About Aaron A.
Aaron A. Pelley built his legal foundation at Willamette University. He earned a B.A. in psychology and political science in 2003 and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 2005. Those years set the course for a career that has moved between private practice and firm leadership.
Pelley opened Pelley Law, PLLC in 2007. He ran that firm in the early years of his career and then took on managing roles at small firms that concentrated on business and regulatory work. In 2016 he became managing partner at 7 Point Law, PLLC. Two years later he moved into the managing partner role at Cultiva Law, PLLC. In 2024 he joined Harris Sliwoski as a partner. The timeline shows steady movement into positions of greater management responsibility.
His professional associations point to a particular subject area. Pelley is a member of the National Cannabis Bar Association, the International Cannabis Bar Association, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). He also holds memberships in the Washington State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Those affiliations inform the subjects he handles: regulatory compliance, licensing matters, and business issues that arise at the intersection of state law and a heavily regulated industry.
Colleagues describe him as pragmatic in counsel and deliberate in planning. He has advised clients on licensing applications, municipal and state regulatory requirements, and business structuring. That work requires attention to changing rules and coordination with regulators. It also requires translating technical statutory requirements into actionable steps for business owners.
Pelley practices in Washington. His education in psychology and political science, followed by law school, contributes to an approach that balances legal analysis with an awareness of public policy and organizational behavior. He has spent much of his career in firm settings where leadership and client counseling are central responsibilities.
Today he is a partner at Harris Sliwoski. He continues to represent clients on cannabis-related regulatory and licensing matters and on associated business transactions, focusing his practice on Washington cannabis regulation, licensing, and related business matters.
