Staff
Meet Our Staff Members
Personalized ServicesCommunity Based Law FirmProfessional and Intelligent Attorneys
Our Team
Heidi Main
Office Administrator / Paralegal
Email: Heidi@burifunston.com
Heidi began her career at Buri Funston Mumford & Furlong in 2004. She assists clients starting up and winding down their businesses and nonprofits. She provides litigation support on a broad range of cases including, but not limited to real estate, personal injury, construction defect, employment, and sexual harassment. She has assisted multiple trials and land use hearings before the Whatcom County Superior Court, Whatcom County Hearing Examiner, Pollution Control Hearings Board, and Department of Ecology.
Heidi enjoys working with clients as they maneuver the legal system. From her first contact she is committed to making them feel at ease and informed.
Heidi also enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, acting, running, hiking, and skiing.
Kris Landin
Paralegal
Kris has worked in the legal field for over 27 years. She graduated with a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Washington State University (“Go Cougs!”) She also has a certificate in Medical Assisting and Medical Coding from Skagit Community College. The additional accreditation gives her a deeper understanding of the medical diagnoses and treatment facing our personal injury clients. Although she has experience in various areas of the law, personal injury is her first love. She truly enjoys advocating for injured individuals, taking on their overwhelming insurance issues, so they can concentrate on their recovery.
Kris is the mother of one daughter in college. She loves to read, kayak, and sculpt and is a major dog person: she has two dogs and has volunteered in shelters and worked in doggy day care. She is also a huge football fan and loves to cheer on the Seahawks and Cougars.
Pam Robinson
Paralegal
Email:
Pam@burifunston.com
Pam brings over 40 years of diverse experience working in the legal field, with a strong concentration in plaintiff’s personal injury. She earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh, which prepared her with the flexibility to engage fluently in an administrative capacity for various vocations prior to discovering her affinity for insurance law. Specifically, she enjoys helping clients navigate the circuitous routes they find themselves on when either bringing a claim for personal injury or when having to litigate.
In her free time Pam enjoys the quality of life and other benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest which she has called home for over the past four decades.
Lauren Besthoff
Paralegal
Email:
Lauren@burifunston.com
Lauren joined Buri Funston Mumford & Furlong in 2019 to gain more experience in preparation to attend Law School. She has a background in personal injury law and insurance. She enjoys advocating for clients and understands how frustrating it can be to navigate a legal claim while a clients’ focus should be on healing & recovering.
She was the Student Body President while attending Whatcom Community College and participated in multiple committees encouraging diversity and inclusivity. She graduated Phi Theta Kappa with honors.
Lauren most enjoys trying new restaurants and foods, volunteering with Bellingham Community Meals and traveling. She has traveled to 10 countries and looks forward to exploring more.
Carolyn Smith
Paralegal
Email: Carolyn@burifunston.com
Carolyn Smith joined Buri Funston Mumford & Furlong in 2016 as a part time receptionist and personal injury paralegal. Before joining the firm, Carolyn worked as a full time paralegal for many years and brings her experience assisting clients, attorneys, and staff to her present position.
In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, volunteer work, outdoor concerts, walking, and riding her bicycle.
Share On: