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Domestic Violence Pro Bono Clinic- June 23, 2017

The Law Office of Mark Baumann is hosting a domestic violence legal clinic, starting tomorrow, June 23, 2017 through December 31, 2017. They are attempting to reach out to domestic violence victims and help them to achieve safety and stability through guiding them with free counsel and legal paperwork drafting for domestic violence protection orders. They encourage eligible clients to contact  them, at 360.504.0409,  between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. on Mondays or 2:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M on Friday.

In addition, this clinic will be used as a way to collect research for BELARI. The goal of BELARI is to help improve the legal system by researching and applying interdisciplinary concepts to legal counseling and representation. BELARI occasionally conducts research projects, sometimes in conjunction with pro bono clinics. For more information regarding BELARI visit http://markbaumann.com/belari/.

Law at the Landing- June 24

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.

Webinar with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson on No Drama Discipline

Please join the staff at the law office of Mark Baumann to watch a webinar with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson: Going Against the Grain When it Comes to Changing Problematic Behavior: An IPNB approach to shifting the culture of parenting, education and clinical practice.

Dr. Payne Bryson co-authored the parenting books The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline with Dr. Daniel Siegel who is a child psychiatrist, developer of the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), and author of numerous other books. These practical and parent-focused parenting books are based on IPNB foundational fields such as attachment, human development, neuroscience, biology, and physiology.

The webinar is hosted by the Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies (GAINS), http://mindgains.org.

Feel free to bring your own lunch and join us for a post-webinar discussion/sharing about attachment and attachment-based parenting techniques. Mark Baumann, J.D., has completed one-year trainings in the attachment measures the Strange Situation Protocol (SSP) and the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), has a graduate certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology, and he uses the concepts from attachment and IPNB in his family law practice on a daily basis. Mark frequently utilizes The Whole Brain Child as a workbook to help his clients enhance their parenting skills, and has incorporated it into his Targeted Integrative Parenting Strategies (TIPS) coaching model for therapists and parenting professionals working with divorcing clients in high conflict cases.

Who should come: Lawyers, therapists, parenting professionals, GAL’s, educators
Where: Law office of Mark Baumann, 1337 W. 5th Street, Port Angeles WA
When: Webinar, Monday, December 5, 2016, 11:00 a.m. to noon. Post webinar discussion, noon to 1:00 p.m.
Price: Free
RSVP to office @ markbaumann.com (delete spaces before and after @ symbol), space is limited
No CLE/CE, no host, yes coffee and water, yes fun
(Lawyers may be able to get CLE credit applying on their own, the form to apply for approval of a CLE activity is available at this page: http://wsba.org/Licensing-and-Lawyer-Conduct/MCLE/Members)

Internet/Social Media Safety & Digital Literacy for Parents

When: Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Where: Sequim High School Auditorium

Internationally recognized safety expert and speaker Darren Laur is coming to Sequim! Don’t miss the chance to hear his presentation and learn ways to help keep your children safe while using the Internet and Social Networking. Parents of Teens, Tweens, Younger Children and Interested Community Members are welcome to attend!

Topics to be covered include:

• The Internet and Social Networking
• What our kids are doing on-line
• Chatrooms, Ims, SMS/MMS and how to stay safer using them
• Cellphone/smartphone and webcam safety
• How students are placing their privacy at risk on-line
• Your “digital dossier” and how to protect it
• How to secure your Social Network
• Understanding everything you post online is public, permanent and searchable
• Dangers of screen names and profiles
• Digital peer aggression and what can be done to stop it
• Sexting, its consequences, and what can be done to stop it
• The law specific to texting and digital peer agression
• Social engineering and how students are falling prey to this vulnerability
• When to be concerned as a parent
• Internet filtering pros/cons
• The threats of internet pornography
• Steps to keep kids safe online
• Plus a whole lot more…!

Darren Laur, co-ownerand head instructor of Personal Protection Systems, Inc. Is an internationally recognized safety expert, published award winning author, and highly sought after speaker. Darren is deeply immersed in social media and has taught digital safety for the past 12 years.

Sponsored by: Prevention Works! A Community Coalition of Clallam County

Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigation Training

“Sexual Assault is one of the most complex crimes in our society and the activism and outrage about sexual assault has never been higher.  This training will help ensure that individuals providing service to survivors understand trauma and can utilize approaches and skills to enhance response, investigations, and prosecutions.”-Chief Thomas R. Tremblay (Ret)

Where: Red Cedar Hall, 1033 Old Blyn Hwy, Sequim, WA 98382                                                                                      When: October 26th-27th, 2016 from 8:30am-4:30pm

Brought to you by the Advocacy Programs of Clallam and Jefferson County

To register please Click Here 

For any questions please contact Forks Abuse Program: 81 2nd Ave/PO Box 1775, Forks WA 98331. (360)374-6411, forksabuseprogram.org

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Family Law CLE

When: Thursday, February 18th from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Clallam County Courthouse Commissioners Meeting Room

The CLE will provide an introductory overview to several core concepts in family law. Commissioner Basden will provide a view from the bench of family law practice in Clallam County Superior Court. Cliff Tassie and Derek Median, both experienced family law practitioners in Port Angeles, will present on parenting plans, and child support, respectively.

Mark Baumann elected to WA-AFCC board

September, 2015
Port Angeles attorney Mark Baumann was elected to serve a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Washington Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (WA-AFCC). Started in 1963, AFCC is the world’s premier family law organization with more than 5,000 members in 24 countries. There are 21 local chapters in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

AFCC promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to family law matters. Members come from over 12 disciplines and include lawyers, judges and commissioners, mediators, court administrators, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, parenting professionals (evaluators, coordinators, educators, coaches), financial professionals, professors, and researchers.

AFCC publishes the Family Court Review and hosts numerous conferences each year. Their annual conference is attended by 1,500+ people, and the 5-day 2016 conference will be held in Seattle in June. WA-AFCC hosts an annual conference in Seattle (not in 2016).

AFCC membership includes discounts on programs, access to the members only portion of the webpage which includes a variety of articles, guidelines, published standard and client materials, as well as an annual subscription to Family Court Review.

Part of Mark’s work with AFCC will be to promote better understanding and application of childhood attachment to legal matters and improve standards of practice.

Mark also serves on the executive committee of the Washington State Bar Association Low Bono Section. He practices family law litigation in Port Angeles, family law mediation in Western Washington, and teaches neuroscience-informed counseling, negotiation, and litigation theory and techniques to legal professionals.

Law at the Landing

Last “Law at the Landing” of 2015!

When: Saturday, December 5. 12-3
Where: Second floor of The Landing Mall

As always we are in need of volunteers, especially family law volunteers. We are serving 20-25 clients on average at these event.

Please email Shauna at [email protected] if you are interested.

Kiwanis Kids Fest

When: Saturday, March 1, 2014. 10am-2pm.

Where: Vern Burton Memorial Community Center. 308 E. 4th St., Port Angeles

Description: Information and hands-on activities for all ages! Also featuring Clallam County Community Safety Day. For more information call parent line at 360-452-5437.

Part time Family Court Commissioner position open

The Superior Court announces an opening for a part-time Court Commissioner to work the equivalent of one day per week primarily in the areas of juvenile, truancy and family law. Applications will be accepted until Feb. 28, 2014, and should consist of a cover letter as to why the position is sought and a summary of the applicant’s experience with juvenile and/or family law. A resume should also be included

Applicants must be willing to work on a contractual basis.

Send all applications to Lindy Clevenger, Court Administrator, 223 E Fourth Street Ste 8, Port Angeles, WA 98362.