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CLE Bonanza November 1, 2019

The annual Clallam County CLE Bonanza event is November 1, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Express in Sequim, from 9:00-4:00. The suggested donation amount is $200 in advance and $225 at the door, and includes a catered lunch from Sequim Fresh. CLE Bonanza is hosted by the Clallam-Jefferson Pro Bono Lawyers, and this event is their largest fundraiser.

Speakers and topics include:

  • Ethics: Dealing with clients with diminished capacity, by Jeane Marie Clavere
  • Panel discussion of hypothetical cases, Gary Williams, Craig Ritchie, Allison Mahaney
  • Mini pro bono training and pro bono legal clinical forms and protocol, with live performance by Ariel Speser, Shauna Rogers McClain, Mary Margolis and Kathryn Eyraud
  • The ABCs of DVPOs, SAPOs, by Liza Burke
  • Navigating the ethics of pro bono work, by Hon. Judge Ken Williams.
  • The art of collaborative law and peacemaking in the courtroom, Kevin Scudder
  • What you need to know when in the Court of Appeals, Marlin Appelwick, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, Division 1

Please contact CJPBL director Shauna Rogers to register, or to become a program sponsor: [email protected]

CLE: Litigating food safety claims 10/11/19

Denis Stearns of Stearns Law, and of counsel to Marler Clark, will discuss food safety litigation on October 11, 2019, at the Clallam County Bar Association luncheon, at the usual location. For more information, contact Donna Knifsend, 360-670-9406

CLE May 17, 2019: discovery, depositions, trial advocacy by Sal Mungia

The May 17, 2019 bar lunch CLE focuses on discovery, depositions and trial advocacy. If you don’t know Sal, the presenter, you should! I have seen him present before and highly recommend. More information about Sal is below.
All CLE donations directly support Clallam Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers.
Ariel Speser
Past President, CCBA

“The highest calling of any lawyer is to give a voice to those who have no voice and to restore hope to those who have forgotten what hope looks like.”

Salvador Mungia

Salvador A. Mungia
Over the last 30 years, Salvador A. Mungia has worked vigorously to advance equal justice. Sal has committed his career not only to his clients but also to the improvement of the justice system. He has served his profession by being president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association in 1999, president of the Washington State Bar Association in 2009, chair of the Equal Justice Coalition from 2016-2017, and he currently serves on the board of the Endowment for Equal Justice and the Washington State Access to Justice Board. However, Sal considers his highest achievements as those times when he has represented individuals in both state and federal court, both individually and in class actions, free of charge to protect their rights so that he can do his part to ensure that those without any power are not taken advantage of.
A partner at Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Sal generously gives his time, his money, and brings unbridled enthusiasm to the legal community in his quest to serve and make a difference in the lives of those for whom justice is frequently out of reach. He has devoted thousands of hours of pro bono representation in class action and individual civil rights cases and where fees have been awarded, he has donated them back. Sal’s leadership, accomplishments, and his lifelong dedication to civil legal aid are recognized by the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Access to Justice Board, Washington Association for Justice, ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Right’s Project and Endowment for Equal Justice, among others.

Sal is the type of leader many aspire to be and the legal aid community is proud to recognize and honor him.

Ariel Speser

Forks Free Legal Clinic March 23, 2019

CJCPBL (Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers), in collaboration with LBAW (Latina/o Bar Association of Washington), presents Know Your Immigration Rights, a seminar focused on immigration law. Spanish speaking advocates and interpreters will be available on site.

Immediately following the immigration clinic, CJCPBL will host its annual general legal clinic in Forks, which will offer free legal consultations in a variety of areas.

Both events are scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2019.

The presentation on immigration will run from 1-2 PM, and any subsequent questions regarding immigration, will be handled by volunteer attorneys from LBAW. The drop-in clinic will be offered from 2-4 PM and will be staffed by volunteering local area attorneys.

The location of this event is Concerned Citizens Family Center, 945 S Forks Ave., Forks WA 98331. Interested parties, or volunteers, should contact 360-504-2422, or email [email protected].

Dates Chosen for Law At The Landing

2019 dates have been selected for the legal drop-in clinic, Law at the Landing. This general legal clinic is held at the Landing Mall in Port Angeles and provides free, drop in, legal advice clinic, for low income residents of Clallam and Jefferson Counties; the clinic runs from 12PM to 2PM. Dates are listed below.

Volunteers are always needed and this drop-in clinic is a great way to serve your community, without committing to long term representation. Volunteering at the clinic also earns CLE credit.

Those interested in volunteering at the clinic should contact Shauna Rogers McClain, Executive Director, Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers, at 360-504-2422 or [email protected] those interested in volunteering their time, please email: [email protected]

Clinic Dates:

  • Saturday, February 9th
  • Saturday, April 20th
  • Saturday, June 15th
  • Saturday, July 20th
  • Saturday, August 3rd
  • Saturday, September 14th

Friday, December 7th – Clallam County Bar Association CLE

Clallam County Bar Association CLE: Union Lawyering by Jacob F. Metzger, Esq. with Douglas Drachler McKee & Gilbrough, LLP from noon to 1:00 pm at Kokopelli Grill in Port Angeles. Jacob’s law firm focuses on Labor Law, Immigration Law and Social Security Disability Law. Learn more at https://www.ddmgseattle.com/.