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• Randall Marquis, former District Court judge, dies - Yakima Herald
  Randall Marquis '66, a longtime Yakima lawyer who was a Yakima County District Court judge in the 1990s, died Tuesday, December 16. He was 82. (12/16/2008)
• "Cool" movie aims to tighten family ties, pull local teens toward arts - Seattle Times
  The Day My Parents Became Cool" is a short movie made by Seattle screenwriter Steve Edmiston '87 and a cast of more than a hundred students from the Highline and Federal Way school districts. (12/16/2008)
• Vietnamese American lawyer lives the dream - Northwest Asian Weekly
  When he first arrived in America, Peter Chu '96 did not speak one word of English. Today, Chu is a partner in a Seattle law firm, specializing in patents and trademarks. He earned his degree in electrical engineering, as a Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Portland, and attended the UW School of Law. (12/11/2008)
• Former city attorney King, 76, dies - Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
  Jerry King '59, who spent almost three decades as the city of Vancouver’s top attorney and remained active in community affairs during his retirement, died November 26, 2008. (12/1/2008)
• New Faces: Brian Guthrie '08 - Spokesman Review
  Lukins and Annis, P.S., has hired Brian Guthrie as an associate. (11/23/2008)
• A family-friendly zone: The School of Law's Claire Sherman Thomas Remote Learning Center - UWeek
  UWeek looks at the law school's Remote Learning Center, and features current law students Eric and Melissa Harwood, Assistant Dean Sandra Madrid, and alumnae Kate Sako '88 and Lisa Kremer '08. (11/13/2008)
• Johnson Toribiong Wins Palau Presidential Race - Pacific Magazine
  UW School of Law alumnus Johnson Toribiong '72, LL.M. '73 has won Palau’s presidential race. (11/7/2008)
• District Court Judge to Retire - Kitsap Sun
  W. Daniel Phillips '67, a 27-year veteran judge, announced that he’s stepping down from Kitsap County District Court. (10/27/2008)
• Toribiong Says Palau Must End Its Dependence On U.S. Aid - Pacific Magazine
  Palau presidential candidate Johnson Toribiong '72 says its time to determine conclusively whether Palau can develop oil and natural gas fields in the northern part of the country. (10/20/2008)
• Alumni Evening Features King County Prosecutor - UW School of Law
  The UW School of Law will hold an alumni evening featuring King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg '85 October 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the Seattle law firm McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren. (10/8/2008)
• Everett law legend Victor Haglund to retire - Everett Herald
  Victor Haglund '52 is taking down his shingle this month. The Everett lawyer is ready to enjoy retirement. (10/3/2008)
• Artifacts from Nazi war trials on display in Olympia - Tacoma News Tribune
  The chair and original transcripts used by Justice Walter Beals (Class of 1901) during the Nuremberg Doctor's Trails will be on display in the Washington State Law Library from October 2 through the end of November. The chair is on loan from the UW School of Law. (9/24/2008)
• Chin And Toribiong Teams Win Palau Presidential Primary - Pacific Magazine
  The Palau presidential team of attorney Johnson Toribiong '72 and delegate Kerai Mariur came in second place in Tuesday's primary. (9/24/2008)
• Adaptis Names Bruce Pym to the Board Of Directors - PR News
  Adaptis, a leading provider of business process outsourcing solutions for health payers, announced the appointment of Bruce Pym '67 to its board of directors. (9/22/2008)
• Arval Morris, 1928-2008: UW lawyer won loyalty oath case - Seattle P-I
  UW School of Law professor emeritus Arval Morris who, with Seattle lawyer Ken MacDonald, challenged the 1960's state mandated loyalty oath and won, died September 15 at a Seattle nursing facility after a long illness. He was 80. (9/17/2008)
• Broadening expertise: Longtime Spokane firm Randall & Danskin has added seven lawyers this year - Spokane Journal of Business
  Andy Hastings LL.M. '08 has returned to Randall & Danskin, where he had served as an associate attorney for two years, after completing the master’s of tax program at the University of Washington School of Law. (9/11/2008)
• Fisher & Phillips LLP Adds Associate to Labor and Employment Practice - dBusinessNews
  Laura Jordan '06 has joined the Portland office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, one of the oldest and largest firms in the country representing management in the areas of labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration law. (9/10/2008)
• Despite experiences, teens in foster care mostly optimistic - Seattle P-I
  Casey Trupin '99 of Seattle-based Columbia Legal Services believes a new survey of teenagers in foster care contained contradictory answers because foster youths had not allowed bad experiences to "quash their aspirations, hopes and dreams." (9/4/2008)
• Lori Rath '99 Receives WSBA Community Service Award - WSBA
  The Washington State Bar Association announces that Seattle attorney Lori K. Rath '99 will be honored with the 2008 Community Service Award at the WSBA Annual Awards Dinner September 18, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt Seattle Hotel. (9/4/2008)
• Fearing '82 says energy solutions can start right here in Central Washington - Tri City Herald
