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Get your CLE Credits
at the 13th Annual
CLE Bootcamp
December 3 & 4,
2014
Washington State
Convention Center
SEATTLE, WA
ACCREDITATION
WA MCLE
15.0 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
OR CLE
15.5 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
CA CLE
15.0 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
WA Limited Practice
1.0 Credits
AK CLE
May Claim Credit
Don’t Miss These Presentations:
•3 HOURS of ETHICS!!!
•Corporate Law
•Tax Law
•Real Property Sales Issues
•Insolvency Law
•Criminal Defense
•Construction Law
MN CLE
12.0 Standard &
3.0 Ethics Credits
Available Via:
5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Attorneys, Legal Staff, Anyone
Who Needs to Fill A LOT of
CLE credits
•Land Use Law
•Marijuana Update
•Trusts and Estates
•Cross Examination of Experts
•Employment Law
•Insurance Law
•Personal Injury/Civil Lit.
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ONLINE: www.TheSeminarGroup.net
FAX: 866–435–3444
EMAIL: info@TheSeminarGroup.net
PHONE: 206–463–4400 / 800–574–4852
MAIL: PO Box 523, Vashon, WA 98070
Conference Information
Course Accreditation
Substitution/Cancellation
This course has been approved for 15.0 hours of WA MCLE credit, including 3.0
hours of ethics; approved by the OR State Bar for 12.5 general and 3.0 ethics CLE
credits. The Seminar Group is a State Bar of CA approved provider; therefore, this
course is approved for 12.0 general and 3.0 ethics credits. This course has been
approved by the Continuing Education Committee of the Limited Practice Board
of the WA State Bar Association for 1.0 hours of credit (for “Residential Real
Property Sales Issues”). AK bar members may claim CLE credit for this course.
This course has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal
Education for 15.0 hours in the following categories of credit: 12.0 standard and
3.0 ethics CLE credits. All of these credits are approved for live attendance
and webcast. For information or accreditation in other states, please call The
Seminar Group at (206) 463–4400 or (800) 574–4852.
You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50
cancellation charge, if we receive your cancellation by Wednesday, November
26, 2014. No refunds will be given after this date. Please note that if you do not
cancel by the deadline and/or do not attend, you are still responsible for payment.
Seminar Location
The seminar will be held at the Washington State Convention Center, 800
Convention Place, Seattle, Washington, (206) 694–5030. Please call the center
for directions/questions. A reduced room rate is available at La Quinta Inn and
Suites, 2224 8th Ave, Seattle, WA. Call (206) 624–6820 and mention “The
Seminar Group Corporate Rate”. To book online go to: http://436.lq.com and
enter SEM1GRP under promo/Corporate Code.
13th Annual CLE
Bootcamp ~ Seattle, WA
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
8:25 Introduction and Overview
8:25 Introduction and Overview
Christopher Terp, Program Chair
Christopher Terp, Program Chair
The Seminar Group
8:30 Corporate Law
Selling a Business – Basics of the Process and Related
Washington Corporate Law Considerations
Stephan H. Coonrod
K&L Gates LLP
9:30 Tax Law
Updates on Federal, Civil and Criminal Tax
Cori E. Flanders
Intellectual Ventures
Darrell D. Hallett
Colvin & Hallett PS
Cory L. Johnson
Colvin & Hallett PS
10:30 Break
10:45 Residential Real Property Sales Issues
Forms; Forgoing an Agent; Short Sales, REO's, and New
Construction; Common (and Often-Ignored) Legal Issues
(FIRPTA, Encroachments, Terms of the Deed)
Craig D. Blackmon
Holmquist & Gardiner PLLC
11:45 Insolvency Law
Receiverships: An Option to Bankruptcy
Sheena R. Aebig
Aebig & Johnson Business Resolutions LLC
Thomas N. Bucknell
Bucknell Stehlik Sato & Stubner LLP
12:45 Midday Break
1:45 Criminal Defense
10 Rules of Trial; Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest
John Henry Browne
Law Offices of John Henry Browne PS
8:30 Trusts and Estates
Special Needs Trusts – When They Make Sense; First
Party versus Third Party; Drafting Considerations
Jacob H. Menashe
Hickman Menashe PS
9:30 Cross Examination of Experts
What is an Expert Witness? How to Select an
Expert; Junk Science; Witness Preparation; Goals &
Challenges
Todd Maybrown
Allen Hansen & Maybrown PS
10:30 Break
10:45 Employment Law
Workplace Harassment; Discrimination Law Update;
Wage and Hour Developments; Recent Significant
Court Decisions; USERR A
Colleen Kinerk
Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer LLP
11:45 Insurance Law
Nuts & Bolts of Insurance Policies; Case Law &
Regulatory Update; Fraud & Compliance Issues; Bad
Faith Claims
Thomas Lether
Lether & Associates PLLC
12:45 Midday Break
1:45 Personal Injury and Civil Litigation /
Ethical Considerations
Consideration of Malpractice and Ethical Issues Related
to Plaintiff Practice in the Personal Injury Field
A. Janay Ferguson
Scheer & Zehnder LLP
Sam B. Franklin
2:45 Construction Law
Construction Contracts, Claims and Recent Decisions of
Interest, Procedures and Start for Design/Build or GC/CM
Procurements under RCW39.10
W. Gregory Guedel
Foster Pepper PLLC
3:45 Break
4:00 Land Use Law
•The Nuts and Bolts of SEPA; Basics of Growth
Management; Wetlands, Salmon & Shorelines
John C. “Jack” McCullough
McCullough Hill Leary PS
•Recent Developments in Land Use Law
Patrick J. Schneider
Foster Pepper PLLC
The Seminar Group
5:00 Marijuana Update
Current Laws, Policies, and Concerns Surrounding I-502
Implementation; Supplemental Rules from the Liquor
Control Board; State versus Federal Law Conflict; Land Use
and Nuisance Litigation in the Marijuana Industry
Alison Malsbury
Canna Law Group, a practice group of Harris & Moure PLLC
6:00 Adjourn
Lee Smart PS, Inc.
