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

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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

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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].

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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. Slyck had while an attorney involved an animal cruelty They sail around Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, case where the animal was a snake; a canon that and Canada. Her son is a junior at Western Washington exploded before a Snohomish High School football University and races sailboats on his school’s team. game (an intense and emotional case, which drew She enjoys vacationing at any ski resort area during national attention), bikini barista cases, and an Everett the summer or winter, and always looks for things to School Board case involving disorderly conduct balance the pressure of being on the bench. Judge Van (very difficult). These cases were also difficult for her Slyck recognizes the importance of finding time to do because she was in the public eye and had to be fair the fun and enjoyable things in life.  4 Snohomish County Bar News - SEPTEMBER 2015 legal aid through a phone-a-thon hosted by local Snohomish County law firms in Edmonds and Everett. This year, I and Legal Services other colleagues will be gathering in the afternoons of September 16th and 17th from 2-4pm to call Ann Brice friends, sign letters, and fire up our community to Campaign for Equal Justice donate to the Campaign in support of legal aid. If you enjoy chatting with friends on the phone, then September Means Opportunities to Serve this is the opportunity for you! We always need If you’re anything like me, you’re looking at more people to call and sign letters, so contact me, your calendar wondering how September arrived so Ann Brice at 425-252-0797. quickly! Yes—it’s fall, and that means it’s time to dig 3. Donate to the Campaign in support of legal aid. back into the things we care about the most. For me, The Campaign for Equal Justice, which that’s supporting legal aid. Legal aid providers like our own Snohomish County Legal Services provide raises money for legal aid providers across the direct service to low-income neighbors who are facing state, helps provide funding for SCLS’s annual a civil legal crisis. I care about the work of legal aid grant from the Legal Foundation of Washington, providers like SCLS because I know how tough it is to an important source of income for SCLS. The be low-income and need an attorney. great thing about donating to the Campaign is that we get back a lot more money than we raise. What does low-income mean? By definition, low- Last year, SCLS got more than three dollars income families or individuals earn an annual income in grants for every dollar donated here in equal to or less than 125% of the Federal Poverty Snohomish! Every attorney’s participation counts, Level (FPL). That’s an extremely small amount of so if you can make a contribution to the Campaign money. Individuals earning exactly 125% FPL make this month either during the phone-a-thon or online $14,323 per year. And that the highest level of income at http://www.c4ej.org, we would be very grateful. to mean the definition of “low income”. Even if you feel like you’re on the wrong side To put it all in perspective, imagine living on that of your summer vacation, there are so many ways to salary or less. Then imagine that you need a lawyer make sure that these upcoming weeks are rewarding because you’re about to be kicked out of your home, ones. Get inspired, help someone in need, and have a or you’re facing an ugly divorce, or you’re having great fall!  problems with your health insurance when you’re sick. Sound bad? Unfortunately, we have a lot more people in these situations than you may think. The Snohomish County 2015 Washington Civil Legal Needs Study Update reports that about 18.3% of our state’s population lives Young Lawyers at or below 125% FPL. For Snohomish, that’s about 136,000 people. The good news is that we have the power to help! Attention Snohomish County Young Lawyers: I’d like to suggest three ways that you can join me in We will be having our next monthly meeting at giving low-income people a fair chance to navigate the Indigo Kitchen and Alehouse, 2902 164th St. SW, in legal system no matter what legal crisis they may face. Lynnwood on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 5:00 1. Volunteer for Snohomish County Legal p.m. Members are welcome anytime between 5 and 6 Services. pm. SCLS is always looking for skilled attorneys All members are invited to attend! to help out clients, and attorneys from every area of practice are needed. SCLS provides free Any active member in the Snohomish County training, mentoring, and malpractice insurance to Bar Association is a young lawyer until the person volunteers, so it’s a great option for attorneys of all is 36 years of age or until the fifth year in which any ages and years of experience. Fill out a volunteer member has been admitted to practice, whichever is form and read more about it at http://www. later. snocolegal.org/volunteer.php. If you are interested in becoming involved with 2. Volunteer at the Campaign for Equal Justice the SCYLD, please attend our next meeting (second phone-a-thon. Monday of every month at 5:00 p.m.) or email Omar Each fall, the Campaign for Equal Justice Nur at [email protected]. rallies Snohomish county attorneys to support We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!  SEPTEMBER 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 5 P.S.I. INVESTIGATIONS LLC

