May 2002

Changing Venues

Bellevue lawyer Phil Shucklin has been elected to a second term as president of the Eastside Legal Assistance Program board of directors. Diane Tebelius, of Seattle, has been elected to the board.

William H. Lynch has been appointed by Governor Locke to the Pollution Control/Shorelines Hearings Board.

Mabry Chambliss DeBuys has been elected president of the Washington chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She has also been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Ms. DeBuys practices family law with Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle.

Seattle lawyer James S. Rogers has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Former King County Superior Court Judge Gerard M. Shellan has received the Excellence in Dispute Resolution Award in recognition of his 25 years of service as a jurist and ADR pioneer. The award was presented by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS).

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has selected the following lawyer representatives to the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference: Todd D. True, Sheryl J. Willert and John W. Wolfe. They will serve three-year terms.

Bellevue lawyer Joseph L. Lawrence has been nominated to serve a two-year term as director of the Washington Society of CPAs.

Kathleen Field has been appointed to a five-year term on the Edmonds Community College board of trustees.

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Ellen Fair and Howard L. Phillips have been appointed to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. Their terms end in 2003.

Nancy Isserlis and Stuart Stiles have been reappointed to two-year terms on the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute board of directors.

Seattle lawyer Jeff Frank has been selected for The Giraffe Project board of directors. The project is a nonprofit organization that encourages children to "stick their necks out" for the common good.

Douglas J. Smart has been appointed Washington chair of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Mr. Smart is a shareholder in the Seattle firm Graham & Dunn.

Joseph Montes has been appointed administrative law judge in Olympia. He conducts hearings on unemployment benefits.

Marie Palachuk, a former assistant attorney general, has been appointed administrative law judge in Spokane.

Gary Sparling has joined Soha & Lang in Seattle.

Joel Paisner has returned to the Seattle office of Ater Wynne after serving as vice-president and general manager for Western Integrated Networks.

David Clarke has rejoined the Seattle office of Perkins Coie as a partner in the corporate finance group. He advises high-growth companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions. Chun M. Ng has joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle patent group. He concentrates on patent procurement and prosecution, patent litigation, and other intellectual property matters.

Jan Ostrovsky has joined Crocker Kuno, concentrating on bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy debtor-creditor rights.

Kelly Twiss Noonan has been elected managing partner of Stokes Lawrence in Seattle. Douglas C. Lawrence and Gail N. Wahrenberger have been elected to the firm’s executive committee.

Daniel F. Vaughn has joined the Seattle office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky as an associate focusing on corporate finance and securities.

J.C. Ditzler has been promoted to senior member in the Seattle office of Cozen O’Connor.

Rachael H. Nilson has joined the Lynnwood firm Bergstedt, Clegg & Wolff as an associate focusing on immigration, consumer protection and bankruptcy.

Vincent T. Lombardi has joined the Seattle firm Short Cressman & Burgess as of counsel. He focuses on labor and employment law and litigation, real estate, and commercial and business litigation. Susan Thorbrogger has been named chair of the firm’s business and tax practice section, and Bradley P. Thoreson has been named chair of the real estate section.

Nancy A. Robertson has become a partner in the Seattle firm Groff & Murphy. She joined the firm in 1995 and concentrates on government contracts and construction litigation.

Robert J. Caldwell has joined Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole in Spokane. He focuses on health care and corporate law.

Marcia K. Fujimoto and Stephen M. Klein have been re-elected to the board of directors of Graham & Dunn in Seattle. Ms. Fujimoto concentrates on wealth management and transfer, and succession planning. Mr. Klein counsels financial institutions on federal and state banking matters.

John H. Chun has become a partner in the Seattle firm Mundt MacGregor.

Horton Herman died February 21. He was a partner in the Spokane firm formerly known as Paine, Lowe, Coffin, Herman and O’Kelly. Mr. Herman served as chairman of a federal judgeship panel for the Eastern District of Washington in 1979. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children (911 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA 99204-2901).

Nancy Ann Holman, Washington’s first female superior court judge, died April 7 at age 66. In 1970, Judge Holman became the first female member of Washington Defense Lawyers, and that same year Governor Dan Evans appointed her to King County Superior Court. She was also the first woman to hold office in the Washington State Superior Court Judges’ Association, and the first woman elected to the King County Law Library Board. In 1981, Judge Holman helped found the King County Superior Court Family Law Department.

Thomas Patrick Keefe died March 29 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 82. Mr. Keefe was an active member of the WSBA, the King County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association for more than 50 years. He was founding member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, and was a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Keefe was appointed to the Washington State Gambling Commission by Governor John Spellman, and was reappointed by Governor Booth Gardner to serve as chairman. Memorials may be made to the scholarship fund at O’Dea High School (802 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98104) or the Father Kilian Scholarship Fund at Saint Martin’s College (5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, WA 98503).

James E. McKenna died March 16 at age 73, following a brief illness. Mr. McKenna was the fourth of five generations of lawyers. He spent most of his career with Shell Oil Company. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association (557 Roy St., Lower Level, Seattle, WA 98109).