Experienced Attorneys in Longview, WA

Teal M. Parham

Teal was born and raised in the Puget Sound area. She graduated from Olympic College with an AA in 1986, and from the University of Washington with a Baccalaureate of Arts in Business Administration in 1988. Moving south in part for the sunshine and large legal market, Teal earned her juris doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in 1992. Following law school, Teal worked as an attorney for the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals in Long Beach, California. Realizing that the Pacific Northwest is home, she moved back to Washington in 1997 and began working in Longview advocating for the injured and disabled. Teal’s practice is now exclusively focused on representing individuals before the Social Security Administration and federal courts in the Western District of Washington. She has argued thousands of cases before the Social Security Administration and hundreds of cases in US District Court. Teal is a sustaining member of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) since 1997. She is a member of the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, and the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. Teal is married with two children. She enjoys cooking and baking, traveling, and spending time with her family. Teal enjoys assisting others to obtain the vital resources and stability in their lives.



How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. – George Washington Carver

Robert R. Hall

Rob is a Washington native who was born and raised in Pacific County. He earned his undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University in 1989 and his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga in 1995. Most recently he graduated from the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in July of 2011. Rob has been working with Washington State Workers’ Compensation claims since June of 1989 where he began working in a law firm in Tacoma. During law school he performed the same work as well as representing indigent plaintiffs through Gonzaga’s legal clinic. Since law school he has represented countless people in Workers' Compensation claims in this state, as well as working in the area of Social Security Disability. Rob’s current work includes handling seriously injured people in Washington who are trying to overcome hurdles in their Workers' Compensation and/or Personal Injury claims. This includes almost continuous litigation in hearings before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals as well as trials in Superior Court. Rob has tried cases in 9 different counties in Washington and successfully argued leading and published decisions in the Washington Court of Appeals. See Pollard v. Weyerhaeuser Company, 123 Wash. App. 506 (2004) and before the Washington Supreme Court in Cowlitz Stud v. Clevenger, 157 Wn.2d 569 (2006). Rob is a member of the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice, and he remains a continuous member of the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Bar. He has also served as the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Legal Aid President, and Vice President. In his free time Rob enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and friends. If you don’t find him in the office, you can look at what he is up to in his woodshop @RobHall2022 on Instagram. 

Sarah Hall – Associate Attorney

Sarah was born and raised in Kelso and graduated from Kelso High. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and history (minor in psychology) from Gonzaga University in 2020. Sarah worked as a vocational counselor for three years and earned her CDMS (Certified Disability Management Specialist) certification, before returning to school. She graduated from Gonzaga School of Law in 2026 and started at PHS Law after graduation. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, and baking. Coolest job ever worked: she spent nine summers working at a fishing lodge in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Oh, and if you noticed Sarah looks a lot like Rob Hall, you would be correct!

Our Staff

Our legal team is supported by experienced professionals who help keep the firm running smoothly and assist clients throughout their experience with our office.

Lacey Hutton

Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Lacey has been working for the firm since February 2013 where she started as the Receptionist for 4 years, moved up to being a Legal Assistant for Robert Hall for 9 years and is currently our Bookkeeper/Office Manager. She grew up in Longview, graduated from Mark Morris High School and spent 4 years down in Vancouver where she graduated from Everest College for Massage Therapy. Lacey lives in Longview with her husband and 4 kids. She enjoys watching her kids pursue their passions, baking, reading, hiking and hopefully one day traveling more with her husband.

Patti Mortimer

Legal Assistant

Patti Mortimer has been Teal Parham’s legal assistant for Social Security disability and SSI claims since May 2002. Patti is from Longview, having graduated from Mark Morris and LCC, and spent 22 years in Seattle before moving back to her hometown. She loves to travel. Patti has been to all 50 states and has now set her sights on going to Europe as often as possible! She cites trips to Ireland and Spain as her favorite adventures in recent years.

Heaven Jenkins

Legal Assistant

Heaven serves as a legal assistant to Jeff Staples, bringing over two years of experience handling personal injury and workers' compensation claims. She graduated summa cum laude from Boise State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. During her time at Boise State, she completed internships with the Ada County Courthouse Domestic Violence Court and District 4 Probation and Parole through the Idaho Department of Corrections. Heaven plans to attend law school in the upcoming year. Outside the office, she enjoys running and staying active, hiking, camping, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Karyn Reschke

Legal Assistant

Karyn joined our firm in June 2026. She grew up locally and graduated from R. A. Long High School and Lower Columbia College. She then moved to Huntington Beach, California where she worked in aviation insurance before moving back home to the PNW. Since returning home she has been working as a legal assistant for the last 5 years, and she currently serves as a legal assistant to Robert Hall. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, listening to true crime podcasts, going to concerts, traveling and exploring new places, as well as trying out unique coffee or foodie hot spots. 

Liz Nava

Receptionist

Liz has been working for Parham Hall & Staples since 2023. She was born and raised in Longview, WA, graduated from RA Long High School and completed an AA-DTA degree at Lower Columbia College. Currently she is focusing on pursing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Outside of the office, she spends most of her time with her chihuahua Benny or enjoying quality time with friends and family. Liz enjoys hiking, reading, nail design, art galleries and traveling.