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Bar Lunch CLE 12/2/11- immigration

Basics of Immigration Law
Friday, December 2, 2011 • 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center
905 West 9th St.
Port Angeles

This CLE will cover the basics of various areas of immigration law. Participants can expect to learn about removal and deportation litigation, temporary and permanent visas, asylum visas, and the citizenship process. The CLE will also offer practice pointers for appearing in Immigration Court and working with immigration-related government agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS).

The course has been approved for 1 general credit by the WSBA.

CLE $20.00
(Make CLE checks Payable to “Pro Bono Lawyers”)
(Your voluntary contribution supports Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers)

Buffet Lunch $9.50
(Make lunch checks payable to “Skills Center”)

CLALLAM LEGAL IV

“All rise for the Honorable 4th season!”

Please join us!!  There will be refreshments plus door prizes donated by Jamestown S’ Klallam Tribe, including the entire DVD set of Boston Legal Season IV!!

Date: Friday November 4, 2011

Location: Port Angeles City Hall Chambers
321 East 5th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362

CLE Credit approval is pending for 6 CLE credits (5 general credits & 1 ethics credit)

Pre Registration cost is $150.00 and $175.00 at the door.  Make checks payable to Clallam Jefferson Counties Pro Bono Lawyers.  All Proceeds go to Clallam/Jefferson Pro Bono.  Send or fax completed registration forms to:  Carol Mortensen
 916 Georgiana Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 452-1112 Phone
 (360) 452-1164 Fax

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:30 am-9:00 am
Buffet Breakfast & Refreshments
Registration & Distribution of Course Materials
Introduction by Cliff Tassie

9:00 am-9:55 am
Tort Law Update
Keith Kessler, Esq, Stitmatter Kessler, Hoquim, WA

10:00 am-10:55 am
“The Lawyer Who Fixed Hammers and Other Cautionary Tales”
(Keeping your License Through The Lessons Learned by Real Lawyers in Real Life Situations)
Kurt M. Bulmer, Esq, Seattle, WA

11:00 am-11:55 am
Hot Topics in Family Law
Valerie A. Villacin, Esq, Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS,   Seattle, WA

12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Lunch Break

1:30 pm- 2:25 pm
Marijuana: Criminal & Civil Issue
Jeffrey Steinborn, Esq, Seattle, WA

2:30 pm-3:25 pm
Reality Check: A self Audit for Your Practice
Mr. Peter Roberts, WSBA, Seattle, WA

3:30 pm-4:25 pm
Where Bankruptcy & Divorce Law Collide
Kevin R. Hansen, Esq, Port Angeles, WA

Legacy Planning Seminar

Please join me for the Legacy Planning Seminar co-sponsored by the Jefferson Community Foundation and Clallam Community Foundation this coming Friday, September 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For Bar members, especially ones with estate planning practices, this is a great opportunity to learn more about planned gifts by one of the foremost authorities in our State, Bill Zook. This will be an opportunity to learn about charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities and other planned gifts. The WSBA has approved the seminar for two CLE credits, and the cost of the seminar and lunch is only $25.00. The seminar will also be held at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend which is a really spectacular venue for a seminar.

The Clallam Community Foundation has also co-sponsored this event and is eager for as many Port Angeles and Sequim lawyers to attend as possible. The Clallam Community Foundation (which is a part of United Way) is a great way of reinvesting in our community, and attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the Community Foundation and other non-profit
organizations in Clallam County.

I really urge as many estate planning attorneys to attend as possible. It should be a fun time to get together and I look forward to seeing as many people there as possible.

Stephen C. Moriarty
Platt Irwin Law Firm
403 South Peabody
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: (360) 457-3327
Fax: (360) 452-5010

Clallam County Bar Association Members:

This is an invitation from the Jefferson Community Foundation to attend a 2-hour CLE followed by a light lunch. The Legacy Planning Seminar is in the process of being approved for 2 CLE credits through the Bar Association. The $25.00 cost includes both the CLE credits and the lunch provided at the seminar. The seminar will be held at the Maritime Center in Port Townsend. Bill Zook is a very well respected lawyer specializing in planned giving. This will be a great opportunity to get inexpensive CLE credits and to learn more about the Jefferson Community Foundation and the Clallam Community Foundation. It will also be an opportunity for people to see firsthand the Maritime Center in Port Townsend. This is a really great venue for a CLE. Please encourage everybody to come to the seminar and then enjoy the rest of the afternoon on September 16th in Port Townsend. I look forward to seeing everybody there.

CCBA Summer Schedule

Dear CCBA Members:

As you may already know, we will suspend our usual meeting days on the first and third Friday of each month during July and August. This decision was based on feedback from many of you during recent meetings, as well as the historically low attendance numbers during those months You’ll also recall that past president Will Payne started this tradition last year and it seemed to work well.

Following the CLE tomorrow (which you can still RSVP for), our next regular meeting is scheduled for September 16th (Judge Williams will present a CLE on drug court). In the interim, and back by popular demand, there will be a golf tournament and barbecue in August. The final date is not yet determined. Invitations will be sent via email sometime next month.

Have a great summer.

Chris Koenig
2011 CCBA President

DV Training: By the Quileute New Beginnings program

The Quileute Tribe New Beginning’s program invites you to attend the Southwest Center for Law and Policy’s Domestic Violence and Teen Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Training at the Quileute tribal office, west wing, 90 Main Street, La Push, WA on June 28th and 29th, 2011.

This trainings is FREE, offers CLE credit and is open to anyone (breakfast & lunch provided). [Read more…] about DV Training: By the Quileute New Beginnings program

LAW DAY LUNCH

LAW DAY CELEBRATION
Presented by Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers

Friday, May 6, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

(The afternoon Court calendars will start at 2:00 p.m. to accomodate this event)

BUFFET LUNCH
AWARDS
A CLE PRESENTATION , by
Harry Schneider, Jr., Joseph McMillan, and Charles Sipos
The Trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan:  Constitutional Challenge to Executive Power and the First War Crimes Trial of a GITMO Detainee
(Approved for Ethics Credit by the WSBA)