Archive for March, 2011

Parenting Class: Fatherhood First

Fatherhood First Parenting Classes
April 21-July 14, 2011
First Step Family Support Center
325 E 6th Street
Port Angeles

These free, weekly fathering classes are designed to teach parenting and nurturing skills to men.

Each 2 1/2 hour class provides proven, effective skills for healthy family relationships and child development.

Participants will learn:
*The secrets for creating safe, loving, stable, and nurtured families;
*Positive discipline tools taught through a uniquely father-friendly method for successful child behavior management;
*Effective family communication techniques to strengthen father-child and father-mother relationships;
*How to stop fighting and arguing by using proven-effective strategies for conflict resolution and problem solving;
*And much more.

Space is limited, so register early!

For more information or to register, please call Daryl Trowbridge at 775-5069 or e-mail Daryl.Trowbridge@ppgnw.org.

Title 26 GAL training in Vancouver

The Clark County Bar Association is hosting a Title 26 GAL training April 29, 30 & May 1, 2011, in Vancouver Washington.

For more information:

http://www.ccbawashington.org/cle/2011-0429_Title26Training.pdf

www.ccbawashington.org
Respectfully,
Please note new e-mail address below.

Diane J. Wheeler
Executive Director
Clark County Bar Association
500 W. 8th Street, Suite 65
Vancouver, WA 98660
Telephone: (360) 695-5975
Facsimile: (360) 737-6891
E-mail: diane@ccbawashington.org
Web Site: www.ccbawashington.org

Parenting class: Parenting with Love and Logic

Parenting with Love and Logic
Mondays, April 18-May 23, 2011
Evergreen Family Village (The Commons Room)
2301 W 18th Street
Port Angeles

Parents of Elementary Age Children, we’re offering a FREE parenting series just for you!

Learn how to keep your “C.O.O.L.” and help your child learn Respect and Responsibility.

Childcare provided.
College credit available.
Space is limited so register early!
For more information or to register, contact Beth Clifford (Jefferson School – ask to leave a message) at 457-4231 or e-mail bclifford@portangelesschools.org.

[Editor's note: Beth Clifford is great trainer, skilled in numerous parent training modalities]

Parenting class

The Answer For Youth is offering Free Parenting Classes

Location: 711 E 2nd Street · Port Angeles, WA
Time: 5:00-6:30
Dates: Monday and Wednesday
Sequence: New class begins every month, Class runs twice a week for one month
Class begin: 1st Monday of the month*
Certificates: available on completion
Childcare: onsite and free
Incentives: gas vouchers and prizes
Enrollment: first come , first served
Community Service: earn hours
* if a holiday, call for changes

For more information, call 360-670-4363

Parenting class: Self-Care Skills for Parents

Self-Care Skills for Parents Class

Course Instructors: Annette and George Lindamood
Time: Thursdays, April 7th – May 12th · 5:30-7 p.m.

This course requires attendance at all six 90-minute sessions.

Location: The First Teacher Classroom at Sequim Community School (220 W. Alder St, class 4w)

Childcare available for a small fee.

You will learn to:
*Idenify and reduce personal stress
*Communicate in positive ways
*Cope with difficult situations
*Deal with your own emotions
*Make tough decisions
*Set goals and make action plans to achieve them

For more information or to register, call First Teacher at (360) 582-3428 or e-mail chill@portangelesschools.org.

Bar lunch: April 1, 2011

The next bar lunch is Friday, April 1, 2011 (no joke). There will be no CLE.

Project Homeless Connect 2011 a success

5 lawyers donated pro bono time at the second annual Clallam County Project Homeless Connect, at which more than 300 people sought services.

Clallam County lawyers Steve Robbins, of the NW Justice Project, Harry Gasnick, the Clallam County Public Defender, Joe Lavin, in a private social security practice, and Kathleen McCormick and Mark Baumann, both in their own family law private practice, all donated time at the event.

