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Volume 43
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The official publication of the
Snohomish County Bar Association
2015 SNOHOMISH COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Come make your vote count. The election of Officers will take
place at the meeting along with general membership business,
by-laws changes and lunch. Judge Wynne giving an update on
technology issues with Snohomish County Superior Court.
Honorable Thomas J. Wynne
Snohomish County Superior Court
Sonya Kraski
Snohomish County Clerk
Friday, January 30, 2015
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
SuperBowl Pho
3100 Broadway Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
You must RSVP with the SCBA office
(425) 388-3056 for menu choices
SCBA News
Published by the
Snohomish County
Bar Association
P.O. Box 5429
Everett, WA 98206
Gurjit Pandher
Editor
Terri Callantine
Magazine Production
Joyce Wood
Executive Director
joycew@snobar.org
Snohomish County Bar
Association Officers
Jennifer Rancourt
President
Kari Petrasek
Vice President
Vacant
Treasurer
Gurjit Pandher
Secretary
Trustees
Ann Brice
Glenn Kadish
Joel Nichols
Michael O’ Meara
Danielle Pratt
William Steffener
Laurie Ummel
Website:
Terri Callantine
Inside This Issue
« Calendar of Events
« From the Desk of the President
« The Lawyer’s Road Review ~ Clients are Comets, Lawyers are Planets
« 2015 YMCA Mock Trial ~ Attorney Volunteers are Needed
« Family Law Section Meeting Info
« Snohomish County Young Lawyers
« Snohomish County District Court - Invitations
« Snohomish County WWL ~ YWCA’s Working Wardrobe
Program and Toy Drive
« Commissioners’ Calendar
« Announcements
« Advertisements
« CLEs
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SCBA Calendar of Events
January 2015
February 2015
March 2015
1 Courthouse Closed
12th Young Lawyers Division Meeting
15th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter
19th Courthouse Closed
26thFamily Law Section Meeting
28thADR Section Meeting
30thAnnual Membership Meeting
9 Young Lawyers Division Meeting
15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter
16th Courthouse Closed
19th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
23rd Family Law Section CLE
23rd Family Law Section Annual
Meeting
7 Annual Dinner
9th Young Lawyers Division Meeting
15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter
16th Family Law Section Meeting
19th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
20th CLE
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April 2015
th
May 2015
11 Young Lawyers Division Meeting
15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter
16th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
20th Family Law Section Meeting
th
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1st Law Day
11th Young Lawyers Division
Meeting
15th Deadline SCBA Newsletter
18th Family Law Section Meeting
21st SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
25th Courthouse Closed
June 2015
8 Young Lawyers Division Meeting
12thCLE
15thFamily Law Section Meeting
15thDeadline SCBA Newsletter
18th SCBA Board of Trustees Meeting
th
Superior Court Assignments
Presiding Judge:
Juvenile Court:
Judge Michael T. Downes
Trial Calendar Call and Motions to Continue Trial Dept. 2
Judge Ellis
Judge Lucas
Commissioner Waggoner
Civil Motions:
Judge Weiss
Jan 2
Judge Kurtz
Jan 5-16
Judge Bowden
Jan 20-30
Criminal Hearings:
Judge Okrent
Jan 2 a.m.
Judge Appel
Jan 2 p.m.
Judge Bowden
Jan 5-15
Judge Wynne
Jan 16
Judge Kurtz
Jan 20-30
Criminal Motions:
Judge Appel
Jan 2
Judge Judge
Jan 5-16
Judge Wilson
Jan 20-30
Criminal Dept. Judges:
Judges Farris, Krese, Bowden, Fair, Appel, Okrent, Dingledy, Judge
Civil Dept. Judges:2
Judges Wynne, Kurtz, Weiss, Wilson
Ex Parte/Commissioner Civil Motions:1 Commissioner Tinney
Family Law Calendars:1
Commissioners Stewart, Brudvik and Gaer
Please note: All assignments are subject to change without notice and assignments may not change on the first day of the month.
