August 2001

Changing Venues

The following 2001-2002 officers and trustees have been elected by the membership of the Spokane County Bar Association: Nancy L. Isserlis, president; Laurie F. Connelly, vice president; Michael P. Price, secretary; William C. Maxey, treasurer; Jack F. Driscoll, trustee; Paul B. Mack, trustee; and Kathleen H. Paukert, trustee.

The Spokane County Volunteer Lawyers Program has recognized the following lawyers for their commitment to pro bono service in 2000: William T. Mableson, Senior Attorney of the Year; Juliana C. Repp, Special Recognition Award; Kevin D. O’Rourke, Young Attorney of the Year; J. Steve Jolley, Landlord-Tenant Attorney of the Year; Ian Ledlin, Bankruptcy Attorney of the Year; and Linda D. O’Dell, Family Law Attorney of the Year.

Mandie Barnes Lyle and Marilyn Sherron have been appointed to the Girl Scouts Totem Council board of directors. A former Girl Scout, Ms. Lyle is currently deputy general counsel for Sound Transit. She is a Fare Start volunteer and serves on the personnel committee of First Place. Ms. Sherron is an assistant city attorney for the city of Seattle, where she is the director of the employment section. She serves on the Washington Women Lawyers Judicial Selection Committee, and is a past chair of the WSBA Judicial Recommendation Committee. Ruperta Alexis Caldwell and Linda Larson have been appointed to the Girl Scouts Totem Council Nominating Committee. The committee is responsible for recruiting potential board members. Ms. Alexis Caldwell has served as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration since 1994. Ms. Larson works for the Seattle firm Sandler, Ahern & McConaughy.

Gordon L. Jaynes and Edward N. Lange have received the Graduate of Distinction Award from Walla Walla High School. The program honors Walla Walla High alumni who are recognized in their communities or careers. Mr. Jaynes is a lawyer, writer and editor, and has been published in professional journals around the world. He is on the editorial board of the Washington Law Review. Mr. Lange, now retired, practiced commercial law for 36 years. He was an Eagle Scout and now serves as a Boy Scout leader. He also serves on the Baker Boyer Bank board of directors.

The Roscoe Pound Institute of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America has bestowed the Richard S. Jacobson Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy on Lis Wiehl. Ms. Wiehl is the director of the University of Washington Trial Advocacy Program.

Alfred M. Falk has been elected fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel for his service in the practice of estate planning, probate and trust law. Mr. Falk has practiced with the Tacoma firm Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim LLP since 1984.

Julie Twyford has begun a term as president of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In 1990, she opened the Twyford Law Office in Spokane, emphasizing criminal defense and personal injury litigation. Other newly elected officers are Jeffery Robinson, president-elect (Seattle); Scott Engelhard, vice president/West (Seattle); Rick Fasy, vice president/East (Spokane); Margaret Smith, secretary (Seattle); and Barry Flegenheimer, treasurer (Seattle). The following board members were also recently elected: Bill Bowman (Bellevue), Catherine Chaney (Seattle), David Gehrke (Seattle), Cece Glenn (Spokane), Kevin Holt (Kennewick), Roger Hunko (Port Orchard), Robert Lewis (Camas), Vernon Smith (Bellevue), Sverre Staurset (Tacoma), Steve Thayer (Vancouver) and Karen Unger (Port Angeles).

At their spring conference, the Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys elected the following officers: Robin Jenkinson, president; Judith Zeider, first vice president; Gail Gorud, second vice president; and Patrick Mason, secretary-treasurer.

Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard P. Guy (ret.) has joined The Markam Group in Spokane as of counsel.

Desiree Hosannah, Richard Roberts, Susan Keers Serko, Adam Torem and Selwyn Walters have been appointed administrative law judges for the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). Judges Hosannah, Torem and Walters are based in the OAH Olympia office. Judge Roberts is in the Spokane office, and Judge Serko is in the Seattle office.

Four new lawyers have joined the Spokane office of Perkins Coie. Katherine W. Fairborn is an associate focusing on municipal finance and insurance regulation. Brian Werst is an associate, and his practice emphasizes general commercial, municipal and appellate litigation. Mary J. Edwards is of counsel in the public finance group. James C. Sloane serves as of counsel to the firm, concentrating on municipal corporations and public finance.

