March 2002

Changing Venues

Honors and Awards

Grant S. Degginger has been elected to a two-year term as deputy mayor of Bellevue. Mr. Degginger is a partner in the Seattle office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP.

Beth McCaw, Christopher S. Marks, Mary R. Knack and Gabe S. Galanda have been named "Rising Stars" by Washington Law & Politics magazine. All are associates in the Seattle office of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC.

Brad L. Englund has received his certification as a certified information system security professional. The certification is recognized in the information security field as a mastery of international standards for information system security. Mr. Englund practices with the Yakima firm Halverson Applegate PS.

The board of trustees of the Legal Foundation of Washington recently elected the following officers and board members: Katrin E. Frank, president; Jeanne J. Dawes, vice president; Ragan L. Powers, secretary; John W. Phillips, treasurer; and Robert T. Anderson and Lynn A. Watts, board members.

The East King County Bar Association has elected the following officers and trustees: Jason H. Grover, president; David Johnston, vice president; Greg L. Russell, treasurer; David J. Seeley, secretary; and Jim Clark, Al W. Richardson and Kathy Weber, trustees.

Kevin D. Swan has been elected to a one-year term as vice president of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington. Mr. Swan practices intellectual property law in the Seattle office of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP.

William H. Mays, a member of Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Washington State Golf Association (WSGA). He has served as of counsel to the WSGA board of directors since 1992.

Bank Investment Marketing, a national magazine for bank securities and insurance professionals, has ranked Seattle lawyer Terrence E. Burns among its top-50 bank representatives for 2001. Mr. Burns is a private client manager for Wells Fargo in Bellevue.

Movers and Shakers

Seanna M. Bodholt, Jane E. Brown, Gerald Kobluk, Thomas L. McKeirnan and Hollie J. Westly have become partners in the Spokane firm Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP. Ms. Bodholt has practiced with the firm since 1993, focusing on taxation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business matters. Ms. Brown concentrates on litigation, construction law and family law. Mr. Kobluk's practice emphasizes health care, hospital law and general litigation. Mr. McKeirnan focuses on corporate, securities and transactional law; mergers and acquisitions; and hospitality law. Dr. Westly's practice emphasizes health care, general business and corporate law.

Darcy M. Norville has become a partner in the Portland firm Tonkon Torp LLP. She focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits.

John L. Bley, former director of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, has formed a new firm in collaboration with Graham & Dunn PC. The new firm, Integra Advisors LLC, will help the management of banks, savings and loans, and other financial institutions with operational, regulatory and governmental issues.

Lara L. Hemingway and Richard A. Repp have joined the Spokane firm Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole. Ms. Hemingway focuses on pension and benefits, health care and taxation. Mr. Repp's practice emphasizes business and securities transactions.

Eighteen new associates have joined the Seattle office of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP. Cabrelle M. Abel focuses on commercial, employment and intellectual property litigation. Kristin J. Boraas concentrates on environmental law. Jay Carlson's practice emphasizes commercial and business litigation. Deborah Leppek Dean focuses on environmental and land use law. Mark S. Filipini concentrates on labor and employment law. J. Devlan Geddes focuses on technology, intellectual property and business. Jonathan H. Harrison focuses on litigation. Marni M. Hussong practices real estate law. Alina A. McLauchlan concentrates on environmental law and litigation. Jason R. Mirmelstein's practice emphasizes partnership law and investment advice. Kerri M. Millikan (member of the Oregon State Bar) focuses on litigation and environmental law. Shankar R. Narayan focuses on intellectual property issues. Jeremy E. Roller is developing a litigation practice. Yujing Shu practices business law. Robin Smith concentrates on taxation and exempt organizations. Heather M. Utter's practice emphasizes technology and intellectual property. Tiffany A. Werner (member of the New York State Bar) represents financial institutions in commercial real estate financing. Kris S. Withrow focuses on business law.

Hertsel Shadian has joined the Portland firm McEwen Gisvold LLP, focusing on tax, estate planning and general business.

Eric P. Lin has joined the Law Office of Carol L. Edward as an associate practicing immigration and citizenship law.

Richard D. Thaler has been appointed to a three-year term as managing director of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC in Seattle. He replaces Sheryl J. Willert.

