Random Acts of Professionalism Program

The WSBA Professionalism Committee is pleased to announce that it has developed the Random Acts of Professionalism program. This program is a way for lawyers and judges to honor others in the profession who have conducted themselves in a highly professional manner consistent with the spirit of the Creed of Professionalism.

Congratulations to the following judges and lawyers who have been recognized by their colleagues for their professionalism:

Jahnis J. Abelite, Arlington
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, Olympia
Mark L. Alexander, Bellevue
Susan M. Alexander, Bellevue
Heather L. Alhadeff, Vancouver, Wash.
Joan B. Allison, Seattle
Pamela M. Andrews, Seattle
Theodore Angelis, Seattle
Abraham A. Arditi, Seattle
Michael G. Atkins, Seattle
J. Patrick Aylward, Wenatchee
Laura A. Banks, Shoreline
David Alfred Bateman, Olympia
Jennifer K.E. Beard, Seattle
Richard H. Benedetti, Tacoma
Andrew L. Benjamin, Seattle
Deborah A. Bianco, Seattle
Sean R. Bleck, Seattle
Christopher I. Brain, Seattle
Carol R. Bryant, Seattle
Peter L. Buck, Seattle
Michael W. Bugni, Seattle
Peg R. Callaway, Omak
Leticia Camacho, Seattle
John Compatore, Seattle
Lewis W. Card, Wenatchee
Marc T. Christianson, Tacoma
Kenneth D. Colvin, Yakima
Judge Christopher Culp, Okanogan
Christina L. Corwin, Seattle
Delaina M. Dancey, Seattle
Marc D. Defreyn, Olympia
James E. Deno, Everett
Kuljinder K. Dhillon, Seattle
Norman C. Dick, Longview
Stephanie P. Dikeakos, Seattle
William C. Dodge, Spokane
James B. Dolan, Mount Vernon
James A. Douglas, Seattle
Peter R. Dworkin, Bellingham
C. Scott East, Bellevue
Linda K. Ebberson, Seattle
Robert A. Ellis, Yakima
Lewis Lynn Ellsworth, Tacoma
Warren L. Erickson, Seattle
David L. Evans, Federal Way
Loretta M. Fiori-Thomas, Auburn
Robert Flennaugh II, Seattle
M. Carmen Flores, Seattle
Cynthia Flynn, Seattle
Stanbery Foster Jr., Seattle
Rodney G. Franzen, Olympia
Kimberly D. Frinell, Olympia
Richard A. Gallaher, Seattle
Owen M. Gardner Jr., Okanogan
Andrew M. Gebelt, Kenmore
Jeffrey P. Gilbert, Mukilteo
Stephen H. Good Sr., Everett
R. Hays Goddard, Bellevue
Rafael A. Gonzales, Yakima
Gari W. Goodman, Renton
Kirk L. Griffin, Seattle
Tricia R. Grove, Renton
Douglas H. Haake, Olympia
Robert P. Hailey, Spokane
Michael L. Hall, Seattle
Thomas G. Hamerlinck, Bellevue
Henry K. Hamilton, Seattle
Jack W. Hanemann Jr., Olympia
Joan E. Hansen, Seattle
Richard K. Hart, Seattle
Laura E. Hazen, Camas
Janet M. Helson, Seattle
Stephen J. Henderson, Olympia
James R. Hermsen, Seattle
Joaquin M. Hernandez, Redmond
John H. Hertog, Seattle
Suellen Howard, Renton
Edward W. Huneke, Seattle
Michael D. Hunsinger, Seattle
Dmitri L. Iglitzin, Seattle
Jon Christopher Iverson, Tacoma
Samuel M. Jacobs, Seattle
Larry A. Jelsing, Everett
Jay Johnson, Wenatchee
Jamie N. Johnston, Seattle
La Vonna A. Jones, Seattle
James L. Kahan, Kirkland
Robert C. Kaufman, Bellevue
T. Jeffrey Keane, Bellevue
Corinne E. Keith, Bellevue
Leonard E. Kerr, Everett
Jeffrey T. Kestle, Seattle
Jerry R. Kimball, Seattle
Joseph L. Koplin, Bellevue
Gary J. Krohn, Seattle
Molly P. Kucuk, Seattle
Bruce G. Lamb, Seattle
James A. Lambka, Renton
David S. Law, Seattle
Rosemarie W. LeMoine, Bellevue
Thomas A. Lerner, Seattle
Linda Lillevik, Seattle
Albert G. Lirhus, Seattle
John H. Loeffler, Spokane
Meloni Ludwig, Seattle
Nancy H. Maisano, Seattle
Donald A. Mallett, Seattle
Duncan Manville, Seattle
J. Markham Marshall, Seattle
Virginia L. Marshall, Seattle
Ronald K. McAdams, Walla Walla
