Events Calendar

2008

MAY

May 1-31: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Online Discussion of Affirmative Advocacy and Leadership Development. To participate, see link. For more info, e-mail mstainthorp@povertylaw.org.
May-Jun: CLE accredited course titled "Talmudic Ethics: Finding your way to good decisions" to be offered in Olympia. The WA state bar has approved the course for nine CLE credits of which three are ethics credits. For more information and to regiter click here: www.jewisholympia.com/ or call 360-584-4306.
May 14: Oral Advocacy CLE, featuring Justice Deborah Stephens & Women Judges reception at the law offices of K&L Gates.
May 15: Linville Ursich PLLC presents Construction Liens and Contracts; 8:30-4:30, downtown Seattle. For more information or to register, see www.lulegal.com/ or call 206-515-0640.
May 15 & 16: King County Bar Association, Title 11 Guardianship Guardian ad LitemTraining; Initial Application to County Registries. For information, go to www.kcba.org/ or contact the CLE Department at 206-267-7004.
May 16: King County Bar Association, Title 11 Guardianship Guardian ad LitemTraining; Annual Renewal Application to County Registries. For information, go to www.kcba.org/ or contact the CLE Department at 206-267-7004.
May 16: Loren Miller Bar Association Annual Dinner; Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seattle.
May 17: International Law Section Mini-CLE: The French Criminal Court System: An Evening of Comparative Law: HUB Auditorium, University of Washington, Seattle. For more information, please contact Maggy Bailly at bailly@baillylawfirm.com.
May 20: World Peace through Law Section Mini-CLE: American Exceptionalism: A Challenge to Peace through Law: Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA: To register, please go to: https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/M80520.asp.
May 21: Solar Power: Projects & Permitting; Red Lion Hotel on 5th, Seattle. For information or to register, call The Seminar Group at 206-463-4400 or visit http://theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=08.SOLWA.
May 22: UW Law School Alumni Recognition Banquet; Grand Hyatt Seattle. For more information and RSVP, see www.law.washington.edu/alumni.
May 22: Korean American Bar Association, Korean American Coalition, and Korean American Health Professionals Association networking event. 6:30-8:00 p.m. Karma Lounge, Seattle. Contact Susan Chang at susan@mrmastro.com.
May 22: King County Bar Association CLE, Social Security, Seattle Public Library. For information http://www.kcba.org or contact the CLE Department at 206.267.7004.
May 22: WSBA LAMP Section Mini-CLE: "Navigating the Army's Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) System": Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA. To register, please go to: https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/Z80522.asp.
May 23: King County Bar Association CLE, A Conversation with the King County Clerk's Office and King County Judges, Rainier Square Conference Center, 3rd Floor Atrium, 1301 Fifth Ave. For information http://www.kcba.org or contact the CLE dept. at 206.267.7004.
May 23: Litigation Basics, Taphouse Grill, Seattle. For information or to register, go to www.wstla.org/CLE/CLECalendar.aspx or call WSTLA 206-464-1011.
May 23: King County Bar Association CLE, HELPING YOUR CLIENTS RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICTS: Examining the Ethics, Practicalities, and Techniques for Escalating and Resolving Legal Conflicts, Rainier Square Conference Center, 3rd Floor Atrium, 1301 Fifth Ave. For information, go to www.kcba.org/ or contact the CLE Department at 206-267-7004.
May 28-31: AFCC 45th Annual Conference: Fitting the Forum to the Family - Emerging Challenges for Family Courts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, featuring new programs on domestic violence, the child's voice, high conflict families, custody evaluation, child welfare services, psychological testing, parenting coordination, collaborative law and mediation. For more information please contact the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts at 608 664-3750, afcc@afccnet.org or view www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp.
May 29: Third Annual Statewide Diversity Pre-Conference Reception to be held at the offices of Perkins Coie. See www.wambac.org/ for information. Conference co-chairs Kim Tran and Michael Heath can be reached at conference@wambac.org.
May 29: Workers' Compensation, WA State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. For information or to register, go to www.wstla.org/CLE/CLECalendar.aspx or call WSTLA 206-464-1011.
May 29: Washington Lawyers for the Arts presents "Negotiating Music Contracts: The Basics of Developing your Business Model & Protecting your Artistic Works," Seattle University School of Law, Sullivan Hall, room 109, Seattle, 6-8 pm. Charge: in advance: $35 attorneys and paralegals; $10 artists and students. At the door: $40 attorneys and paralegals; $15 artists and students. To register, visit Brown Paper Tickets, http://brownpapertickets.com/producer/3042 , or phone 800-838-3006. To pay at the door, RSVP to Washington Lawyers for the Arts at 206-328-7053. Visit www.thewla.org for more information.
May 29: King County Bar Association CLE, Medicaid Bootcamp, Rainier Square Conference Center, 3rd Floor Atrium, 1301 Fifth Ave., Seattle. For information http://www.kcba.org or contact the CLE Department at 206.267.7004.
May 29: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Yakima Convention Center. Agenda due May 8; board book materials due May 15.
May 30: King County Bar Association CLE, Family Law, Rainier Square Conference Center, 3rd Floor Atrium, 1301 Fifth Avenue, Seattle. For information http://www.kcba.org or contact the CLE Department at 206.267.7004.
May 30: Third Annual Statewide Diversity Conference to be held at Seattle University School of Law. See www.wambac.org/ for information. Conference co-chairs Kim Tran and Michael Heath can be reached at conference@wambac.org.
May 30-31: Seventh Annual Crime Victim Law & Litigation Conference. Opening the doors: victim access to justice. Located at Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Oregon. For information or to register, see www.ncvli.org/2008conference.html or call 503-768-6951.

