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  • City's Sonics suit gets new judge - Seattle P-I
    With their case not yet out of the starting blocks, the city of Seattle's lawsuit against the Sonics ownership group received a new judge, Ricardo Martinez '80, this week. (12/21/2007)
  • Governor names new lawyer to staff - Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.)
    Amber Hollister '03 is the new deputy general counsel to Gov. Ted Kulongoski. (12/20/2007)
  • Pioneer gave climbers their start - Tacoma News Tribune
    Jerry Lynch’s ('56) legacy was evident, as nearly 300 friends and family members packed the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday. Lynch died Oct. 29 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76. (11/26/2007)
  • Two More Senior Bankers Join Cascadia Capital's Experienced Ranks - eMedia Wire
    Tom Newell '97 has become a Managing Director at Cascadia focused on sourcing and executing M&A and financing transactions for middle-market companies - especially in the consumer, food and retail sectors. (11/13/2007)
  • Turning Point - Snohomish County Business Journal
    Nate Bochsler '03, Allstate Agency owner in south Everett, talks about his career. (11/1/2007)
  • TYLOR C. LANEY JOINS COZEN O’CONNOR’S SEATTLE OFFICE AS ASSOCIATE - dBusinessNews
    Tylor C. Laney '00 recently joined Cozen O’Connor’s Seattle office as an associate in the insurance department. (11/1/2007)
  • CWU Alumni Association Announces 2007 Award Recipients - Central Washington University
    Patricia Loera '93 was awarded CWU's 2007 Special Achievement Award. (10/27/2007)
  • Richard Pope's ('91) latest run for public office gains notice few ever expected - Seattle Times
    Pope is challenging Jane Hague in the race for her seat on the King County Council. (10/24/2007)
  • Watergate figure to speak today at ASU law school - Arizona Republic
    Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. ('65), the man who headed up President Nixon's "plumber's unit", spokae at the Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law at Arizona State University. (10/23/2007)
  • Governor appoints Evans ('76) to judgeship - The Forum (ND)
    Becker County Attorney Joe Evans ('76) was named a Minnesota district judge Friday by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (10/5/2007)
  • Richard Jones confirmed as U.S. District judge in Seattle - Seattle P-I
    The Senate has confirmed Richard Jones ('75) as a federal court judge in Seattle. (10/4/2007)
  • Oakland school's new leader takes job to heart - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Todd Reeves ('96) became superintendent and executive director of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children in Oakland, Penn. on September 24, 2007. (9/26/2007)
  • Robert Wilson-Hoss Receives WSBA Community Service Award - WSBA
    The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announces that Shelton attorney Robert Wilson-Hoss ('78) will be honored with the 2007 Community Service Award. (9/17/2007)
  • As climate warms, cities look to adjust - Seattle Times
    In the interest of conserving water, Rachael Paschal Osborn's yard isn't an expanse of green grass meticulously fertilized and watered on schedule by timed sprinklers. Paschal Osborn '91, a public-interest lawyer who teaches water law at Gonzaga University's Law School, doesn't like to waste a drop. (9/9/2007)
  • Nat Washington, related to George Washington, dies in WA - Seattle P-I
    Former state Sen. Nathaniel "Nat" Washington ('38), a distant relative of the nation's first president who found a way to finance two major hydroelectric projects on the Columbia River, died Aug. 18. (9/5/2007)
  • Palin appoints Pallenberg to Superior Court bench - KTTU (Alaska)
    Phillip Pallenberg ('83) has been picked by Governor Palin to replace retiring Judge Larry Weeks. (9/2/2007)
  • Advanced Mineral Technologies, Inc. Appoints New Corporate Counsel - Business Wire
    Advanced Mineral Technologies, Inc. a silver and gold exploration and development company, today announced Phillip E. Koehnke ('92), APC has been retained as the company’s new corporate counsel. (8/21/2007)
  • All-Star Grads have trailblazing footsteps to follow - The News Tribune
    You’ll see the All-Star Graduates of 2007 in Sunday’s paper – great kids, great stories. Had there been such a thing in 1896, Takuji Yamashita would have made the list. Given what he accomplished and given the discrimination he endured, the award could even be named for him. (8/1/2007)
  • Weekly' journey to WCWS finals began at PLU - News Tribune (Tacoma)*
    (7/31/2007)
  • Four finalists named for EWU athletic director - Seattle P-I *
    Bob Minnix ('75) is one of four finalists for athletic director at Eastern Washington University. (7/24/2007)
  • Federal judge nominee Jones praised at Senate hearing - Seattle P-I *
    King County, Wash., Superior Court Judge Richard Jones ('75) won praise Thursday as the Senate Judiciary Committe heard testimony on his nomination to be a federal judge. (7/19/2007)
  • Hannah Saona ('05) hired as legislative counsel for ACLU of Idaho - Idaho Statesman*
    (7/10/2007)
  • Norm Maleng, 68; prosecuted Green River Killer of 48 women - Los Angeles Times*
    (7/1/2007)
  • Levin ('99) Hired as Winnebago County Assistant District Attorney - The Northwestern (Wisc.)
