Phone: (206) 221-6030
Email: tprice@uw.edu
B.A. 1983, University of Pennsylvania M.S.W. 1991, Smith College School for Social Work J.D. 2001, University of Washington
Family Law — Health Care Law — LGBTQ Rights
Terry Price is an Associate Teaching Professor and he has taught law courses for more than 15 years including Family Law, Administrative Law, Mental Health and Law, Beginning of Life: Rights and Choices, Legal Issues at the End of Life, HIV and Law, and Constitutional Law: Equal Protection. Additionally, Terry designed and implemented the two online courses for LL.M. bar exam takers: Professional Responsibility and Constitutional Law: Structures of Government. Terry is also the Executive Director for the Graduate Education programs at the School of Law. He supervises the strategic planning for the 7 LL.M. programs, as well as the Master of Jurisprudence and Ph.D. programs. He advises J.D., LL.M. and prospective students about their course options and pathways to complete their legal education, including bar preparation courses. Prior to this, Terry was the Executive Director of the Asian Law Center and the Center for Law, Science and Global Health. From 2013–19, Terry also taught Family Law Fundamentals to the Limited License Legal Technician (LLLT) students, Washington's new category of legal professionals who are independently licensed to practice in some areas of family law. Terry is also an Adjunct Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work where he teaches Multigenerational Policy-making.
Prior to joining the law school, Terry was Senior Policy Counsel for the Washington House of Representatives Democratic Caucus, where he advised members about issues related to the House Judiciary, Public Safety and Early Learning/Children's Services committees, such as marriage equality, gun violence, gang prevention, sexually violent predators, and foster youth. Before that, he was an associate at the Reed McClure and Wechsler Becker law firms. Terry was also a 2006 Washington State Bar Association Leadership Institute Fellow.
From 2001–2002, Terry clerked for the Honorable Christine Quinn-Brintnall at the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II. Terry also has a Master's in Social Work and worked as a clinical social worker in pediatric oncology and neonatology prior to entering law school.
In 2018, the Washington Supreme Court appointed Terry to the Washington Access to Justice Board, and he is the current chair. In this position, he serves as liaison to the Judicial Information Systems Committee and was liaison to the Washington State Board of Judicial Administration Court Recovery Task Force, where he was chair of the Family Law Subcommittee. For 2017–18, Terry was also the President of the QLaw (LGBT) Foundation of Washington. Additionally, Terry served as the University of Washington School of Law representative to the ARC of Washington Trust Fund Board from January 2018–22. In December 2018, Washington Governor Jay Inslee appointed Terry to a four-year term on his Child Support Reform Workgroup, and this appointment was renewed for another four-year term through 2027.
A cohort of 65 high school students visited UW Law in August to learn about pathways and opportunities in the legal field.
Price continues to work on past-due child support legislation with statewide impact.
As a new Access to Justice board member, Price will advocate for educating future legal service providers to eliminate racial, gender and economic inequities.