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leaves the definition to the member and ultimately
the Governor. Extraordinary is often defined in terms
From the Desk of
of extreme remorse, substantial rehabilitation or
the President
outstanding positive contributions to society. In the
Jennifer Rancourt
case of a commutation, where an offender is seeking
to be released early from a sentence, public safety is
an obvious consideration. In the case of a petition for
As a working mom, I, like many of you, wear
a pardon, the Board must weigh the actions against
a variety of hats. I run from the lawyer hat to the
any interest in the petitioner suffering the continued
dance mom hat to the swim mom hat on a regular
disabilities associated with a conviction.
basis. I also play the roles of kid party planner and
The quarterly hearings are an opportunity for both
kid taxi driver on a regular basis. One of the most
interesting and challenging hats I wear is that of Chair supporters and opponents of the petitions to voice their
of Governor Inslee’s Clemency and Pardons Board. I positions. State law requires that prosecuting attorneys
was appointed by Governor Gregoire in 2011, elected make reasonable efforts to contact the victims of
crimes so that they are given notice of the petition and
chair of the board in early 2013 and reappointed
an opportunity to make their opinion known. Ideally,
by Governor Inslee in November 2013. In recent
the Board hears from all interested parties in order to
discussions about the Board, I realized that our role
make as informed of a recommendation as possible.
and function is something that is relatively obscure
and unknown. I write this article to shed a little light
Once the Board holds a hearing on the petition
on the process and to let you know about this post
and votes, the matter goes to the Governor’s office
conviction option available to the most extraordinary
for a final decision. The Board’s vote is purely
of clients.
advisory. In my tenure on the Board, I can not recall
a time when we recommended a petition be denied
State law vests the Governor with ability to
but the Governor granted the petition. There have
exercise executive mercy where appropriate in the
however, been a handful of times that the Governor
form of pardons and commutations of sentences.
has ultimately denied petitions that the Board had
The Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board
voted to recommend. If a petition is granted it can
is comprised of five members of the community
have significant life changing effects ranging from
who review requests for this remedy and make
opening up previously foreclosed employment
recommendations to the Governor. The members
opportunities to being released from a life sentence
are volunteers and often consist of law enforcement,
to be given a second chance at life. As one can
prosecutors, defense attorneys and community
imagine, the results of these very difficult decisions
activists. Theses various backgrounds provide for
impact not only the petitioner and his/her family but
diverse perspectives and insights about the issues
also the victims of crimes and their families and the
presented.
community in general. Because of that, the Board and
The Board reviews petitions for both pardons
the Governor’s office take this process very seriously
and commutations quarterly at public hearings held
and spend a great deal of time reviewing materials,
in Olympia and televised on TVW. These incredible
asking probing questions at the hearings and using
remedies are available only in the most truly
our best judgment to make a decision that is just and
extraordinary of cases. The Board receives dozens
appropriate in light of the facts. 
of petitions each year. Only approximately a quarter
to a third of those petitions are selected for a hearing
before the full Board. While I do not keep statistics,
Lots of our members are involved in interesting
I would guess less than a half of the petitions that are
and exciting projects/activities in and outside of the
heard receive positive recommendations from the
courtroom. We are currently looking for nominations
Board. You can do the math and see that the odds are for our annual Attorney of the Year award to recognize
not in a petitioner’s favor, but for the right client this
such contributions. Please take a moment to send
extraordinary remedy can be life changing.
your nominations to me by Friday, January 9, 2015
for review by the Snohomish County Bar Association
In order for a board member to recommend
Board. I can be reached at jrancourt@snocopda.org
the granting of clemency petition or ultimately for
The Board will select a winner from the nominations
the Governor to pardon an offender or commute
and the award will be given at our annual lunch on
a sentence, he or she must find that extraordinary
January 30, 2015 at Super Bowl Pho. Please come
circumstances exist which warrant such action. State
join us to celebrate one of our own! 
law does not define this subjective standard but
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The Lawyer’s
Road Review
by
Pete Patterson
Clients are Comets, Lawyers are Planets
Among the self-help books the boomer generation
found helpful, apparently, was titled Men are from
Mars, Women are from Venus. In 286 pages Dr. Grey
explains the complex relationship of men and women
in terms of planetary bodies, point systems and
generalizing about how we react to stress. 7 million
copies were sold including one to me.
I found the work completely unhelpful and not at all
congruent with my experience. For example if Dr. Grey
is right, I am actually from Venus, meaning my gender
identity is all wrong. While I’m good in a fight which
would imply I am from Mars, I am pretty sure I am
from earth. So is my wife. But I am sometimes tempted
to draw analogies to the heavens to explain where some
of our patrons of the judicial system hail from.
I look up into the winter night sky and see Orion
hunting overhead, his sword in the scabbard but
accompanied by his two dogs, Canis Major and Canis
Minor, and the twins, Gemini following close behind.
