December 2000

Changing Venues

José Gaitan and Shan Mullin have received the University of Washington Law School Alumni Service Recognition Award for their contributions to the welfare of the school and its students. Mr. Gaitan has served for over a decade on the Alumni Association Board of Trustees, most recently as president. He has sponsored local alumni events, been active in diversity enrichment efforts, served as a consultant to the dean, and is a mentor to students. Mr. Mullin is a strong financial supporter of the law school, and a former board member and president of the Washington Law School Foundation. He has frequently made himself and his counsel available to law school administration and staff.

Seattle lawyer P. Arley Harrel, a member of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, was elected as a member of the Governing Council of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. His term will run through August 2003.

The Honorable Mary L. Pearson has been elected vice-president of the Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association. She was recently reappointed to a second three-year term as chief judge for the Spokane Tribe of Indians.

The American Corporate Counsel Association presented Gregory P. Landis with its 2000 Corporate Pro Bono Award. The award is given annually in recognition of outstanding commitment to the provision of pro bono service. Mr. Landis is senior vice-president and general counsel at AT&T Wireless in Redmond.

Gary Gayton, of counsel to the Seattle firm of Cusack Knowles Ferguson PLLC, has been named chairman of the Senior Advisory Board for the 9th Circuit federal courts. The board advises the 9th Circuit on proposed matters relating to effective administration of the courts.

Chuck Wolfe, chair of the environmental practice group at Foster Pepper Shefelman PLLC, has been elected chair-elect of the WSBA Environmental and Land Use Section. He will serve as chair in 2001-2002.

Trish Bostrom has been elected president of the University of Washington Alumni Association. She is a partner at Bostrom Law Offices in Seattle, and serves as a judge pro tem for the King County Superior Court Ex Parte Division.

Pierce County lawyer Thomas P. Quinlan has assumed the presidency of the Washington Young Lawyers Division. For the past year he has served as president-elect.

Robert F. (Robb) Bakemeier has been elected vice-president of the board of directors of the Seattle-King County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is a partner with the Seattle office of Perkins Coie LLP.

Millicent Newhouse has become director of the Career Planning and Public Service Center at the University of Washington Law School.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP has appointed Curt Hineline co-chair of the firm's securities and financial institutions litigation practice group. He is one of three persons responsible for managing the practice group across the country.

Clallam County lawyer Ken Norris organized the Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers' Motorcycle Ride for Justice as a fundraiser for the Summer of Justice campaign. Lawyers and judges rode from Port Angeles to La Push, raising several hundred dollars.

The Seattle firm of Peery, Hiscock, Pierson, Kingman & Peabody PS has become Kingman, Peabody, Pierson & Fitzharris, PS. The firm continues to practice in the areas of dispute resolution, complex insurance, commercial and construction litigation, employment matters, real estate, and environmental and land use law. David J. Corey has joined the firm as an associate.

Clint Eddy and Jayson Sowers have joined Riddell Williams as associates. Mr. Eddy practices business and tax law, and is a member of the firm's tax and corporate finance and transactions practice groups. Mr. Sowers practices in the areas of insurance coverage, and corporate and complex litigation.

Patrick J. Layman has joined the Seattle firm of Bishop, Lynch & White PS as of counsel. His practice focuses on retail and commercial collections, debtor/creditor rights, and commercial and civil litigation.

Kristopher I. Tefft has become an associate with the Spokane firm of Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP. His practice emphasizes commercial law, complex civil litigation and appeals.

Perkins Coie LLP has expanded its Seattle trademark and copyright counseling and registration group. Lynne Graybeal joined the group as co-chair. Formerly a partner with Foster, Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, she has worked with companies in a variety of industries in all areas of intellectual property including trademark, copyright, technology development and licensing, and electronic commerce. Brian Goeghegan (a member of the California Bar) has become of counsel to the group. His practice emphasizes domestic and foreign trademark, copyright and related issues. Davina Childs (a member of the Illinois Bar) has joined the group as an associate.

