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• Gov. Gregoire reappoints Commissioner Patrick Oshie ('80) to state utilities panel - Washington UTC
  Gov. Chris Gregoire has reappointed Commissioner Patrick Oshie to a second six-year term on the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). If confirmed by the state Senate, Oshie will serve until Jan. 1, 2013. (12/28/2006)
• John Riese ('37), who helped build successful law firm, dies at age 97 - The Seattle Times
  After graduating from the UW School of Law, Riese was a founding member of Emery, Howe, Davis and Riese, which became Davis Wright Tremaine. (12/21/2006)
• Supreme Court Hears Seattle Racial Tiebreaker Case - KUOW 94.9
  The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. The issue is – should race be a factor in public school admissions? Seattle school district assistant general counsel Shannon McMinimee ('03) is a guest on The Conversation. (12/4/2006)
• Lawyer to Translate Japanese Needs for Smith Gambrell - Law.com
  William Herbert ('99, LL.M. '99) has joined Smith, Gambrell & Russell as counsel to develop Japanese business after a long sojourn in Japan. (11/20/2006)
• Miller Nash LLP-Vancouver welcomes Joe Vance ('95) and Ian Sutton to the firm - Miller Nash LLP, Attorneys at Law
  Miller Nash LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Vance and Ian Sutton to the firm. (11/14/2006)
• UW School of Law Sweeps Regional Round of the National Moot Court Competition - UWLS News
  UW School of Law students Heather Bowman (3L), Dustin Buehler (3L), Adam Franklin (3L), Anna Jackson (2L), Candice Tewell (2L), and Aaron Thomson (3L) swept every award category at the northwest regional National Moot Court Competition, hosted by the University of Idaho November 9-11, 2006. (11/11/2006)
• I'm Robert, and I approved this story - Seattle P-I
  The new face in the King County Prosecutor's Office, Gretchen Holmgren ('06), can really read a defense. (11/7/2006)
• Seattle City Council candidates: Living wages vs. energy - Seattle Times
  Sally Clark ('78), who was appointed to the Seattle City Council this year to fill a vacancy, is running against attorney Stan Lippmann ('98) in Tuesday's election to keep her position for another year. (11/3/2006)
• Cozen O'Connor Seattle Attorney's Designated Rising Stars by Washington Law & Politics - dBusiness News
  Four Cozen O’Connor attorneys from the firm’s Seattle office, including alumnae Shauna Martin Ehlert ('92) and Ramona N. Hunter ('01), were named 2006 Washington “Rising Stars” by Washington Law & Politics. (10/19/2006)
• Return Baird and Smith ('90) to Congress - The Olympian
  Voters in Thurston County have the opportunity to help return two capable, fair-minded Democratic incumbents - 3rd District Rep. Brian Baird and 9th District Rep. Adam Smith ('90) - back to Washington, D.C. (10/15/2006)
• Law Professor, Alumni to Read from Book About Indians, Salmon, and the Columbia River - UWLS News
  William Rodgers, Stimson Bullitt Professor of Environmental Law, and co-authors Joseph Dupris ('97) and Kathleen Hill ('94), will read from their book, "The Si'lailo Way: Indians, Salmon, and Law on the Columbia River", at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2006 at the University Book Store.
(10/6/2006)
• Dell General Counsel to be Honored by UW School of Law - UW School of Law
  The University of Washington School of Law will honor Richard Salwen ('71), founding General Counsel for Dell Computer Corp, with the 2006 Sharon Nelson Leadership Award October 4, 2006 4-6 p.m.