How peaceful it all seems and like some ancient Greek
I try to make sense of the world of clients, lawyers and
judges using a similar metaphor as Dr. Grey.
Clients are Comets, Lawyers are Planets, and
Judges are Stars.
Like most Americans, our comets have a default
setting for Liberty. The Big Bang of their origin,
the Declaration of Independence, means they are
genetically disposed to believe in an ever expanding
personal liberty that allows individual choice is the
highest best expression of humanity. This ethic’s
trajectory, unfortunately causes collisions with the
other comets and they fall into the solar system of
Superior Court. Regardless of encounters with the
gravitational pull of planets or the star, their minds
are not yet right, they long for that freedom trajectory
promised them by the Founding Fathers.
Having collided with one another, the comets
have left a debris field of ice and rock behind them
the legal sciences have determined are “facts”.
Notwithstanding this catastrophic event, the comets
continue to move through our space at high speed, and
are only occasionally diverted from their trajectory by
the gravity field of legal advice.
Of course when the comet encounters a star the
law of gravity really takes hold in the form of court
orders. Most tend to follow the new trajectory pretty
well and direction is changed and exit the system, not
to return until they collide with another comet. Those
that do not alter their trajectory after a close encounter
with a star are likely to burn up in a contempt action.
Perhaps I should write a self-help book for the
legal laity, Clients are Comets, Lawyers are Planets;
a Practical Guide to Improving Communication with
your Lawyer and Getting what You want from the
Judicial System.
Upon being served with pleadings and believing
in the other American genetic wiring known as selfreliance, the comet will head for Amazon.com or
Barnes and Noble to gain initial access to justice.
Hopefully my book will not be found in the “Fiction”
section or the “book for a buck” table.
After reading the book rather than flying along
unassisted pro se, some comets will hopefully have
a close encounter with a planet. Some will orbit the
planet and manage to survive the trip into our solar
system. Others will have their trajectory altered by the
planet’s gravity well enough to do alright continuing
pro se.
Others will like me reading Dr. Grey’s book,
decide its thesis is all wrong and fly on under their own
trajectory. Like another Greek, Icarus, they may fly too
close to the sun and that stuff that holds them together
will melt, and they will fall into the sea of fire.
Gravity is, after all, the law. 
2015 YMCA MOCK TRIAL—
ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The 2015 Snohomish County Mock Trial
Competition will be held on February 18, 19, and
21, 2015. Attorneys are needed to help score the
competition. A panel of three attorneys observes
each trial, fills out score sheets, and provides helpful
criticism at the conclusion of the trial. Volunteers are
provided with information on how to score the trials.
We expect to have one round of two or three trials on
Wednesday, February 18th, and on Thursday, February
19th, at 5 p.m. On Saturday, February 21st, there will
be three rounds of three trials at 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. The trials will take place at either the
main courthouse in downtown Everett or the Denney
Juvenile Justice Center in north Everett. Volunteers
are asked to arrive about 30 minutes before the round.
Volunteers are gladly accepted for any or all rounds.
Please contact Judge Linda Krese at 425-388-7922
or linda.krese@snoco.org to volunteer or for more
information. 
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Everett - Office sharing
space for one attorney
Phone system,
copying, fax, library,
cable wired for Internet
1/2 block from courthouse
Contact Steve Good, Sr.
425-259-7188
or email
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Judge Thorpe ADR
Arbitrations and Mediations
of disputes involving:
Family Law
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Real Estate
TEDRA
Professional Negligence
UM/UIM
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25 years in private practice
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425 248-1457
201 Main St. #363
Edmonds, WA 98020
JudgeThorpeADR@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Snohomish County
Young Lawyers
Attention Snohomish County Young Lawyers:
The Snohomish County Young Lawyer Division will
be holding an Annual Meeting on Monday, January
12, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held
at Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant (1325 Pacific
Avenue) in Everett. We encourage all young lawyers
to attend this meeting. We will be appointing new
members to the Young Lawyer Division Board of
Trustees and electing new officers. All members are
invited to attend.
Any active member in the Snohomish County Bar
Association is a young lawyer until 36 years of age
or until the fifth year in which any member has been
admitted to practice, whichever is later. If you are
interested in becoming involved with the SCYLD,
please attend our next meeting on January 12, 2015
(second Monday of every month at Mazatlan Mexican
Restaurant - 5:00 p.m.), or email Amanda Effertz at
Amanda.Effertz@snoco.org. We look forward to
seeing everyone at our annual meeting on January 12,
2015, at 5:00 p.m. 
