June 2000

Changing Venues

Seattle attorney Mike Wrenn was the victim of this year’s associate pranking at the Heller Ehrman firm. Tradition has it that associates "decorate" a partner’s office while the partners are away at an annual retreat. This year, Wrenn returned from the retreat to find his office transformed into a tiki-hut bar. With shells and sand underfoot, staffers dressed in tropical attire were drinking from coconut shells and dancing to island music. Vacation, anyone?

Janine A. Lawless of The Lawless Partnership in Seattle has been selected as a Fellow in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

C. William Bailey, a partner in the Seattle law firm of Mills Meyers Swartling, was selected by the Washington Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates as Washington’s Trial Lawyer of 2000.

Fillmore Buckner of Seattle has been selected president-elect of the American College of Legal Medicine.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP in Seattle has elected Nancy W. Anderson partner in the Seattle office. She concentrates her practice in commercial litigation, including antitrust and class-action disputes, and employment litigation involving discrimination, discharges and wage and hour disputes.

Stanley D. Moore has established the firm of Stan Moore & Associates in Spokane, limiting his practice to mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution consulting services.

Ater Wynne LLP in Seattle has appointed Tom Kilbane as partner in charge. His practice focuses on corporate and regulatory issues for both established and emerging businesses.

Michael K. Kirschner has been promoted to vice president of intellectual property for Immunex Corporation in Seattle.

James McVittie has joined the Portland office of The Affiliates, a staffing service specializing in project attorneys and legal support personnel.

Kathryn R. McKinley has become a partner in the law firm of Layman, Layman & McKinley in Spokane.

Clyde H. MacIver is the newest player with the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club, serving as executive vice president and general counsel.

Christine Weaver has become a principal in the Spokane firm of Miller, Devlin, McLean & Weaver, PS. Her civil litigation practice emphasizes employment law and insurance defense.

C. Anthony Davis has been hired as general counsel for the Harris Group Inc., where he will be responsible for all legal matters.

Tonkon Torp LLP has named Jeanne M. Chamberlain as chair of the Portland firm’s litigation department.

Miller Nash LLP has welcomed Laura L. Takasumi to its Vancouver, Washington, office. Takasumi concentrates her practice on business law, taxation and estate planning.

Todd R. Startzel recently joined the law firm of Leveque & Kirkpatrick in Spokane. A civil litigator, his primary focus is in insurance defense and appellate practice.

Rebecca Erin Greene has become an associate at Betts, Patterson & Mines, PS in Seattle, where she will practice in the business transactions, taxation and estate planning areas.

Oseran, Hahn, Spring & Watts PS in Bellevue has added Victor Van Valin as of counsel and Linda A. Cade as an associate. Cade’s practice emphasizes real estate, business and securities law.

Phillabaum, Ledlin, Matthews & Gaffney-Brown in Spokane has announced that Mistee R. Verhulp and Suzie K. Weathermon have joined the firm as associates. A civil litigator, Verhulp will practice in the insurance defense area. Weathermon’s practice will focus on employment and discrimination law.

In Memoriam

Thomas C. McCarthy of Clyde Hill passed away April 10, 2000 at the age of 75. With a law practice in Bellevue, he also served as a Bellevue District Court Commissioner. An avid tennis player, he played in the USTA and Volvo national championship tournaments. He was active in politics, and attended the 1968 Democratic National Convention as minority chairman of the credentials committee.

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