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Upcoming bar CLE schedule

1. January 21, CLE presented by Larry Freedman entitled “A Winning Case.” 1 general credit, preapproved by the WSBA.

Trial tactics and strategy start with your theory of the case, how to create it and how to use it throughout, before and during the trial. The elements of a well drafted theory of the case and the presentation of the “story” are critical to a winning case. How the attorney presents him or herself and the client make the difference. If the case is totally one way, it should be resolved without trial. It is the marginal cases that should go to trial. That is where a well-executed theory of the case, well presented by an attorney who impresses the jury and who the jury likes, will make the difference. This course will discuss how that is done.

2. February 4, social meeting.

3. February 18, CLE presented by Rob Onnen entitled “Tax consequences of selling real estate in a down market.” 1 general credit, preapproved by the WSBA.

Mr. Onnen will discuss both tax-free and tax-deferred opportunities of selling all types of real estate, including land, primary residences, second homes, and real estate used in a business or held as an investment. He will also discuss adverse condemnations under IRC Section 1033.

Chris Koenig, CCBA President

Bar lunch January 7, 2011

The next bar lunch will be January 7, 2011, at the North Olympic Skills Center, 8th and B street. There are no speakers or CLE for this bar lunch.

As usual, a buffet lunch will be served and The price is $9.50.

The buffet size will be based on number of RSVP’s, so if you plan on attending please do reply by Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.

Chris Koenig is the 2011 bar president and will be presiding over the meeting.

2011 bar lunch locations

Please note that all bar lunches and bar lunch CLE’s for 2011 are scheduled to be held at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, at 8th and B. Meeting times remain the same (first and third Fridays of each month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.).

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.

Bar Lunch 10/1/10: CLE Electronic Discovery

There will be a CLE on October 1, 2010 — Electronic Discovery in Dissolution — by Will Payne.
$9 for lunch to NOPSC; $20 for CLE to Pro Bono

Please RSVP by Thursday noon, but if you forget or your schedule changes, please come anyway even if no RSVP b/c there is usually a little more food and if not, you can still get the CLE.

Remaining CLEs for this year are as follows:

* Oct 22 — From Family Law to Estate Planning – Important Insurance Tips for Every Lawyer — Nelson Boyd

* Nov 5 — Clallam Legal — Not approved yet.

* Nov 19 — Ethics — Hugh Haffner — NOT approved yet.

* Dec 3 — open and Skills Center unavailable.

* Dec 17 — Probably or maybe the end of year Christmas Party or a CLE at lunch if someone is interested, and the party might that evening.

Family Law Bar meeting 10/7

There will be a meeting of the Family Law Bar Association on Thursday, October 7 at noon, brown bag in courtroom 3. Commissioner Basden will be meeting with us to discuss a number of issues concerning his Friday docket.

Bar Lunch Friday September 17, 2010

This Friday the Bar Lunch will be at the Skills Center without a CLE. Original CLE planned with Stormy Howell has been cancelled and rescheduled.  Other ideas for the CLE are in the works but nothing confirmed at this time.

Bar Lunch 6/18/10: Prosecutor forum

The Clallam County Bar Association will host a candidate forum for the elected position of Prosecutor. The forum will be from 11:45 to 1:15 on Friday, June 18, 2010, at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center located at 905 West 9th Street. Lunch is payable to it in the form of a check for $9.00 or cash in the exact amount

Will Payne, CCBA president feels that for impartiality purposes, Steve Methner, current president of the Rotary Club 2 of Port Angeles, will moderate. The format will be:

Ten minute open
Questions from audience that can be directed to a specific candidate or the panel and each candidate that answers gets three (3) minutes to answer.
If a question is directed to a specific candidate and another candidate wants to answer it, he/she gets a three (3) minute response.
We will judge how our time is and and each candidate will be given five (5) minutes to close and summarize why he/she is the best candidate for the position.

The purpose of the forum is for CCBA to analyze/review the candidates and the platforms.

Please RSVP to [email protected]