Clallam County lawyers & legal news
Webinar: Ethics Issues in Pro Bono Representation
December 20, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
By Practicing Law Institute.
Credit approved in most states, including WA.
For more info:
http://4freecle.blogspot.com/2011/11/dec-20web-ethics-issues-in-pro-bono.html
CCBA 2011 Holiday Party
Thursday, December 15, 2011 • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel
Waterfront Lounge
Appetizer Buffet
No Host Bar
Guests are Welcome
Please RSVP by December 12th
In leiu of a cover charge, please bring a new toy, game, coloring book, or article of children’s clothing to donate to Clallam Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers. All items collected will be distributed to children who accompany their parents or guardians to consultations at the Pro Bono office.
Announcement:
Angeles Mediation Pro Bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project
Mark Baumann, JD, Rachel Hardies, MA, and Angeles Mediation, will be operating a pro bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project to help low income families who have had allegations or a history of domestic violence resolve conflict through mediation. Domestic violence may involve physical and/or emotional abuse, and/or may be perceived as a “high conflict” case. These are difficult cases that require special handling and attention, particularly to both parties needs and safety.
The interdisciplinary DV Mediation Project is an access to justice oriented project, offering people of modest means an alternative to litigation that may also offer a more effective method of managing entrenched conflict patterns. Part of the purpose of the project is to develop and report on effective mediation techniques for domestic violence situations.
The DV Mediation Project encourages attorney and advocate participation and the development of safety plans. Attorneys and advocates interested in participating in the Project may contact Mark Baumann or Nancy Rohde, and are encouraged to attend the Quileute Tribe’s unique DV training opportunity by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy in La Push on June 28 and 29. (This training is free and offers CLE credit. For more information see http://clallamcountybar.com/2011/06/03/842/)
The DV Mediation Project will be coordinated through the Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers, and parties interested in mediation services should call them for scheduling, and call Healthy Families for advocate and safety planning services in this or any DV situation. If you are interesting in contributing to the project, as a volunteer mediator, advocate, advisor, counselor, educator, concept developer, or otherwise, please call for more information.
Mark Baumann
360-452-8688
Rachel Hardies
360-670-2336
Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers, 360-417-0818
Healthy Families, 360-452-2381
Please be part of The Annual Forum on Ending Homelessness in Clallam County, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the downstairs Fellowship Hall at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Avenue, Port Angeles. See agenda pasted below. Continue reading ‘Annual Forum on Ending Homelessness in Clallam County’
The Quileute Tribe New Beginning’s program invites you to attend the Southwest Center for Law and Policy’s Domestic Violence and Teen Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Training at the Quileute tribal office, west wing, 90 Main Street, La Push, WA on June 28th and 29th, 2011.
This trainings is FREE, offers CLE credit and is open to anyone (breakfast & lunch provided). Continue reading ‘DV Training: By the Quileute New Beginnings program’
LAW DAY CELEBRATION
Presented by Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers
Friday, May 6, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
(The afternoon Court calendars will start at 2:00 p.m. to accomodate this event)
BUFFET LUNCH
AWARDS
A CLE PRESENTATION , by
Harry Schneider, Jr., Joseph McMillan, and Charles Sipos
The Trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan: Constitutional Challenge to Executive Power and the First War Crimes Trial of a GITMO Detainee
(Approved for Ethics Credit by the WSBA)
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]
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.
Giving is good. It releases endorphin and makes us feel better. Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is a wonderful opportunity for giving. PHC is a joint project by Serenity House and Clallam County Health and Human Services. The Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers will host a booth with private consultation areas.
You may be wondering, “Hhow can I help or represent homeless people?” These folks generally don’t need what you might think, and what they do need turns out to be a greater gift to you of more than just giving.
For sure, some people at PHC need legal triage, have specific questions and/or need direction to further services. But most simply need someone to listen to them, someone to hear their story, empathize with them, and respect their feelings. The gift to us is an opportunity to practice our ability to listen and create a deep human connection with our clients in order for them to not feel helpless and alone. Our ability to do this makes us better lawyers and happier people.