  Central Washington is the perfect place to develop an alternative energy mix to make America more energy independent, Tri-City attorney George Fearing '82 told members of the Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club on Wednesday. (9/4/2008)
• Remembering Scoop Jackson - Seattle Times
  Labor Day marked the 25th anniversary of the passing of legendary Washington Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson, who served the people of this state for more than four decades. (9/2/2008)
• New SBA director to step up marketing in tough economy - Idaho Business Review
  Even the SBA’s healthy Boise District Office faces challenges brought on by a slow U.S. economy, new District Director Norm Proctor '77 said. (9/1/2008)
• Everett lives in Scoop Jackson's shadow - Everett Herald
  A feature piece on Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson on the 25th anniversary of his death. (8/31/2008)
• MDU Resources Group Names Bill Connors '93 Vice President -- Renewable Resources - Market Watch
  Bill Connors '93 has been named Vice President of Renewable Resources of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (8/27/2008)
• Spearman cuts up the stereotypes - NW Asian Weekly
  Mariane Spearman '84 is currently a candidate for judge position 53 for King County Superior Court. (8/9/2008)
• Will the President Get Away with Murder? - PR Web
  Beaver's Pond Press announces the publication of political action thriller "Call of the Blue J" by Bainbridge Island attorney and author, James Byron Holcomb '67. (8/4/2008)
• Eddie Bauer appoints divisional vice president of tax - Trading Markets
  Eddie Bauer Holdings, a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories, has appointed Carrie McManis LL.M. '97 as divisional vice president of tax. (8/2/2008)
• Politics could sink local judge's federal nomination - Oregonian
  The White House nominated Washington County Circuit Judge Marco A. Hernandez '86 on Wednesday to be Oregon's next federal judge. (7/24/2008)
• Rebecca French Named to Head Baldy Center at UB Law School - University of Buffalo
  University at Buffalo Law Professor Rebecca Redwood French '74, a Roger and Karen Jones Faculty Scholar, has been named director of the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy at the University of Buffalo Law School. (7/18/2008)
• Kelsey Kawano named as district court judge - Honolulu Advertiser
  Kelsey Kawano '84 has been appointed a district court judge in the 2nd Circuit on Maui. (7/15/2008)
• WSBA Board of Governors Elects Anthony Gipe At-Large Governor - WSBA
  The WSBA is pleased to announce that the Board of Governors has elected Seattle attorney Anthony Gipe '00 as the new governor-at-large. (6/23/2008)
• KIRO Spotlight - KIRO 710
  Martin Bingisser '08 will be trying out for the Swiss Olympic Team and studying for the bar this summer. (6/16/2008)
• UW Law School to receive $4 million for new institute - Seattle P-I
  UW Regent Stanley Barer '63 and his wife, Alta, have pledged $4 million to the UW School of Law to create the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services. (6/6/2008)
• Barers pledge $4 million to UW School of Law - UW School of Law
  The University of Washington School of Law has received a $4 million pledge from UW Regent Stanley Barer '63 and his wife, Alta, to create the Barer Institute for Law and Global Human Services. (6/6/2008)
• Our Wonderous One Hundred - Columns
  What do you, Gov. Gregoire, the guy who wiped out smallpox and the guitarist for Soundgarden have in common? A diploma from the UW! Read more about the UW law graduates and others named to the top 100. (6/1/2008)
• Allon Appoints Chief Medical Officer for Expanding Clinical Program - Allon Therapeutics
  Allon Therapeutics Inc. announced today the appointment of J. Steven Whitaker '91 as Vice President, Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer of the Company. (5/21/2008)
• Dick Satterberg: A career in law, a world traveler - Seattle Times
  Richard "Dick" Satterberg '54, of Shorewood, died May 11 of pancreatic cancer. He was 76. (5/17/2008)
• Montana’s Cash Cowboy - The New West
  If you didn't know any better, you might think William Patrick (Bill) Foley II '74 was just another retiring baby boomer looking for golf courses, open spaces and the chance to recapture an idealized childhood of summertimes on the family ranch. (5/7/2008)
• Judge Robert E. Dixon remembered for his fairness, wit - Seattle Times
  Judge Robert E. Dixon '56 died of a heart attack Saturday (April 26), at the age of 78. (5/3/2008)
• Former WA Supreme Court Justice Brachtenbach dies - Seattle P-I
  Robert Brachtenbach '54, who served 22 years as a justice on the Washington State Supreme Court, has died at the age of 77. (5/3/2008)
• Ex-NMI resident inducted into college Hall of Fame - Mariana's Variety
  Donald Woodworth '71 , a former resident of Saipan, was inducted over the weekend into Whitman College Athletic Hall of Fame in Walla Walla, Washington. (5/1/2008)
• Chairman Appoints Michael J. Cianci, Jr. as New Administrative Law Judge - Media Newswire
  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher has announced the appointment of Judge Michael J. Cianci Jr. '88 as a FERC Administrative Law Judge. (4/29/2008)
• Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association Honors Brad Stanford - First Tracks!
