Elizabeth, formerly with Bell and Davis in Sequim is now in solo practice in Port Angeles.
Elizabeth Schwantor
332 E. 5th St.
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Fax (360) 457-0581
Phone (360) 477-8468
Year end summary
Dear CCBA:
Sincere thanks to each and everyone of you for your assistance this year in making this a great year to be CCBA president.
First my thanks to Cliff Tassie, Treasurer for Life for all he does (remember its time to pay bar dues for 2011). Thanks to Carol Mortensen, Liz Schwantor and Chris Koenig for assistance in sending out and tabulating results of our prosecutor and district court poll.
Thanks to those (in no particular order) who stepped up and gave a CLE this year. Lew Schrwayer, Donna Knifsend, Will Payne, Stormy Howell, Hugh Haffner, Deborah Nelson and Jeff Boyd, Courtney Popp. Thanks to Brian Coughenour, Cliff Tassie, Carol Mortensen and Selinda Barkhuis for Clallam Legal.
Year in Review — 15 CLE credits including Clallam Legal; Three (3) $750 Scholarships given to Westend students; $750 Youth in Government; Prosecutor and District Court Judge forum; approximately $10,000 to Pro Bono (I don’t have the specific number because I do not know what Clallam Legal brought in). Plus $3700 paid to Pro Bono through bar dues. 1st Annual Golf Tournament.
Will Payne, 2010 CCBA President
Simon Barnhart is 2012 CCBA President
Simon Barnhart, an attorney with the Platt Irwin firm, has been elected as the Clallam County Bar Association President for 2012. Congratulations Simon!
Chris Koenig is the president for 2011.
Annual Christmas Party
The lawyers annual Christmas party will be at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Peninsula Golf Course clubhouse. Appetizers will be provided, and based on the number of RSVP’s.
Please RSVP to [email protected].
CLE luncheon December 3, 2010 New Location
Please RSVP for the CLE put on by Stormy Howell of the prosecutor’s office titled “The Who, What, When, Where and Why of the Family Support Division of the Prosecuting Attorney Office”
The CLE meeting luncheon will be at Cafe Garden at 1506 East 1st Street, Port Angeles, WA (360) 457-4611 Lunch will be off the menu your choice and paid for separately.
Chris Koenig will be running the meeting and collecting funds for Pro Bono — $20.
Support staff position wanted in Clallam County
Legal Assistant relocating to Washington has 17+ years of experience seeks full-time/part-time position within Clallam County. Graduated in 1992 with an Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies and is fluent in English and Spanish. Worked in Small to Medium sized law firms and can work with minimal supervision. Currently has experience in Civil, Criminal and Family Law and some probate litigation in the past. Very detailed oriented and punctual.
Please feel free to reach DeAnn Powers at (408) 660-5245 or via email at [email protected] regarding any positions you may have available.
Courthouse Budget Cuts Lunch Discussion
Budget cuts will be changing courthouse work hours and your access to the courts. Please come discuss these issues over lunch.
Tuesday, October 12 – District Court – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
CLALLAM LEGAL III, November 5, 2010
“One of those great CLEs you don’t want to miss”
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
Refreshments plus: Door prizes including items donated by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the entire DVD set of Boston Legal Season III
Location: Port Angeles City Hall Chambers
321 East Fifth Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Click here for more information and CLE materials
Topics and Speaker Schedule
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast and Refreshments
Registration and Distribution of Course Materials
Introductions by Cliff Tassie
9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Guns & Records
Craig Ritchie, Sequim City Attorney’s Office, Sequim, WA
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Malpractice Claims-Where Do They Come From
and How Can We Reduce Our Risk?
Mark A. Johnson, Johnson Flora PPLC, Seattle, WA
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hot Topics in Family Law
Valerie A. Villacin, Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. You Win Some, You Lose Some: Getting Your
Case Ready for the Appeal
Jodi R. Backlund, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA
2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Ethics
Douglas Ende, WSBA Disciplinary Counsel, Seattle, WA
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. How not to be Cross in your Examination
William G. Knebes, Knebes Mediation & Arbitrat ion Services,
Port Angeles, WA
~ Sponsored by the Clallam Jefferson Counties Pro Bono Lawyers ~
Produced by Cliff Tassie, Carol Mortensen, and Selinda Barkhuis
CLE credit approval is pending for 6 CLE credits
(4 general credits and 2 ethics credits).
Send or fax your completed registration form and mail your check to:
Carol Mortensen or Cliff Tassie
916 Georgiana Street 804 South Oak Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362 Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone (360) 452-1112 Phone (360) 457-1139
fax (360) 452-1164 fax (360) 457-1176
Prepayment: $150.00 Day of Seminar: $175.00
Make checks payable to Clallam Jefferson Counties Pro Bono Lawyers. All proceeds go to support Clallam Jefferson Counties Pro Bono Lawyers.
Tom Angier: moving to Olympia & farewell gathering
Tom Angier will be taking a position with the Attorney General in Olympia. His farewell gathering will be this Friday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. at Downrigger’s bar. All are invited to say farewell to a 20 year Clallam County vet.
Voteforjudges.org
The “Voting for Judges” website (http://www.votingforjudges.org) is a valuable nonpartisan source of judicial-evaluation information for candidates running for judicial office. Now in its fifth year, the site includes information about candidates for all levels of courts throughout the state.
The WSBA is a co-sponsor of this site.