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February Volume 37 The official publication of the 2009 Number 2 Snohomish County Bar Association Snohomish County Bar Association & Snohomish County Legal Services S 15th Annual Dinner and Auction LegalLegal AidAid —— C It’sIt’s notnot justjust forfor thethe LUCKY!LUCKY! B A Tulalip Resort Casino Saturday, March 7, 2009 5:00pm NEWS SAVE THE DATE SCBA NEWS INSIDE THIS ISSUE ! Calendar of Events Published by the ! Superior Court Assignments Snohomish County Bar Association ! Auction Update P.O. Box 5429 ! Snohomish County District YMCA High School Mock Trial Everett, WA 98206 ! The Lawyer’s Road Review Karl Hausmann Editor ! Court Commissioners’ Calendar Terri Callantine ! 15th Annual Dinner and Auction Magazine Production ! Snohomish County Young Lawyers Division Joyce Wood ! Snohomish County Superior Court Department Re-assignments Executive Director [email protected] ! Auction Donation Form Snohomish County Bar ! General Membership Meetings for WWL Association Officers ! CLEs Halley Hupp President ! Announcements Rico Tessandore ! Advertisements Vice President Elizabeth Cullen ADVERTISING AND SUBMISSIONS Treasurer Karl Hausmann Secretary Announcements: SCBA members only. Contact Joyce Wood at (425) 388-3056 or [email protected]. Trustees Hortensia Castillo Classifieds: Please contact Joyce Wood for rates and submission guidelines at (425) 388- Jennifer Gogert 3056 or at [email protected]. Glenn Kadish David Kennedy Submissions: Contact Joyce Wood at (425) 388-3056 or at [email protected]. Roberta Madow Brett Nagle Deadline: Copy must be received (not postmarked) by the 15th of each month for the Rob O’Neal subsequent issue. No cancellations will be accepted after the deadline. Please submit to William Steffener the SCBA office at P.O. Box 5429, Everett, WA 98026, Microsoft Word Format (Mac or PC) Arlene Taplin by e-mail. WordPerfect users, save your files in either MS Word format or Rich Text format Website: (RTF). Terri Callantine © 2009 by Snohomish County Bar Association. Printed by the SCBA CONTACT US All editorial material including editorial comment appearing herein represents the views of the respective authors and does not necessarily carry the endorsement of the Association or the Board of Trustees. Likewise, the publication of any advertisement is not to be SCBA Office: (425) 388-3056 / e-mail: [email protected] construed as an endorsement of the product or service offered unless it is specifically stated in the ad that there is such approval or endorsement. SCBA Fax: (425) 388-3978 SCBA NEWS is published monthly by the Snohomish Web site: www.snobar.org County Bar Association, P.O. Box 5429, Everett, WA 98206. Lawyer Referral Service: (425) 388-3018 Send changes of address to: Snohomish County Bar Association P.O. Box 5429, Everett, WA 98206 2 Snohomish County Bar News • FEBRUARY 2009 SCBA CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 2nd Donut Monday!!! 2nd Donut Monday!!! 6th Donut Monday!!! 9th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 7th SLCS AUCTION 10th CLE ADR Mediation 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 9th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 13th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 19th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 27th CLE PI 16th Family Law Section Meeting 16th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 19th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 20th Family Law Section Meeting 19th CLE Commissioner Brudvik May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 4th Donut Monday!!! 1st Donut Monday!!! 6th Donut Monday!!! 11th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 8th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 13th Young Lawyers Section Meeting 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter 15th NO Deadline SCBA Newsletter 18th Family Law Section Meeting 15th Family Law Section Meeting 15th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 21st SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 18thSCBA Board of Trustees Meeting 18th Family Law Section Meeting SUPERIOR COURT ASSIGNMENTS The courthouse will be closed February 16, 2009 Presiding Judge: ........................................................................................................................ Judge Larry E. McKeeman Trial Calendar Call and Motions to Continue Trial: ............................................................. Judge McKeeman, Dept. 10 Juvenile Court: ............................................................................................................................. Judges Wynne and Farris .............................................................................................................................................................. Commissioner Bedle1 Civil Motions:........................................................ Judge Lucas: ........................ February 2 – February 13 Judge Castleberry: ............... February 17 – February 27 Criminal Hearings:............................................... Judge Castleberry: ............... February 2 – February 13 Judge Downes:..................... February 17 – February 18 Judge Fair: ........................... February 19 – February 20 Judge Krese: ........................ February 23 – February 27 Criminal Motions: ................................................ Judge Cowsert: .................... February 2 – February 13 Judge Downes:..................... February 17 – February 27 2 Criminal Dept. Judges: ......................... Judges Allendoerfer, Bowden, Fair, Cowsert, Downes, Lucas, Kurtz, Weiss and Appel 2 Civil Dept. Judges: ...................................................................................................................................... Judges Knight, McKeeman, Castleberry and Krese 1 Ex Parte/Commissioner Civil Motions: .............................................................................................................................. Commissioner Lester H. Stewart 1 Family Law Calendars: ........................................................................................................................................ Commissioners Brudvik, Waggoner and Gaer Please note: All assignments are subject to change without notice and assignments may not change on the first day of the month. 1 Court Commissioner assignments are for six months duration and change in early January and July. 2 At the discretion of the Presiding Judge, criminal cases may be assigned to Civil Department Judges and civil cases may be assigned to Criminal Department Judges. FEBRUARY 2009 • Snohomish County Bar News 3 ATTENTION SNOHOMISH COUNTY BAR & WWL MEMBERS A NOTE FROM SAVE THE DATE!! SCBA TREASURER General Membership Meetings for WWL at ELIZABETH CULLEN LOMBARDI’S in Everett 1620 W. Marine View Drive, Everett, WA. 98201 No Host Lunch, 11:45 am-1pm FUN. FOOD. FRIENDS. You’ve come to ex- • March 4, 2009 pect these at the Snohomish County Bar Associa- • June 3, 2009 tion dinner. This year you can add to that list: • October 7, 2009 WORLD CLASS, LUXURIOUS, and EXCITIING. • December date TBA The 2009 Snohomish County Bar Association Din- UPCOMING EVENTS: ner and Snohomish County Legal Services Auction • May 7, 2009, Just in time for Mothers Day: will be held at the brand new Tulalip Resort on Sat- “Chocolate, Wine, and Flowers” at Enchanted urday, March 7, 2009 starting at 5:00 p.m. Come Florist in Everett, $20pp, More details to come. visit with old friends, enjoy the beautiful new re- • CLE, “Women and the Bench”, tentatively set for sort setting and maybe even check out the casino… April 2009, more details to come. after the auction of course! We expect this event to Thanks to all who joined in our first ever Wine Tasting be our best yet and we look forward to seeing ev- Event, January 13, 2009. It was a huge success and an eryone there. Due to the popularity of the resort as event we plan to host in the future an event venue, space is limited. SCBA will be un- If you have any questions about WWL, please contact able to accommodate late ticket sales, so please Melanie Dane at Zachor & Thomas, make sure you have your tickets purchased by the [email protected]. February 27, 2009 deadline. Invitations to be mailed out soon. " The Snohomish County District YMCA High School Mock Trial competition will be held on February 28, 2009 at the Denney Juvenile Justice Center, starting at 8:30 a.m. We are looking for attorney volunteers to serve as raters for the competition. This year we have six teams from four different schools that will be competing in a three rounds of trials. The top teams advance to the state competition in Olympia in March. Attorneys can volunteer for one, two or three rounds. A round lasts approximately two hours. If you are interested in serving please contact Judge Linda Krese at 425-388-3954 or [email protected]. This is a great opportunity to do some community service. The students do an impressive job as attorneys and witnesses. " 4 Snohomish County Bar News • FEBRUARY 2009 The car rides best on the bridge to nowhere, but if you have to turn off on to some state route and find the going tough balloons deploy THE LAWYER’S ROAD fore and aft and fill with Congressional Hot Air, to give the impression REVIEW of a better ride. The air reservoirs can be refilled at any state capital. The car pulls hard to the left, or the right, making travel in a BY PETE PATTERSON straight line to a given destination difficult, just as in Congress. However, if you buy shares in pork projects around the country, say a waste water treatment plant in Idaho Falls, keeping the vehicle on course is much easier. Debate over the color will last for