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Our thanks to each of the following:

Editors 
Theodore Angelis, Preston Gates Ellis LLC
Susan Johnson, Larson, Hart & Shepherd PLLC
Content Editors
Alexander A. Baehr, Holland & Knight LLP 
Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski, Attorney at Law
Heather Cowdery, Preston Gates Ellis, LLC
Richard L. Furman Jr., Hertog & Coster
Thuy Nguyen Leeper, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Roberta Madow, Hermes Law Firm, P.S.C.
Christopher L. Thayer, Larson, Hart & Shepherd PLLC
Phillip Zajdel, Durham Law Offices PLLC
AUTHORS 

Civil Trial Practice
Joseph E. Bringman, Perkins Coie LLP 
Mark E. Koontz, Law Offices of Lembhard G. Howell, P.S.
Wright Noel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 
Boyd Wiley, Campbell Dille Barnett Smith & Wiley
Timothy J. Wilson, Law Office of Timothy J. Wilson

Appellate Practice
Howard Goodfriend, Edwards, Sieh, Smith & 
   Goodfriend, P.S.
Catherine Wright Smith, Edwards, Sieh, Smith & 
   Goodfriend, P.S.

Damages: Proof and Measure
Mark P. Scheer, Scheer & Zehnder LLP

Guide to King County Courthouse
The Honorable Jim Doerty, Judge,
   King County Superior Court

Guide to Spokane County Courthouse
Thomas R. Fallquist, Clerk, Spokane Superior Court
The Honorable Steven N. Grovdahl, Commissioner, 
   Spokane Superior Court
David M. Hardy, Administrator, 
   Spokane Superior Court
Gregory S. Morrison, Attorney at Law
The Honorable Mike Padden, Judge, 
   Spokane Superior Court

Guide to Clark County Courthouse
Teri Wert, Clark County Clerk’s Office 

Guide to Snohomish County Courthouse
Edward E. Stemler, Attorney at Law 
Anne M. Trice, Snohomish County Superior Court 
   Clerk’s Office 

Personal Injury
David Heller, Heller & Darvas
Peter Steilberg III, Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey

Evidence
Michael P. Scruggs, Scruggs Law Offices

Collecting Claims & Establishing Judgments
Patrick J. Layman, Bishop, Lynch and White, P.S.

Consumer Law
Peter L. Maier, Maier & Severance, P.C.

Domestic Relations
Sheila M. Huber, Attorney at Law 
Michael Louden, Attorney at Law, The Public Advocate
Ann Murphy, Professor of Law, 
   Gonzaga School of Law

Probate, Guardianship & Estate Planning
Suzanne C. Howle, Thompson & Howle
Donna M. Calf Robe, Thompson & Howle

General Tax Practice
Jason T. Froggatt, Davis Wright Tremaine
J. Scott Gary, Karr Tuttle Campbell
Robert M. Kane Jr., LeSourd & Patten, P.S.
F. Michael Kovach, Attorney at Law
Casey J. Little, Fahlman & Olson, P.S.
Terri A. Merriam, Pearson Merriam, P.C.
Martin Silver, Silver Nagler
Kenneth R. Weil, Attorney at Law
John J. White Jr., Livengood, Carter, Tjossem, Fitzgerald & Alskog, LLP
Kelly Yates, Esq., The Exchange Facilitators 
   Corporation
Phillip Zajdel, Durham Law Offices PLLC
Alternatives to Litigation:
   Arbitration & Mediation
Michael S. Gillie, Washington Arbitration & 
   Mediation Service
William F. Joyce, Ogden Murphy Wallace
John W. Kydd, Strong & Kydd
Diane McGaha, Washington Arbitration & 
   Mediation Service
Judy Mikel-Blair, Washington Arbitration & 
   Mediation Service

Business Law Practice
Susan E. Foster, Perkins Coie LLP 
Mark M. Hough, Riddell Williams, PS 
Paula Holm Jensen, Stoel Rives LLP
Geir Jonsson, Stoel Rives LLP
John D. Kauffman, Stoel Rives LLP
Shaukat Karjeker,, Esq.
Marishka Marten, Stoel Rives LLP
Howard R. Morrill (Franchise),
   Bundy & Morrill, Inc., P.S.
Jill Peterson, Stoel Rives LLP
Brian J. Todd, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Georges H.G. Yates, Perkins Coie LLP
Andrew H. Zuccotti, Stoel Rives LLP

Real Property Practice
Dan Berger, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Scott Ellerby, Mills Meyers Swartling
Rhys Farren, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Dale J. Galvin, Malone Galvin Spicer, PS
Sean Holland, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance 
   Company
Gregory J. Lawless, The Lawless Partnership
Evan L. Loeffler, of counsel,
   Harrison Benis & Spence, LLP
Walter Olsen Jr., Olsen Law Firm
David M. Parker, Anderson, Buck and Mann
Joseph Rockne , The Lawless Partnership
John H. Ruhl, Eisenhower & Carlson PLLC
Jane Voget, Law Offices of Jane Voget

