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$290 for Non-KCBA Member

285 minutes
Date Published

November 11, 2025

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King County Bar Association

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Agenda:

Welcoming Remarks & Salute to Veterans
Hon. Ketu Shah, King County Superior Court Presiding Judge
Sidney Tribe, King County Bar Association President

Litigators' Roundtable: Practical Application & Use of AI in Litigation, Sanctions Orders  
Lori Hurl, Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.
Amanda Carmody, Miller Olsen, PLLC
Katie Comstock, Co-Chair KCBA Judiciary & Litigation Committee Co-Chair, Moderator
E. Lindsay Calkins, KCBA Judiciary & Litigation Committee Co-Chair, Moderator

AG State of Affairs
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown

Tribal Courts FAQ + Impacts from Current Federal Administration
Prof. Brooke Pinkham, Seattle U Northwest Center for Indigenous Law
Anthony Jones, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Supreme Court Update
Chief Justice Debra L. Stephens
Mary Sakaguchi, King County Bar Association First Vice President, Introduction

Federal Courts Update
Honorable Tiffany M. Cartwright, U.S. District Court for Western Washington Judge
Honorable John H. Chun, U.S. District Court for Western Washington Judge
Honorable Grady J. Leupold, United States Magistrate Judge for Western District of Washington
E. Lindsay Calkins, KCBA Judiciary & Litigation Committee Co-Chair, Moderator

State & Limited Jurisdiction Courts Update
Hon. Cecily Hazelrigg, Division I Court of Appeals, Chief Judge
Hon. Rebecca Robertson, King County District Court, Chief Presiding Judge
Hon. Anita Crawford-Willis, Seattle Municipal Court, Presiding Judge
Hon. Ketu Shah, King County Superior Court, Presiding Judge, Moderator

Ethics and the Rule of Law
Prof. Chryssa Deliganis, Seattle University
Erin Overbey, King County Prosecutor’s Office, Immediate Past KCBA President
Jacob Roes, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Hon. Ketu Shah, King County Superior Court Presiding Judge, Moderator

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Presenters

Ketu Shah
King County Superior Court Presiding Judge

Judge Ketu Shah is currently the Presiding Judge for King County Superior Court and has been a judge since 2013, first in... Read More

Lori Hurl
Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.

Lori practices civil litigation defense, with an emphasis on professional liability. Lori has experience representing... Read More

Amanda Carmody
Miller Olsen, PLLC

Amanda has focused her career on advocating for plaintiffs in civil litigation because she enjoys making a real difference in... Read More

Katie Comstock
Levy | von Beck | Comstock | PS.

Katie J. Comstock is the managing shareholder at Levy | von Beck | Comstock | PS. She is admitted to practice in Washington,... Read More

E. Lindsay Calkins

Lindsay Calkins is a lawyer in Seattle, WA with experience litigating at every level of our court system. She offers legal... Read More

Hon. Nicholas Brown
Attorney General

Nick Brown is Washington State’s 19th Attorney General, elected into office in November 2024. Nick believes the Attorney... Read More

Prof. Brooke Pinkham
Seattle U Northwest Center for Indigenous Law

Brooke joins Seattle University School of Law after spending nine years as a Staff Attorney with the Northwest Justice... Read More

Anthony Jones
Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Anthony counsels and represents clients in technology-related disputes, including patent disputes in federal courts and inter... Read More

Hon. Debra Stephens
Chief Justice - Washington State Supreme Court

The Honorable Debra L. Stephens has been a member of the Washington State Supreme Court since January 2008 and began serving... Read More

Kymberly Evanson
U.S. District Court for Western Washington Judge

Kymberly K. Evanson is a United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington. Judge Evanson was nominated to... Read More

Tiffany Cartwright
U.S. District Court for Western Washington Judge

U.S. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright was appointed by President Joe Biden to the Western District of Washington in 2023.... Read More

Hon. John H. Chun
Judge - U.S. District Court for Western Washington Judge

On April 11, 2022, Judge John H. Chun was sworn in by Chief Judge Ricardo Martinez to be a United States District Judge for... Read More

Hon. Grady Leupold
Magistrate Judge - Western District of Washington

The Honorable Grady J. Leupold received his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in... Read More

Hon. Anita Crawford-Willis
Presiding Judge - Seattle Municipal Court

Judge Anita Crawford-Willis is the current Presiding Judge. She was appointed to the Seattle Municipal Court bench in 2017... Read More

Cecily Hazelrigg
Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, Acting Chief Judge

Judge Cecily C. Hazelrigg joined the Court of Appeals in January of 2019 after prevailing in a contested election across... Read More

Rebecca Robertson
King County District Court Chief Presiding Judge

Judge Robertson was unanimously appointed to the King County District Court in 2021 and elected in 2022. She is currently the... Read More

Prof. Chryssa Deliganis
Professor - Seattle University

Professor Deliganis joined Seattle University as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 2021, after a long career in private... Read More

Erin Overbey
King County Prosecutor’s Office

Erin Overbey is a Past President of the KCBA Board of Trustees. She is a Civil Prosecutor for the King County Prosecutor’s... Read More

Jacob Roes
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Jacob Roes is an Associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation, advice,... Read More

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