By Karen Sutherland
Well, I’ve marked the beginning of fall by making what felt like thousands of glass pumpkins for this month’s ArtDetour, a tour of Ballard artists’ spaces sponsored by the Center on Contemporary Arts on October 17. The problem with seasonal art you only make once a year, though, is lack of practice. I’m afraid the first half-dozen or so pumpkins came out looking more like hefty kumquats. But, of course, art isn’t everything, and law pays the bills, so let’s talk a little bit about what our local lawyers have been up to lately.
Accession to Partnership and Membership
The Cowan Smith Law Firm named William Kirk a partner this summer, and the firm has changed its name to The Cowan Smith Kirk Law Firm in his honor.
Mark Prothero has joined Hanis Greaney, PLLC as a partner. Prothero was co-lead counsel in the Gary Ridgway case, and will continue to practice in the criminal law field defending cases ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. Prothero was formerly with the Associated Counsel for the Accused (ACA).
Gregory Girard has also joined Hanis Greaney, PLLC as a partner. Girard also hails from ACA, where he supervised the felony unit. He defends persons accused of the simplest misdemeanor or DUI to the most complicated felony.
David Smith has become an owner in Garvey Schubert Barer’s white collar criminal defense practice group. He obtained his J.D. in 1979 from UCLA and earned his B.A., cum laude, in 1975 from Pacific Lutheran University.
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt recently named Matthew Turetsky as a shareholder. He has been with the firm since 1994, and has experience in all areas of litigation. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from the U-Dub in 1987 and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, University of California in 1993.
Kathleen Petrich and Shannon Jost have become shareholders at Stokes Lawrence P.S. Petrich practices exclusively in the area of intellectual property, including trademarks and mechanical/ electrical patent prosecution. Prior to joining the firm, Petrich was a member of the Summit Law Group, PLLC. In her pre-law life, she was a Sales Engineer at General Electric for nine years.
Jost practices in the areas of intellectual property, corporate law and commercial litigation. Her experience includes advising clients on the acquisition, protection and enforcement of trademarks and copyrights, including in the electronic arena; drafting and negotiating trademark, copyright and technology development and licensing agreements, trade secret and non-disclosure agreements; and representing clients in civil litigation and contested administrative proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trade-mark Office. Jost obtained her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1996 and her B.S. de-gree from George-town University’s School of Foreign Service in 1992.
Associate Additions
Laura Kruse and Dana Henderson have joined Betts Patterson & Mines, P.S. as associates. Kruse focuses her practice on complex litigation and received her undergraduate degree from Western Washington University in 1998 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Gonzaga University in 2002.
Henderson, who received her undergraduate degree from the U-Dub in 1994 and her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law in 1997, will concentrate her practice in the areas of complex litigation, insurance coverage, and transportation law. She is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Washington State.
Paige Davis has joined Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, LLP as an associate in the tax group. Davis received her B.A. in political science from the University of Victoria in British Columbia and her J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School.
Laura Morse has joined Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP as an associate in the labor and employment group. She received her J.D. from Chapman University School of Law, magna cum laude, and her B.A. in English literature from Western Washington University, magna cum laude.
Leydig Voit & Mayer has added Anne Naffziger to the firm as an associate. She received her undergraduate degree from De Paul University in 1995 and her J.D. degree in 1998. Her practice focuses on trademark prosecution and litigation and copyright law. She is admitted to practice in Illinois.
Matthew Hanna has joined the real estate practice section of Short Cressman & Burgess as an associate. Hanna focuses his practice on real estate transactions and is admitted to practice in the State of Washington and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hanna is a 1994 graduate of Seattle University, where he received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude. He received his J.D., cum laude, in 2002 from Boston University School of Law.
Shawna Woodward has joined Cozen O’Connor, where she will concentrate her practice on insurance coverage matters. Woodward earned her undergraduate degree from the U-Dub in 1999 and her law degree from Seattle University School of Law, cum laude, in 2003.
Hendricks & Lewis has added Kari O’Neill as an associate.
Other Attorney Additions
Garvey Schubert Barer recently added Katelyn Morgaine to the firm’s litigation practice group. Morgaine focuses her practice on insurance defense. She received her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1988 and was admitted to the Washington State bar in 1992.
Elizabeth Powell has joined the family law department of Hanis Greaney, PLLC. She received her law degree from the Seattle University School of Law in 1999. She plans to continue her work with families and to develop her work with property law, particularly involving landlord tenant issues.
Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Withey Coluccio recently added Karen Koehler. Her practice focuses on personal injury and wrongful death claims. She was formerly a partner at LePley & Koehler.
Stokes Lawrence recently added Elizabeth McCaw to the firm.
Rohde & Van Kampen recently added Christopher Lee as a senior lawyer. Lee’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and securities arbitration. He is a member of the Washington and California bars.
Something New
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt has set up a new practice group for nanotechnology and microtechnology, which is co-chaired by Al AuYeung and Donald Krahmer.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle moved into its new courthouse in mid-August, beginning its move auspiciously on Friday the 13. As far as I can tell, the move went well. The court’s use of electronic filing probably made the transition a little more seamless than it would have otherwise been, and from personal experience, I know the court was up and running on August 17 as planned. The dedication for the courthouse, which is located on Seventh Avenue and Stewart Street, was September 23. Frankly, I can’t tell you how that dedication went because this column was due before the dedication date. I assume a good time was had by all.
