CCBA FLS – APRIL 14, 2011 MEETING

TOPIC/SPEAKERS: We are lucky to have Joshua Foreman travel all the way from King County for our April 14 meeting! He will speak to the group about his specialty of the law (Dad’s) and his theory for how to win a custody case.

WHEN: Thursday, April 14, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. is social time. The announcements and presentation begin at about 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Tommy O’s, 801 Washington Street, Vancouver, in the lounge.

COST: The cost of the meeting will be $13.00 for lunch plus $5.00 for one CLE credit for CCBA FLS members. If you are not a member of the CCBA and FLS the cost is $13.00 for lunch and $10.00 for the CLE credit. Judges, Commissioners, and speakers are always free of charge

RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, April 11, 2011 by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Laura Mancuso, at Marsh, Higgins, Beaty & Hatch P.C., 1112 Daniels Street, Suite 200, Vancouver, WA 98666.
Judges and Commissioners may RSVP by simply responding to this email.

FUTURE MEETINGS: On the docket for May 12 is “Building Bridges, Managing Conflict: What we can Learn from Neuroscience” with Lydia Byhardt Bollinger, a licensed clinical social worker with certificates in both marriage and family therapy and trauma counseling, and Erin Ruff, a conflict resolution specialist, mediator, trainer, and public policy advocate. They will discuss what happens in the brain when a person experiences conflict; when you try to help others solve conflicts; what neuroscience can teach us about how to facilitate conflict resolution; and, how to prevent future conflicts?