Meet Wes Mortensen

Bio

Wes Mortensen currently serves as the Numerica's board chair. He is an attorney in Spokane. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Washington, Idaho, California, and New Mexico. 

Wes attended Brigham Young University on scholarship and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in international law and diplomacy and a minor in Japanese studies. He earned his juris doctor degree from Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2004. While at law school, Wes was lead editor of the BYU Journal of Public Law and was recognized with an award for Outstanding Student Contribution in First Year Civil Procedure. During law school and since his graduation, Wes has been associated with law firms in Washington, New Mexico, and California. He has gained professional experience in various areas of the law, including personal injury, product liability, commercial and construction litigation, employment law, professional liability, trademark law, and workers compensation.

Wes has a long history of volunteer service, beginning with a two-year church service mission in Japan. Other outlets include the Boy Scouts of America and as a trustee of the Young Lawyers Division of the Spokane County Bar Association. He also served as the chair of the Spokane Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, a service-based alumni organization.

Wes enjoys spending time with his family in the warm months at lake Coeur d'Alene, watching Disney movies with his young children, and coaching youth soccer.