I know November is the month where we are supposed to be thankful for stuff, but I have always been more thankful for August myself. I am thankful that I can go to a Mariners game without bringing my down coat, and for the Blue Angels and hydroplanes and sticky snow cones and the smell of hot dogs grilling on Occidental Avenue. I would be more thankful if there was air conditioning in the hot shop where I blow glass, but you can't have everything.
Onwards, to the law
New Shareholders
Shelley Hall and N. Elizabeth McCaw have become shareholders with Stokes Lawrence, P.S. Hall has a general litigation practice emphasizing class actions and commercial litigation. She also practices First Amendment and media law, and litigation of intellectual property issues.
McCaw's practice focuses on estate planning, gift and estate taxation, probate and the law of exempt organizations. She assists individuals, families and not-for-profit organizations and foundations.
Stephen La Forte has become a member of The Nathanson Group PLLC where he represents corporate clients in complex commercial transactions. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and Washington. The Nathanson Group was No. 1 last year on a per-capita basis in the annual Food Frenzy competition.
Associate Additions
Matthew Lincecum has joined Graham & Dunn as an associate on the firm's Hospitality, Beverage and Franchise Industry Team. His practice focuses on liquor licensing, distribution, production and regulatory matters. Lincecum is an avid homebrewer, with a dedicated brewery attached to his house. He also is developing an expertise in winemaking.
Carson Glickman-Flora has joined Schwerin Campbell Barnard LLP as an associate. Her practice focuses on representation of labor unions and employees in labor disputes.
Of Counsel and Other New Attorneys
Jacob (Jack) Wieselman has joined The Nathanson Group PLLC as of counsel.
Christine Pothering has joined Short Cress-man & Burgess as of counsel. Pothering is part of the firm's business and construction practice sections. She assists clients in domestic and international businesses with various types of business transactions.
Abby Loomis recently joined Cowan Miller & Lederman. Loomis practiced commercial and employment-related litigation in Los Angeles for several years, then moved to Seattle and changed her practice area to immigration. She has focused on immigration law for the past 11 years. Her practice includes both corporate and individual clients, and she has assisted with numerous applications for political asylum on a volunteer basis.
Other Attorney News
Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC recently announced that it has formed an Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, which consists of David Hoff, Kim Stephens and Christopher Brain.
Honors and Awards
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation recently elected Susan Johnson to its Board of Direc-tors. Johnson is of counsel in the Graham & Dunn PC law firm, where she leads its beverage group.
Professor Clark Lombardi has been selected as a 2006 Carnegie Scholar.
The Loren Miller Bar Association recently announced its 2006-2007 Executive Board, which consists of the following: President Richard Mitchell; President-elect Craig Sims; First Vice President Melissa Bartholomew; Treasurer Zabrina Jenkins; Secretary Kwame Amoateng; Past President Diankha Linear; and three members-at-large, Robert Kayihura, Angelique Davis and James Armstrong.
In the first of three law-related events that all occurred on the same day, King County Washing-ton Women Lawyers held its Judicial Appreciation and Honors Luncheon. The honorees with law degrees were Justice Tom Chambers, Judge of the Year; Judge Laura Inveen, Vanguard Award; and Eileen Concannon, President's Award. Wisely, the wait staff served dessert first, which almost made up for the lack of pre-festivity drinks. A glass of water or Diet Coke during the schmoozing part of the festivities sure would have been nice on such a hot day.
Later the same day, the King County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section elected the following officers: Chair Nancy Williams; Chair-Elect Amy Stephson; Treasurer Anne Senter; Secretary Shelly Shapiro; and Trustees Cliff Freed, Mike Reiss, Shelley Kostrinsky, Geoff Boodell and Beth Terrell. The event was accompanied by a hosted open bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres. It was coupled with a fascinating CLE presentation (no, that is not an oxymoron) on sports law by counsel for the Mariners, Sonics and Seahawks.
The King County Bar Association Annual Dinner was held the same night as the WWL Luncheon and the Labor Law Section annual meeting, but since we already published the award recipients, I will not repeat them here. I also can't tell you how the food was because I skipped the dinner.
Graham & Dunn recently elected Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi and Michael Fandel to the firm's Board of Directors. Baruffi's practice focuses on financial and general business transactions. Fandel serves on the firm's Hospitality, Beverage and Franchise Industry Team.
Obituary
Robert Taylor recently died of leukemia at the age of 59. He was with the U.S. Attorney's Office for 30 years.
Karen Sutherland is the chair of the Employment and Labor Law Practice Group at Ogden Murphy Wallace, P.L.L.C., and chair of the King County Bar Association Bar Bulletin Committee. Her practice focuses on employment and labor law and complex litigation. She can be reached at 1601 Fifth Ave., Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98101, by phone at 206-447-7000, by fax at 206-447-0215 or by email at ksutherland@omwlaw.com.
