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Angeles Mediation

Angeles Mediation offers family law mediation services

Angeles Mediation helps people resolve their cases without having to go to court. Their mediators are experienced lawyers who can keep costs down. Angeles Mediation handles family law cases like parenting plans, child support, divorce, dividing up property, and relocation (when one person wants to move away). Domestic violence cases can also be addressed in mediation. For mediation to work, everyone has to want to participate.

Mediation is a process where the mediator helps guide the parties to reach an agreement in their case. Lawyer don’t have to be involved but they can be as much or as little as anyone wants. Mediation allows people to make their own choice about how things get decided, rather than taking their personal problems to court for a judge to tell people how they are going to live. You can also keep your personal information out the the public court file.

Mediation can be started at the very beginning, before anything is filed in court. It can also start shortly after someone files in court or after the court process has been going on for a while.

Because an experienced lawyer is involved, Angeles Mediation makes sure everyone is treated fair. If you need papers for court, they can help get them written up.

Angeles Mediation is based in Port Angeles, and serves Sequim, Forks, Port Townsend, Silverdale, Bremerton, and Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. Mediation can be done in person or remotely by video and/or phone.

You can find more information at Angeles Mediation’s website or by calling 360-452-8689.

2010 Bar President

ClallamCountyBar.com welcomes Will Payne as as the 2010 bar President.

Chris Koenig is the president elect for 2011.

Welcome Kris L. Canaday, Freelance Paralegal

Clallamcountybar.com would like to welcome Kris L. Canaday, Freelance Paralegal.  Providing local attorneys and firms with legal support on an as-needed basis. Available for overflow, short-term, and long-term projects.

P.O. Box 194
Sequim, WA 98382
(360) 504-5334
[email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kriscanaday

Firm of Strohmeyer & Mortensen Dissolving

The firm of Strohmeyer & Mortensen is dissolving as of December 31, 2009.  Robert Strohmeyer and Carol Mortensen will each have a new practice beginning January 1, 2010.

Please make note of the following updates for your records. The address and telephone changes are effective as of December 14, 2009.

Robert Strohmeyer
111 E. Third Street, Ste. 2B
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Tel (360) 457-9525
Fax (360) 452-1168

Carol L. Mortensen
P.O. Box 2700
916 Georgiana Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Tel (360) 452-1112
Fax (360) 452-1164

The email addresses you have for individuals are expected to remain the same.  If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact either attorney.

RSVP for Bar Christmas party

Christmas Party and Elections
December 18, 2009 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The Bushwacker

Dear members,
I would appreciate a response from those anticipating attending the Bar party at the Bushwacker on December 18th. The back room has been reserved and the Bar will provide some tasty bites to eat. Beverages will not be provided or paid for by the Bar.

You can bring a friend or come solo – for that reason, please let me know if you are coming alone or with another person. We want to be sure to have enough planned to meet need! The Bushwacker has a full service bar so you will be able to purchase the beverage of your choice.

Your outgoing President,
Carol M.

Christmas Party and Election

DECEMBER 18, 2009 AT 5:00 pm

The Bar Christmas Party & Election will be held at the Bushwacker in the back room again this year. The party is scheduled for 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The election will be for TWO presidents! President 2010 and president-elect for 2011. Be there or be elected.

As prior presidents have done for me, I will do what I can to assist in the transition. The transition will occur. The first bar lunch of 2010 won’t be until January 15th so there will be plenty of time to figure it out.

Thank you,  Carol Mortensen

CLALLAM LEGAL II: Thank you!

Cliff, Selinda and I extend thanks and appreciation to those who helped with Clallam Legal this year and those who attended! Pro Bono received a great boost for its budget and we really had a great program this year.

Next year, remember that this is the largest fund raiser for Pro Bono. We will be working throughout the year on our next program. Do not hesitate to suggest speakers for next year.

Thank you,  Carol Mortensen

Bar Lunch 12/4/09

Dear Members:

NEW LUNCH LOCATION (testing, testing…):

I have arranged for the Bar to have lunch on December 4th at the Bushwacker. The  Bushwacker has opened for lunch and expressed a willingness to have us for lunch. We need to continue to confirm attendance to the extent we can for the Bushwacker. The meeting would be in the back room however they may not be able to close the room off if there are less than 20-25 people. We should hear from them on that issue before the 4th meeting. They DO have a regular menu and we would be able to order off the menu individually!

At the 12/4 luncheon, the one big agenda item will be to discuss and determine luncheon location for the next while. Please confirm your intent to attend the next bar lunch no later than 12/2.

Thank you,

Carol Mortensen

Beware: Attorney scam

To all practitioners: please take notice of a current email scam running rampant across the country, including Washington. The scam asks for your help in collecting a judgment. They offer you a very large percentage for doing very little work, by accepting payment on the judgment into your trust account, and then the scammers pressure attorneys into disbursing their agreed share of the funds before they are actually collected by the bank.

At least one attorney in Washington, apparently, has fallen victim to this, and is now looking at repaying the bank hundreds of thousands of dollars, and having a discussion with the bar association. Below is a sample email request by the scammers.

Always be very wary of any email from anyone you do not know. Never click on links in an email. If you are very certain of the source of the email, the best policy is to cut and paste links into your browser. Replying to potential scammers or spammers is only likely to increase your exposure.

Warm regards to all,
Mark Baumann
MarkBaumann.com

SAMPLE SCAM:

Dear Counsel.

My name is Linda Cheng. I am a contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband(Randy L. Cheng) who resides in your jurisdiction. I am currently on assignment in Japan. We had an out of court agreement for him to pay $350,450.00 plus legal fees. He has only paid me $50,000 since .I am hereby seeking your firm to represent me in collecting the balance from him. He has agreed already to pay me the balance but it is my belief that a Law firm like yours is needed to help me collect payment from my ex-husband or litigate this matter if he fails to pay as promised.

Sincerely
Linda Cheng.

UPDATE
The WSBA has also sent out an email confirming this problem. Please take great care with any unsolicited email. Also, I got a call from a lawyer in Colorado who had nearly been victimized by the same “Linda Cheng.” -Mark Baumann