Please be advised that Carol Mortensen will be withdrawing from the Juvenile Offender Consortium Agreement effective March 5, 2010. If you are interested in a fixed number of Juvenile conflict cases for a flat fee, please submit a letter of interest to the court no later than February 19, 2010.
Peacekeepers update
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:
- train student mediators, for the annual fall training and ongoing trainings throughout the year
- assist with debriefing/training for student mediators as needed
- ensure student recruitment occurs every year
- ensure a program coordinator is selected and trained every year
- assist with raising funds (if and when needed)
- be responsible for maintaining and reviewing student mediation contracts
- act as a liaison with the school district
- develop and maintain program policies
- perform any other functions as necessary to ensure the continuing health of the program.
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
Quileute Tribal Court Public Defender Opening
The Quileute Tribal Council is currently accepting proposals to provide
Public Defender service to the Quileute Tribal Court. The selected
applicant will enter into a Personal Service Agreement with the Tribe. This
is a part time position on contract. Interested parties will submit a
detailed proposal, including expectations of hourly compensation and
availability. A complete job description is available on the Quileute
Tribe’s website: www.quileutenation.org.
Please direct all correspondence to Charlene Meneely, Chief Court Clerk/Assistant Court Administrator, P.O. Box 69, La Push, WA 98350.
Angeles Mediation offers family law mediation services
Angeles Mediation helps people resolve their cases without having to go to court. Their mediators are experienced lawyers who can keep costs down. Angeles Mediation handles family law cases like parenting plans, child support, divorce, dividing up property, and relocation (when one person wants to move away). Domestic violence cases can also be addressed in mediation. For mediation to work, everyone has to want to participate.
Mediation is a process where the mediator helps guide the parties to reach an agreement in their case. Lawyer don’t have to be involved but they can be as much or as little as anyone wants. Mediation allows people to make their own choice about how things get decided, rather than taking their personal problems to court for a judge to tell people how they are going to live. You can also keep your personal information out the the public court file.
Mediation can be started at the very beginning, before anything is filed in court. It can also start shortly after someone files in court or after the court process has been going on for a while.
Because an experienced lawyer is involved, Angeles Mediation makes sure everyone is treated fair. If you need papers for court, they can help get them written up.
Angeles Mediation is based in Port Angeles, and serves Sequim, Forks, Port Townsend, Silverdale, Bremerton, and Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. Mediation can be done in person or remotely by video and/or phone.
You can find more information at Angeles Mediation’s website or by calling 360-452-8689.
2010 Bar President
ClallamCountyBar.com welcomes Will Payne as as the 2010 bar President.
Chris Koenig is the president elect for 2011.
RSVP for Bar Christmas party
Christmas Party and Elections
December 18, 2009 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Bushwacker
Dear members,
I would appreciate a response from those anticipating attending the Bar party at the Bushwacker on December 18th. The back room has been reserved and the Bar will provide some tasty bites to eat. Beverages will not be provided or paid for by the Bar.
You can bring a friend or come solo – for that reason, please let me know if you are coming alone or with another person. We want to be sure to have enough planned to meet need! The Bushwacker has a full service bar so you will be able to purchase the beverage of your choice.
Your outgoing President,
Carol M.
Christmas Party and Election
DECEMBER 18, 2009 AT 5:00 pm
The Bar Christmas Party & Election will be held at the Bushwacker in the back room again this year. The party is scheduled for 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The election will be for TWO presidents! President 2010 and president-elect for 2011. Be there or be elected.
As prior presidents have done for me, I will do what I can to assist in the transition. The transition will occur. The first bar lunch of 2010 won’t be until January 15th so there will be plenty of time to figure it out.
Thank you, Carol Mortensen
CLALLAM LEGAL II: Thank you!
Cliff, Selinda and I extend thanks and appreciation to those who helped with Clallam Legal this year and those who attended! Pro Bono received a great boost for its budget and we really had a great program this year.
Next year, remember that this is the largest fund raiser for Pro Bono. We will be working throughout the year on our next program. Do not hesitate to suggest speakers for next year.
Thank you, Carol Mortensen
Beware: Attorney scam
To all practitioners: please take notice of a current email scam running rampant across the country, including Washington. The scam asks for your help in collecting a judgment. They offer you a very large percentage for doing very little work, by accepting payment on the judgment into your trust account, and then the scammers pressure attorneys into disbursing their agreed share of the funds before they are actually collected by the bank.
At least one attorney in Washington, apparently, has fallen victim to this, and is now looking at repaying the bank hundreds of thousands of dollars, and having a discussion with the bar association. Below is a sample email request by the scammers.
Always be very wary of any email from anyone you do not know. Never click on links in an email. If you are very certain of the source of the email, the best policy is to cut and paste links into your browser. Replying to potential scammers or spammers is only likely to increase your exposure.
Warm regards to all,
Mark Baumann
MarkBaumann.com
SAMPLE SCAM:
Dear Counsel.
My name is Linda Cheng. I am a contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband(Randy L. Cheng) who resides in your jurisdiction. I am currently on assignment in Japan. We had an out of court agreement for him to pay $350,450.00 plus legal fees. He has only paid me $50,000 since .I am hereby seeking your firm to represent me in collecting the balance from him. He has agreed already to pay me the balance but it is my belief that a Law firm like yours is needed to help me collect payment from my ex-husband or litigate this matter if he fails to pay as promised.
Sincerely
Linda Cheng.
UPDATE
The WSBA has also sent out an email confirming this problem. Please take great care with any unsolicited email. Also, I got a call from a lawyer in Colorado who had nearly been victimized by the same “Linda Cheng.” -Mark Baumann
WA Supreme Court in Port Angeles 10/27/09
The Washington Supreme Court will hear three oral arguments at the Peninsual College in Port Angeles on October 27, 2009. Below is the case information
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