Tuesday, May 1, 2012
CCBA FLS – Wednesday, May 9, 2012 MEETING
Stan Horak will be speaking on bankruptcy issues and how they relate to family law. Stan has some interesting information for our clients who have been faced with foreclosures, short sales, loan modifications and Bankruptcy issues. I have asked him to discuss hold harmless provisions and how they may be affected by Bankruptcy. Pretty eye opening stuff.
Please RSVP, as detailed below, so we have accurate numbers for Tommy O’s.
TOPIC/SPEAKERS: Bankruptcy and Family Law; Attorney Stan Horak.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 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. Please put your bar number on the checks. If you want to pay at the door, email Meredith at lawmer@mckellgraff.com with check numbers and bar numbers. Judges, Commissioners, and speakers are always free of charge.
RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, May 7th by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Meredith McKell Graff, 3214 NE 42nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663.
Judges and Commissioners may RSVP by responding to this email.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Crucial Conversations Training
Crucial Conversations Training - Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center (DRC)
Thursday & Friday, May 17th & 18th, 8:00am-5:00pm
Could a conversation (or avoiding one) be keeping you from getting what you want?
You may be experiencing the effects of a poorly held crucial conversation. A crucial conversation is a discussion between two or more people where stakes are high, opinions vary and emotions run strong. Use this award-winning Crucial Conversations training to drive change for good throughout your organization and life. Because of a donation from Providence St. Peter Hospital, for the first and only time, the DRC is able to offer this $1,200 training to the community for only $325! If you are a mediator with a Community Mediation Center, the cost is only $275 and if you are a DRC Volunteer, the cost is only $250!
Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Discover how Crucial Conversations Training will drive change for good throughout your organization and life, enabling you to:
• Resolve disagreements—accurately address concerns by talking respectfully, candidly and skillfully with someone in a safe way.
• Build acceptance rather than resistance—give and receive feedback in a way that enhances relationships and improves results.
• Speak persuasively, not abrasively–effectively talk about high-stake, emotional and controversial topics.
• Foster teamwork–get the right people involved in a way that ensures better decision-making and guarantees commitment and conviction.
Want more information? Check out www.vitalsmarts.com for more information about Crucial Conversations See http://www.mediatethurston.org/training.html for more information about this training and to register. The lead trainer and organizational development consultant for Providence St. Peter Hospital and a DRC Mediator, Tracy Brown will be providing the training.
SECOND SATURDAY
Second Saturday workshop: What Women Need to Know About Divorce
The May workshop is on May 12, 2012. 8:00 am - 8:30 am registration,
8:30 am program begins, 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm program will finish.
The workshop is co-presented by a lawyer, financial planner, mediator and counselor. Its purpose is to educate women in transition so they can make informed decisions about how they want to proceed.
Participants will get general information about processes, legal requirements and how to interact effectively with professionals. All of our presenters are volunteers.
Location: Heart Connections, 305 West 16th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.
Contact person to RSVP: Lynne Smith (360) 213-1801. Cost: $45.
Scholarships are available for low-income participants - they pay a reduced fee or no fee at all.
http://www.secondsaturdaydivorcecoaching.org/
Our brochures are now available in the Law Library and the Information desk at the courthouse.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer presenter, please contact Vickie Kesala: vkesala@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
ADR Conference
19th Annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference
Registration for the Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference is now open! Check out the more than 30 workshops — see the complete workshop list. Choose your favorites and register online or by mail.
When: May 4–5, 2012
For Practicing Lawyers: The ADR Advocacy Track
Of particular interest to attorneys is the ADR Advocacy Track. It's a complete program of workshops designed with the practicing lawyer in mind. There are five sessions for lawyers representing clients in ADR processes, focusing on different aspects of advocacy:
• Moving beyond positional bargaining
• Choosing a mediator with academician, researcher, and mediator Stephen Goldberg
• Professor John Lande presenting from his book, Planned Early Negotiation
• Navigating challenging personalities and emotions in mediation
• Closing the deal and drafting agreements
The ADR Advocacy Track features headliners for the conference from around the country as well as presenters from our area with national reputations. Each session is moderated by Lee Jay Berman, mediator and trainer, appearing courtesy of the American Institute of Mediation. It is the full-service CLE program this year for those newer to mediation as well as seasoned professionals.
