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Bar lunch CLE 4/12/13: Internet Scams Targeting Your Trust Account

CCBA CLE Luncheon April 12
Friday, April 12, 2013 • Noon
Hosted by Derek Medina
North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center
905 W. 9th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362

BULLSPOTTING:
Internet Scams Targeting Your Trust Account – Tips on Spotting and Avoiding

Jacques M. Dulin, Esq.

Approved for 1 CLE Credit
$20 donation to Pro Bono for CLE
$9.50 to Skills Center for Lunch

Search for Will

Ms. Elizabeth Schwantor has requested me to ask the membership about a will prepared for Frederick Stephan Carroll. Contact her directly if you have any helpful information.

Elizabeth Schwantor
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 376
332 E. 5th St.
Port Angeles, WA
Cell (360) 477-8468
Fax (360) 457-0581

Invitation: February 15, 2013 CLE Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who attended today’s lunch meeting! If you did not make it, you missed several fascinating conversations about mining towns, pharmacies, and speaking a foreign language.

Alas, you have another chance next week! This is a reminder that the Clallam County Bar Association is hosting a CLE Luncheon at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center this Friday, February 15, at noon.

The second CLE for 2013 will be Will Payne’s new and improved presentation on electronic discovery. He assures me it will be twice as informative as last year.

Payment for the CLE is voluntary. We ask, however, that you make a $20 donation payable to “Pro Bono Lawyers.”
Lunch is $9.50, payable to “Skills Center.”

“When DV Strikes CLE & Fundraising Luncheon.”

I on the board for Snohomish County Legal Services, and I wanted to spread the word about an upcoming CLE presented by SCLS and DV Services of Snohomish County. This is a fundraising event for both agencies (small, local non-profit).

The CLE is for Thursday, February 28, 2013. “When DV Strikes CLE & Fundraising Luncheon.” A light breakfast, lunch, coffee and snacks are included in the CLE price.

We’re hoping for 50-60 people to attend, but right now we only have about 12 and we could really use your support! As I can’t attach the flier to a listserve email, please let me know if you would like the flier & registration form emailed off-line.

Basics are as follows (flier has more details):
Cost: $225 early bird registration (until 2/20/13). $275 regular registration.
6.75 CLE credits (5.57 general; 1.0 ethics).
Check-in/Breakfast: 8am; Program: 8:30am-4:45pm.
Lynnwood Embassy Suites Hotel: 20610 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Tel: 425-775-2500.

Best,
Ululani G. Akiona
Akiona Law, PLLC
Everett, WA
[email protected]

CCBA Social Luncheon

CCBA Social Luncheon

Friday, February 8, 2013 at Noon

North Olympic Skills Center – 905 W. 9th Street, Port Angeles

Lunch is $9.50, payable to Skills Center

Giving is good: Project Homeless Connect 2013

Giving is good. It releases endorphin, makes us feel better, helps us overcome the stresses of our profession, and strengthens the neural networks in our brains that relate to flexible thinking, emotion regulation, empathy, and more. 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, “how can a lawyer help homeless people?” These folks generally don’t need extensive legal advice. Often what is more important for them is that they have an opportunity to be heard by a professional that cares. Many homeless people have unresolved loss and trauma. Research now tells us that loss and trauma are far more damaging if they are unresolved. This leads to impediments to the various regions of the brain achieving an integrated status. Things like problem solving and engaging in healthy relationships are difficult if not impossible to achieve when the brain is unintegrated.

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, and let them know they are not crazy in their perception that the system can be difficult. The most important things a lawyer can provide is an act of empathy and an act of respect for the client’s feelings. These small acts can go a long way for PHC client’s in their struggles with feelings of helplessness.

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.

In previous years, people seeking services at the event exceeded 300. 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 so you can clearly limit your consultation to the event. To contribute your time, simply contact Nancy at Pro Bono, or email [email protected], or contact my assistant, Emily Qualls, who will help staff the booth.

Advice and Consult Agreement homeless connect event

Mark Baumann
360-452-8688
[email protected]

Why Neuroscience matters for counseling professionals – hosted webinars

Mark Baumann and Rachel Hardies will host free 1 hour webcast re-broadcasts of this new Psychotherapy Networker series, each Wednesday evening from 5:15-6:30, from January 23-February 27, 2013, in the fireplace room at Mark’s law office.

Speakers include Dan Siegel, Steven Porges, Norman Doidge, Rick Hanson, Louann Brizendine, and Michael Gelb. Discussion will follow afterwards for anyone interested.

Neuroscience offers great insight into conflict management. These seminars, interviews with leading professionals in the field of counseling, provide practical client counseling solutions based on brain research.

For more information about the series, see:
http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/cecourses/networker-plugged-in/neuroscience-web-series

Please call ahead to RSVP. A limited number of children are welcome. CLE credits are not available.

Mark Baumann
360-452-8688