Program Chairperson: Kathleen Petrich, Stokes Lawrence, P.S.

Senior-level business lawyers routinely form, counsel, and close business entities and draft and negotiate agreements that implicate complex intellectual property issues. In this advanced-level seminar, experts in intellectual property law will red-flag the complex IP issues in business formations and transactions and provide practical, in-depth written materials on clearing trade names, IP transfers in mergers/acquisitions, IP issues in boilerplate agreements, latest issues related to domain names, IP valuation and tax implications, and methods for retrieving or protecting IP in bankruptcy proceedings. Working knowledge of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets is presumed. This seminar is intentionally shortened to four hours so the intended audience can receive maximum value from the presentation without sacrificing a whole billing day.

4.0 General CLE Credits Approved

Please view the brochure for CLE and ticket prices.
You may print the brochure and register by mail or by calling (206)267-7100.

Featuring: Richard Cho, Seattle SuperSonics; Michael Reynvaan, Perkins Coie LLC; Honorable Michael Trickey, King County Superior Court

0.25 Ethics and 2.25 General CLE Credits Approved

Program Chairpersons: Judge John Erlick, King County Superior Court and Linda Roubik, Wechsler Becker, LLP

The Annual Bench Bar Conference provides an opportunity for judges, commissioners, lawyers and related professionals to exchange ideas for improving the systems through which attorneys interact with the court. It’s a time for frank, fast paced discussion. It’s a time for new ideas, innovation and problem solving. It’s an opportunity for you to be heard and to make a difference.

4.00 General and .5 Ethics CLE Credits Pending
4.00 General and .5 Ethics CJE Credits Pending

No charge for Judges, Commissioners and Magistrates.

Program Chairperson: Jean Gompf, Attorney at Law

Featuring Commissioner Kimberly Prochnau, King County Superior Court; Kathy Royer, Law Office of J Mark Wiess PS

You spoke! We listened! Ex Parte Practice Tips by Practice Area!
Join us for a frank discussion.. Are there ways to streamline the process? What is the fine line between necessary impromptu hearings and an “ambush” of the other side? Where are all the forms? Forms? What forms? And what does the Court expect in terms of conduct and communication between counsel?.

1.75 General and .25 Ethics CLE Credits Approved

Program Chairperson: Steven Hailey, CyberSecurity Institute

Featuring: TBA

Protecting your information from unscrupulous individuals is becoming more challenging and more expensive every day. Tech-savvy individuals are also clever at hiding the information you request in discovery rather than deleting it or shredding it. Did you know that many high school aged young people can hide information so you would see a picture of something like a flower and yet a whole message or messages will be hiding in a pixel? Prepare yourself for some surprising information.
This seminar is designed for the everyday professional with basic computer skills. All are welcome.

5.5 General and .5 Ethics CLE Credits Pending