Clallam County lawyers & legal news
The Clallam County District Court I (Port Angeles) provides a list of lawyers who practice criminal misdemeanor work in the county. To be on the list, simply send your contact information to the District Court Administrator, Lisa Hardy.
Lisa is at 223 E. 4th Street, Port Angeles WA 98362. Her email address is [email protected].
There is no fee for being on the list.
The Quileute Tribe (Tribe), a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in La Push, Washington, requests bids to provide Public Defender services appointed by the court as needed, is responsible for representing tribal members and other Native Americans coming under the jurisdiction of the tribal court charged with violations of the criminal code in cases before the court.
The Public Defender also represents individuals in dependency/ICW matters, Parents and/ or Guardians in dependency proceedings in Quileute Family Court. These duties are preformed from initiation of the case through exhaustion of all appeals. Court is held three times a month, the first, second, and fourth Tuesday of each month. Additional court proceedings do take place outside of our 3 court docket days per month. Court proceedings may be virtual.
For more information, contact [email protected].
The triple murder trial of Dennis Marvin Bauer was a considerable and costly undertaking for Clallam County. It may be Clallam County’s largest criminal investigation, and is one of our county’s most complex criminal trials. The murders of Darrell Iverson, Jordan Iverson, and Tiffany May took place on December 26, 2018. He was charged with three counts of murder and multiple other charges on January 25, 2019. He denied all charges and after a trial he was found guilty of 16 counts by a jury of his peers on January 10, 2022.
1 Defendant
2 Days for the jurors to reach a verdict on all counts
2 Special motions to handle COVID-19 related issues (including a vaccine requirement for jurors)
3 Judges
3 Murderers
3 Murdered
7 Trial dates
7 Weeks of trial
8 Lawyers
9 Weeks from the start to the end of the trial
11 Orders to transport people in custody
12 Law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation
13 Months from the crime to the arrest
15 Weeks from the start of the trial to sentencing on 2-22-2022
16 Jurors on the panel (4 alternates in case someone got sick)
25 Months from the start of the case to sentencing
29 Days that Angela May, mother of victim Tiffany May, sat in the courtroom watching the trial
33 Pages in the juror’s verdict form
38 Months from the crime to the conviction
39 Pages in the list of trial exhibits
59 Pages of jury instructions read and given to the jurors
80 Witnesses
125 $/hr for defendant’s attorney (paid by county)
132 Jurors in the panel of potential jurors
150 $/hr for defendant’s private investigator (paid by county)
319 Pages in the Clerk’s trial notes (JAVS docket)
990+ Trial exhibits
1,000’s Of pages of police reports
20,000 Dollars paid by county to the defendant’s private investigator
200,000+ Dollars paid by county to defendant’s lawyer (estimated)
680,000+ Dollars spent by the Clallam County Sheriff’s department to investigate
1,000,000+ Dollars spent on investigating and prosecuting Marvin Dennis Bauer
Tears shed
People negatively impacted
Clallam County departments involved in some way
Total number of hours devoted to the investigation, trial, and consolation of surviving victims
The total actual cost to Clallam County, the State of Washington, and society
If you have information to add, or see mistakes, please contact CCB.com. The information above is mostly from court documents, and some from the thorough coverage by Paul Gottlieb, Rob Ollikainen, and the rest of the team at the Peninsula Daily News.
Please join the Clallam County Bar Association for their CLE on June 7, 2019, Chemical dependency treatment and the justice system by Stormy Howell, J.D. The program starts at noon at the usual location. For more information, contact CCBA President Donna Knifsend at 360-670-9406.
The Clallam County Bar Association is hosting Law at the Landing this Saturday from noon to 3:00. This drop-in clinic is a great way to serve your community without committing to long term representation. Contact Shauna Rogers if you are available to volunteer at 360.504.2422.
Presented by Clallam/Jefferson County Bar Association and Clallam/Jefferson Pro Bono Lawyers.
Date: November 8, 2013 [Read more…] about “No Theme, Old School” CLE: Just the facts from legal experts
Dr. Sarah Baxter
Dr. Andrew Benjamin
Dr. Marian Birch
Dr. Mary Wegman
Mark Baumann, J.D. Program Chair
Top 10 Attachment-Informed Do-Ables for Lawyers and Judges
By Mark Baumann, J.D., Rachel Hardies, MA, and Sarah Baxter, Ph.D.
Dr Birch’s Top 10 attachment needs
Bibliography (This bibliography identifies books, articles and websites. The debate around overnights for children under age 3 is largely championed by Kelly and Lamb, who believe overnights can be OK in certain situations, and by Jennifer McIntosh and Judith Solomon, who found in their research that overnights cause significant stress and behavioral problems. Some of the articles around this debate are identified.)
Developmental Guidelines for Parenting Time (Baris and Garrity model modified by Dr. Baxter)
Still Face Experiment (YouTube video demonstrating the dramatic consequences of attuned and non-attuned parenting)
Brain scan image comparing healthy and traumatized brain
Powerpoint presentations
Dr. Benjamin’s parenting evaluation powerpoint
Dr Birch’s introdcution to the science of attachment
Attachment informed parenting time guidelines
Residential Guidelines – Spokane County (try using the rotate button in the PDF reader for better readability)
Arizona Supreme Court Parenting Time Guidelines
Minnesota Supreme Court Parenting Time Guidelines
Indiana Rules of Court Parenting Time Guidelines
Links to other resources
The Australian government is undertaking perhaps the largest longitudinal study (10,000 people) of the impact of divorce on children. In 2010, several interim conclusion reports were issued. You can access the full report (169 pages, although the first 5 pages provide an excellent summary) here: Post-separation parenting arrangements and developmental outcomes for infants and children- Collected Reports 2.