(10/4/2006)
• Preston Gates talks national merger - Seattle P-I
  The firm's Ivy League lawyers, including Bill Gates Sr. '50 and Jim Ellis '49, have bragging rights on countless public works projects and cases that have shaped the region. (9/30/2006)
• Mount Vernon Attorney Eron M. Berg Elected WSBA Treasurer - WSBA
  The Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors announced that Eron M. Berg ('99), governor for the 2nd Congressional District, was elected WSBA Treasurer. (9/29/2006)
• Trust names chief - Rocky Mountain News
  The Colorado Trust, one of the state's largest foundations, named Irene Ibarra ('94) as Chief Executive Officer. (9/12/2006)
• District courts: 5 contend for open seat on Everett bench - Seattle Times
  Richard Pope ('91) vies for a seat on the Everett district court bench (8/30/2006)
• Wapato's Chambers qualified for return to Supreme Court - Yakima Herald
  The Yakima Herald endorsement for Tom Chambers ('69) (8/29/2006)
• Capitol Chat transcript: State Supreme Court candidates Gerry Alexander ('64) and John Groen - The Olympian
  (8/28/2006)
• Another Kitsap Attorney Takes High State Post - Kitsap Sun*
  Jon Ferguson ('74) will return as chief of the Washington State Attorney General's Office new complex litigation division. (8/17/2006)
• Portland Official is appointed to Multnomah court - Oregonian
  Youlee Yim You ('89) has been appointed a senior assistant attorney general in the Oregon Department of Justice to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. (8/14/2006)
• Attorney Jamie Carmody ('75) balances law and life - Yakima Herald
  (8/1/2006)
• MOVING UP & MOVING ON - Intellectual Property Today
  Plumsea Law Group, LLC is pleased to announce that Jennifer R. Mahalingappa ('00) has joined the firm. (8/1/2006)
• Joan Doherty ('06) begins clerkship at the Superior Court in Seattle - Star-Gazette
  (8/1/2006)
• Minnix ('75) made most of chance - South Bend (Indiana) Tribune*
  Former Notre Dame football rushing leader and UW School of Law alum, Bob Minnix, reminisces and discusses minority student athlete needs. (7/29/2006)
• $1 million pledge will launch lecture series at UW Tacoma - Tacoma Daily Index*
  (7/24/2006)
• Paulsen gives $1M to UW Tacoma - Puget Sound Business Journal
  Tacoma attorney Arthur Paulsen ('46) has given $1 million to the UW Tacoma. (7/24/2006)
• Gregoire's pick faces challenge for bench - The Daily News (Longview)
  The recently appointed Superior Court judge for Wahkiakum and Pacific counties, Mike Sullivan, will face an election challenge from Raymond, Wash. lawyer Mike Turner ('82). (7/10/2006)
• George Clarke ('27), veteran Mercer Island lawmaker - Seattle Times
  The veteran Republican from Mercer Island, who loved politics for its "intellectual details," passed away June 25. (7/7/2006)
• UW Regent Bill Gates, Sr. ('50) talks about why he became a lawyer and the William H. Gates Public Service Scholarship - Legal Talk Network
  We're pleased to bring you this one-on-one LTN interview with Bill Gates, Sr. in Seattle. Hear what Gates, a retired lawyer and Co-chair of the Gates Foundation, has to say about the legal world today, the William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholarship Program at the University of Washington School of Law and his famous son! (7/1/2006)
• Heart in his game: UW lecturer loves accounting and basketball, not necessarily in that order - UWeek
  The chronicle of a charismatic first-time basketball coach, Bill Resler ('72), who takes a girls' high school team from rag-tag obscurity to the state championships in this documentary. (6/22/2006)
• 9th Circuit, Inns of Court to honor Chief Justice Alexander ('64) - WSBA
  Following more than three decades of service in the Washington state courts, State Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry L. Alexander ('64) will be awarded the 2006 American Inns of Court Ninth Circuit Professionalism Award, July 10, 2006, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (6/21/2006)
• Stanley A. Bastian ('83) to Serve as 2006-2007 WSBA President-elect - WSBA
  Wenatchee attorney Stanley A. Bastian, who is currently serving on the WSBA Board of Governors representing District 4, will serve as 2006-2007 WSBA president-elect. Mr. Bastian, who ran unopposed, was confirmed by the Board at their June 9 meeting in Yakima. (6/20/2006)
• Contrast in court candidates - Seattle Times
  Chief Justice Gerry Alexander ('64), the longest-serving chief justice in state history, seeks re-election to the Washington State Supreme Court. (6/16/2006)
• "The Heart of the Game" - Washington Post
  The chronicle of a charismatic first-time basketball coach, Bill Resler ('72), who takes a girls' high school team from rag-tag obscurity to the state championships in this documentary. (6/15/2006)
• Karen Guest ('84) Joins Lee Enterprises as Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - Business Wire*
  (6/10/2006)
• Lawmaker seeks seat on state's high court - Yakima Herald*
