Last Meeting of the Year - June 10

The last FLS meeting of the year will be June 10.

The topic is “Sex Addiction: A Way Around the “No Fault” Barrier?” The speaker and location is TBD.

Scott Horenstein will give a case law update and we will be electing our new officers for the next year. If you are interested in being an officer, please let me know. We will also decide on how to use some of the FLS funds.

FLS Recap May's Meeting

Kathy McCann announced that Judge Rulli has been given the prestigious award of Washington State Bar Family Law Section Judicial Officer of the Year! Over 40 local family law attorneys signed a letter in support of Judge Rulli!

Our sections Treasurer, Kristen Parcher, gave a treasurer’s report. The section voted to sponsor the CCBA annual barbeque this year! Next month the section will be voting on how to use the remainder of the funds. Options include various donations, contributions to the CCBA for their help with the FLS, and speakers to educate or train the group on specialties of the law. Please let us know if you have any suggestions on how to use our funds!

Second Saturday May 8th

Next Saturday, May 8th, is the monthly workshop:

"Second Saturday What Women Need to Know About Divorce"

Registration is at 8 am, class begins at 8:30 am and finishes sometime between noon and 1:00 p.m.

The class is at Heart Connections located at 305 W 16th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.

Our website is: www.secondsaturdaydivorcecoaching.org. RSVP (360) 448-8833

2010 FLS MIDYEAR

The 2010 Family Law Section Midyear will be held at the Hilton in Vancouver, WA from June 18-20.

I have the brochure with all the details so if you need a copy, please let me know.

--Elizabeth Christy

MAY 2010 FLS MEETING TOPIC

You do not want to miss our next meeting! All the family law Judges and Commissioners will sit as a panel and give us “Practice Tips from the Bench.”

The Judges and Commissioners have specifically requested that it be conducted as a panel discussion and that we have questions from family law attorneys submitted in advance.

The meeting will be held on May 13 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Family Law Annex (NOT Hula Boy) and it is BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch).

If you have specific questions you would like to submit anonymously in advance, please email them to me!

The cost to receive the lunch meeting CLE credit is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for nonmembers.

FLS 2010-2011 OFFICERS

The FLS's last meeting before summer break will be in June. At the June meeting, we will be electing our new officers for the next year. If you are interested in being an officer, please let me know.

-Elizabeth

FLS VOLUNTEER LAWYERS DONATION

At our March 2o1o meeting the FLS voted in favor of donating $100.00 to the volunteer lawyers. It has been confirmed that the volunteer lawyers have received the donation.