James P. Dugan has joined the Internet/e-commerce practice group as a partner in the Seattle office of Perkins Coie LLP. His practice focuses on technology and content licensing, technology development agreements, joint ventures, affiliate and co-marketing agreements, and other transactions relating to Internet and e-commerce technology. Gail P. Runnfeldt has joined the firm's Seattle office as a partner in the corporate finance group. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, venture capital, business formations and joint ventures.

Everett B. Coulter, Jr. has joined Evans, Craven & Lackie PS as a principal, where his practice focuses on insurance defense and commercial litigation. Bruce E. Cox has joined the firm as an associate and emphasizes insurance defense and personal injury.

Ater Wynne LLP has added Kathy Feldman to its Seattle office. As of counsel, Ms. Feldman focuses on business and regulated industries. She has more than 15 years' experience in employment counseling and in defending wrongful termination and employment discrimination claims.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC has added Thomas H. Nelson and Craig R. Aird to their Seattle office. Mr. Nelson, a member, concentrates his practice on strategic tax and business planning for domestic and international corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and tax-exempt organizations. Mr. Aird, an associate, focuses on estate planning with particular emphasis on international transactions and choice of entity questions. Nancy A. Giunto has joined the firm as executive director. She serves as chief operating officer, making recommendations regarding administrative support, management polices and strategic direction.

Kenneth L. Karlberg and George S. Treperinas have joined the Seattle office of Karr Tuttle Campbell as shareholders. Mr. Karlberg's trial practice includes products liability and personal injury defense, engineering/architectural design failures, commercial disputes and insurance coverage. Mr. Treperinas joined the firm's business and finance department, focusing on the representation of creditors and debtors in bankruptcy matters.

Willams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC has added two new lawyers to their estate planning department. Ann T. Wilson has joined the group as of counsel and focuses on estate planning, probate, federal taxation, and trust and estate litigation. N. Elizabeth (Beth) McCaw, an associate, concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, gift and estate taxation, probate and the law of exempt organizations.

Joseph B. Genster has rejoined the Seattle firm of Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson as of counsel. He was an associate at the firm from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Genster focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on employment, land use and contract law.

Lisa J. Dickinson has joined the Spokane firm of Feltman, Gebhardt, Greer & Zeimantz, PS as an associate.

Heidi L.G. Orr has joined the Seattle office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP as an associate. She concentrates her practice in corporate law and taxation.

Jeffrey A. Coop has joined Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC as an associate, and Carina Y. Enhada has joined as of counsel. Mr. Coop represents clients in commercial transactional and litigation matters, including real estate, business, land use and municipal law. Ms. Enhada focuses on full-service construction services for federal, state and private projects.

Marlo DeLange has joined the Tacoma office of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim PLLC as an associate. Her practice includes securities, corporate, business and transactional law. Steven Sitek has joined the Seattle office as an associate, focusing on general litigation, construction law and insurance defense.

Skagit County lawyer Leslie Johnson passed away unexpectedly at age 49 on August 19. He was a principal in the firm of Wells and Johnson in Anacortes. Mr. Johnson was a strong believer in community service. He was a past-president of the Kiwanis Noon Club of Anacortes, chairman of the Sponsored Youth Committee, and Kiwanis advisor to the Anacortes Key Club. He served on the legal and legislative committees of the Washington Public Ports Association, which grew out of his position advising the ports of Anacortes and Skagit County.

Justice Robert T. Hunter, former chief justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, died September 17 at the age of 92. During his Supreme Court career, Justice Hunter led the movement to establish the state Court of Appeals. He persuaded some colleagues and legislators that an appeals court was necessary for speedy justice.

Seattle trial lawyer Wayne Murray died August 31 of a stroke. He was 86. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Murray was an FBI agent. In four years at the FBI, he received at least five commendations from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. In 1952, he and friend Roger Dunham started their own law firm, Murray and Dunham. They practiced together for 50 years.

Wallace Aiken, a Seattle lawyer who co-founded Aiken, St. Louis & Siljeg, died of pneumonia on August 27 at age 81. Known to many as the ultimate prankster, Mr. Aiken and a friend took over and wrecked an old-time streetcar when they were students at the University of Washington. They were bailed out of jail by the head of the law school, who later hired Mr. Aiken so he could pay back the debt.

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