Annual Dinner 2025:
The Power, Value, and Impact of Public Service
We invite all alumni from the college and all alumni from the graduate schools to join us after hours for a cocktail hour, dinner, and discussion with Nick Brown, JD '02, Washington State Attorney General, on the power, value, and impact of public service on our society, economy, and democracy.
As Attorney General, Nick’s focus is on getting results that benefit Washington State residents and tangibly improve their lives. His key areas of focus include protecting public safety, advancing environmental and worker protections, standing up for civil rights, and holding the powerful to account when they violate our laws and harm the people of our state.
Our Annual Dinner provides a portion of the financial support
for our community service programs, CAP, and SCSF,
which help build the next generation of our community leaders.
Annual Dinner 2025: The Power, Value, and Impact of Public Service
Featured Speaker:
• Nick Bown, JD '02, Washington State Attorney General
Thursday, May 22, 2025
5:45pm - 10:00pm PT
5:45pm - 6:40pm PT - Arrival, Networking, and Socializing
6:40pm - 6:45pm PT - Call for Dinner seating
6:45pm - 7:15pm PT - Dinner and Table Socializing
7:15pm - 7:30pm PT - HCS Annual Meeting
7:30pm - 8:30pm PT - Discussion with Nick Brown followed by Q&A
8:30pm - 10:00pm PT - Networking and Socializing
10:00pm PT - Closing
Private Club in Downtown Seattle
The exact address will be in your email receipt
Dress Code: Business
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Registration is limited to 120 alumni and guests
Registration deadline Sunday, May 18, 2025, 11:59pm PT
No refunds after Sunday, May 18, 2025, 11:59pm PT
• Sponsor 1 Current Harvard College Student for 1 summer in
SCSF, Summer Community Service Fellowship
$8,000 includes up to 4 tickets and VIP Table
• VIP Table
$1,000 includes up to 2 tickets and VIP Table
• Crimson and Benefactor Members
• Club Member $250 per person
• Non-Member $325 per person
• Recent Grad Member ('21 - '24) $200 per person
• Most Recent Grad Member ('25) $175 per person
• Current Student Member $150 per person
• Donate a Current Student Ticket $150 per person
An important note to our Members
The ticket price covers our costs of putting on our Annual Dinner.
Any profits generated from this event will be allocated to our Community Service Programs:
• Crimson Achievement Program (CAP)
• Summer Community Service Fellowship (SCSF)
Registration is limited to 120 alumni and guests
Registration deadline Sunday, May 18, 2025, 11:59pm PT
No refunds after Sunday, May 18, 2025, 11:59pm PT
Members:
Membership must expire AFTER June 30, 2025 to be eligible for up to four tickets at the member price.
Limit of two complimentary tickets for Crimson and Benefactor members.
Cost over $250 is considered a donation.
The Harvard Club of Seattle is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations may be tax deductible.
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Sponsors:
If you or your organization would like to help underwrite this event, please contact Kelly Charlton, President of the Harvard Club.
The Harvard Club of Seattle is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations may be tax deductible.
Ticket donations:
If you would like to purchase a ticket that will be donated to a worthy student, please click here.
Menu:
Appetizers, salad, plated dinner, dessert, beverages
If you have dietary restrictions, please inform us in the comment box or by email no later than Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 11:59pm
Questions?
Please contact Kelly Charlton, President, Harvard Club of Seattle.
If you are having trouble with your Harvard Key, please contact the Harvard IT Help Desk.
About Nick Brown, JD '02
Washington State Attorney General
Nick Brown is Washington State’s 19th Attorney General, elected into office in November 2024. Nick believes the Attorney General’s role is to serve as the people’s advocate, and is committed to using the legal tools and the power of the AG’s Office to uphold and enforce Washington’s laws, to protect people’s rights, to stand up for our shared values, and to keep people safe.
Having grown up in Steilacoom, Nick is a proud product of public schools and the son of public servants: his dad was an Army veteran and his mom was a nurse and healthcare administrator. Determined to follow his parents’ example, Nick joined ROTC to help pay for college, graduating from Morehouse and then going on to attain a law degree from Harvard University.
Nick then began his legal career in the Army JAG corps, where he gained experience as both a prosecutor and defense lawyer. He took on unscrupulous corporations and predatory lenders that were taking advantage of soldiers and their families, and defended the rights and liberties of young soldiers. Nick was awarded a Bronze Star in 2005.
After the Army, Nick returned to Washington State where he worked as a prosecutor. He then went on to become the lead counsel for Governor Jay Inslee. During that time he learned how to make government work effectively on behalf of the public, and had the opportunity to work on a wide range of legal issues, including many focused on keeping people safe. At the governor’s direction, Nick led the work to put a moratorium on the death penalty in Washington and then, during the first six months of the Trump Administration, Nick worked directly with the Governor and then-Attorney General Bob Ferguson in taking on the Trump’s early unlawful actions, including his Muslim Ban.
Leaving the governor’s office in 2017, Nick worked in the private sector, joining one of the premier law firms in the region. There, he helped public, private, and non-profit clients navigate complex civil litigation and constitutional issues. Part of his work involved Nick taking a lead role in defending landmark gun safety legislation from legal challenges.
In 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Nick to become the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington where he worked to fight drug cartels and sex trafficking, addressing the fentanyl crisis and reducing violent crime. He also chaired the Attorney General’s Advisory Subcommittee on Civil Rights, and brought a focus to keeping every Washingtonians safe by preventing and prosecuting hate crimes and protecting the most vulnerable and members of marginalized communities. In 2023, Nick resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office to seek the office of Attorney General.
As Attorney General, Nick’s focus is on getting results that benefit Washington State residents and tangibly improve their lives. His key areas of focus include protecting public safety, advancing environmental and worker protections, standing up for civil rights, and holding the powerful to account when they violate our laws and harm the people of our state.
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