For more information, see the article in the Peninsula Daily News:

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110318/news/303189976/gathering-in-port-angeles-to-aid-homeless-draws-300

Steve Robbins said “It was very good to be there. We helped several people including some difficult eviction situations.”

Kathleen McCormick commented that “there were some challenging cases. Several people asked how they could get identification when, because of their circumstances, they had lost every form of identification they had. It would be great to have an attorney with experience on this issue next year.”

[Editor's note: The opportunity to help people at this event and offer them a moment of compassion, respect and hope was very rewarding. It was also a wonderful chance to connect, in the slow times, with the 40 other service providers, many of whom have very little experience or understanding of the ways courts can help people, especially in the Family Court. Mark Baumann]

Ingrid P. Larson-Alexander is looking for space

Elder law attorney (and her assistant) are looking for new lease for office space by the end of April (when current building will be sold) or sooner. Any leads would be appreciated. Please call Ingrid at 452-9519.

Ingrid P. Larson-Alexander
Larson-Alexander Law, LLC
519 S. Peabody Street, Suite 1
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Tel. (360) 452-9519
Fax (360) 457-5094

Announcing Miller, Freedman & Associates

Craig L. Miller and Lawrence E. Freedman Announce
their recent collaboration as
Miller, Freedman & Associates

Specializing in Municipal, Land Use, Real Estate, and Criminal Law Practice.

Craig L. Miller, P.S.
711 East Front Street, Suite A, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Tel: 306.457.3349, Fax: 306.457.3379
cmiller@craiglmiller.com
Member WSBA 1974

Lawrence E. Freedman, Esq.
Office: 203 S. Sunnyside Avenue, Sequim, WA 98382
Mail: 325 W. Washington St #214 Sequim, WA 98382
Tel. 306.809.0164 Fax 306.406.6000
Also in VA, Md, D.of Columbia and the U.S.Supreme Court larryf@olypen.com

NOTICE TO ALL ATTORNEYS: Office space to rent (furnished). 711 East Front Street, Suite A., Port Angeles. Support services include reception, scheduling, telephones, conference room. Additional services including but not limited to secretarial, para-legal, billing etc. negotiable.

Healthy Families Bowlathon fundraiser

Healthy Families is inviting you to put together a team to play in the April 30th Bowl-A-Thon to “Strike Out Sexual Assault!”  April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and 2011 is Healthy Families’ 40th anniversary of serving residents of Clallam County! Continue reading ‘Healthy Families Bowlathon fundraiser’

Project Homeless Connect, 2011

Project Homeless Connect will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Vern Burton Center. Lawyers interested in volunteering their services should contact Nancy Rhode at the Pro Bono office, 417-0818.

Click here for a Project Homeless Connect information flyer 2011.

Bar lunch CLE 3/18/11: Social Media nightmares, part 2

The March 18, 2011 bar lunch CLE topic will be:

Social Media Nightmares Part II

Social Media issues continue to plague attorneys because this area of law is relatively new. Nobody is immune from the potential nightmares and legal liability that social media can create. This CLE is important to all attorneys because the discussion will contain information and examples of criminal behavior, harassment, cyber-bullying, invasion of privacy, identify theft, family law issues, discrimination, and other workplace issues.


Donna L. Knifsend, Esq. PC
Lawsuit Prevention & Management®
P.O. Box 2896
116 West 8th Street, Suite 106
Port Angeles, WA 98362-0334
Phone: (360) 670-9406
e-Fax (360) 323-6927
e-mail: donnaknifsend2@gmail.com

www.Lawsuit-Prevention.com
www.LiteracyBenefitsEveryone.com

Exploring Options – Focusing on Goals
Reaching Workable Solutions

Bar Lunch CLE 3/4/11: Military Law

Military Law in Civilian Courts is the CLE topic at the next bar, March 4, 2011, at North Olympic Skills Center. Please RSVP.