The King County Bar Association has nominated a slate of candidates for the offices to be filled in the 2008 election in April. The nominations are:

PRESIDENT:

     Daniel Gandara, Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT:

     James A. Andrus, K&L Gates

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT:

     Mark T. Aoki-Fordham, Starbucks Coffee Company
     Karen W. Murray, Associated Counsel for the Accused

SECRETARY/TRUSTEE:

     Timothy M. Moran, Kipling Law Group, PLLC
     Kim M. Tran, Stafford Frey Cooper

TRUSTEES (Central District)

     Theodore J. Angelis, K & L Gates
     Kaustuv M. Das, Merchant & Gould P.C.
     Michael S. Spearman, Judicial Dispute Resolution
     Christine M. Tobin, Bush Strout & Kornfeld

TRUSTEES (East District)

     Orna A. Edgar, Microsoft Corporation
     Ted D. Billbe, Law Office of Ted D. Billbe PLLC

TRUSTEES (South District)

     Michael Ditchik, Hanis Irvine Prothero PLLC
     Shana E. Thompson, Curran Law Firm P.S.

Nominations other than those made by the Nominating Committee may be made by March 17, 2008 by a petition signed by 15 members of the Association and filed with the KCBA Secretary, Joan Tierney, along with a 250-word statement of biographical information and a photo.

The King County Bar Association is the largest voluntary bar in the Pacific Northwest, with over 5,300 members and a budget of approximately $2,700,000. The Association conducts programs designed to improve the administration of justice, increase the professionalism of its members, and serve the public. In 2005-2006, 1,650 attorneys volunteered 24,000 hours to provide a legal safety net for nearly 10,000 vulnerable King Count residents, generating over $6.5 million in free legal services.

The King County Bar Association is on the web at www.kcba.org.

 

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