July 2000

Changing Venues

Full Court

The Johnson & Associates team has reclaimed the Lawyers Basketball League Championship. Team members include James H. Clark, Anthony C. Johnson, Joshua M. Lipsky, Dean E. Martin, Eric S. Nelson, Charles Paglialunga, Shannon P. Smith and William R. Spurr.

The Washington State Supreme Court signed a resolution honoring Bob Pittman for his commitment to public legal education He is a sole practitioner and the host of KIRO Newsradio’s Legal Line. For the past nine years, Pittman has been educating the public on the legal system via the weekly, four-hour radio show.

John T. Hammarlund was recently appointed deputy regional administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Hammarlund is a member of the Washington, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia Bars.

New officers of the King County Bar Association include President Frederick

L. Noland, First Vice President Ralph Maimon, Second Vice President Caroline D. Davis and Secretary/Trustee Susan K. McIntosh. Ronald J. Knox and Eugene D. Seligmann were elected to three-year terms as Central District trustees.

Ada Shen-Jaffe, director of Columbia Legal Services, has been named Girl Scouts’ 2000 Woman of Distinction. Shen-Jaffe received the award for her noteworthy success within her profession, her tireless role in enhancing the quality of life for women and girls, and her selfless contributions to the community. Seattle attorney Nancy Day was appointed secretary of the Girl Scouts’ board of directors, who also added Mimi Warner and The Honorable Patricia Clark as board members. Betsy Hollingsworth, Marilyn Sherron and Dianne Turk became members of the Girl Scouts’ Board of directors nominating committee.

Timothy Blake recently received a "Friend of Phoenix" award from the city of Phoenix, Arizona, for his dedication and commitment to improving mass transit.

Seattle attorney James F. Whitehead has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. The organization has more than 3,600 members, consisting of prominent maritime lawyers, judges and nonlawyer leaders of the maritime industry.

Helen Boyer and David Wilner have become partners at the Seattle office of Cozen and O’Connor.

New additions to Graham & Dunn in Seattle include partner Craig Wright and associate Shalini Gujavarty (member of the Alaska and New York state bars).

Anne W. Glazer has been elected partner at the Portland office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP. Her practice focuses in the areas of trademarks, copyrights, licensing, privacy and the Internet.

Bradley P. Thoreson has joined the Seattle firm of Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC as a partner. His practice is concentrated in the areas of litigated real estate and construction matters. John J. Houlihan, Jr. (member of the Illinois and California state bars) has become of counsel to the firm and will continue with his environmental litigation practice. New associate William L. Dixon will have a commercial litigation practice. New associate Karen L. Kendrick’s practice will expand and complement the firm’s real estate practice group.

Paul A. Swegle is the new vice president and general counsel at Netstock Direct Corporation in Bellevue. He will be responsible for managing all of Netstock’s legal issues and will serve as a member of the company’s executive management committee.

Howard Hall has joined Wolfstone, Panchot & Bloch, PS, Inc. as of counsel, where he will continue his litigation practice emphasizing defense of toxic tort, products liability and employment cases on a local and regional basis.

Rocco N. Treppiedi will practice municipal, civil rights, employment and general commercial litigation as of counsel in the Spokane office of Perkins Coie LLP.

Richard J. Busch is new of counsel at Miller Nash LLP. He will focus his telecommunications practice in the administrative law and government relations department of the firm.

Steven N. Zwerin is a new associate at Northwest Law Center LLC, where he will practice family, criminal defense and employment law.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP continues to expand its presence in Seattle with the addition of three new associates. Jared Black brings to the firm’s corporate group a background in securities and corporate law, tax and Internet law, with a focus on emerging companies. Lisa Guterson, whose practice centers on employment law including discrimination, harassment, disability rights, and FMLA and union issues, joins the labor and employment group. Elizabeth Fiattarone, with substantial experience in estate planning, federal taxation, nonprofit organizations and elder law, joins the firm’s individual, estate and trust services group.

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP has announced the addition of patent attorney Mark G. Sandbaken to its Seattle office. Sandbaken, who has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, will focus his practice on patent prosecution.

Robert J. Burke recently joined the Seattle office of Holmes Weddle & Barcott as an associate, where he concentrates his practice in maritime law and Longshore and Harborworkers’ Compensation Act defense.

Maria C. Fox is a new associate at MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless in Seattle. Fox focuses her litigation practice in employment discrimination and civil rights law.

Stephen J. LaForte, whose practice centers on corporate and business transactions, has joined Groff & Murphy PLLC in Seattle as an associate.

Judith W. Constans passed away April 23, 2000 at the age of 58. She practiced at the Seattle firm of Merrick Hofstedt & Lindsey, and was a poet and short story writer.

Gladys Phillips, of Aberdeen, passed away in April at the age of 87. A former state legislator, she practiced law for more than 60 years and helped found the Grays Harbor Community Foundation.

Former WSBA president Richard H. (Dick) Riddell passed away May 29, 2000 at the age of 83. After graduating from Stanford University in 1938, he earned his law degree at Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1941. He joined his father’s law practice, which led to the formation of the law firm now known as Riddell Williams PS. During World War II, Mr. Riddell served for four years with the 8th Air Force, achieving the rank of Major.

In addition to serving as WSBA president from 1976 to 1977, Mr. Riddell was president of the Seattle-King County Bar Association from 1963 to 1964, and served on the WSBA Board of Governors from 1973 to 1976. He was a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Bar Association.

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