Commercial Practice
Robert Amkraut, Riddell Williams P.S 
Alexander A. Baehr, Holland & Knight LLP
David M. Byers, Graham & Dunn PC
Kathleen J. Hopkins, Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
Aaron E. Kornblum, Graham & Dunn PC
Mark D. Northrup, Graham & Dunn PC

Internet and Technology Law
John F. DeVleming, TrueNorthLaw PLLC
David J. James, Jr., AvantLaw PLLC
Rick L. Leitner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
David A. Lowe, Black Lowe & Graham PLLC
Jane M. Savard, TrueNorthLaw PLLC
Richard Schenkar, Law Office of Richard Schenkar

Criminal Trial Practice
Richard L. Anderson, Senior Deputy Prosecutor, 
   Office of King County Prosecuting Attorney,
   Criminal Division
Liza Burke, Cohen & Iaria
Michael J. Finkle, Seattle City Attorney’s Office
Sharon Jones Hayden, Kent City Attorney’s Office
Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, 
   Western District of Washington 
Jeffery J. Jahns, Kitsap County Prosecuting
   Attorney’s Office
Pamela B. Loginsky, Washington Association of 
   Prosecuting Attorneys
Brian McDonald, Office of King County
   Prosecuting Attorney
Susan M. Roe, United States Attorney’s Office,
   Western District of Washington
Jeffrey D. Veitch, Veitch Gaston & Kennedy LLP,
The Honorable John L. Weinberg, U.S. Magistrate 
   Judge for the Western District of Washington
Employment Discrimination
Mark Berry, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 
Philip Clements, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Barry L. Davidson, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Robert M. Howie, Riddell Williams P.S.
Susan Johnson, Larson Hart & Shepherd PLLC
Karen Krause, Perkins Coie LLP
Richard Lentini, Ryan Swanson & Cleveland PLLC
Katherine Olsen, Equal Employment Opportunity 
   Commission
Mark Shepherd, Larson Hart & Shepherd PLLC
Barbara Van Ess, Riddell Williams P.S. 

Bankruptcy Practice
Mark A. Bailey, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Eastern Washington Bankruptcy
Ian Ledlin, Phillabaum, Ledin & Matthews

State Administrative Law
Stephen H. North, Assistant Attorney General

Public Entitlement Law
Yvette Hall War Bonnett, Columbia Legal Services
Dinnen Cleary, Columbia Legal Services
James Douglas, Theiler Douglas Drachler & McKee
Robert P. Kingsley, Administrative Law Judge,
   Office of Administrative Hearings
Janet Varon, Northwest Health Law Advocates
Mattie T. Harvin Woode, Administrative Law Judge, 
   Office of Administrative Hearings

Law Office Management
Richard Schenkar, Attorney at Law, M.B.A.

Land Use and Environment
Mary Kate Berens, City of Bellevue
Russell C. Brooks, Pacific Legal Foundation
Kristi Darrell, Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP
Thomas L. Dickson, Dickson Law Offices, PLLC
Catherine A. Drews, Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP
James A. Greenfield, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
John M. Groen, Groen Stephens & Klinge, LLP
Margaret Yowell Hall, Marten Law Group, PLLC
Timothy M. Harris, Pacific Legal Foundation
John W. Hemplemann, Cairncross & Hemplemann, PS
Brian L. Holtzclaw, Cairncross & Hemplemann, PS
Robert D. Johns, Johns Monroe Mitsunaga
Cindy A. Johnson, Dickson Law Offices, PLLC
Courtney A. Kaylor, McCullough Hill Fikso
   Kretschmer Smith
Duana Kolou?kov‡, Johns Monroe Mitsunaga
Eric Laschever, Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP
Melody B. McCutcheon, Hillis Clark Martin
   & Peterson, PS
Joe Mentor, Jr., Mentor Law Group, PLLC
Joel C. Merkel, Merkel Law Office
Alison Moss, Dearborn & Moss PLLC
Melanie J. Rowland, National Oceanic and 
   Atmospheric Association (NOAA) 
Tracy Shallbetter, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Larry Smith, Graham & Dunn 
Jane J. Voget, Seattle Housing Authority,
   Office of the General Counsel

Washington Lawyers Practice Manual 
   Active Committee Members 2004: 
Theodore Angelis, Preston Gates Ellis LLC 
Alexander A. Baehr, Holland & Knight LLP 
Jennifer Cameron-Rulkowski, Attorney at Law
Heather Cowdery, Preston Gates Ellis, LLC
Richard L. Furman Jr., Hertog & Coster 
Susan Johnson, Larson, Hart & Shepherd PLLC
Courtney Kaylor, McCullough Hill Fikso
   Kretschmer Smith
Thuy Nguyen Leeper, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Roberta Madow, Hermes Law Firm, P.S.C. 
Neil Savage, King County Bar Association
Chris Thayer, Larson, Hart & Shepherd PLLC 
Phillip Zajdel, Durham Law Offices PLLC