At last year’s PHC few of the people I saw needed any specific advice. Most wanted to know that the understanding they had of their experiences were reasonable and that their feelings were not crazy. They didn’t need a lawyer to represent them, write something up, or even give them advice.
Even if you don’t know anything about landlord-tenant, mortgage, family, disability, employment, criminal, entitlement law, or about mediation or courtroom procedures, you can make a valuable contribution listening and/or screening.
Last year over 300 people sought services at PHC. For those of you who may need to print out documents a printer will be provided and online forms will be available. Attached is an Advice and Consult Agreement that may be used. To contribute your time, simply contact Nancy at Pro Bono, at 417-0818 or email probonolawyers@gmail.com.
For a summary of last year efforts, please see http://clallamcountybar.com/2010/01/29/project-homeless-connect-a-success/
Mark Baumann
Mark@markbaumann.com
Please join Pro Bono Lawyers and the Clallam County Bar Association LAW DAY Lunch
Friday, May 7, 11:45 – 1:00 Community Senior Center
328 East 7th Street Port Angeles, WA
Rep. Lynn Kessler – Speaker
Service Awards — to be announced at the meeting.
Please RSVP to 452-9137
$30.00 per person
On April 23, 2010, the WSBA Board of Governers will host a luncheon in Port Angeles, at the Red Lion hotel (221 N. Lincoln Street) from 12-1:30. In addition to visiting and sharing, the BOG will honor two local heroes from Clallam and Jefferson County.
A local hero is someone who has exhibitied an “above and beyond” approach towards our community, ether by way of pro bono service or other means, that is deserving of acknowledgment .
Please RSVP by emailing WSBAevents@wsba.org, or calling 206-239-2132 by April 16, 2010.
Clallam County lawyers served several dozen people in need of legal services at the first Project Homeless Connect on January 28, 2010. Lawyers and agencies providing legal services at the event were:
Over 300 people sought services at the event. The Peninsula Daily News published an overview article. More information can be obtained from the event coordinator, Jill Dole, Clallam County Health & Human Services, (360) 565-2608.
And, a special thanks to Cock-a-Doodle doughnuts for helping to feed the troops.
Peacekeepers, the Port Angeles High School peer mediation program, is looking for adult volunteers and student mediators.
Attorneys, mediators and other adults interest in mediation, are needed to serve as supervisory committee members, and/or trainers. Peacekeepers is a PAHS program, but is maintained by school staff/administration and non-school community members. The primary functions for the adults is not to conduct or assist with mediations, but to:
An initial 2-day training for the program will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 5th and 6th, 2010. Interested adults and students should contact Mark Baumann or Taylor Schraudner at the numbers below.
The February training will be conducted by CRU Institute, a Bellevue company specializing in setting up high school peer mediation programs and curriculum.
Peacekeepers is a joint community effort supported by the Port Angeles High School, Angeles Mediation, Vista, the North Olympic Volunteer Center and the North Olympic Youth Corps. Funding for the cost of training was provided by a generous grant from the Port Angeles Education Foundation, Angeles Mediation, and the Kiwanis of Port Angeles.
Taylor Schraudner, PAHS Vista Volunteer, will serve as the volunteer program coordinator for the 2009-2010 school year.
Taylor Schraudner, Vista, 360-504-1201
Mark Baumann, Angeles Mediation, 360-452-8688
AngelesMediation.com
Dear Colleagues,
I want to make sure you know about Project Homeless Connect, an opportunity for service and learning. It is a one day service-fair type event, offered to homeless people, and organized by Serenity House and several service organizations. A variety of services will be offered, including legal services. NW Justice Project will there, as will Joe Lavin. I will be offering legal and mediation services from 9:30-11:15. Continue reading ‘Project Homeless Connect’
Northwest Justice Project’s new Port Angeles office will host an open house on Friday, September 28th, 2007, from noon to 3:00, at 816 E. 8th Street, Port Angeles. Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens will be hosting the event. The new office will be dedicated to serving the legal needs of low-income residents of Clallam and Jefferson Counties through community outreach, legal education and representation in high priority civil cases. The office will have three full time staff attorneys, including Mark Huth.
Please RSVP with Terri at the NWJP PA office, 360-452-917. Fax 360-452-4053.
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