JUNE

Jun 1-30: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Online Discussion of Affirmative Advocacy and Leadership Development. To participate, see link. For more info, e-mail mstainthorp@povertylaw.org.
Jun 2: Tax Section Mini-CLE: Deloitte Tax LLP, 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3300. For more information or to register, see https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/J80602.asp.
Jun 3-6: Four-day Intensive Mediator Training Program. 37.0 CLE credits, including 7.5 ethics. By Alhadeff & Forbes Mediation Services; 206-281-9950; www.mediationservices.net/.
Jun 4: HomeStreet Bank welcomes all attorneys for this two credit CLE and the event is free! HomeStreet is sponsoring Managing Client Trust Accounts; Rules, Regulations, and Common Sense Setting up and maintaining an IOLTA Account in Compliance with RPC 1.15A. Minimum trust account records required by RPC 1.15B and an exercise in preparing trust account records. How to deal with random trust account examinations, trust account overdrafts, and for cause audits. For more info contact paul.abel@homestreet.com, or 206-389-4457.
Jun 6: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Red Lion Hotel, Vancouver, WA. Agenda due: May 16, board book material deadline: May 23.
Jun 6: WSBA WYLD Board of Trustees Meeting. Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, Vancouver, WA. Agenda due: May 16. Material deadline: May 23.
Jun 6-8: Access to Justice and WSBA Bar Leaders Conferences. Vancouver, WA. For registration information, click here.
Jun 6: Discipline, Documentation & Discharge of Problem Employees; Red Lion Hotel on 5th, Seattle. For information or to register, call The Seminar Group at 206-463-4400 or visit http://theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=08.DDDWA.
Jun 12: POLARIZING THE CASE with Rick Friedman, WA State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle. For information or to register, go to www.wstla.org/CLE/CLECalendar.aspx or call WSTLA 206-464-1011.
Jun 12: International Law Section Mini-CLE: Judicial Reform and Independence in the Former Soviet Union: Offices of Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle. For more information, please contact Peter R. Day at peterrday@comcast.net.
Jun 13: WA State Commission on Judicial Conduct Public Information session describing the work of the Commission; Gonzaga University School of Law Moot Courtroom, Spokane; 3:30-5 pm. Free and open to the public. For information, call 360-753-4585 or e-mail cjc@cjc.state.wa.us or visit www.cjc.state.wa.us/.
Jun 13: New Trends & Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. For information or to register, call The Seminar Group at 206-463-4400 or visit http://theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=08.MNAWA.
Jun 14: Animal Law Section Mini-CLE: Regional Disaster Relief for Animals: A Lawyer's Contribution: John Cherberg Senate Office, Olympia. For more information, please contact Brandyn Miller at brandyn@1by9.com.
Jun 24: World Peace through Law Section Mini-CLE: Unlawful Imprisonment of Arab Americans: Case Study Hamoui v. Ashcroft, 389 F.3d 821 (9th Cir. 2004): Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA. Please register online at: https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/M80624.asp.
Jun 25: Professional Skills Series Event "Rainmaking & Personal Branding" 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the law offices of K&L Gates.
Jun 26: KCBA Annual Awards Banquet; Grand Hyatt Seattle, 721 Pine St. 5:00 p.m. � reception; 6:30 p.m. � dinner. Information coming soon on our website at www.kcba.org/.
Jun 28: The Korean American Bar Association (KABA) will co-host/co-sponsor the Eighth Annual Benefit Golf Tournament at Trilogy Redmond Ridge with the Korean American Coalition- Washington and the Korean American Health Professionals Association at 1:30 p.m. See link for contact information and more details (registration).

