Peter W. Mogren Lawyer

Peter W. Mogren was born in Seattle, Washington, May 20, 1955; admitted to Washington bar, 1981; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington.  Employed at Mogren, Glessner & Ahrens, P.S. since 1980, and the managing partner of the firm since 1987. His practice emphasizes the areas of family law (divorce), wills and probate.

Peter grew up in south Seattle (Burien), attended the Highline Public Schools (Glacier High School), and as a child was on the J.P. Patches, Stan Boreson and Captain Puget local television shows.  Peter is an elder in his church and enjoyed working with the youth group. He also enjoys skiing (both water and snow) and running.  He is happily married and has two daughters who just graduated from college.

Peter enjoys running for fun.  He completed his first marathon at the 2018 Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon, where he finished 3rd in his age category, qualified for the Boston Marathon, ran under 4 hours, and raised over $5,000 for clean water for child as part of Team World Vision. He was 1st in his age category in the 2015 and 2016 Auburn-Riverside Cross Country Beat the Raven 5K, and won the 2014 Dyck Adoption Fun Run. He was 2nd in his age division (20th overall) in the 2017 World Vision Seattle Global 6K for Water (1st in age division in 2018), he was 1st in age division in the 2010 and 2014 Ballard Leif to Leif 5K Run (making him unofficially the “fastest old man in Ballard”), 3rd in age division in the 2010 and 2016 Kent Cornucopia Days 5K Run.  He won the 2016 Diamond Point Dash. Ran the Seafair Torchlight 8K Run (6th in age division in 2010, 3rd in age division in 2011, 5th in age division in 2012, 4th in age division in 2013, 10th in age division in 2014, 4th in age division in 2015).  Finished his first half-marathon (13.1 miles) together with his daughter in the 2010 Labor Day Half Marathon in Woodinville, ran the 2010 Columbia Gorge Half Marathon (2nd in age category), ran the 2013 Labor Day Half Marathon (10th in age category), and ran the 2017 Seattle Rock n Roll Half Marathon (5th in age category) where he raised money for World Vision to provide clean water for children in Africa. Kent Christmas Rush 5K (6th in age division in 2009, 3rd in age division in both 2008 and 2011), and 10K (7th in age division in 2006, 13th in age division in 2007, 6th in age division in 2010, 4th in age division in 2012, 5th in age division in 2013), King County Young Lawyer Bar Association 5K (7th overall in 2013 and 8th overall in 2014).