Other Conference Highlights
The conference is again bringing together the best and brightest ADR practitioners and presenters from Canada, England, and all across the United States for another outstanding program for all ADR practitioners.
• Opening plenary presentation by Nina Meierding on The Psychological Bias Against Creativity
• Online Dispute Resolution with Colin Rule, architect of the eBay and PayPal ODR systems
• Doug Noll, California Lawyer's 2012 Pro Bono Award winner, on Becoming a Peacemaker
• Three sessions on foreclosure mediation and updates on the Foreclosure Fairness Act
• Mediation of land use disputes
• Resolving Complex Water and Flooding Issues in Multi-Party Disputes
• On addressing our clients' grudges — Grudgeology, with Neil Denny, English collaborative family lawyer and author
Registration and Rates
Groups of five or more can register together and save significantly with group rates: just $204 for both days of the conference per person (register by April 20). Even at individual rates, the conference is still one of the most cost-effective ways to get CLE credit. The conference is approved for 9 Washington CLE credits for only $255 for both days ($300 after April 20). With the Scholarship Program sponsored by conference supporters and the WSBA ADR Section, 10 full-ride scholarships will be awarded. Individuals can register online or by mail.
Registration for the Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference is now open! Check out the more than 30 workshops — see the complete workshop list. Choose your favorites and register online or by mail.
When: May 4–5, 2012
For Practicing Lawyers: The ADR Advocacy Track
Of particular interest to attorneys is the ADR Advocacy Track. It's a complete program of workshops designed with the practicing lawyer in mind. There are five sessions for lawyers representing clients in ADR processes, focusing on different aspects of advocacy:
• Moving beyond positional bargaining
• Choosing a mediator with academician, researcher, and mediator Stephen Goldberg
• Professor John Lande presenting from his book, Planned Early Negotiation
• Navigating challenging personalities and emotions in mediation
• Closing the deal and drafting agreements
The ADR Advocacy Track features headliners for the conference from around the country as well as presenters from our area with national reputations. Each session is moderated by Lee Jay Berman, mediator and trainer, appearing courtesy of the American Institute of Mediation. It is the full-service CLE program this year for those newer to mediation as well as seasoned professionals.
Other Conference Highlights
The conference is again bringing together the best and brightest ADR practitioners and presenters from Canada, England, and all across the United States for another outstanding program for all ADR practitioners.
• Opening plenary presentation by Nina Meierding on The Psychological Bias Against Creativity
• Online Dispute Resolution with Colin Rule, architect of the eBay and PayPal ODR systems
• Doug Noll, California Lawyer's 2012 Pro Bono Award winner, on Becoming a Peacemaker
• Three sessions on foreclosure mediation and updates on the Foreclosure Fairness Act
• Mediation of land use disputes
• Resolving Complex Water and Flooding Issues in Multi-Party Disputes
• On addressing our clients' grudges — Grudgeology, with Neil Denny, English collaborative family lawyer and author
Registration and Rates
Groups of five or more can register together and save significantly with group rates: just $204 for both days of the conference per person (register by April 20). Even at individual rates, the conference is still one of the most cost-effective ways to get CLE credit. The conference is approved for 9 Washington CLE credits for only $255 for both days ($300 after April 20). With the Scholarship Program sponsored by conference supporters and the WSBA ADR Section, 10 full-ride scholarships will be awarded. Individuals can register online or by mail.
