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Open House: NWJP comes to PA

Northwest Justice Project’s new Port Angeles office will host an open house on Friday, September 28th, 2007, from noon to 3:00, at 816 E. 8th Street, Port Angeles. Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens will be hosting the event. The new office will be dedicated to serving the legal needs of low-income residents of Clallam and Jefferson Counties through community outreach, legal education and representation in high priority civil cases. The office will have three full time staff attorneys, including Mark Huth.

Please RSVP with Terri at the NWJP PA office, 360-452-917. Fax 360-452-4053.

CLE: Drug Testing

Harry Gasnick, Director of the Clallam County Public Defenders Office has announced his agency will be sponsoring a CLE on the ins and outs of urine analysis. The CLE will be held at the Port Angeles City Hall’s city council room on September 25, 2007 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Those wishing to attend can contact Harry at 452-3307. The cost for the event will be $25.00 and checks should be made out to Drug Court.

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Brooke Taylor wins Judicial election

The primary election is over and Brooke Taylor will be the new Clallam County Superior Court judge. By statute, any judge who wins more than 50% of a primary election will be the only candidate appearing on the fall general election. Mr. Taylor won 53% of the election, therefore his name will be the only one appearing on the ballot.

ClallamCountyBar.com says congratulations to Mr. Taylor, and offers a hearty congratulations to Brent Basden, Curtis Johnson and Craig Miller for making the effort to keep our democracy robust.

Kevin Hansen is still doing bankruptcy

Kevin Hansen was looking to make a change last year, but has put that on hold. For now, he and Hugh Haffner are the only (?) Clallam attorneys doing bankrutpcy work. Kevin is with:

Basden & Hansen
916 Georgiana Street
Port Angeles WA 98362
360-452-8315

FYI, in the news this week, bankruptcy filings are up for the same period last year. Also, the Washington homestead exemption is now $125,000 (thanks in part to the work of Hugh Haffner with the Washington Legislatature).

Hugh Haffner
520 N 5th Ave
Sequim WA 98382
360- 681-2493

Marie Angier

By Michelle Ahrens

The service to celebrate the life of Marie Angier will be held this coming Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. The address for the church is 139 W. 8th St., Port Angeles. I’m sure Tom would appreciate seeing his colleagues there to support him.

Additionally, some of the employees of the AG’s office are trying to put together some funds to erect a memorial bench for Marie in Sequim. The cost for this is $1,000.00. This plan is in the early stages but if you are interested in contributing to this project you should contact Cathy Carlin at the Attorney General’s Office – 457-2711.

9/21 bar lunch: with clerk Barb Christiansen

By Michelle Ahrens

Barb Christensen asked me to get an email out to the bar about getting copies of juror profiles prior to trials. She, apparently, heard that there were some grumblings around the courthouse about lawyers not being able to access juror profiles. This is not true. Previously, there had been an issue with the new software program. That issue has been remedied. The attorney of record on a case may now request copies of the juror profiles for a trial as much as one week in advance of the trial. One copy will be provided at no charge.
If you have any questions about this or any other issues in the Superior Court Clerk’s Office, Barb would like you to know her door is always open. She will also be joining us at our bar lunch on September 21, 2007 to further update us on issues in the Superior Court Clerk’s Office.