Here is a link to a shorter McIntosh discussion article on Infants and overnight care Dr. Jennifer McIntosh. The study finds significant problems for children under age 3 who have overnights away from their primary caregiver, and but not for children 4 and older.
Washington standards for parenting evaluations by psychologists
Brain Rules for Babies
Between Parent and Child
Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Kids (By Dr. Joan Kelly)
ACES Study
Zero to Three
Healing Resources: Preventing and Healing Stress Related Problems
Date & Time: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (including 30 minute free lunch)
Location: Clallam County Superior Court room #3 (family court), Port Angeles, Washington
Topic: The Significance of Childhood Attachment in a Rural Family Law Practice
Price: $85, includes lunch and (est) 4 CLE credits
Prevention Works of Clallam County and the Clallam County Bar Association are pleased to present a unique training about childhood attachment for all family law judges, lawyers, staff and other legal professionals who work with families.
Leading this training is Andrew Benjamin J.D., Ph.D., ABPP. He is the director of the Parenting Evaluation/Training Program (PETP) and is a Clinical Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Law at the University of Washington. Joining him will be a panel of three psychologists: Sarah Baxter, Ph.D., Marian Birch, Ph.D., and Mary Wegman, Ph.D. These presenters are all highly experienced clinicians and expert witnesses with expertise in attachment theory as applied in the court system.
Childhood attachment is considered by many to be the most important psychological discovery in the last 50 years. Substantial neuroscience research supports the connection between childhood attachment and brain development. This research also connects the quality of attachment to how a child behaves as an adult. More recently, attachment theory and its practical implications to family law are changing the nature of the practice.
The seminar panel will define attachment, describe good and bad parenting in terms of promoting healthy attachment, describe the incredible life-long harm poor attachment can cause, and discuss the practical significance for family court practitioners. Information will be provided to help judges and lawyers recognize when a family needs help fostering healthy attachment, what judges can specifically order to facilitate improved attachment (and healthier children) that are low or no cost, and how lawyers can counsel clients to appreciate and take advantage of the benefits of adopting an attachment-focused approach.
The seminar format will be two lectures followed by a question and answer period, and a panel discussion of common fact scenarios with audience involvement. This seminar will be highly focused on applying attachment principles to real-world situations in family court, rather than dependency court, where resources are limited,. Participants are encouraged to provide fact patterns or case examples for discussion. If you have a situation you would like the panelists to discuss, please email Mark Baumann.
As far as we know, this is the first attachment seminar focused specifically on the needs of a family court where resources are poor and the solutions are focused on what judges, lawyers and parents can do to improve the lives of children. The panel is very excited to be able to present this topic and I hope you will you join us for this very special opportunity. Lunch will be provided and I expect to be approved for 4 CLE credits. Information about materials will be provided as available.
To register, send your name, email address, bar number, and a check payable to Prevention Works (we apologize that we cannot accept credit card payments) and mail them to:
Mark Baumann
PO Box 2088
Port Angeles WA 98362
360-452-8688
([email protected])
In State v. Stone, Division Two of the Court of Appeals (Tacoma) has ruled the Jefferson County Superior Court pay or appear program is unconstitutional as applied.
State v. Stone___ Wn,App ___,(39912-1-II) (Div II) Jan. 4, 2011.
“We hold that enforcement proceedings for LFO [Legal Financial Obligation] payment obligations arising from criminal
sentences, which may result in incarceration, triggered a fundamental due process right to
appointed counsel denied Stone at the March 23 hearing. We also hold that the trial court
violated Stone’s due process rights by imposing jail time without inquiring at the March 23
hearing into Stone’s ability to pay and without making a finding at the October 2 hearing of his
willful failure to pay.”
CASE SUMMARY (per Washington Defender Association):
LFOs/Right to Counsel: Enforcement of LFOs falls under the criminal statutes and requires counsel to be provided if noncompliance may result in incarceration.
State v. Stone___ Wn,App ___,(39912-1-II) (Div II) Jan. 4, 2011.
Facts: Mr. Stone was ordered to pay LFOs as part of a criminal sentence. Without counsel being appointed to him, he signed an order to pay or appear in Jefferson County, requiring a minimum payment of $25.00 per month. He missed payments and failed to appear and did not contact the court numerous times. He was eventually incarcerated for non-payment and did not have counsel provided for the court hearings where jail was imposed. The court imposed jail because Mr. Stone did not pay and did not contact the court to offer any information about his circumstances. The court did not make any finding on Mr. Stone’s ability to pay but punished him for not paying and not appearing/calling. The state argued that the enforcement fell under the civil contempt statutes rather than the criminal statutes and that if counsel was required, Mr. Stone had waived that right.
Held: Enforcement proceedings for LFO payment arising from criminal sentences fall under the criminal statutes, here under 9.94B.040 [and not the civil contempt statutes]. If enforcement may result in incarceration then a fundamental due process right to counsel applies. Here, the trial court violated Mr. Stone’s due process rights when it sanctioned him without inquiring about Mr. Stone’s ability to pay and without finding a willful failure to pay and without providing counsel.
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Craig Ritchie, Sequim City Attorney and pharmacist, has been listed as an expert witness for the prosecution to provide reports and testify about the effects of prescription drugs on driving in criminal cases. Mr. Ritchie practices full time for the city of Sequim and no longer maintains a private practice.
The City of Port Angeles has issued a RFP, looking for an attorney or firm to provide public defender services. Please contact the City Attorney’s office at 360-457-0411 for more information.