JULY

Jul 25-26: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Marcus Whitman, Walla Walla, WA. Agenda due: July 3, board book material deadline: July 11.

AUGUST

Aug 7-10: WSTLA'S ANNUAL MEETING & CONVENTION, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver BC Canada
For information or to register, go to www.wstla.org/CLE/CLECalendar.aspx or call WSTLA 206-464-1011.
Aug 23: WSBA WYLD Board of Trustees Meeting. Campbell's Resort Washout, Chelan, WA. Agenda due: August 1. Materials deadline: August 8.

SEPTEMBER

Sep 4: KCWWL CLE "Credibility and Gender in the Courtroom: What Jurors Think" 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the law offices of K&L Gate.
Sep 9: Linville Ursich PLLC presents Construction Liens and Contracts; 8:30-4:30, downtown Seattle. For more information or to register, see www.lulegal.com/ or call 206-515-0640.
Sep 13: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's 24th Anniversary Gala. Grand Ballroom, The Westin Seattle; VIP Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with General Reception at 6 p.m. To RSVP or sponsor this event, contact Michelle Muri, Development Coordinator, 206-957-8635, michelle@nwirp.org.
Sep 18-19: WSBA Board of Governors meeting, Seattle. Agenda due: Aug. 28, board book material deadline: Sep. 4.
Sep 24-25: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. WSBA office, Seattle. Agenda due Sep 3; board book materials due Sep 10.
Sep 30: KCWWL - Professional Skills Series Event "Power Talk: Women Speaking Up and Being Heard" 12:00-1:30 p.m at the law offices of K&L Gates.

OCTOBER

Oct 2: Linville Ursich PLLC presents Construction Liens and Contracts; 8:30-4:30, downtown Seattle. For more information or to register, see www.lulegal.com/ or call 206-515-0640.
Oct 14-17: Four day Intensive Mediator Training Program; Alhadeff & Forbes Mediation Services, Seattle. 37 CLE credits incl 7.5 ethics. For information or to register, see www.mediationservices.net or call 206-281-9950.
Oct 24: KCWWL all-day CLE "Civil Procedure Workshop" 8:00 a.m. � 5:00 p.m. at the law offices of K&L Gates.
Oct 24-25: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Davenport Hotel, Spokane. Agenda due Oct 3; board book materials due Oct 10.
Oct 28: Linville Ursich PLLC presents Construction Liens and Contracts; 8:30-4:30, downtown Seattle. For more information or to register, see www.lulegal.com/ or call 206-515-0640.
Oct 28: Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington Fourth Annual Banquet, Triple Door, Seattle. Reception 5:00, dinner and program 7:00. Contact President-elect Thi Huynh at thi@huynhlaw.com.

NOVEMBER

Nov 13: Linville Ursich PLLC presents Construction Liens and Contracts; 8:30-4:30, downtown Seattle. For more information or to register, see www.lulegal.com/ or call 206-515-0640.
Nov 20-22: National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Annual Convention; Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Hosted by the Asian Bar Association of Washington. For information, see www.napaba.org/ or contact Planning Committee Co-Chairs Benes Aldana at 206-217-6401 or benesaldana@comcast.net, or Marcine Anderson at 206-296-0430 or marcineanderson@comcast.net.

DECEMBER

Dec 5-6: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Hotel Bellwether, Belllingham. Agenda due Nov 14; board book materials due Nov 21.

2009

Jan 22-23: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Phoenix Inn Suites, Olympia. Agenda due Jan 2; board book materials due Jan 9.

Feb. 13: Goldmark Luncheon, Sheraton Seattle.

Mar 6-7: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. WSBA office, Seattle. Agenda due Feb 13; board book materials due Feb 20.

Apr 24-25: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Courtyard Marriott, Richland. Agenda due Apr 3; board book materials due Apr 10.

Jul 24-25: WSBA Board of Governors meeting. Tulalip Resort Casino. Agenda due Jul 2; board book materials due Jul 9.