Kimberly T. McKeag, Kent
Colleen K. McMonagle, Seattle
Judge Harry J. McCarthy, Seattle
David McGoldrick, Tacoma
Brian P. McLean, Kirkland
Joan K. Mell, Fircrest
J. Tappan Menard, Yakima
Briteney A. Mercer, Seattle
Pattie Mhoon, Fife
John A. Miller, Fircrest
Mark M. Miller, Bellevue
Christina L. Misner, Bellevue
Ralph W. Moldauer, Bellevue
Debra A. Morales, Seattle
Marijean Moschetto, Bellevue
Judge Steven J. Mura, Bellingham
Lennard Nahajski, Seattle
Scott C. Neilson, Olympia
Joseph Nappi Jr., Spokane
Garmon Newsom II, Renton
Christopher J. Nye, Seattle
Colleen E. O'Connor, Seattle
John P. O'Connor, Tacoma
Daniel P. O'Rourke, Spokane
Kevin D. O'Rourke, Spokane
Amy H. Pannoni, Seattle
Mark Patterson II, Everett
Jennifer J. Payseno, Federal Way
Rosanna Peterson, Spokane
Thomas F. Peterson, Seattle
Judge Linda Petrie, Spokane
Richard Platte, Bellingham
James C. Powers, Olympia
Richard Price, Omak
J. Patrick Quinn, Olympia
Clayton Ramsey, Seattle
Christopher R. Rao, Seattle
Debra S. Redford, Seattle
Cory D. Rein, Everett
Katharine M. Ross, Seattle
Judge Douglas Robinson, Colfax
Linda M. Roubik, Seattle
Alan L. Ruder, Seattle
Cheryll D. Russell, Bellevue
Kathleen R. Sanders, Bellevue
Dolores K. Sarandos, Tacoma
Leslie J. Savina, Bellevue
Robert M. Scales, Seattle
Michael T. Schein, Seattle
Richard E. Schultheis, Ephrata
Gregory L. Scott, Yakima
David D. Shaw, Portland, OR
M. Joseph Sloan Jr., Olympia
R. John Sloan Jr., Omak
Douglas E. Smith, Seattle
Nancy L. Sorensen, Seattle
Gerald A. Sprute, Federal Way
Michael J. Stoddard, Seattle
Laura A. Sutkus, Seattle
Bradley D. Swanson, Bellingham
Jack O. Swanson, Bellingham
James R. Thomas, Omak
Kimberly L. Todaro, Seattle
Bart K. Tomerlin, Silverdale
Barbara E. Varon, Bellevue
Aaron G. Walls, Federal Way
Selwyn Walters, Seattle
Nancy S. Weil, Seattle
Wendie L. Wendt, Seattle
Diane L. Weyrick, Everett
Cynthia B. Whitaker, Seattle
Daniel R. Whitmore, Seattle
Matthew Wojcik, Seattle
John E. Woodring, Olympia
Judge Dennis D. Yule, Pasco
Cheryl A. Zakrzewski, Bellevue

The Creed of Professionalism was developed by the WSBA Professionalism Committee and adopted by the WSBA Board of Governors in 2001. Since that time, many county bar associations have held ceremonies in which lawyers presented Creed of Professionalism plaques to the judges for their courtrooms. The "Random Acts of Professionalism" program is a way to further promote the creed, recognize our colleagues for noteworthy conduct, and increase awareness of professionalism in general.

The program is simple. Any member of the Bench or Bar may recognize another member. To nominate a lawyer or judge for this award, contact WSBA staff liaison to the Professionalism Committee Judy Berrett (judithb@wsba.org; phone 206-727-8212; fax 206-727-8319) with a brief statement or anecdote about the person you are nominating. You may use the Random Acts of Professionalism Nomination Form, although use of the form is optional. Please indicate whether you wish to remain anonymous. We will then send the recipient a personalized certificate of recognition, copy of the WSBA Creed of Professionalism, and letter of congratulations from the chair of the Professionalism Committee. Recipients' names will be published in Bar News and posted on the WSBA website.

It is the Professionalism Committee's hope that lawyers and judges throughout the state will take advantage of this program to recognize those among us who demonstrate a high level of professionalism and make us proud to be lawyers.