    (7/1/2007)
  • Joe Diamond ('31), helped create self-pay boxes for parking fees - Los Angeles Times*
    (7/1/2007)
  • Michael Bayley ('92) has been promoted to partner at Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke and Miller - Spokesman Review
    (7/1/2007)
  • Tribute to Judge William Dwyer - Seattle Times
    Wednesday, June 27 at Seattle's Town Hall (1119 8th Ave), a panel discusses the career and writings of the late U.S. District Court judge whose speeches and writings have been compiled into "Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge." Panelists include Frederic Tausend, Honorable Robert Lasnik ('78), Honorable Betty Fletcher ('56), Arthur Harrigan Jr., Stewart Jay, William Rodgers and Judith Ramseyer. (6/22/2007)
  • Judge Dwyer's speeches bring legend to life - Seattle Times
    "Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge" by William L. Dwyer should be required reading for every new lawyer admitted to the Washington State Bar Association. (6/22/2007)
  • Tribute to Judge William Dwyer - Seattle Times
    Wednesday, June 27 at Seattle's Town Hall (1119 8th Ave), a panel discusses the career and writings of the late U.S. District Court judge whose speeches and writing have been compiled into "Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge." Panelists include Frederic Tausend, Honorable Rober Lasnik ('78), Honorable Betty Fletcher ('56), Arthur Harrigan Jr., Stewart Jay, William Rodgers and Judith Ramseyer (6/22/2007)
  • Law School Foundation Leadership Changes Hands - UW Law
    New officers were elected at the June meeting of the Washington Law School Foundation (WLSF). Joe Brotherton ('82) was elected President and Polly McNeill ('87) is the new Vice-President. Brotherton succeeds Norm Maleng ('66) who passed away May 24 just prior to completing his two year term as the WLSF president. Adam Brotman ('95) was re-elected Treasurer and Jon Bridge ('76), who preceded Maleng as president of the board, will continue to serve as the immediate past president. (6/21/2007)
  • Kathleen Rogers, 94 Bruce Rogers, 93 - Kitsap Sun
    Kathleen Florence Kane Rogers, age 94, and Bruce Harris Rogers, age 93, died peacefully in their home on Friday, June 15. They were residents of Bainbridge Island since 2003. (6/19/2007)
  • Prosecutor remembered for his knowledge of law - Everett Herald*
    For more than 20 years, Michael Magee ('72) was a force in the Snohomish County prosecutor's office and in the courtroom. Magee, 61, died May 30. (6/17/2007)
  • Maleng and UW: a special bond - Seattle Times
    Norm Maleng graduated from the University of Washington Law School in 1966. He was one of my first students and I felt a special bond because we both grew up on farms in rural communities. I think his commitment to public service grew directly out of his small-town roots. (6/14/2007)
  • Seven vie for Superior court judge's job - Juneau Empire
    Seven candidates have applied for the position held by Juneau Superior Court Judge Larry Weeks, who plans to retire this month after 17 years of service. (6/12/2007)
  • Text of U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks' UW Commencement Speech - Kitsap Sun
    It is truly a great honor for me to be invited back to this great University from which I received my own Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the College of Arts & Sciences, Class of 1963 and my Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law, Class of 1968. (6/9/2007)
  • Viola Bird, oldest alumna, died on June 7 - UW Law
    Viola Bird died peacefully in her sleep on what would have been her 102nd birthday, June 7th. Law Librarian Peggy Roebuck Jarrett wrote about Viola in the November 2006 issue of UW Law. (6/7/2007)
  • It's a sweet reward - Knoxville News Sentinel
    Karen (kvale) Weekly ('90) and husband, Ralph, guide the University of Tennesse at Chattanooga softball team. (6/3/2007)
  • Maintain the justice model Norm Maleng perpetuated - Seattle Times
    Norm Maleng's sudden death last week was both a personal blow and a reminder of how important the criminal-justice model he exemplified is to our community. (6/1/2007)
  • Maleng was our own Atticus Finch - Seattle P-I
    During law school orientation last fall, we watched a clip from the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird." Based on Harper Lee's unparalleled novel of the same name, the film follows the trial of a black man wrongfully accused of raping a white woman in a small Southern town in the 1930s. (5/31/2007)
  • Satterberg to fill Maleng's post - Seattle Times
    Taking the advice of Norm Maleng's family and top deputies, the Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday named his longtime chief of staff, Dan Satterberg, to serve as acting King County prosecuting attorney. (5/30/2007)
  • Satterberg to be acting prosecutor - Seattle P-I
    Taking the advice of Norm Maleng's family and top deputies, the Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday named his longtime chief of staff, Dan Satterber (85), to serve as acting King county prosecuting attorney. (5/30/2007)