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6 Snohomish County Bar News - SEPTEMBER 2015 but thought it racist, then the chief justice for England The Lawyer’s and Wales used the same term from the podium. Perhaps the darkness refers only to the conduct of the Road Review governments there. by Pete Patterson This appears to extend to the regions of the Middle East. We were graced with the presence of the most Magna Carta Empire British personage I have encountered in many years, the aristocratic Right Honourable Baroness One day you are sitting in your office and the Emma Nicholson, Member of the House of Lords, phone rings. A longtime client is on the line upset. The presently acting as a Trade Envoy to Iraq for Her police are at his house searching everything. He asks Majesties government. In reality she is carrying out you to come out. the work that any Great Power must do, take what You get in your car and drive to his home in your civilization you can to places where the Rule of Law is either merely a concept or not known at all. This modest auto, alight the vehicle and address the first policeman you encounter introducing yourself as the doesn’t take an aircraft carrier, which is good as the homeowner’s lawyer and request a copy of the search United Kingdom doesn’t have any of those presently. warrant. The Baroness has made 10 trips to Iraq in the last Instead of producing a document signed by a 8 months as of June, 2015, and clearly is working judge, they produce handcuffs, place you under arrest on more than trade. She ended up testifying in a trial without advising you of the charge, and transport you where she had firsthand knowledge of the “most in the police vehicle to the jail, where you stay without atrocious conduct” of some members of a terrorist being charged and without bail for 8 days. band where the other witnesses were too terrified, intimidated, to testify against the defendant. This time you are not beaten. And at least they She happened to be in Jordon when the pilot ISIS haven’t mentioned your children and how much danger they are in as the police say they know where had captured alive was burned to death in a cage. they go to school. That happened to a colleague who She was told by the Jordanians “this is against our also practices law. religion” which she graciously accepted, but I sensed sent her to worrying about what that foundation for This is the story related by Beatrice Mtetwe, a conflict might lead to. Her main emphasis was that lawyer from Zimbabwe over breakfast at the ABA these people and the people of Iraq want justice, London Sessions this summer, to commemorate the and we must have some law in place to begin with th 800 anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta by for these people. Iraq has apparently never signed King John, forced to acknowledge limitations on his the convention against genocide, which raised some prerogatives over his subjects jurisdictional issues. She called th June 15 1215. for something in between Notwithstanding its status the nation’s courts and the as a former colony of Great International Criminal Court in Britain, granted independence the Hague, which is so far from in 1980, the principles of the the scene of the crimes. Magna Carta and development During the CLE sections of these concept of individual it was driven home to us no rights and limits on the central matter what the law you want to government through the adopt as a constitution, it must iterations of Edmund Coke, reflect the foundational beliefs Blackstone, Mabdison, Jefferson and Adams and and culture of the people represented. One cannot, as the rest just have not taken hold in Zimbabwe, nor some have tried, to merely begin with “We the People, necessarily worldwide. ( fill in the blank of the country ) in order to form a Consider as well the tales told by Cherie Blair, more perfect government”…. wife of the former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who This is close to what happened in Zimbabwe, practices in the field of international law. Getting a except that when they found a provision that ran client out of an African country when the government counter to the desires of the government they amended decides they do not like him is at best stressful. the constitution to suit their desires 19 times in 30 I was tempted to coin the phrase “Darkest Africa” years, then threw it out and wrote a continued on page 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 7 Unlawful Detainers

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8 Snohomish County Bar News - SEPTEMBER 2015 Lawyers Road Review continued from page 7 new one in 2013. Our Constitution has a better record, but then our constitution had unique start, and neather Zimbabwe nor Iraq have a George Washington. Still, the lawyers from other parts of the earth couldn’t help but be puzzled why we allow so many firearms in our population. Days before a man walked into a church in South Carolina and shot 9 people, a lawyer from Sweden and I were chatting at a marvelous garden party at the Inns of Court in London about the problem. He was perplexed. You are taking casualties over this 2nd Amendment, what can be done? Nothing, I told him. And notwithstanding my hope someone might have a better idea I believe this more than ever now. It is part of our foundational belief system that every American has a right to possess and use firearms. It is just one of those limits we placed on our Sovereign. Amendment of the US Constitution was raised in our conversation, but imagine the scene if an Article V constitutional convention would be called to address the problem. Perhaps I fear that event even more than the random deaths we have endured. The Rule of Law, it appears, is a question of degree. 

