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December 2004Around the StateAround the State reports are welcome from county and specialty bar associations. There are no rules for writing them, except to mention lots of your members. We leave it up to each organization to decide who does it, and to the correspondent to decide how often. Many counties are still available. Contact the editor at tradelaw@thompson-law.com for more information. Changes Galen G. Schuler has been named director of legal affairs for Green Diamond Resource Company, succeeding Betsy Stauffer, who will be leaving the company. Schuler joined Perkins Coie LLP in 1997 and was a partner in the firm from 2002 until his departure. His areas of emphasis include environmental and natural resource law, Indian law, real estate law and land use issues, water resources matters, and litigation. Preston Gates & Ellis LLP has welcomed eight first-year associates to its Seattle office. They are Carley Andrews (University of British Columbia, Harvard Law School); Beverly Jones (Smith College, Yale Law School); Stephen Leptich (Western Washington University, Seattle University School of Law); Kyle Loring (Bowdoin College, Boston College Law School); Rebecca Morrow (Western Washington University, Yale Law School); Brahmy Poologasingham (Brandeis University, University of Washington School of Law); Martha Rodriguez-Lopez (Williams College, Stanford Law School); and Teresa Sumearll (University of Kentucky, University of Washington School of Law). The Judiciary Members of the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously elected Gerry L. Alexander to a second four-year term as the state's top judge, making history as Alexander becomes the longest-serving chief justice in Washington state history. After winning the internal election to a second term, Alexander thanked his colleagues and outlined his priorities for the judiciary in the coming years. "I am honored by the unanimous show of support by my colleagues," said Alexander. "The judiciary is in the midst of an historic effort to reverse chronic underfunding of our state's trial courts, public defense, and civil indigent defense systems. I look forward to working with the executive and legislative branches of government in the coming years to improve our vital branch of government, and ensure the public's trust and confidence in our court system." As chief justice, Alexander will continue to be the court's chief spokesman, preside over the court's public hearings, and serve as the administrative head of the state's trial and appellate court system. He also chairs the 20-member Board for Judicial Administration (BJA), the policy-setting group of the state judiciary. The BJA established an historic Court Funding Task Force in 2000 to make recommendations to provide adequate and stable funding for Washington's trial courts. Alexander is the court's 52nd Chief Justice, succeeding retired Justice Richard P. Guy in 2000 for the position. He will be officially sworn in as chief justice during ceremonies in Olympia on January 10. Elected to an open seat on the Supreme Court in 1994, Alexander joined the Court with more than two decades of trial and appellate court experience. He served as a superior court judge for Thurston and Mason Counties from 1973 to 1984, and as a judge for Division Two of the Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1994. Northwest Indian Bar Association The Northwest Indian Bar Association has announced the results of its annual Governing Council election. NIBA's 2005 Governing Council is composed of the following members, who collectively represent and serve Indian Country throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska: President Lael Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), a reservation attorney for the Tulalip Tribes near Marysville, Washington, advises the tribal government on a diverse array of legal issues. Lael, who originally hails from Alaska, is a graduate of UW School of Law. Vice President Lisa Atkinson (No. Cherokee/Osage) is a solo practitioner in Seattle who represents tribes and tribal members on various litigation and business matters. Lisa also serves as secretary/treasurer for the Northwest Tribal Court Judges' Association and as a board member of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Treasurer Gabe Galanda (Nomlaki/Concow), an associate with Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, litigates complex commercial and Indian law matters, and consults with tribes and non-tribal parties doing business in Indian Country. Secretary Christina Parker (Chippewa-Cree) is an in-house reservation attorney for the Tulalip Tribes and its Indian Child Welfare Program. At-large Member Leona Colegrove (Quinault/Hoopa) recently joined Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, as an associate, after serving as tribal attorney for the Quinault Nation. Leona is co-chair of the WSBA Committee for Diversity. At-large Member Bernice Delorme (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), the first Native graduate of the University of Washington's L.L.M. in Taxation Program, is a tribal attorney with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and advises the tribe on taxation, litigation, treaty hunting, housing, negotiation, and other governmental matters. At-large Member Juliana Repp (Nez Perce) is a solo practitioner in Spokane who serves on the Kalispel Enterprise Board and the Nez Perce Tribal Enterprise Board. Founded in 1991, NIBA is a nonprofit organization of Native and Indian law attorneys, judges, spokespersons, and students in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territory. NIBA works to increase the number of Native attorneys in the Pacific Northwest through legal education and advocacy. For more information, visit www.nwiba.org. In Memoriam Senator Brock Adams Adams practiced law in Seattle through the 1950s. President Kennedy, with whom Adams became friends in 1953 and whose campaign in Washington Adams managed, appointed him U.S. attorney in Seattle in 1961; in 1964 Adams was elected to Congress from Seattle's 7th District. He served in the House of Representatives 12 years. Adams's congressional career was one of significant achievement. He sought membership in the House District of Columbia Committee, believing the capital could be made a model for dealing with urban problems, but was stymied by the committee's autocratic chair, John L. McMillan of South Carolina. After McMillan's defeat, Adams chaired the committee and drafted the first limited-home-rule law for the District. With Sen. Edmund Muskie, he wrote the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974, which reformed and standardized the congressional budget process. An advocate of a unified national transportation network, Adams also helped create Amtrak and Conrail. He then served as President Carter's secretary of transportation, where he approved the first auto-airbag rules, opened the Coast Guard to women, and crafted the government's successful bailout of Chrysler Corporation. Adams lacked President Carter's enthusiasm for airline deregulation; that and other disagreements led to his 1979 resignation in a cabinet shakeup. Returning to private practice in the D.C. office of Seattle's Garvey Schubert Adams & Barer, Adams returned to politics in 1986 with a come-from-behind defeat of incumbent U.S. Senator and WSBA member Slade Gorton. He opposed U.S. funding of the Nicaraguan Contras and the Salvadoran armed forces, and sought a strong congressional role in the period before the First Gulf War. Adams was less successful meeting his campaign pledge to close the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and supported preserving old-growth forests in the contentious spotted-owl debate. From his seat on the Appropriations Committee he sought more funding for cancer and AIDS research. Adams served one term in the Senate, withdrawing from his re-election campaign in the face of sexual-harassment allegations, which he denied but which left his prospects vulnerable. His papers are in the collection of the University of Washington. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Mary Elizabeth; four children; seven grandchildren; and a sister. Senator Brockman Adams was born in Atlanta and died in Stevensville, Maryland, September 10, 2004, age 77. After graduating from the UW School of Law in 1951, Kenison moved to Moses Lake and hung out a shingle. Later that year, he went into practice with Darrell Ries. Kenison practiced until a few weeks before his death, the last 15 years with his youngest son, Shane Kenison. Kenison reveled in hiking, reading history, art, and travel. He was active in Rotary International and was widely acclaimed as a "gentleman lawyer." Survivors include four sons, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Ralph Burton Kenison II was born August 20, 1921, in Blaine and died February 13, 2004, in Moses Lake, age 82. Philip Malone Retained by Daniel Oliphant and Daniel Belgarde, both charged with offenses on the Port Madison Reservation, Malone persuaded the nation's highest court that non-Indians could not be tried for criminal offenses in tribal courts because they have no representation in tribal government and therefore no guarantee of due-process rights. Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978). Malone dropped out of UW to join the Marines and was awarded two Purple Hearts after being injured in battles on Iwo Jima and Guam. He resumed his studies after the war; graduated from the UW School of Law in 1950; and married his wife of 54 years, Mary Jo, the same year. Practicing first in Seattle, Malone shifted his office to Suquamish, where he had a summer home. It was there that Oliphant and Belgarde appeared, asking him to represent them. They'd been stopped for drunk driving, but claimed the charges escalated to include a number of other offenses and detention in the tribal jail. The denial of due process infuriated Malone, his wife told The Bremerton Sun. "He was like a dog with a bone in that case. We lost our house, we were broke, he just gave up everything else because he saw it as such an injustice. He was out literally begging for money to pay for it, but ended up paying for most of it himself. He didn't give up. He was a real hero." His survivors include his wife; three children; two grandchildren; and two sisters. Philip P. Malone was born in Butte, Montana, September 19, 1924, and died August 10, 2004, a month before his 80th birthday and recognition by the WSBA for a half-century's membership. Francis X. Olding Devoted husband, Army Ranger, Seattle lawyer, and avid climber and outdoorsman Frank Olding has parted company with us to climb peaks unseen. Frank Olding, born on April 23, 1964, in Cincinnati, Ohio, died September 6, 2004, while climbing at Grand Teton National Park. In addition to his adoring wife and loving parents, Frank leaves behind three brothers and three sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews. Prior to moving to Seattle in 1997, Frank served with distinction in the U.S. Army. As an Airborne Ranger, Frank graduated from Ohio State University in 1992, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science. Frank earned a law degree from the University of Toledo, Ohio. In 1997, Frank moved to Seattle to pursue his dreams, including the practice of law and all things outdoors. In 1999, Frank had the good fortune of meeting, falling in love with, and, in August 2001, marrying his beloved wife Teresa. Frank and Teresa celebrated their marriage by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa for their honeymoon. Frank was a charismatic, compelling person who touched everyone who had the opportunity to meet him. His love of the outdoors was infectious, and he always sought companionship for every adventure. Although possessed of an uncompromising adventurous spirit, he was happiest when in the company of family and friends, whether lifelong or newly made. Frank enjoyed sharing his passion for the mountains with people of all abilities and skill levels. His enthusiasm was tempered with patience while introducing the sport to family and friends. To have spent any time in his company was simply to know the delight of life. Although we are joyful that Frank's spirit must now soar above the peaks that so called to him and he is on to another great adventure, we all mourn his passing. He will be greatly, greatly missed. In June 2004, after a successful career with the Seattle law firms of Lee Smart Cook Martin & Patterson and Betts Patterson Mines, Frank established the Law Offices of Francis X. Olding. Frank and Teresa had dreamed of building a school in Nepal for underprivileged children. Please send any donation to Room to Read, a group dedicated to providing reading materials to underprivileged children in Nepal. Send check, payable to Room to Read and in honor of Frank and Teresa Olding, to: The Presidio, PO Box 29127, San Francisco, CA 94129. Kermit Rudolf He enlisted in the Army Air Corps when World War II began, and served with distinction. He left the service as a major and moved with his wife and children to Spokane. While enrolled in law school, he worked as a sportswriter for The Spokesman-Review. Rudolf graduated summa cum laude in 1951 and was a founding member of Dellwo, Rudolf, Grant & Schroeder, where he practiced into the 1980s. Starting in 1970, he served as corporation counsel to Gonzaga University, pro bono. In 1988 he joined the university as full-time corporation counsel, serving in that post until he retired at the end of 1993. Rudolf and his family were big supporters of Gonzaga. The Rudolf Fitness Center bears his name — an avid athlete, he played tennis, golf, and racquetball until he was 80. "Kermit was an invaluable member of the Bar News Editorial Advisory Board in the late 80s and early 90s," editor Lindsay Thompson said. "It was a time when the magazine didn't have many friends, and Kermit was always available to advise me on tough problems. He had a sharp eye for typos, too." Rudolf's wife, Fran; five children; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren survive him. One son, Jim, died in 1963. Kermit M. Rudolf was 85 years old when he died August 5, 2004. James R. Triesch Educated at Gonzaga Prep, Triesch attended Gonzaga Law School while running his family's store. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II. After the war, Triesch became a lawyer for the Veterans Administration, rising to the position of chief counsel for the Pacific Northwest. Triesch was a serious baseball fan and collector of beer cans and bottles from all over the world. He and longtime friend Paul Will bowled once a week. Triesch granted himself one of his two martinis a week at the bowling alley. The other he imbibed at Sunday dinner with his wife of 59 years, Marian. Triesch died October 13, 2004. Survivors include his wife, three children, and six grandchildren. James Triesch, who joined the WSBA November 24, 1941, was 87 when he died. |