  • Maleng's brand of justice was seasoned with mercy - Seattle P-I
    On Saturday we will bid a formal farewell to a giant who lived and worked among us. He left us so suddenly we never had a chance to say goodbye, or to tell him how much he meant to us. (5/30/2007)
  • Maleng memorial service Saturday - Seattle P-I
    A public memorial service for King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion at the University of Washington. (5/29/2007)
  • Maleng was friend to free press, and he will be missed - Yakima Herald
    Journalists have particular reason to note the passing of King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng, a valuable ally in the ongoing battle to protect the public's right to know. (5/29/2007)
  • Can raging moderate make any difference? - Seattle Times
    After a decade toiling in the minority in Congress, this should be Adam Smith's (90) time to shine. The Tacoma Democrat is in his sixth term, having won re-election in the 9th Congressional District last year with 65 percent of the vote. (5/27/2007)
  • The loss of an icon - Seattle Times
    Seattle, King County and the state of Washington have lost a revered icon. King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, a most noble and gracious public servant, died last week. (5/27/2007)
  • Maleng's legacy remembered - Seattle P-I
    He helped reform drug laws and change the way criminals are sentenced. He fought for tougher laws to deal with sex offenders and created new ways to prosecute crimes such as car thefts, sexual abuse and murder. (5/26/2007)
  • Maleng leaves a living legacy - Seattle Times
    In 28 years as King County prosecutor, Norm Maleng launched special units that got tough on sex offenders and spouse beaters, but he showed compassion to drug addicts and the poor. (5/26/2007)
  • Norm Maleng: A man to emulate - Seattle P-I
    King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng was all about public service, morality and doing right by those around him. His sudden death will leave a deep sense of loss in the weeks ahead. But in a county where he enjoyed greater admiration than any other leader, his wide-ranging legacy will be felt for years. (5/25/2007)
  • Maleng was a class act, with a big heart - Seattle P-I
    Jerry Lorentson knows about it. The Ballard man was grieving for his daughter, who was fatally stabbed in March inside her Kent apartment. He absorbed the news with the help of Maleng's quick words of comfort and gentle assurances about the investigation. (5/25/2007)
  • King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng dies - King 5
    King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, one of the longest-serving elected officials in state history and the man who spared the life of the nation's worst serial killer, died after collapsing at a UW event. (5/25/2007)
  • Longtime prosecutor Norm Maleng dies - Seattle Times
    Norm Maleng, King County prosecutor for 28 years and one of the most respected leaders in the state's criminal justice system, died Thursday night of cardiac arrest after collapsing during an event at the University of Washington. He was 68. (5/25/2007)
  • Norm Maleng dead at 68 - Seattle P-I
    King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng died Thursday night of a heart attack after collapsing at the University of Washington. Maleng, 68, was attending an event at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture when he collapsed. (5/25/2007)
  • Nielsen '76 will seek re-election to Everett City Council - Herald *
    City Councilman Drew Nielson announced this week that he will seek re-election this year. (5/24/2007)
  • Weeklys co-existing well - Chattanooga Times Free Press
    Which was more difficult: 13 years of marriage to Ralph Weekly or together building a No. 1-ranked college softball program? (5/18/2007)
  • Richard Salwen ('71) Appointed to TSU Board of Regents - TSU
    Gov. Rick Perry today appointed five individuals to the Texas Southern University (TSU) Board of Regents. Larry Taylor of Farris was also appointed as the TSU student regent. (5/10/2007)
  • Congressman, UW alumnus to be graduation speaker - Seattle P-I
    Rep. Norm Dicks has only a few weeks to figure out what he'll say when he steps in front of the graduating class at the University of Washington next month. (5/8/2007)
  • Norm Dicks comes through in pinch for UW ceremony - Seattle Times
    The UW announced Monday that Congressman Dicks, D-Bremerton, will speak at the June 9 commencement in Husky Stadium. The school had been scrambling to find a speaker since efforts to secure at least one big-name candidate foundered because of a scheduling conflict. (5/8/2007)
  • Dicks to be UW commencement speaker - Seattle Times
    The UW announced Monday that Congressman Norm Dicks will speak at the June 9 commencement in Husky Stadium. (5/8/2007)
  • UW School of Law Launches Law Firm Annual Challenge - UW Law
    The UW School of Law launched the first annual Law Firm Annual Challenge.