3:45 Break
4:00 Ethical Considerations
Ways to Avoid Grievances; New E-World Issues
5:00 Adjourn
David J. Lenci
K&L Gates LLP
Another Great Opportunity:
Oregon Ethics & Specialty Credits
December 12, 2014
Portland, OR & Live Webcast
OR CLE Accreditation
2.0 Ethics, 1.0 Child Abuse Reporting & 1.0
Access to Justice Credits ~ pending
Faculty ~ Conference Information
Get your CLE Credits at the 13th Annual CLE Bootcamp
Sheena R. Aebig is a Managing Director and
co-founder of Aebig & Johnson Business Resolutions
LLC. Her practice focuses on insolvency issues
and related litigation, representing clients in every
role of insolvency related proceedings and out of
court work outs.
Craig D. Blackmon is Of Counsel with the
firm of Holmquist & Gardiner PLLC. Since 2005,
he has focused his law practice on residential real
estate, both transactions and litigation. He has
successfully litigated matters in both trial and
appellate courts.
John Henry Browne, founder of the Law
Offices of John Henry Browne PS, has been
practicing criminal law for over 30 years. He
handles cases in Federal and State Court along the
West Coast and Alaska, as well as in Washington.
Thomas N. Bucknell is an attorney with
Bucknell Stehlik Sato & Stubner LLP. He practices
in the areas of Commercial and Lender Liability
Litigation, Business Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy
Litigation and Asset Protection Litigation.
Stephan H. Coonrod is a partner at K&L Gates
LLP. He has a domestic and international business
practice centering on acquisitions, private equity,
venture capital and other equity investments, and
trans-border transactions.
A. Janay Ferguson is of counsel with Scheer
& Zehnder LLP. Her practice focuses on complex
civil litigation, the defense of professionals and
employment law. Her legal practice benefits from
her experience as a corporate financial analyst.
Sam B. Franklin, a shareholder at Lee Smart PS,
Inc., concentrates his practice in insurance defense
of legal malpractice claims, commercial litigation,
and defense of business torts, including wrongful
discharge, civil rights violations, and defamation.
W. Gregory Guedel is a partner at Foster Pepper
PLLC. He practices civil litigation emphasizing
complex construction law. He also has experience
with contractor and owner claims; drafting and
interpretation of prime, sub, design/build and
construction management contracts.
Cory L. Johnson is a shareholder of Colvin &
Hallett PS. She focuses her practice on helping
clients resolve federal and state tax disputes. She
represents clients undergoing IRS and Department
of Revenue audits, and in the IRS and DOR
administrative appeal process.
Colleen Kinerk is a partner in the law firm
of Cable Langenbach Kinerk & Bauer LLP. Her
practice focuses on labor and employment law,
as well as commercial and tort litigation. She is
a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediators’ Roundtable.
David J. Lenci is a partner at K&L Gates
LLP. Previously, he was a trial attorney with the
Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of
Justice for more than five years and served three
years as the chief civil litigator for the Snohomish
County Prosecutor’s Office.
Thomas Lether is the Owner and Managing
Shareholder of Lether & Associates PLLC. He has
built his business with a simple approach: efficiency,
client service, and results. He has been involved in
insurance and commercial litigation since 1988.
Todd Maybrown is a partner with Allen Hansen
& Maybrown PS. He has represented individuals in
a broad range of litigation and appellate cases since
1990. For nearly 20 years, he has provided the highest
quality legal representation to clients facing the full
spectrum of criminal charges and civil claims.
John C. “Jack” McCullough is a founding
principal of McCullough Hill Leary PS. He has
practiced for over 30 years on behalf of land owners
and developers throughout the state of Washington,
emphasizing land use and real estate financing and
development.
Jacob H. Menashe is a partner at Hickman
Menashe PS. He regularly speaks before State
and local bar groups, estate planning councils,
and community groups on topics ranging from
Medicaid planning to Special Needs Trusts to
Social Security Disability appeals.
Patrick J. Schneider is a partner at Foster
Pepper PLLC, where he practices land use and
municipal law. He has extensive experience in both
project permitting and land use litigation. Areas of
expertise include SEPA, the Shoreline Management
Act and the Growth Management Act.
Cori E. Flanders a tax director at Intellectual Ventures.
With ten years of tax controversy experience, she has worked
with compliance issues, defended legal positions, and written
legal opinions supporting various tax positions.
Darrell D. Hallett a founder of Colvin & Hallett PS. From
1980 to 1983, he was a Special Trial Judge with the United States
Tax Court, where he heard and decided more than 350 tax cases.
Alison Malsbury is an attorney with Canna Law Group, a
practice group of Harris & Moure, PLLC. She focuses her practice
on corporate and intellectual property transactions, working
primarily with our cannabis and food and alcohol clients.
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13th Annual CLE
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December 3 & 4, 2014 • Washington State Convention Center • Seattle, WA
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Get your CLE Credits
at the 13th Annual
CLE Bootcamp
Available Via:
December 3 & 4,
2014
Washington State
Convention Center
SEATTLE, WA
ACCREDITATION
WA MCLE 15.0 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
OR CLE 15.5 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
CA CLE 15.0 Credits, incl. 3.0 Ethics
WA LIMITED PRACTICE 1.0 Credits
AK CLE May Claim Credit
MN CLE 12.0 Standard & 3.0 Ethics Credits
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