Erin Kenway received her juris doctorate from Seattle University School of Law and was admitted to the Order of the Barristers, a national honor society for graduates who demonstrate exceptional skill in trial advocacy, oral advocacy, and brief writing. After graduating, her primary focus in private practice was civil litigation and family law. She also founded a legal clinic for pro se (self-represented) litigants inside a confidential women’s shelter to provide limited legal services, guidance on navigating the complexity of family court, and oral advocacy coaching. She is proud that every pro se litigant she advised prevailed in their court hearing, despite facing experienced family law attorneys who represented their abusers.
She has continued to be active and involved in the Seattle University School of Law community, volunteering as a coach for both NAAC and NMCC teams for Regional and National moot court competitions, serving as a strategic advisor and fundraising campaign leader for the DVPO Clinic, serving on the planning committee for the annual Domestic Violence Symposium.
After almost a decade of practicing law, she transitioned careers to work in corporate marketing and advertising, working at Amazon as a Global Campaign Manager for broadcast, print, digital, and social advertising campaigns for their award-winning Brand and Mass Advertising team. This position was the springboard for her pivot to independent filmmaking.
Her film projects have received acclaim and press coverage in Forbes, The Guardian, Washington Post, MSNBC, Good Day LA, Deadline, Seattle Met, IndieWire, and more. As an award-winning documentary film producer, her films have accumulated over a dozen international awards and accolades. Her first film The Prison Within, received the prestigious Media for Just Society Award, the only national recognition of media whose work furthers public understanding of adult justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and adult protection issues. Erin was instrumental in creating a Family Law Center at Seattle University School of Law, where The Prison Within has served as inspiration for an interdisciplinary course and she taught as an Adjunct Professor. She served as the Executive Producer for her second film Bastards’ Road, which was the #1 documentary on iTunes in June 2021 – one of the only truly independent films to ever achieve this level of success. She continues to develop film and media projects, that relate to her interests in social justice and advocacy. She also serves in leadership positions for various community and professional organizations related to the legal profession, advocacy, film/media, and community well-being.
