There will be a bar meeting this Friday at Rick’s Place (102 W. Front Street 452-8683).
Commissioner Basden will be speaking with us regarding changes to the calendar. Attached is his memorandum regarding these changes and he would like our input.
As noted before, please RSVP my assistant Sheri (sheri@plattirwin.com) at your earliest convenience so she can advise Rick regarding how many to expect.
Patrick Irwin
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We will be having a meeting this Friday, July 18 at Rick’s Place again:
102 W. Front Street 452-8683.
Rick would like an approximate head count to be prepared.
Please RSVP my assistant, Sheri (sheri@plattirwin.com) at your earliest convenience.
Patrick Irwin, President
Our bar lunches are moving downtown! Michael’s has graciously agreed to be our gathering spot for future lunches. Let’s help Michael’s serve us all better.
This is the link to the website www.michaelsdining.com. Once there you can peruse the lunch menu (sans the specials of the day). If you need help navigating, let me know. Michael’s is also working on a lunch menu that may be quicker as well. They would like us to notify our server at the beginning of lunch if we need to be out by 1:00. Those individuals will get priority service.
Also, if you have a 1:00 ex parte hearing, I encourage you to call in advance (phone number is also on the website) and order so you won’t be late to court. If we all work together, we can have many more bar lunches at Michael’s.
Thank you for your cooperation.
The next meeting will be June 6, 2008, at Michael’s Divine Dining!
Patrick M. Irwin
No Bar lunch on May 16, 2008. See you June 6. New location still to be determined.
When: Friday, May 2, at noon
Where: Historic Courtroom
“Brown Bag” Lunch
Speaker: Cesar Torres, Executive Director of Northwest Justice Project
We will be seeking CLE approval for 1 hour of ethics credits.
This year’s theme: “Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity”
I hope to see you all there.
Patrick M. Irwin
Below are the suggestions for the bar luncheons, so far:
Soho, Asian Bistro
Downriggers
Crab House
Bar Meeting 4-18-08
CANCELLED
The Salad Station is out of business.
Any suggestions regarding a new place to meet are welcome.
Mark your calendar for the Law Day Luncheon: May 2, 2008!
Our speaker will be Cesar Torres, Executive Director of the Northwest Justice Project. The Law Day theme this year is “The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity.” Mr. Torres’ presentation will relate that theme to issues of access to justice. We expect to provide a one-hour CLE ethics credit to those who attend and pay the $20 fee.
Patrick M. Irwin
There will be no speakers at the upcoming meeting.
Place: Salad Station
Date: March 7, 2008
Time: 12:00 p.m.
At our next meeting, March 21, 2008, Rob Onnen will be presenting the following CLE:
Topic: 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges and the Farm Bill
We need the following:
1. Volunteers for committee to review the proposed “Legal Technician Rule”. The Board of Governors is requesting comments on a proposed rule to allow non-attorney “technicians” to take on duties currently reserved for practicing attorneys.
2. Volunteers to review scholarship notebooks. The notebooks will be ready for review by March 20. Committee members are needed now to put together this year’s screening criteria.
See you Friday,
Patrick M. Irwin
Clallam County Bar Association Meeting
Please join us:
Place: Salad Station
Date: February 15, 2008
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: A representative from YMCA Youth and Government will be speaking at the meeting.
Also, there is a proposal to move one of the scholarships from Port Angeles High School to Sequim High School this year. It has been the tradition to help out the children of Bar Members. Tom Angier’s daughter is a senior this year and goes to Sequim High School.
The first Friday of the month is here again!
Please join us:
Place: Salad Station
Date: February 1, 2008
Time: 12:00 p.m.
For those looking for CLE credit, I (Patrick Irwin) will be presenting on:
“An Update on Disability Discrimination in Employment:
You Can’t Fire Anybody Anymore”
There is a modest fee of $20.00 payable to Pro Bono of Clallam and Jefferson Counties.
CLE credit approval is pending.
Also, please note that Robert Vienneau, a volunteer attorney with Pro Bono, will be having a piano recital with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Clallam County Pro Bono. His flyer is attached.
Clallam County Bar Meeting
January 18, 2008 , noon, at the Salad Station
Carol Mortensen to preside in Patrick Irwin’s absence. There is no program scheduled for the meeting. However, scholarship notebook time is upon us. Volunteers for the Scholarship Committee should give their names to either Carol Mortensen or Patrick Irwin. If there are any children graduating who are related to you or the staff in your respective firms, and they have a scholarship notebook, please pass this information on.
Patrick M. Irwin
2008 Clallam County Bar President
The first bar lunch of the year is Friday, January 4, 2008, at the Salad Station. Please bring topics for CLE’s you would like to hear this year. Patrick Irwin is the bar president for 2008.
Bar Lunch is this Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Salad Station at 12:00 p.m.
Jacques Dulin will be doing a CLE on Trademarks and the United States Olympic Committee’s assault on local businesses that use the word Olympic in their name. Jacques has been a member of the Patent Bar since 1966 and has been practicing in Sequim since 2004. He also is an active member of the California bar and is on inactive status with the Virginia and Illinois Bar. Cost is $20.00, made out to Pro Bono.
In other news, the soon-to-be Judge S. Brooke Taylor was present at our last meeting and we took the time to give him some feedback on the Superior Court’s proposed schedule. Most of the comments were very positive. If you have further feedback you’ll want to get something to Lindy Clevenger, the Superior Court Administrator as soon as possible. I know the judges will want to have the new schedule in place right after the New Year.
President-elect elections will be at our last meeting of the year on December 21, 2007.
In the food department, the restaurant will be adding deli sandwiches to their menu.
In the news department, this week, we’ll be discussing the new proposed subscription policy in the Superior Court Clerk’s office. I’ve had a few emails about this so we’ll discuss the issue and try to send some sort of a recommendation back to Barb Christensen. Your input is solicited and appreciated.
by Michelle Ahrens
The October 19, 2007 bar lunch will feature discussion with guest Barb Christensen, the Superior Court Clerk. Salad Station at noon.