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Parenting with ASD and ADHD: Peace Discipline training

Karen Quail is offering two 2-hour Zoom training classes on how to apply her Peace Discipline parenting techniques with children who have an autism spectrum disorder or ADHD diagnosis. Each class is $20.

Karen Quail’s mission is to help parents raise healthy children with the best parenting techniques. Her 5-year research study uncovered the best techniques identified with high quality scientific studies. She is a kind and excellent teacher who offers useful real-world examples, and CCB.com highly recommends her classes. Karen is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The classes start at 7:00 p.m. South Africa time, which is conveniently at 9:00 a.m. Seattle time. (Double check the time with Google after the switch to daylight savings.)

The two workshops below are focused on applying Peace Discipline techniques, so bring your questions.

CLE Bonanza 2022

The Clallam pro bono annual fall CLE is Friday, November 4, 2022. The CLE is hosted by and supports the Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers. The registration fee for the all day training program is $225. Attendance can be in person or by Zoom.

CLE speakers and topics

Justice Susan Owens, Washington State Supreme Court, keynote speaker: “You be the judge.”

Copyright Mark Baumann 2022 Mt. Rainier fall alpine meadow

Phil Talmadge, Talmadge Fitzpatrick (former state senator and justice): “Brief writing and oral argument: pet peeves.”

Leanne Martinez, Victoria Chhagan, and AMy Gilbrough, Douglas, Drachler, McKee & Gilbrough: “Social Security Disability overview.”

Jeanne Marie Clavere, WSBA Senior professional responsibility counsel: “Common ethical dilemmas and revisory opinions.”

Judge Dave Neupert, Clallam County District Court I: “All about mental health court.”

Ted Howard, Housing Justice Project, and Cherish Cronmiller, OlyCAP: “Navigating eviction.”

To register or for more information, contact [email protected] or call 360-504-2422.

COVID protections: Seating will be socially distanced and masks suggested while indoors. Virtual appearance by Zoom is available.

All proceeds benefit CJCPBL.

Donica Ramsey joins Ralston Law

Donica Ramsey will be joining Ralston Law after being sworn in as a new lawyer on September 22, 2022. She graduated from the University of Seattle School of Law in the spring of 2022 and passed the bar examination the same year.

Donica’s area of practice will be estate planning, probate, business law, real estate, and family law.

She is originally from Texas and moved to Washington in 2018 to begin her threes of law school in Seattle.

Ralston Law, PLLC, is located at 403 S Peabody St, Port Angeles, WA 98362 (in the old Platt Irwin building). Their phone number is (360) 226-2633.

Order to shorten time procedure

The Clallam County Superior Court has issued guidelines for the procedure to shorten the notice time required for motions.

The following is the process for obtaining an order shortening the time for proper notice on either a civil or a criminal matter.

  1. If the parties agree to an order shortening time, that order signed by both parties can be presented to the Court Administrator and the order will be reviewed in chambers.
  2. If the parties do not agree, the following process is required:
    a. The party seeking the order should notify the other party of an intent to appear on the ex parte calendar (civil or criminal) to ask for an order shortening time.
    b. On the ex parte calendar, the following documents are needed:
    i. The substantive motion which will ultimately be at issue, including any declarations which support that motion.
    ii. A motion to shorten the notice requirements to hear the substantive motion, and a declaration explaining the request. The declaration must describe what efforts were made to notify the other party of the intent to appear on the ex parte calendar seeking the order shortening time.
    iii. An order shortening time with a blank line for the court to set a time when the hearing on the substantive motion will occur. This order should also have additional space for the court to write in any other provisions which are
    necessary.

The procedural notice was sent by the Superior Court via Clerk Kaysey Clayton on September 21, 2022 to the Clallam County Bar lawyer’s listserv.

Judges domestic violence manual available online

The Washington Court’s 2016 official Domestic Violence Manual for Judges is available online at https://www.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.contentDisplay&location=manuals/domViol/index.

It is available as a searchable series of web pages and as one PDF file for downloading.

The DV manual is a bit disorganized since it is written by a series of authors, but overall it is a fairly comprehensive review of domestic violence. It has not been updated to include information about Washington’s new domestic violence law in RCW 7.105, which was adopted in July 2022.

It does talk about coercive control, but not as defined in RCW 7.105. Washington’s new law allows for people to obtain a protection order based on coercive control which does not involve physical violence. However, the concept of coercive control has been around for many years and the 2016 Judge’s DV Manual references the concept.

15 year anniversary for ClallamCountyBar.com

July 21, 2022 is the 15th anniversary of ClallamCountyBar.com! The first post was on July 21, 2007. Since then hundreds of posts have covered a variety of legal related topics, ranging from notices about change of addresses, new law practices and end of practices, job postings, notable cases such as the murder trial for Dennis Marvin Bauer, judicial elections, and information for both professionals and the public.

ClallamCountyBar.com (CCB.com for short) provides blogs, useful links, lawyer lists, local providers of law related services, and access to legal information.