APRIL FLS MEETING
CCBA FLS – Wednesday, April 11, 2012 MEETING
As announced at our last meeting, there has been a subcommittee working on form orders and process for Parenting Coordinator’s here in Clark County. My understanding is that the subcommittee members include Juliet Laycoe, Steve Bodgon, Nancy Retsinas, Scott Horenstein, Howard Marshack, Deanna Rusch, Zach Fruchtengarten, Elizabeth Christy, Dr. Harry Dudley and Dr. Landon Poppleton. Forms were circulated last month and again attached to this email. We will be having a “workshop” on these forms at our next meeting, hopefully including a panel discussion by some of the subcommittee members.
Please RSVP, as detailed below, so we have accurate numbers for Tommy O’s.
TOPIC/SPEAKERS: Insurance and Family Law; Meredith McKell Graff.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 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. Please put your bar number on the checks. If you want to pay at the door, email Meredith at lawmer@mckellgraff.com with check numbers and bar numbers. Judges, Commissioners, and speakers are always free of charge.
RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, April 9th by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Meredith McKell Graff, 3214 NE 42nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663.
As announced at our last meeting, there has been a subcommittee working on form orders and process for Parenting Coordinator’s here in Clark County. My understanding is that the subcommittee members include Juliet Laycoe, Steve Bodgon, Nancy Retsinas, Scott Horenstein, Howard Marshack, Deanna Rusch, Zach Fruchtengarten, Elizabeth Christy, Dr. Harry Dudley and Dr. Landon Poppleton. Forms were circulated last month and again attached to this email. We will be having a “workshop” on these forms at our next meeting, hopefully including a panel discussion by some of the subcommittee members.
Please RSVP, as detailed below, so we have accurate numbers for Tommy O’s.
TOPIC/SPEAKERS: Insurance and Family Law; Meredith McKell Graff.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 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. Please put your bar number on the checks. If you want to pay at the door, email Meredith at lawmer@mckellgraff.com with check numbers and bar numbers. Judges, Commissioners, and speakers are always free of charge.
RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, April 9th by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Meredith McKell Graff, 3214 NE 42nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Oregon CLE - Forensic Toxicology
Dr. John Vasiliades, PhD, laboratory director and chief consultant at Toxicology Laboratories, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska, will teach a day course in forensic toxicology for attorneys titled “Forensic Toxicology for Attorneys 2012: Alcohol, Drugs, and How to Use an Expert” in Beaverton, Oregon.
The course focuses on several relevant topics for the litigator: (a) urine analysis alcohol and drug testing; (b) blood and breath alcohol testing; (c) hair follicle drug testing; (d) National Academy of Sciences reports; (e) laboratory specimen chain of custody procedures and litigation package materials; (f) Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009); (g) discovery requests; (h) trial preparation.
The course will be held on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton in Beaverton, Oregon.
This course activity has been approved for 7.00 Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit hours by the Oregon State Bar MCLE Department (5670*2), 7.00 CLE credit hours by the Washington State Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (305949), and 7.00 CLE Total Credit Hours including 1.25 Ethics Hours by the State Bar of California MCLE Provider Certification Department. This course may qualify for CLE credit in other jurisdictions.
The one (1) day course in forensic toxicology will be held at:
Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton
15525 NW Gateway Court
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
P: (503) 614-0900
W: http://homewoodsuites.hilton.com/en/hw/groups/personalized/P/PDXBTHW-TOX-20120503/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Dr. Vasiliades possesses over twenty-two (22) years of practical toxicology and clinical chemistry experience, and has testified or provided litigation support in over one thousand (1000) legal cases.
Dr. Vasiliades is a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (DABFT) (1993) and a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (DABCC) (1980).
The unique and intensive one (1) day course in forensic toxicology shows the litigator how to effectively utilize a forensic toxicology expert in criminal and civil court cases in order to prevail.
An assortment of academic articles and technical course materials, including alcohol and drug litigation packages from actual cases, will supplement the course instruction and may prove useful to the litigator in his or her legal practice.
The course enrollment fee is Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($275.00) for attorneys, and One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for new attorneys admitted to practice law in their respective jurisdiction one (1) year prior to the date of course enrollment.
