Guardianship Practice in Snohomish County
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September Volume 43 The official publication of the 2015 Number 8 Snohomish County Bar Association Snohomish County Bar Association Presents Guardianship Practice S in Snohomish County September 25, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Geoff Jones, C Attorney at Law, Newton Kight L.L.P Randy Boyer, Attorney at Law, Randy M. Boyer, Inc. P.S. Lawrence Dolan, B Attorney at Law, Newton Kight L.L.P Andrea Nicoliasen, Attorney at Law • Initiating a Guardianship • Role of the Guardian Ad Litem • Attorney for the Guardian Post Appointment A • Ethical Issues for Guardianship Attorneys • Role of the Guardianship Monitoring Program Robert J. Drewel Building, Meeting Room #1, First Floor 4 General and 1 Ethics Credits Pending News Free to SCBA Members, 125.00 Non-Members RSVP with the SCBA Office (425) 388-3056 SCBA News INSIDE THIS ISSUE Published by the « Calendar of Events Snohomish County Bar Association « Superior Court Assignments P.O. Box 5429 Everett, WA 98206 « From the Desk of the President « Campaign for Equal Justice Laurie Ummel Editor « Snohomish County Young Lawyers Terri Callantine « The Lawyer’s Road Review ~ Magna Carta Magazine Production Joyce Wood « Snohomish County Superior Court Ex Parte Calendar Notice Executive Director [email protected] « Snohomish County Superior Court Local Rule Changes « CLEs Snohomish County Bar Association Officers « Announcements Kari Petrasek « Advertisements President Gurjit Pandher Vice President ADVERtiSING AND SUBMISSIONS Michael O’Meara Treasurer Announcements: SCBA members only. Contact Joyce Wood at (425) 388- Laurie Ummel Secretary 3056 or [email protected]. Trustees Classifieds: Please contact Joyce Wood for rates and submission guidelines at Ann Brice Tom Cox (425) 388-3056 or at [email protected]. Jacob Gent Joel Nichols Submissions: Contact Joyce Wood at (425) 388-3056 or at [email protected]. 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Box 5429, Everett, WA 98206 2 Snohomish County Bar News - SEPTEMBER 2015 SCBA CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 7th Courthouse Closed 12th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 4th CLE Ethics Smorgasbord 14th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 9th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 15th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 17th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 19th Family Law Section Meeting 16th Family Law Section Meeting 21st Family Law Section Meeting 19th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 25th CLE Guardianship 26th & 27th Courthouse Closed December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 14th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 1st Courthouse Closed 8th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 11th Young Lawyers Division Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 17th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 15th Family Law Section Meeting 21st Family Law Section Meeting 18th Courthouse Closed 17th CLE Draeger Alcotest 9510 25th Courthouse Closed 21st SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 18th Board of Trustees Meeting 25th Family Law Section Meeting 25th Courthouse Closed 26th ADR Section Meeting SUPERIOR COURT ASSIGNMENTS Presiding Judge: Judge Michael T. Downes Trial Calendar Call and Motions to Continue Trial Dept. 2 Juvenile Court: Judge Lucas Judge Ellis (8/31-9/4)/Judge Kurtz (beginning 9/8) Commissioner Stewart Civil Motions: Judge Okrent Aug 31-Sept 11 Judge Fair Sept 14-25 Judge Farris Sept 28-Oct 2 Criminal Hearings: Judge Weiss Aug 31-Sept 11 Judge Appel Sept 3 Judge Farris Sept 14-25 Judge Fair Sept 28-Oct 2 Criminal Motions: Judge Wynne Aug 31-Sept 11 Judge Ellis Sept 14-25 Judge Weiss Sept 28-Oct 2 Criminal Dept. Judges: Judges Wynne, Farris, Krese, Bowden, Wilson, Okrent, Dingledy, Judge Civil Dept. Judges:2 Judges Fair, Weiss, Appel, Ellis Ex Parte/Commissioner Civil Motions:1 Commissioner Brudvik Family Law Calendars:1 Commissioners Waggoner, Gaer and Tinney Please note: All assignments are subject to change without notice and assignments may not change on the first day of the month. SEPTEMBER 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 3 without being drawn into the public debate. FROM THE DESK OF THE Judge Van Slyck currently serves as the presiding judge, a position she took over in January 2015. She RESIDENT P is the judge for the Community Justice Alternatives KARI PETRASEK – Therapeutic Court hearings. This Court started in 2013 because of the efforts of Judge Mitchell, and there is court every two weeks. In addition to I recently had an opportunity to sit down with this therapeutic court, Judge Van Slyck serves on the Honorable Laura Van Slyck. She was elected in the District & Municipal Court Judges Association November 2013 after Judge Mitchell retired from Therapeutic Courts committee, and the AOC’s Judges Everett Municipal Court. Judge Van Slyck started her in the School committee, where she is available to position January 2, 2014. She grew up in Southern go to local schools to teach a class. Judge Van Slyck California and moved to Seattle in her mid-teens. After has plans and hopes to start other types of courts and/ high school, while was contemplating which college or programs in an effort to reach out and help more she wanted to go to, she had an interesting job. She people. worked in Bristol Bay, Alaska for summer gillnetting Since she became a judge, she is more aware of salmon. Workers were flown into the camp on a bush plane, landing on the beach. She had to leave than ever of how important it is for parties to provide earlier than anticipated though because there were true and accurate information to the judge. She is bears in the area and she lacked sufficient proficiency also amazed at how difficult it is sometimes to keep a calendar moving and the importance of letting a in large firearms to protect herself. She finally settled on the University of Washington and while in college, party be heard, but also get through a calendar in a timely manner. One of the biggest changes she has worked at a Seattle law firm. When she graduated from college, she decided to attend the University of seen since becoming a judge is the new courthouse Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University that was recently completed. Other changes that have School of Law). While in law school she worked at the taken place are the court’s focus on prioritizing cases and case load rules for public defenders and the new same Seattle law firm, handling trustees’ sales. change in courts focusing on and paying attention to After taking the bar exam, Judge Van Slyck was therapeutic courts. Courts are now more open to this hired to be a public defender for the City of Everett. being a possibility and monitoring whether it is an She held this position from 1988 to 1991. In 1991, she effective option. started working for the City of Everett as its all day, every day prosecutor. She moved to the civil division Judge Van Slyck wants attorneys appearing in in 1997 as the assistant city attorney before being front of her to know that she is prepared and has read promoted to code enforcer shortly thereafter in 1998 what has been provided for the hearing. She advises she moved to Everett with her husband and young everyone to not squander the court’s trust. For newer children because Mayor Hansen liked having senior attorneys, she feels that the municipal court is a place staff in the community. In 2000 she became the lead where attorneys can gain skills and learn what type of city prosecutor where she remained until 2007, when lawyer they want to be. Also, she believes that newer she became the legal advisor to the Everett Police attorneys should understand their role in advocating Department. In 2012, she returned to the prosecutor’s for their client versus. the court’s role. Realize that while you may be asking the court for something, office for a short time before being elected judge. During this time at the prosecutor’s office, she worked the judge has to make a final decision, and always on implementing RCWs relating to drug nuisance be prepared to answer questions, even if you have an and chronic nuisance as well as drafting a city code agreed order to hand up. relating to abatement laws. And what does Judge Van Slyck like to do when Some of the most interesting cases Judge Van not being a judge? Her family consists of avid sailors.