For more than 30 years, a man known as Roger A. Pearce Jr. worked as a prosperous land-use and zoning attorney in Oregon and Washington.
He represented some of the Pacific Northwest’s most prominent people and businesses and took on high-profile projects.
He served on planning commissions, nonprofit boards and racked up hours doing pro bono legal work. He and his wife retired to a $1.4 million condo on Seattle’s Lake Washington.
By all accounts, the now-77-year-old had made a good name for himself.
Except one thing: Roger Pearce wasn’t actually his name.
Read more at the link in our bio.
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