  Steve Johnson ('64) announced his bid for the Washington State Supreme Court. (6/10/2006)
• Cherilyn Church ('99) Selected to Receive 2006 President's Award - Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Donna Tucker, Redmond, and Cherilyn Church, Seattle, were selected to receive 2006 President's Awards, presented by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Friday, recognizing their outstanding service to the criminal defense bar,..... (6/9/2006)
• U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on racial diversity in schools - cbsnews
  At a time of rising de facto segregation in public schools, the high court heard arguments on lawsuits by parents in Louisville and Seattle who are challenging policies that use race to help determine where children go to school. "We stand for all the school districts in this country that believe Brown v. Board of Education still applies," said school district lawyer Shannon McMinimee ('03). (6/5/2006)
• Penchant for secrecy: One judge (Sharon Armstrong '74) has sealed 12 cases from view - Seattle Times
  King County Superior Court judge Sharon Armstrong has sealed 12 cases from view. (6/5/2006)
• Rotating editorial board offers fresh perspective - The Bellingham Herald*
  Michael "Mick" Moynihan ('67), a retired Whatcom County Superior Court judge, joins the editorial board. (6/4/2006)
• Jordan praised as fair, savvy - Seattle Times
  The Hon. Larry Jordan ('71) has been scheduled to render what could be the final decision in the long-running dispute between Seattle's two daily newspapers. (6/4/2006)
• Another Johnson for Supreme Court? - Seattle P-I*
  Steve Johnson ('64) throws in his bid for the Washington State Supreme Court. If elected, he'd be the third Justice Johnson, joining Justices Charles and James Johnson ('70). (6/1/2006)
• League of Justice: A Look at Washington's Most Amazing Attorneys - Washington CEO
  Karen Sutherland ('84) and Steve Dickinson ('84) are featured in the cover story. (6/1/2006)
• Randy McCaskill ('04) joins Gammage and Burnham in Phoenix, Arizona. - AZ Central
  (5/25/2006)
• Political novice (Darcy Burner)takes on GOP's Reichert - Seattle Times
  Darcy Burner clasped her hands and beamed as the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House gave her a glowing endorsement to a room of wealthy donors sipping French wine in Belltown. (5/18/2006)
• "The Heart of the Game" is a winning documentary - Seattle Times
  The documentary features Roosevelt coach, Bill Resler ('72) and the Roughriders. (5/9/2006)
• Ed Hansen ('66) is Everett's renaissance man - Everett Herald*
  (5/7/2006)
• Fifty Year Career Milestone Reached for Bateman Seidel Senior Counsel, Stan Samuels - 3, the creative communications co.
  Portland Real Estate Lawyer and Legal Author Among The Best Lawyers in America (5/4/2006)
• UW Law School Announces 2006 Alumni Awards - UW School of Law
  The UW School of Law proudly announces the selection of the 2006 Service Recognition and Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards were presented at the 2006 Alumni Recognition Banquet on May 4, 2006 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. (5/4/2006)
• Gordon Culp ('52) knew his way around the halls of power - Seattle Times
  Mr. Culp died Sunday of cancer. He was 80. He earned his law degree from the UW in 1952 and, after several years of practicing law, moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as counsel for the Subcommittee on Territories and Interior Affairs, then chaired by Washington Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson. (4/29/2006)
• Campbell ('86) Named to SOLV Board of Directors - SOLV
  The SOLV (Oregon) Board of Directors announced it has elected Michael R. Campbell to its ranks. (4/26/2006)
• 4 women helped open schools to disabled kids - Seattle P-I
  UW law alumni, George Edensword-Breck ('71) and Bill Dussault ('72), helped the women in their fight to open state public schools to children with disabilities. (4/25/2006)
• Tisha Pagalilauan ('98) Receives 2005 Washington Young Lawyers Division Professionalism Award - Washington State Bar Association
  The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announced that Seattle lawyer Tisha Pagalilauan received the 2005 Washington Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) Professionalism Award. (4/24/2006)
• Huth ('87) won't seek re-election - The Port Townsend Leader
  One elected official who won?t be seeking another term in office this year is District Court Judge Mark Huth, who announced April 12 that he will step down from the bench when his second term ends Dec. 31. (4/19/2006)
• Englund ('75) Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers - Lane Powell
  Rudy Englund has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. (4/18/2006)
• "Graying of the Bar" fueling concern in court - Seattle Times
