carol is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Spokane County Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association. She is on the Spokane County Court Visitor/Guardian ad Litem Registry and Court Visitor/Guardian ad Litem Training Committee.
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Carol enjoys contributing to her community. She is on the WSU Planned Giving Advisory Board, the Spokane Public Radio Community Advisory Board, and Innovia Foundation’s “Ignite” Board of Directors. She was the co-founder of the Spokane Chapter of Girls on the Run. She was Chair of the Lilac Bloomsday Association (LBA) Board of Directors. She also served as President of the Hospice of Spokane Board of Directors and is currently a sitting Board Member.
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Carol is married with one college aged son and a dog named Fiona. In her spare time, Carol enjoys running, walking, practicing yoga, picking books for book club, and planning her next adventure.
CATHERINE KARDONG
Attorney at Law
Catherine was born and raised in Spokane, Washington, graduating from Lewis and Clark High School. She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. During law school, Catherine was a Thomas More Scholar, a member of the Gonzaga Law Review, and she graduated first in her class. After graduation, Catherine moved to Olympia and began her legal career clerking for Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst. Prior to joining Hunter Elder Law, Catherine practiced at Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers. Catherine is licensed in both Washington and Idaho.
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Catherine is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Spokane County Bar Association, and is currently on the Washington State Bar Association Elder Law Section executive committee. Catherine is board member of both the Rockwood Retirement Community and the Lilac Bloomsday Association.
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Catherine is married with two elementary aged children (Lucas and Eleanor), one dog (Dinha), and one cat (Sprinkles). In her spare time, Catherine spends time with her large local family, participates in a dinner club with friends, bakes new desserts, listens to audiobooks, and visits as many National Parks as possible.
​MEGHAN ROCKWOOD
Legal Assistant
In June 2024, we welcomed Meghan Rockwood to our team.
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Meghan handles most of our new client calls and manages calendars for the attorneys. She manages client files and prepares documents as appropriate as directed by the attorneys (primarily Catherine Kardong) in the areas of Estate Planning, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Probate, and more.​
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Meghan is concurrently attending college to earn her degree in computer science.
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JAYMIN DERUYTER
Reception/File Clerk
Jaymin is our front desk extraordinaire, Monday through Thursday, 9-3. He is usually the first person you will talk to when you call or when you arrive to our office. ​​
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Jaymin is also largely responsible for ensuring the client files are up-to-date and helps the attorneys, assistant, and paralegal with other tasks, as needed.
Jaymin is concurrently attending college to earn his paralegal degree.
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