Tayloe Washburn has been elected to a four-year term as chair of the executive committee of the Seattle firm Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, succeeding Jack Cullen. Mr. Washburn has chaired the firm’s land use and environmental group since 1995, and continues to practice in growth management, land use planning and litigation. Mr. Cullen has returned to full-time bankruptcy practice and is chair of the firm’s creditors’ rights and bankruptcy group. Deborah A. Crabbe has joined the firm as a member concentrating on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy. Meri E. Glade (member of the California State Bar) has joined the firm as of counsel in the business practice group, focusing on intellectual property and licensing. Pamela McClaran is a member, and chairs the firm’s estate planning practice group. Cory B. Zion is an associate in the litigation practice group, focusing on commercial and complex civil litigation.

Frederick Kaseburg has joined the Seattle office of Merchant & Gould as of counsel. He previously worked in the King County Prosecutor’s Office and the Seattle firm Ordal & Kaseburg.

Linda Y. Chu and Kent D. Johnson have joined the Seattle firm Groff & Murphy PLLC as associates. Ms. Chu concentrates on commercial litigation, and Mr. Johnson focuses on business and real estate transactions.

Susan B. Matt has joined the Seattle firm McIntyre and Barns as an associate. Building on her nursing background, Ms. Matt focuses on medical malpractice defense.

Michaelanne Ehrenberg and Lauralyn B. Kliewer have joined the Seattle office of Karr Tuttle Campbell as associates. Katelyn E. Morgaine has joined the firm as a staff attorney, and Boaz Weintraub has been promoted to staff attorney. Ms. Ehrenberg focuses on civil litigation and employment law. Ms. Kleiwer and Ms. Morgaine focus on commercial litigation. Mr. Weintraub joined the firm in 1998 and concentrates on probate and estate settlement, estate planning, trusts, gift and family wealth, and succession planning.

Steven Shawn Tacey has joined the Seattle office of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim LLP as an associate. His emphasis is cross-border venture financing and other corporate finance matters.

Gary R. Duvall has joined the Seattle office of Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a partner. Mr. Duvall represents approximately 25 of the 40 franchise companies based in Washington and Oregon.

Charles E. Maduell has joined the Seattle office of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC as of counsel. He concentrates on land use and environmental law and litigation. Robert D. Pentimonti has joined the firm’s Tacoma office as an associate, focusing on business law, taxation and estate planning. Michael A. Herbst and Daniel D. Woo have been named members in the firm’s Seattle office. Mr. Herbst provides guidance in domestic and cross-border corporate and commercial transactions, including secured lending, workouts of troubled credits, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, e-commerce and business immigration. Mr. Woo advises companies on intellectual property matters and handles the related litigation.

Roger W. Bailey and Ken W. Harper have become partners in the Yakima firm Halverson Applegate PS. Mr. Bailey concentrates on commercial transactions and debtor/creditor issues. Mr. Harper’s practice emphasizes land use and zoning. Diane E. Hehir has joined the firm as an associate practicing in litigation; land use; zoning; and environmental, family, and employment and labor law.

Lisa Ann Sharpe has been named principal in the Seattle firm Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson. She joined the firm in 1991 and concentrates on employment disputes, Consumer Protection Act violations, commercial collection matters, breaches of commercial contracts, and construction defect cases. Eric Hoort, Tara Richardson, Amy Elmendorf Tucker and Quentin Wildsmith have joined the firm as associates. Mr. Hoort handles cases in numerous areas of law, including complex contractual disputes, class-action litigation, securities, UCC security interests, construction, employment, criminal defense, personal injury and immigration. Ms. Richardson focuses on family law and general litigation. Ms. Tucker concentrates on real estate, estate planning, business law and tax planning, and intellectual property. Mr. Wildsmith represents Northwest businesses in litigation, mediation and arbitration.

Liz Deckman, Michaeal J. Gamsky and Anne B. Tiura have joined the Seattle office of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP as special counsel in the business department. Oriana Halevy and Matthew G. Pohlman are associates in the business department. Tim McMichael and David Ward have joined the firm as associates in the litigation department.

Annette Elinger (member of the Georgia and Florida state bars) has joined the Seattle office of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP as of counsel. She is a member of the firm’s business department, as well as the emerging growth and venture capital practice group. Ms. Elinger focuses on business transactions and general corporate matters.

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