  In discussing aging attorneys, this article features quotes by Art Lachman ('89), Dudley Panchot ('55), and Murray Guterson ('52). (4/9/2006)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison award Howard Schweber ('89) Distinguished Teaching Award - University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Blackwell's research into the mechanisms of bacterial communication won her a 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. She joined the UW-Madison chemistry faculty in 2002. She earned her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology and her B.A. from Oberlin College. (4/6/2006)
• Former prosecutor running for city council - San Juan Islander
  Gene Knapp ('54), former elected County official and long time Orcas Island resident, is running for the District 5 (Orcas East) County Council Member position. (4/4/2006)
• Ensuring Equal Access to the Courts for People with Disabilities - WSBA
  by Allison Peryea (2L) with Judge Anne Ellington ('74). Washington courts already know the destination: Equal access to justice for all, regardless of physical or mental disability. (4/1/2006)
• Sharp ('95) named Quinault president - The Daily World (Grays Harbor)
  Tribal attorney Fawn Sharp was named the Quinault Nation’s new president during Saturday’s General Council meeting. Sharp, a 1990 Gonzaga University graduate who received her law degree from the University of Washington in 1995, succeeds 12-year president Pearl Capoeman-Baller to become just the second woman to hold the post. (3/25/2006)
• Judge has heard share of high-profile cases - Seattle P-I
  Larry Jordan, 61, the proposed arbitrator in the case, is an experienced jurist who stepped down from the bench in 2001, after presiding over divorces, consumer lawsuits and even a case involving the living arrangements of a notorious sex offender. (3/21/2006)
• Parking-lot mogul Josef "Joe" Diamond ('31) reminisces - Seattle Times
  There was a time not long ago when most everyone in Seattle had a strong opinion about parking-lot mogul and maverick lawyer Josef "Joe" Diamond. (3/6/2006)
• Dave Spencer ('59) to retire as Longview city attorney - The Daily News (Longview)
  Dave Spencer, who has served as Longview's city attorney for nearly half a century, will retire June 30, the city announced Wednesday. (3/2/2006)
• Everett Attorney Soojin Kim ('96) Named WSBA Young Lawyers Division 2005 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year - WSBA
  The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announced that Everett attorney Soojin E. Kim received the Washington Young Lawyers Division (WYLD) 2005 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award, in recognition of her exceptional leadership and contributions to the legal profession and her community. WYLD President Noah Davis presented the award to Ms. Kim at the WYLD new-admittee reception held January 25 at the WSBA office. (2/27/2006)
• Free to Be Yourself (by Hiring a Personal Assistant) - New York Times
  Linden Rhoads Amadon ('02) is featured in this article about the growing trend in employing personal assistants. (2/19/2006)
• Eric Gere ('04) Joins Robbins & Green in Phoenix; Julio Zapata ('98) Elected as a Shareholder and Director of Fennemore Craig in Phoenix - AZ Central
  Eric D. Gere has joined Robbins & Green in Phoenix as an associate. He practices in general, commercial, and real estate litigation. He received his law degree from the University of Washington in 2004. (2/9/2006)
• Lawyer (Adam Karp '98) breaking new legal ground on animal issues - Seattle Times
  Karp, 32, a Bellingham resident, teaches animal law at Seattle University and the University of Washington and founded the animal-law section with the Washington State Bar Association. Karp grew up around the country, moving with his father, an itinerant doctor. He graduated from high school in Spokane, then attended Gonzaga University and the University of Washington School of Law. (2/7/2006)
• Washington League of Women Voters honors William H. Gates ('50) and Hugh Spitzer ('74) - Washington League of Women Voters
  (2/6/2006)
• New general counsel (Mary Savilla Petersen '82) appointed at Seattle University - Seattle University
  Mary Savilla Petersen has been appointed as Seattle University’s new vice president and university counsel. Petersen earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1982. (2/6/2006)
• Thornburg Mortgage Inc. Elects Michael B. Jeffers ('64) to Board of Directors - Business Wire*
  (1/31/2006)
• Olympia Attorney Nancy Koptur ('84) Receives WSBA Local Hero Award - WSBA
  The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announced that Olympia attorney Nancy Koptur received its Local Hero Award, presented to lawyers who have made noteworthy contributions to their communities. (1/17/2006)
• Judge Tanner: A life devoted to justice - The News Tribune
  The career of U.S. District Judge Jack Tanner, who died Tuesday at 86, at first seems a bundle of contradictions. (1/13/2006)
• Catherine Walker to leave Seattle University - The Spectator Online, Seattle University*
  (1/1/2006)

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