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The Snohomish County Young Lawyers Division
and the
Snohomish County Chapter of WWL
are pleased to sponsor:
A NETWORKING & SOCIAL EVENT AT
AN EVERETT SILVERTIPS HOCKEY GAME
in Everett, Washington
FRIDAY, February 20, 2015 AT 7:35 P.M.
vs. the Tri-City Americans
Tickets: $15.00 - includes entrance and reserved
seating
with your young lawyer colleagues (tickets must be
purchased by February 11)
Starting at 5:00 p.m., enjoy food, drinks and pre-game
socializing at the Austin Bar & Grill located at 2820
Oakes Ave,
just 1 block from the Everett Event Center.
(Just ask for the Young Lawyers Group)
TO BUY TICKETS, or for more information, please
contact:
Kari Petrasek at kpetrasek@outlook.com
Tickets are available on a first to pay basis.
Unlawful Detainers
The Law Office of
Rob W. Trickler PLLC
www.Allcountyevictionsonline.com
Are welcoming referrals for Landlords with
landlord tenant matters
425-303-8000
3102 Rockefeller Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Rob Trickler is the current president of the
Washington Apartment Association (WAA)
and Landlords Association of the North
Sound and WAA delegate to Washington
Rental Housing Industry Coalition
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Full time Associate Attorney
position available at Cogdill
Nichols Rein Wartelle Andrews.
Competitive applicants should
have one to three years’
experience, which includes
general civil matters as well
as some litigation and/or trial
preparation experience. Salary
and benefits competitive.
Direct all responses to Cogdill
Nichols Rein Wartelle Andrews,
Attention: Sue@cnrlaw.com
SETTLEMENT
RESULTS. NOW.
Experienced and professional
resolution of family law matters.
Private, efficient, and cost effective.
Mandatory ADR for Snohomish
County Family Law Matters
KENNETH E. BREWE
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KAREN D. MOORE
Hundreds of cases mediated and arbitrated –
both as an attorney participant and
mediator/arbitrator
Multiple conference rooms available.
We draft the CR-2A Settlement Agreement.
Christine A. Mayoue
Family Law Attorney
______________________
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Seattle, Everett and Mount Vernon
425.252.5167
www.brewelaw.com
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EXPERIENCE
TENACITY
JUDGMENT
DISPUTE
RESOLVED
ADR Solutions
· All panelists are former Washington State Superior
Court judges
Top Left: CHARLES S. BURDELL JR.
Former King County Superior Court Judge
Top Center: GEORGE FINKLE
Former King County Superior Court Judge
· Mediation, arbitration, hearing officer, special master
and litigation consultation
· Talented and responsive staff
· Comfortable mediation conference rooms
· Well-appointed arbitration courtroom with upgraded
audio/visual technology and party breakout rooms
Top Right: LARRY A. JORDAN
Former King County Superior Court Judge
Bottom Left: PARIS K. KALLAS
Former King County Superior Court Judge
Bottom Right: STEVE SCOTT
Former King County Superior Court Judge
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Joshua Green Building · 1425 Fourth Avenue · Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98101 · 206.223.1669 · jdrllc.com
Family Law Section Meeting
Trial Presentation CLE & Annual Meeting
February 23, 2015
CLE: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Annual Meeting: 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Room One / Robert J. Drewel Building
Snohomish County Campus
Hon. Bruce Weiss,
Snohomish County Superior Court Judge
“Trial Presentation: A Judicial Perspective for Family Law”
This CLE is open and free to Family Law Section Members.
Our Annual Meeting and reception
will take place at 2:00 p.m.
Business: Election of President and Election of Trustee
Please send your notice of intent to stand for election by January 19, 2015 to jgogert@
denomillikan.com, we will also accept nominations from the floor. In order to serve on the board
each trustee must be a Family Law Section member.
Please contact Jennifer Gogert at 425-259-2222 with questions.
RSVP to Joyce Wood at 425-388-3056
Office Space in Everett
Office space with several large offices
close to the courthouse
Your Winter Getaway
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but Wi-Fi is available at community clubhouse.) Dining and groceries are just
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Laid back, dog friendly office with room
for several lawyers and paralegals
Contact Tom Cox or George Freeman at
(425) 317-9000
Come and join the fun
For prices and rental availability:
Contact Dennis at (425)252-5554 or attyjord@yahoo.com.
