Claudia Sutherland
Graduate of the University of Washington
Claudia E. Sutherland is a 2009 graduate of the University of Washington and is a legal assistant specializing in debtor-creditor work. While working as legal assistant, Claudia developed a passion for helping people get a financial fresh start that they sorely need. She hopes to continue to her interests in consumer law and bankruptcy law by attending law school. While she studied at the University of Washington her interests included Pacific Northwest history, labor history and 20th century U.S. history.
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New York City Slave Uprising (1712)
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New York Slave Conspiracy (1741)
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Denmark Vesey Conspiracy of 1822
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Gary Franks (1953- )
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Shirley Verrett (1931-2010)
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Stono Rebellion (1739)
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