    • (4/30/2007)
  • Chasing justice in pet-food lawsuits - The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Animal rights champion and lawyer Adam P. Karp ('98), has filed a suit on behalf of a couple whose dog died after eating tainted pet food. (4/22/2007)
  • Governor Kulongoski Announces Judicial Appointments - Oregon.gov
    Governor Ted Kulongoski today announced the appointment of Mari Garric Trevino to the Tillamook County Circuit Court and Cynthia Lynnae Beaman to the Curry County Circuit Court. (4/20/2007)
  • Valenciano ('83) confirmed to 5th Circuit - Kauaiworld.com
    The Hawai‘i Senate yesterday unanimously confirmed attorney Randal Grant Bolosan Valenciano — Gov. Linda Lingle’s appointee — as Kaua‘i’s newest 5th Circuit Court judge, drawing praise from Kaua‘i state legislators. Valenciano will assume his duties later this year, replacing retiring 5th Circuit Judge George Masuoka. (4/19/2007)
  • Bendich ('75) says ACLU's struggle is becoming harder - Puget Sound Business Journal
    As a child growing up in Baltimore, Judith Bendich early on was confronted by racial inequities, and challenges to individual rights that she found untenable. (4/13/2007)
  • Russelll Hokanson ('39), lawyer and civic stalwart, dies at age 93 - The Seattle Times
    Mr. Hokanson died March 24 at the age of 93 in the Queen Anne Hill home where he'd lived for 58 years, and where his wife, Millie, still lives. (4/12/2007)
  • State Senate confirms UTC Commissioner Oshie ('80) Reappointment - UTC
    The state Senate today voted unanimously to confirm Utilities and Transportation Commissioner (UTC) Patrick Oshie to a second six-year term. Oshie will serve until Jan. 1, 2013. (4/9/2007)
  • Book review: Seattle prep girls basketball coach shares - AP Wire
    You may have heard of the film documentary about the girls basketball team at Roosevelt High School in Seattle. Now you can read what made the Roughriders remarkable and how it may make you more successful, too. (4/7/2007)
  • Candidate for federal bench earns praise from both sides - Seattle P-I
    His moment came well before his well-regarded handling of the Gary Ridgway case, before the ascendancy to a county judgeship or to the U.S. Attorney's Office. It came decades ago, when freshly minted law school graduate Richard Jones hired a tutor before taking the Washington State Bar exam a second time. (4/5/2007)
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Hires Pierce ('93) and Mostow as Partners - PR News Wire
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that it has hired John Pierce and Peter Mostow as partners. (4/2/2007)
  • Governor Nominates Randal Valenciano ('83) to Kauai Circuit Court - Hawaii Reporter
    Governor Linda Lingle today nominated former Kaua'i County Councilmember Randal Grant Bolosan Valenciano to serve as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (Kaua'i). He will fill a vacant position that was created by the retirement of Judge George Masuoka. Valenciano's nomination is subject to Senate confirmation. (3/30/2007)
  • Idaho adopts parental consent law, ACLU lobbyist Hannah Saona ('05) says law poses 'risk to health and safety of young women' - Idaho Statesman *
    Idaho minors now have to ask their parents or appeal to a judge to get an abortion. Hannah Saona, a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, said "We oppose parental consent laws generally as they pose a risk to the health and safety of young women." (3/28/2007)
  • Federal bench nominee Jones wins high praise from both parties - Seattle Times
    Although it comes at a time of intense partisan bickering, President Bush's nomination of King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones to the federal bench is winning widespread praise from local Democrats and Republicans involved in the selection process. (3/25/2007)
  • MCC president a newly minted activist - Magnolia News
    Nancy Bainbridge Rogers ('94) and her husband, Steve Bainbridge Rogers, moved to Magnolia in 2003, she became a board member of the Magnolia Community Club (MCC) in 2005, and now she's the new president of the neighborhood organization. (3/22/2007)
  • Superior Court Judge Jones nominated for federal judgeship - The Seattle Times
    The White House has nominated King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones to fill a vacancy on the federal bench in the Western District of Washington. (3/20/2007)
  • Washington State Bar Association Names Paula Littlewood Executive Director - Washington State Bar Association
    The Washington State Bar Association announced that it has named Paula Littlewood as its new executive director, effective May 1. The current executive director, Jan Michels, will be retiring at the end of April. (3/12/2007)