JANUARY 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 11
Judge Ronald L. Castleberry (Ret.)
is pleased to announce his availability for
Arbitrations and Mediations
Please contact Connie Senyitko at Adams & Duncan
to schedule hearings with Judge Castleberry.
425.339.8556 - connie.senyitko@AdamsLawyers.com
Adams & Duncan, Inc., P.S.
3128 COLBY AVENUE
EVERETT, WASHINGTON 98201
TELEPHONE: (425) 339-8556
FACSIMILE: (425) 339-2353
www.AdamsLawyers.com
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425-328-8188
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Navigate the journey
through divorce with
a collaborative law
attorney and other
team members.
We welcome your referrals and are
available for association.
Mill Creek Conference Room
Rental Space
Conference Room Rental Space is available in Mill
Creek.
The office is centrally located, has ample parking,
and it is very easy to find on the Bothell-Everett
Highway. It is a professional environment to meet
clients.
Information on collaborative attorneys
and other professionals such as financial
specialists, coaches, and child specialists
may be found through our website.
Brown bag lunch every third Wednesday,
contact a team member for location and
topic.
www.northsoundcollaborative.org.
The Conference Room has access to broad band
internet including printing, copying, faxing, and
scanning capabilities.
Hourly Rates are Available.
Call 206-999-7433 for further details.
JAMES SHIPMAN: MEDIATION
James Shipman has been involved in hundreds of mediations both as a mediator and
attorney. He has very high rate of settlement. Mr. Shipman has served as a Pro Tem Commissioner
since 2004 and Snohomish County Arbitrator. He is available at our office or yours and also
appreciates family law referrals.
STEVE UBERTI: REFERRALS AND MEDIATION SERVICES
Steve Uberti has over thirty years of experience in general litigation, business, real estate,
basic estate planning, contracts, employment, insurance claims and personal injury law. He accepts
referrals in all of these areas. Mr. Uberti is available for consultation, mediation and arbitration in
the areas involving personal injury, insurance, employment and contract disputes.
CONTACT US 425-258-6846
JANUARY 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 13
Criminal Defense and Military Justice
I invite, appreciate, and thank you for your referrals in
all criminal and military matters.
Michael J. Andrews
Former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
and JAG Corps Officer
Law Offices of
Cogdill Nichols Rein Wartelle Andrews
3232 Rockefeller Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
(425) 259-6111
We know workers’ comp.
Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability
Offices in
Seattle and Everett
Toll Free: 866-925-8439
Phone: 206-623-5311
www.walthew.com
We welcome and appreciate every referral.
Left to right: Kathleen Keenan Kindred, Robert H. Thompson and Thomas A. Thompson
Top: Robert J. Heller and Patrick C. Cook Bottom: Jonathan K. Winemiller and Michael J. Costello
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Mediation
Snohomish County WWL presents
YWCA’s Working Wardrobe Program and Toy Drive
Join us Thursday, January 8th from 5-7 at O’Loane Nunn Law Group for our drop-off kick-off!
Wine and appetizers will be served with a suggested $15 donation to benefit WWL.
The YWCA Working Wardrobe and Toy Drive is a unique clothing bank offering free, business appropriate
attire to homeless or low-income women in need of clothing for interviews or new jobs and donating
gently used or new toys. Drop off your unwanted clothing, accessories, and toys with WWL members.
The YWCA accepts office-appropriate, reasonably fashionable clothes, accessories (hand bags, scarves,
umbrellas) and shoes, and there is a specific need for large sizes.
If you miss the party, you can drop items January 5-16 during business hours with the following WWL
members:
Jeanine A. Vhan
O’Loane Nunn Law Group
2707 Colby Ave, Suite 1204
Everett, WA 98206
Katherine Bosch
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
3000 Rockefeller, Admin East, 7th Floor
Everett, WA 98201
Tom Cox
Crown Bldg.
3409 McDougall Ave. #288
Everett, WA 98201
Family Law Mediation/Arbitration
Wayne P. Pellegrini
Law Office of Hansen, McConnell & Pellegrini
www.thirdstreetlaw.com
1636 Third Street Marysville, WA 98270
(360) 658-6580
Dispute Resolution/Mediation Training
Collaborative Law
Title 26 Guardian ad Litem
Experienced, Knowledgeable, Dedicated
20 Years Experience
JANUARY 2015 - Snohomish County Bar News 15
ARBITRATIONS, MEDIATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS
Resolve your dispute expeditiously, fairly and economically with the assistance of a qualified
and experienced dispute resolution facilitator from the law firm of MARSH MUNDORF PRATT
SULLIVAN + McKENZIE, P.S.C. William (“Bill”) Sullivan has over thirty years of experience in
Family Law, Civil, Commercial and Estate matters.