Attorneys may register for the course online with a credit card at http://www.toxlabsomaha.com/courses.htm or forward a check payment with a completed registration form directly to our office.
Please contact Dr. Vasiliades directly with questions at (402) 935-0401 or toxlabs@qwestoffice.net
The course focuses on several relevant topics for the litigator: (a) urine analysis alcohol and drug testing; (b) blood and breath alcohol testing; (c) hair follicle drug testing; (d) National Academy of Sciences reports; (e) laboratory specimen chain of custody procedures and litigation package materials; (f) Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (2009); (g) discovery requests; (h) trial preparation.
The course will be held on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton in Beaverton, Oregon.
This course activity has been approved for 7.00 Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) credit hours by the Oregon State Bar MCLE Department (5670*2), 7.00 CLE credit hours by the Washington State Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (305949), and 7.00 CLE Total Credit Hours including 1.25 Ethics Hours by the State Bar of California MCLE Provider Certification Department. This course may qualify for CLE credit in other jurisdictions.
The one (1) day course in forensic toxicology will be held at:
Homewood Suites by Hilton – Hillsboro / Beaverton
15525 NW Gateway Court
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
P: (503) 614-0900
W: http://homewoodsuites.hilton.com/en/hw/groups/personalized/P/PDXBTHW-TOX-20120503/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Dr. Vasiliades possesses over twenty-two (22) years of practical toxicology and clinical chemistry experience, and has testified or provided litigation support in over one thousand (1000) legal cases.
Dr. Vasiliades is a Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (DABFT) (1993) and a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (DABCC) (1980).
The unique and intensive one (1) day course in forensic toxicology shows the litigator how to effectively utilize a forensic toxicology expert in criminal and civil court cases in order to prevail.
An assortment of academic articles and technical course materials, including alcohol and drug litigation packages from actual cases, will supplement the course instruction and may prove useful to the litigator in his or her legal practice.
The course enrollment fee is Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars ($275.00) for attorneys, and One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for new attorneys admitted to practice law in their respective jurisdiction one (1) year prior to the date of course enrollment.
Attorneys may register for the course online with a credit card at http://www.toxlabsomaha.com/courses.htm or forward a check payment with a completed registration form directly to our office.
Please contact Dr. Vasiliades directly with questions at (402) 935-0401 or toxlabs@qwestoffice.net
Saturday, March 24, 2012
SECOND SATURDAY
Second Saturday workshop: What Women Need to Know About Divorce
The April workshop is on April 14, 2012. 8:00 am - 8:30 am registration, 8:30 am program begins, 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm program will finish.
The workshop is co-presented by a lawyer, financial planner, mediator and counselor. Its purpose is to educate women in transition so they can make informed decisions about how they want to proceed.
Participants will get general information about processes, legal requirements and how to interact effectively with professionals. All of our presenters are volunteers.
Location: Heart Connections, 305 West 16th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.
Contact person to RSVP: Lynne Smith (360) 213-1801. Cost: $45.
Scholarships are available for low-income participants - they pay a reduced fee or no fee at all.
http://www.secondsaturdaydivorcecoaching.org/
Our brochures are now available in the Law Library and the Information desk at the courthouse.
The April workshop is on April 14, 2012. 8:00 am - 8:30 am registration, 8:30 am program begins, 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm program will finish.
The workshop is co-presented by a lawyer, financial planner, mediator and counselor. Its purpose is to educate women in transition so they can make informed decisions about how they want to proceed.
Participants will get general information about processes, legal requirements and how to interact effectively with professionals. All of our presenters are volunteers.
Location: Heart Connections, 305 West 16th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.
Contact person to RSVP: Lynne Smith (360) 213-1801. Cost: $45.
Scholarships are available for low-income participants - they pay a reduced fee or no fee at all.
http://www.secondsaturdaydivorcecoaching.org/
Our brochures are now available in the Law Library and the Information desk at the courthouse.
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