  • Seattle group helping the poor buy land in Nicaragua - Seattle P-I
    For decades, Seattle and the Northwest have had connections with Nicaragua in health care, economic development and political activism. During the civil war in the 1980s, many in Seattle and the Northwest became involved in the Sandinista-Contra struggle. (3/6/2007)
  • Josef "Joe" Diamond ('31), father of self-serve parking lots, remembered as tough, genuine - The Seattle Times
    An unflinching character in a town that prefers to make nice, attorney Josef "Joe" Diamond was best known as the architect of the self-pay parking-lot empire that bears his name. (3/6/2007)
  • Josef Diamond ('31), 1907-2007: Parking magnate built business in 8 states, Canada - Seattle P-I
    Josef Diamond, a Seattle attorney who helped build a lone gravel lot into a family parking business in eight U.S. states and Canada, died at his home Saturday, three days before his 100th birthday (3/6/2007)
  • Josef "Joe" Diamond ('31), parking lot magnate, dies at 99 - Seattle Times
    Mr. Diamond died Saturday at his home, three days shy of what would have been his 100th birthday. (3/5/2007)
  • Governor Kulongoski Announces Judicial Appointments - Oregon.gov
    Governor Ted Kulongoski today announced the appointment of Timothy Sercombe to the Oregon Court of Appeals and the appointments of Thomas Ryan, Diana Stuart, Kenneth R. Walker and Youlee Yim You to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. (2/28/2007)
  • Kathleen Hopkins ('91) Nominated to ABA House of Delegates - ABA
    The American Bar Association announced at its 2007 Midyear Meeting in Miami that Birmingham, Ala., litigation lawyer H. Thomas Wells Jr. was nominated to become president-elect of the American Bar Association. Wells is a former chair of the ABA House of Delegates. (2/12/2007)
  • Joseph Horton Trethewey, 1926-2007: 'He cut quite a swath through this town' - Seattle PI
    Lawyer Joseph Horton Trethewey battled opponents in court, scoured The Wall Street Journal looking for injustices and served as a Seattle Steel executive. (2/6/2007)
  • Roosevelt's Resler puts it all down in a book - Seattle P-I
    Bill Resler ('72), the Roosevelt High School girls basketball coached featured in the documentary, "Heart of the Game," recently published "The Heart of the Team." (2/6/2007)
  • Judge Kato moving into private sector - Spokesman Review
    Longtime appellate judge Kenneth Kato has officially retired from the bench, pending the announcment of his replacement by Gov. Christine Gregoire. Kato, who was appointed to the Washington State Court of Appeals in 1997.... (2/5/2007)
  • Business Briefcase - Independent Record
    Shirley Burnham recently joined New West Health Services as a registered nurse case manager. A Montana native, she joins the medical services department, bringing several years of experience with Blue Cross of California. Prior to that, she spent 23 years as staff nurse and supervisor at a skilled nursing facility in Lewistown. (1/28/2007)
  • Rep. Smith's stature grows on Capitol Hill - The News Tribune
    As the new chairman of a congressional subcommittee on "terrorism, unconventional threats and capabilities," Representative Adam Smith ('90) will have a say in the policies and funding for military forces he calls the "tip of the spear" in the war on terrorism. (1/15/2007)
  • Cases Closed - The Daily News (Longview, Wash.)
    Wahkiakum Country prosecutor Fred Johnson ('76) retired December 31, 2006 after 30 years of trying the county's case. (1/12/2007)
  • Washington State Bar Association Names Judge Clifford Stilz '70 - WSBA
    The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announces that it will present Thurston County District Court Judge Clifford L. Stillz Jr. with their Local Hero Award. (1/10/2007)
  • Judge retires from bench unjaded - Seattle Times
    Bellevue District Judge Fred Yeatts retires from bench after 40 years. (1/9/2007)
  • Dicks ('68) takes leadership of powerful House panel - Bellingham Herald
    U.S. Representative Norm Dicks takes over as House chairman of the interior appropriates subcommittee. (1/8/2007)
  • 40 Years of Success: RDI Celebrates its 40th Anniversary - Rural Development Institute
    The Rural Development Institute (RDI) has just received a $200,000 challenge grant from the newly founded Seattle International Foundation (SIF) for its pioneering “micro-land ownership” program in India, one of the poorest and most populous countries in the world. The Seattle International Foundation is led by Seattle-area philanthropists Bill and Paula Clapp. (1/1/2007)