CCB.com has covered COVID updates, provides Zoom links for courtrooms, and changes to how the Clallam County court system is improving the ways people can access justice and the legal system, such as the new e-filing system and ability to file court documents by dropping in the drop box in front of the courthouse. The site offers the only local and comprehensive list of local lawyers, in both a list of all lawyers in private practice and lists by area of practice.

CCB.com provides notices and access to justice related topics such as pro bono, domestic violence, parenting, food security, and offers a list of local people providing law-related services. There are multiple blogs on the site for local news, family law information, CLE events, pro bono events, and a DV blog.

CCB.com also serves a local portal for law related information and links such as to where people can find court dockets, weekly court calendars, and court forms.

CCB.com is favored in Google searches because it is a reliable resource which has been around a long time.

Please contact the editor if you are a lawyer or service provider and are not listed or have notices you would like posted. CCB.com highlights photographs of local places and events, please let us know if you wish to donate your photograph.

COVID rate is “incredibly high” -May 2022

The rate of COVID-19 infections in Clallam County is very high, much higher than any time in 2020. Professionals and business owners should be setting an example by having all employees wear masks.

Professionals and business owners who chose to not wear masks in public are putting their own interests ahead of the health needs of others and of our medical community and society.

The state case rate was 185 at the end of April, 2022. According to our County Health Officer Allison Berry, the case rate in Clallam County is higher, incredibly higher, at least 403. We pay her to warn us, she has. She “strongly recommends masking in indoor spaces.”

Long COVID is common, in up to 30-60% of infected people.

Long term COVID damage to overall health includes increased blood clots, and damage to the heart, brain, and lungs.

COVID can cause long term mental health problems.

COVID in children is common, as is long term damage.

The government has lost heart to mandate masks, actively engage in community education, or provide economic support for sick people.

You have the freedom to wear a mask and the freedom to shop where it’s safe.

It’s up to us to protect ourselves and our community.

(The graphics above are from the Washington State COVID-19 dashboard)

Eviction law training for lawyers and public

Navigating Eviction in 2022, a training and panel hosted by the Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers. The session will provide a summary of the recent changes in eviction laws and resources in Washington State. It will be held on Friday, May 27th, from noon to 1:30. Speakers and panelists include Ted Howard, Hanna Harrison, Judge Simon Barnhart, Renee Riopelle, and Cherish Cronmiller. They will explore both landlord and tenant perspectives.

The session will provide a summary of recent changes in eviction laws, and identify available Washington resources. It will also include a discussion about the ERPP program which facilitates communication between landlords and tenants.

This event is open to the public with CLE credit for participating attorneys, for anyone with questions about the rights of landlords and tenants. Attendance is free, and donations are encouraged for Clallam County Bar Association members which can be made at cjcpbl.org.

Please call or email CJCPBL for registration at [email protected], [email protected], or 360-504-2422.

Law Day 2022: Toward a more perfect union

29 April 2022 is Law Day and the theme is Toward a more perfect union: the constitution in the times of change. The Clallam Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers (CJCPBL) will host the a celebration event with Judge Creatura, Federal Magistrate for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The hybrid event will be held at noon, by Zoom and in person at Kokopelli’s restaurant.

(Please note, Kokopelli’s owner was one of the people who sued the county to eliminate the former mask mandate. The Clallam and Jefferson County Health Officer, Dr. Berry, advises people to continue wearing masks indoors. The omicron B2 variant is aggressively spreading in the UK since all pandemic measures were terminated in February 2022. US officials are expecting a new wave of the pandemic in the coming weeks.)

Judge Creatura’s presentation is titled Justice behind bars.

CJCPBL will be honoring lawyers in Clallam and Jefferson counties for exceptional pro bono service over the past year.

For registration, donations and sponsorships please contact telephone (360) 504-2422 or [email protected]  

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Mask mandate in courtrooms lifted, still recommended

Masks are no longer required in the Clallam County Courthouse, nor in the courtrooms. Zoom appearances in many cases are still allowed, but not in all cases. Check with your lawyer, the court clerk, or courthouse facilitator if you want to appear by Zoom. The same Zoom login numbers remain in effect.

It’s respectful of others to continue wearing masks

COVID-19 is still active, and the B2 variant is raging in the United Kingdom, Europe, Korea, and China. Many Clallam County citizens remain highly vulnerable to the virus. Vaccinated people can be infectious and not know it. Even if triple/quadruple vaccinated, the vaccine may not stop the virus from living in nasal tissues. The current daily infection and also death rates are about the same or higher than the original peak in 2020, meaning there are still many, many people who are infected and passing it around.

The country with the highest amount of daily deaths is still….. the United States. The second worst is Russia and then Brazil. A few months ago experts were horrified to realize the U.S. might reach 800,000 COVID deaths. We will surpass one million COVID deaths in the next few days, and the numbers will keep rising.

The Clallam County Health Officer recommends people continue to take all precautions, including wearing masks in public.

CCB.com com urges our judges and lawyers to set a good example and continue to wear masks in court.