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Volunteer Attorneys Needed for “Serving Our Seniors” Will Clinic Interested in learning more about estate planning while performing a much-needed public service? Both experienced and new estate planning attorneys: please join us for Serving Our Seniors,* a public service project brought to you by the Snohomish County Young Lawyers Division and Snohomish County Legal Services. New and young attorneys with an interest in estate planning work will be matched with experienced estate planning attorneys to interview clients and draft wills, advanced directives, and power of at- torney documents for those aged 60 or older residing in HUD housing or living at 200% of the federal poverty level in the Snohomish County area. When: Saturday, October 3, 2015 9:00–1:30 p.m.: Orientation and Clinics (each attorney will see approximately 3 clients) Where: Snohomish County Legal Services, Everett, WA For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kari Petrasek at [email protected].

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Robert J. Drewel Building, Meeting Room #1, First Floor 3 Ethics Credits Pending Free to members $125.00 non-members RSVP with the SCBA Office (425) 388-3056

SEPTEMBER 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 17 Marysville Office Share Office share space available in a friendly, busy law office in vibrant, growing Mill Creek Office Space Marysville. Available. Amenities include: I have an extra office room (11’ x 12’) • Large, private office available within my suite with a stylish • Access to photocopier, fax, entry sitting room. This would make phones and other equipment a good incubator or second office space. I am an experienced real estate, • Fiber optic hi-speed internet business & wills lawyer. • Shared staff workspace • Legal work referrals, overflow, $600 per month; month to month basis. and associations possible Come and see it. Contact: 16300 Mill Creek Blvd. #205. Gary L. Baker Baker Law Firm, PS. Bob Williamson (425) 743-0728 [email protected] 1802 Grove Street Marysville, WA 98270 (360) 659-7800

Downtown Edmonds offices for rent LYNNWOOD OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Offices for rent in desirable downtown Edmonds next to City Hall and across the street from the municipal court. We are 4300 - 198th Street S.W. located 17 miles from both Snohomish and One or two spaces available King County Superior Court. Offices in our building are rarely available Approximately 300 sq. ft. each but for the first time in years two offices Wi-Fi, Fax and Copier available are open, one with secretarial space. The offices in our building are occupied solely Conference room by attorneys and have been for over fifty Room for Staff years.. It is a friendly and collaborative group here. Furniture also available Located at 143 5th Ave. N., Edmonds Contact: Bill Foster 425 778 1151 (425) 776-2147 Chris Williams [email protected]

18 Snohomish County Bar News - SEPTEMBER 2015 Everett - Office sharing space for one attorney

Phone system, copying, fax, library, cable wired for Internet

1/2 block from courthouse

Contact Steve Good, Sr. 425-259-7188 or email [email protected]

Office Space Available in Marysville September 1, 2015 One story office space with (handicap access ramp) that is 1,200 sq. ft. of store front ready space. This space consists of a reception area, four large offices and one smaller office (could be used as a copy room, etc.) and a utility/storage closet. This space includes a full bathroom, small kitchen, a small laundry room. This room could also be used for storage. This entire space to rent is $1,400.00 per month with a one year plus lease option available or you can rent the individual rooms, this is negotiable. The monthly rent includes water/sewer/garbage and landscaping. If interested or have questions, please contact # (360) 658-6580 and ask for Mindy or Paul. Or you can email: [email protected]

SEPTEMBER 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 19 Judge Thorpe ADR Arbitrations and Mediations

of disputes involving:

Family Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Real Estate 425 248-1457 TEDRA 201 Main St. #363 Professional Negligence Edmonds, WA 98020 UM/UIM [email protected] 20 years – Snohomish Superior Court 25 years in private practice

Snohomish County Bar Association P.O. Box 5429 Everett, WA 98206