John W. Hough and Allison Steincipher Wallin have been elected partners at Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP. Mr. Hough is based in the firm's Olympia office, focusing on governmental and regulatory matters, general litigation, telecommunication law, and natural resource law. Ms. Wallin practices in the firm's Seattle office and focuses on litigation, specifically, complex commercial, health care and class-action litigation.

Grady J. Leupold has joined the Seattle office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP as an associate concentrating on labor and employment law.

The Washington Attorney General's Office has appointed the following assistant attorneys general: Garth Ahearn, Thomas D. Angier, Robert Antanaitis, Helen Arntson, Maia D. Bellon, Charnelle M. Bjelkengren, Tara D. Blair, William Blitz, Krista K. Bush, Tomas S. Caballero, Karen C. Calhoun, Susan Carlson, Janelle Carman, William G. Clark, Monty D. Cobb, Amy F. Cook, Susan Cruise, Matthew Daheim, Melanie deLeon, Robert C. Eisele, Donna R. Emmingham, Traci S. Friedl, Gretchen D. Gale, Ronald A. Gomes, Paul O. Goulding, Adrienne E. Harris, David W. Huey, Paul F. James, Brady R. Johnson, Jack Johnson, Meg L. Jones, Jennifer Karol, Hilery Kirchmeier, John Lane, Dale L. Lehrman, Matthew A. Love, Aileen B. Miller, Eric Nelson, Shirley Waters Nixon, Stephen H. North, Lori Oliver-Hudak, David E. Parry, Amy M. Phillips, Janean Polkinghorn, Clayton G. Ramsey, Danae Rawson, Maria S. Regimbal, Frances Rhee, Michael J. Rollinger, Steven Rosen, Miriam Rosenbaum, Mark F. Schumock, Paul Silver, Andrew J. Simons, Kelly Taylor, Erika Uhl, Barbara Van Ess, Steve Vinsonhaler, Lisa Watson, Karen E. Webb, Greg Weber, Lisa E. Wochos, Marc Worthy, James A. Yockey, and Jack G. Zurlini Jr.

Judge Philip H. Brandt has assumed the position of chief bankruptcy judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington. He succeeds Judge Thomas T. Glover. Chief Judge Brandt has served as a bankruptcy judge since 1991.

John W. Branch and John Whitaker have been made officers in the Seattle office of Merchant & Gould.

In Memoriam

Richard F. Broz died January 14 at age 74. Over the course of his career, Mr. Broz helped write voluntary desegregation legislation for the Seattle School Distict, helped incorporate the city of Mercer Island, and helped found Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service. He also served as a special assistant to the U.S. attorney, served on the King County Superior Court bench, and worked in private practice. Memorials may be made to Northwest Harvest (711 Cherry St., Seattle, WA 98104) or Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (8236 SE 24th St., Mercer Island, WA 98040).

Marco DeFunis died January 16, following a heart attack, at age 52. Mr. DeFunis made history as a University of Washington undergraduate when he filed one of the country's first reverse-discrimination lawsuits. In 1971, he challenged the admissions policies at the UW School of Law, claiming he had been denied entrance in favor of less-qualified minorities. By the time the U.S. Supreme Court heard his case in 1974, Mr. DeFunis had only one quarter of law school remaining, so the matter was dismissed as moot.

Edward "Ted" Evans died December 21 at age 56, following a nine-month battle with brain cancer. He was founder and president of Sure Fish, a company that has fish-testing laboratories in eight countries. Mr. Evans started the company because he believed the FDA would eventually regulate seafood in the same way the poultry and beef industries are regulated. In effect, he was able to write the standards for seafood quality around the world. Memorials may be made to the Fisherman's Memorial Foundation (PO Box 17356, Seattle, WA 98107) or the Nature Conservancy (217 Pine St., Ste. 1100, Seattle, WA 98101).

King County District Court pro-tem judge John D. Lawson died December 27 at age 73, suffering a heart attack as he was leaving an afternoon session at Aukeen District Court in Kent. Judge Lawson presided over district courtrooms throughout King County for more than 20 years, after serving as Redmond city attorney for 20 years. Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association (4114 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103).

Harry C. Wilson died January 13 at age 80. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Wilson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a gunner in World War II. In 1957, he formed the Bellevue firm Wilson & Reardon with his sister-in-law, Barbara Reardon. An avid golfer and collector of antique golf equipment, Mr. Wilson founded Sahalee Country Club with friends in 1967.