  The Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association (PNSAA) named Brad Stanford '85, an attorney with the Portland, Oregon-based law firm Farleigh Wada Witt, as the recipient of the Association’s Industrial Strength Award at its PNSAA Trade Show. (4/28/2008)
• Justice Keith Callow, 82, worked for State Department - Seattle Times
  Justice Keith Callow '52, a Seattle native whose second career took him across the globe, died Friday at Horizon House of complications from diabetes and kidney disease. (4/8/2008)
• A Conversation With Bud Krogh, of Watergate Fame - Wall Street Journal
  Bud Krogh '68 talks with WSJ about Watergate and his new book, “Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House.” (4/1/2008)
• Lorinda D. Franco of Fox Rothschild Appointed to Philippine American Bar Association Board - Fox Rothschild LLP
  Fox Rothschild LLP has announced that Lorinda D. Franco '99 has been appointed to the board of the Philippine American Bar Association. Franco was installed during the Association’s March 5, 2008, awards dinner and board installation at the Beverly Hills Hotel in California. (3/12/2008)
• Midwest Air Group Names Sislowski Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary - The Earth Times
  Midwest Air Group, parent company of Midwest Airlines, today announced the appointment of David Sislowski '88 as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. He will join the Milwaukee-based company March 17. (3/10/2008)
• State Appeals Court Judge Bill Baker, an Everett native, is retiring - Everett Herald
  Bill Baker '65 of Everett has been on the state Court of Appeals for 18 years. He's now retiring and plans to devote more time to community activities. (3/1/2008)
• Marc Hershman, 1942-2008: Ocean policy pioneer mentored many - Seattle P-I
  Marc Hershman, a man of infectious passion and mentor to many, was the director of the UW School of Marine Affairs for a decade, one of 16 members of the president's U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and an internationally recognized expert in ocean policy. He was also an adjunct law professor and taught in the Law & Marine Affairs LL.M. program. Hershman died Feb. 17 at age 65. (2/24/2008)
• Gregoire appoints Kevin Korsmo to Spokane appeals court panel - Seattle P-I
  Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed Kevin Korsmo '82 to the Washington state Court of Appeals, Division III. (1/31/2008)
• City attorney closes his career - Whidbey News-Times, Wash.
  Oak Harbor City Attorney Phil Bleyhl '70 steps down after 27 years. (1/26/2008)
• Everett lawyer tapped for appeals court - Everett Herald
  J. Robert Leach '76, an area lawyer for more than 30 years, will be the next state Court of Appeals judge representing Snohomish County. (1/24/2008)
• SPEEA Names Ray Goforth '98 as New Executive Director - Ad-Hoc-News (Germany)
  The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, has named Ray Goforth '98 as the new executive director for the union of 24,050 aerospace professionals. (1/22/2008)
• Boeing Names Kiga '78 to Lead Government and Community Relations for Pacific Northwest - CNNMoney.com
  Boeing today named Frederick C. Kiga '78 vice president, State and Local Government Relations and Global Corporate Citizenship for the Northwest region. (1/11/2008)
• Pakistan’s Coup Against the Rule of Law - King County Bar Bulletin
  Devin T. Theriot-Orr '03 writes about current developments in Pakistan. (1/8/2008)
• Promotions and hires - Phoenix Arizona News
  Garland A. Brown Jr. (LL.M. '07) joined Greenberg Traurig in Phoenix as an associate in the litigation practice. (1/3/2008)

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