Outside of Private Practice
Sarah Hunter and Inti Knapp have joined the Seattle office of Major Hagen & Africa, the nation’s largest legal search firm. Hunter was previously a partner at Wechsler, Becker, Erickson, Ross, Roubik & Hunter, LLP, and now focuses on associate placement. Knapp was formerly a litigation associate at Perkins Coie, and focuses on client relationships. They join Karen Andersen, former partner at Davis Wright Tremaine and Summit Law Group, who focuses on partner placement, and Todd Deligan, a former attorney at Brewe Layman, PSC, who focuses on in-house placement.
Law School News
Paul Steven Miller has joined the U-Dub Law School faculty after spending 12 years with the EEOC as an EEOC Commissioner. He has also served as the White House liaison to the disability community, and as deputy director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. Miller is a graduate of Harvard Law School. His teaching and research interests include disability law, employment discrimination and genetics and the law. He will also teach first year torts.
The U-Dub Law Alumni Association recently added four members to its Board of Directors. They are Maurice Classen, a June 2004 graduate; P. Arley Harrel, a 1973, who chairs the litigation department of Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC; Mary Louis, class of 1992, who is the Assistant Manager for Windermere/ Eastlake; and Patrick Oshie, a 1980 graduate who has served as a commissioner for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission since May of 2001.
The U-Dub School of Law Alumni recognition banquet was held on September 30. Dan Finney, class of ‘88, received the 2004 service recognition award. Shan Mullin, class of ‘58, and Griffith Way, class of ‘49, received the 2004 distinguished alumni award. Norm Maleng, class of Ô66, received the 2004 Henry M. Jackson distinguished alumni public service award.
My absolute favorite law school class, the U-Dub class of 1984, recently held its 20th reunion at the former Little Cheerful CafŽ in the U-District, near that award-winning concrete monstrosity known as Condon Hall, which is where we attended school. It was a nice, relaxed event with a much stronger focus on camaraderie and less focus on status than the ten year reunion, at least in my opinion. Also, people seemed a lot less worried about what I was going to write in Bar Talk this time than they were ten years ago. Many thanks to the reunion’s organizers, Ken Anderson, Bob Heller, Nancy Koptur, Martha Lester, Lori Smith and Judge Mary Roberts for all of their fine work.
Honors and Awards
Seattle attorney C. William Bailey of Mills Meyers Swartling has been elected a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Membership is by invitation only and is limited to 500 trial lawyers from the United State who are under the age of 70. Bailey has over 30 years of experience and focuses his practice on complex litigation, including product liability, legal malpractice, employment law and insurance law. He earned his J.D. from Wayne State University and holds a degree from the Yale University Divinity School.
The YMCA of greater Seattle recent-ly honored J. Shan Mullin for his volunteer leadership with the 21st Annual A.K. Guy Award. Mullin is a partner at Perkins Coie, LLP.
Nuptials
Assistant Attorney General Melissa Wood recently became Melissa Wood Bartholomew, following her marriage this summer. We wish her a long and happy marriage, and congratulate her on having the foresight to wed a non-lawyer, thereby increasing the possibility that she will not end up spending her life discussing law 24/7.
Obituaries
William “Bill” Maltman recently died at the age of 83. He received his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law and graduated from the University of Oregon, Phi Beta Kappa. He served in the U.S. Army intelligence in World War II and was a Judge Advocate General in the Korean War. He practiced in Seattle for over 40 years and was a founding partner in Hennings, Maltman, Weber & Reed, which is today known as Reed, Longyear, Malnati & Ahrens, PLLC.
Judge Solie Ringold recently died at the age of 90. Ringold began his career at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, he served as a member of the Army’s counterintelligence corps during World War II, and practiced law for many years after that. He became a Superior Court judge in 1961 and was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1978, where he remained until he retired in 1988. Judge Ringold received his J.D. from the U-Dub Law School.
Charles William Golding recently died at the age of 73. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1951 and served in the Coast Guard during the Korean War. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1956 and was the president and CEO of Pacific Marine Schwabacher Inc. and NC Machinery Company and served on the board of many corporations and other organizations.
Former King County and Clark County Superior Court Judge Eugene Cushing recently died at the age of 99. Cushing earned his J.D. from the U-Dub in 1929 and served as a staff judge advocate in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Robert “Bob” Yamagiwa recently died at the age of 60. Yamagiwa received a B.S. degree from Reed College, a masters in chemistry from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the University of Oregon Law School.
Joseph Behrens recently died at the age of 90-something. Behrens received his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from Gonzaga University.
Karen Sutherland is the Assistant Managing Member and chair of the Employment and Labor Law Practice Group at Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C., and chair of the King County Bar Bulletin Committee. Her practice focuses on employment law and complex litigation. She can be reached at 1601 -- 5th Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101, by phone at (206) 447-7000, by fax at (206) 447-0215, or by e-mail at ksutherland@omwlaw.com.
