CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE 500 W. 8th Street, Suite 65 PAID Vancouver, WA 98660 VANCOUVER, WA PERMIT NO. 620 ccbawashington.org DECEMBER 2011 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CCBA’s Got More Talent! page 6 Advertise in HEARSAY Does your business cater to the legal industry? page 14 Get targeted exposure to CCBA members and associates! Reserve your ad space today! Call Lisa @ 695-5975 THIS MONTH’S ISSUE 2011/2012 CCBA OFFICERS & TRUSTEES President’s Message ............................................................................3 Family Law Section Meeting ..............................................................17 CCBA General Meeting and Lunch........................................................4 Nuts and Bolts: Trial Skills Series ......................................................18 Three Who Can Really Tickle Things with Their Fingers......................6 Nuts & Bolts CLE Schedule ................................................................20 Workers’ Compensation CLE................................................................8 Double Hearsay ..................................................................................21 PRESIDENT IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT VLP REPRESENTATIVE CCBA Announcements........................................................................10 Hearsay Profile: Kurt Rylander............................................................23 John Fairgrieve Kurt Rylander David Gregerson Possible GAL CLE................................................................................10 Clark County Volunteer Lawyers’ Program ........................................24 (360) 397-2261 (360) 750-9931 (360) 906-1164 Court Rules Corrections......................................................................10 Law Library News................................................................................25 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hearsay Heresy ..................................................................................12 Attorney Bookkeeping Tips ................................................................25 Inns of Court........................................................................................13 News You Can Use..............................................................................25 VICE-PRESIDENT TRUSTEE OFFICE MANAGER Trial Skills: Jury Selection CLE............................................................14 Legally Drawn......................................................................................25 Suzan Clark Jane Clark Lisa Darco CCBA Board Meeting Minutes ............................................................15 SW Washington Lawyer Referral Service ..........................................26 (360) 735-9434 (360) 859-3823 (360) 695-5975 Superior Court Bench/Bar Meeting Minutes ......................................16 Events Calendar ..................................................................................26 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] HEARSAY is published 12 times per year and is design edited by: TREASURER TRUSTEE MEMBER SERVICES JEFF GOUGH, Creative Director • GOUGH CREATIVE GROUP 360-818-4GCG • [email protected] J.D. 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MEDIATOR David Gregerson Jill Sasser Kurt Rylander CCBA OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (360) 906-1164 (360) 816-2534 (360) 750-9931 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Calling All Highly experienced–full-time neutral since 1992 Social Volunteers Business & commercial; personal injury; The Barrister’s Ball committee is desperately employment; real estate & construction in need of volunteers to help with the planning, Listed for Mediation in setup, and running of the Barrister’s Ball. The Best Lawyers in America ® We also need people to help canvas businesses Member, Oregon and Washington Bars for charity donations to be auctioned. 503-284-2511 The charity this year to receive the funds Fax 503-284-2519 will be the YWCA SafeChoice Program. [email protected] www.spier-mediate.com 2536 N.E. 28th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97212-4916 Call Lisa Darco at 695-5975 No charge for travel time or travel expense in Oregon and Washington PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE UPCOMING EVENTS JOHN FAIRGRIEVE CCBA President MEETING MEETING CLE MEETING December 6, 2011 December 12, 2011 December 15, 2011 In a recent article in the New York Times titled “What They In a mentorship relationship a seasoned attorney is matched with CLE: Ethics CCBA General Meeting and Lunch Web Site Committee Meeting Public Service Center 9:00am - Noon Red Lion at the Quay Noon - 1:00pm JD Nellor’s Office - Noon Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering”, author David Segal a less experienced attorney to act as a trusted friend, counselor CLE following Meeting & Lunch - 1:00 - suggests that law schools focus on theoretical matters rather and teacher. Mentors provide expertise to less experienced indi- MEETING MEETING 2:00 - Condo’s & Homeowners than useful ones, forcing law firms to spend time and money viduals, helping them to advance their careers, enhance their December 7, 2011 December 15, 2011 teaching new associates practical legal skills. While this education, and build networks of colleges who can assist them in CCBA Board Meeting MEETING Social/Auction Committee Meeting approach may work for large law firms and government legal the future. The value of mentorship has been recognized in many CCBA Office – Noon December 13, 2011 CCBA Office - 4:30pm offices like the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, it professional fields, and the Oregon State Bar Association recently Superior Court Bench/Bar Meeting MEETING doesn’t address the need for practical legal training for attorneys initiated a mentorship program for its members. On a personal Courthouse – Noon MEETING December 7, 2011 December 20, 2011 in small law firms and for solo practitioners. This issue is particu- note I have been lucky enough to have been mentored by more CCBA Hearsay Meeting SOCIAL CLE Committee Meeting larly important in our county, where there is no public experienced colleagues both as an officer in the Marine Corps CCBA Office- 11:30am December 14, 2011 CCBA Office 12:00pm defender’s office and where criminal indigent defense in felony and later as a new attorney in the prosecuting attorney’s office. Family Law Section Holiday Party cases is provided principally through contracts awarded to indi- Tommy O’s - 11:30am CLE vidual attorneys and small firms. In January all members of our county bar association will receive January 11, 2012 CLE an e-mail soliciting their participation in our mentorship pro- Nuts & Bolts CLE: Trial Skills - Jury One way to address this problem is through mentorship. The gram. For the more experienced members of our association, I December 14, 2011 Selection Red Lion at the Quay 3pm to 5pm Nuts & Bolts CLE: Workers’ Compensa- term mentor has its roots in Greek mythology. Mentor was a invite you to share your experience and expertise with your tion - Red Lion at the Quay 3pm to 5pm friend of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, who placed Mentor and younger or less experienced colleges. By doing so you will have Odysseus’ foster brother in charge of Odysseus’ son Telemachus the opportunity to improve the proficiency and professionalism when Odysseus left for the Trojan War. In Odysseus’ absence of newer members of the bar and to improve its quality overall. Mentor provided Telemachus with advice and counsel. The per- SW WASHINGTON LAWYER sonal name Mentor has been adopted in English as a term For newer attorneys, I urge you to consider participating in the Representing Injured meaning someone who imparts wisdom to and shares knowl- mentorship program. It provides an opportunity to improve edge with a less experienced college. (My thanks Tom Foley and your skills as an attorney and to avoid some of the pitfalls that REFERRAL SERVICE Workers on Their Wikipedia for enlightening me concerning the term’s origin). face all of us as we progress through this challenging, but hope- The CCBA’s Lawyer Referral Service is a program designed to Washington Claims fully rewarding profession. help the general public find attorneys appropriate for their needs, while at the same time providing a source of new client Busick Hamrick, PLLC business exclusively to our members. Upcoming CLE Schedule To participate, members pay a small one-time annual fee. (The service is free to the public.) For more information, call the CCBA at 360-695-5975. THE SWLRS REFERRED 304 CLIENTS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Administrative Law ......................................................10 Bankruptcy