For scheduling, contact Helga Watson at (425) 742-4545 or at helgaw@millcreeklaw.com. An
informational letter with a resume is available upon request. Wireless access for attorneys
and parties is available.
MARSH MUNDORF PRATT SULLIVAN + McKENZIE, P.S.C.
The Gateway Building
4220 132nd Street S.E., Suite 201
Mill Creek, WA 98012
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
We welcome and appreciate your referrals of workers’ compensation claims.
Farley & Dimmock, LLC
Our firm is well-staffed to accept referrals of industrial injury or occupational disease claims. We
have extensive experience handling claims with the Department of Labor & Industries and selfinsured employers and, when necessary, litigating matters before the Board of Industrial Insurance
Appeals.
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Ex Parte Mail
Guardianship/Probate 7
(GP)
LIMIT 14
Interpreter/Extended Hrgs
2,10,11 (XD)
State Paternity 3, 9 (PM)
Guardianship/Probate 7
(GP)
LIMIT 14
Clerks Dismissals/ (CD)
State telephonic hearings 6
(TH)
Compliance hearings 6 (CG)
State Paternity 3 (PM)
Mental Hearings
Child Support Modifications
4 (S1)
Ex Parte Mail
State Paternity 3 (PA)
CD, XD, CG)
6 Clerks dismissals: Heard on the 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays
State Telephonic Hearings: Heard on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Compliance Hearings: Heard every Wednesday at 10:30
7 Guardianship and Probate hearings are now heard only on this
calendar. (LIMIT 14)
8 Heard in Department A by Department D Commissioner.
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1 Ex Parte: Attorneys will have priority from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. daily.
Pro se parties will have priority from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily.
2 Extended hearings are set only by the Court Commissioner.
3 State Initiated Paternity calendar.
4 Child Support Modifications/Adjustments of final support orders.
5 Civil Motions:
The following are heard in Dept. A: Defaults; Discovery Motions and
DEPT A (CM) (XA)
DEPT B (D5) (XB) (VP) (HP)
DEPT C (D4) (XC) (VP) (HP)
DEPT D (PA, PM, S1, TH, GP,
(MU) (EX)
SUSAN C. GAER
JACALYN D. BRUDVIK
LESTER H. STEWART
LEE B. TINNEY
MONDAY
9:00 – 11:00
Ex Parte 1 9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
LIMIT 14
AM
Extended
Domestic
LIMIT14
Domestic
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
(EX)
Motions
Motions
Hearings 2 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 – 4:00 PM Ex Parte 1
Domestic
Extended
Violence
Hearing 2
TUESDAY
9:00 – 10:30
Ex Parte 1 9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
Family Law
LIMIT 14
AM
Civil
Domestic
LIMIT14
Domestic
10:30 AM
Motions 5
Motions
Motions
1:00
1:00 PM
Extended
1:00 – 4:00 PM Ex Parte 1
Domestic
Hearing 2
Violence
WEDNESDAY 9:00 – 10:30
Ex Parte 1 9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
LIMIT 14
AM
Civil
Domestic
LIMIT14
Domestic
10:30 AM
Motions 5
Motions
Motions
10:30 AM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 – 4:00 PM Ex Parte 1
Domestic
Pro Se
Violence
Dissolutions
THURSDAY
9:00 – 10:30
9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
Family Law
Ex Parte 1 9:00 AM
LIMIT 14
Domestic
AM
LIMIT14
Domestic
Civil
10:30 AM
Motions
Motions
Motions 5
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 – 4:00 PM Ex Parte 1,
Domestic
Extended
8
Hearing 2
Violence
FRIDAY
9:00 – 10:30
Ex Parte 1 9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
Family Law
9:00 AM
LIMIT 14
AM
Civil
Domestic
LIMIT14
Domestic
9:30 am
10:30 AM
Motions 5
Motions
Motions
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 – 4:00 PM Ex Parte 1
Extended
Domestic
Hearing 2
Violence
Snohomish County Superior Court
Court Commissioners’ Calendars (1ST FLOOR)
JANUARY 5, 2015 THROUGH JULY 3, 2015
Snohomish County Bar Association
P.O. Box 5429
Everett, WA 98206