2024 May Hearsay

HearSay THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

May 2024

December 2019

“Been there, done that.”

“Still there, still doing it.”

JESSE JACOBS

DON JACOBS

Injury law in Oregon and Washington Available for consult, association, or referral.

JESSE JACOBS Clark County, WA Bar Association President OTLA Guardian WSAJ Eagle DON JACOBS Trial Lawyer of the Year, Clark County (2015) Past President, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association

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The Clark County Bar Association is a professional organization that serves to support our local attorney community through providing education and networking opportunities designed to enhance and foster better relationships within the local legal community.

May Hearsay Contributors The Honorable Suzan Clark Clark County Superior Court Judge Clark graduated from the University of Oregon College of Law in 1986. She practiced law in Washington and Oregon prior to being appointed to the bench in May 2013.

Courtney Mendoza Petersen Rothermel Law Firm Courtney Mendoza represents c l ie nt s i n m a t te r s i nvolv i ng family law and criminal defense.

Prior to work ing for Petersen Rothermel Law Firm, Courtney worked as a Cla rk Count y Criminal Prosecutor.

Matthew Swisher Vancouver Defenders Mattew is an Associate at Vancouver Defenders where he primarily practices indigent defense.

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

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Why a Certied Divorce Lending Professional Should Be on Your Team Even under the best circumstances, working through a divorce settlement is a difcult proposition.

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Left to right: Steven Hogue, Amy Price, Erik Selden (Team Leader), Bryan Dent, Phil Czajka

When is it possible to be both new and not new?

In the case of these Vancouver locals, who are new to Washington Trust Bank and anything but new to banking.

Meet the team at: watrust.com/Vancouver

that we were awarded Legal Foundation of Washington’s HEADER Goldmark (CHANGEInternship ON MASTER B) and are SO excited to host Tommy Xu from Gonzaga as our summer intern!

What is the most rewarding aspect of this work?

Working for the CCVLP is extremely rewarding. I love that I get to work for an organization that values its employees as well as its clients. I love our model of collaboration and support. Further, I have the opportunity to work closely with clients and develop relationships. Although I focus on legal issues in my client's cases, I appreciate that I have some flexibility to offer support and guidance in all areas of their lives. But most importantly, I appreciate and rejoice seeing a survivor move from a place of crisis and fear to one of of safety and confidence.

What does a “success” look like for you?

Some basic examples of “wins” would be getting a protection order put in place, getting child support for a client, finalizing a divorce, or getting a favorable parenting plan ordered. More complicated examples would be helping a client navigate shared parenting with their abuser, or providing safety planning when a protection order is not ordered. These are things which initially can seem like losses, but given the financial/social/emotional position of the client, are necessary for them to move forward. This work is so individualized and we see a wide range of outcomes for our clients. Much of this work can also be considered as harm reduction—given that the legal system can be used to harm and re-abuse survivors of DV, stepping in and mitigating some of that harm can also be a success, despite not being as easy to read about.

What do you and the team do for self care?

Our team enjoys spending time together, laughing and celebrating when we can. We also have my dog George for comic relief and snuggles. For me, getting time to workout and walk outside with George does wonders for my state of mind.

What are your wildest dreams for the program?

More capacity, always! Also in-house services for quicker direct referrals—a social worker, mental health worker, direct funding for our clients, more housing and childcare resources readily available to clients.

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& SILENT ART AUCTION

A FARM FAIRE A fundraiser benefiting Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program

POMEROY FARM JUNE 15 | 11AM TO 2PM 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt, WA 98675

We invite you to join us for our 2nd annual Garden Party. This year’s theme is “Farm Faire” and features the return of our Silent Art Auction.

Tickets: Age 3 and under (free)|Age 4-14 ($20)| Age 15+ ($50)|Ticket price scholarships may be available Sponsor the Event: Levels starting at $200

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Think gingham, sunhats and baskets overflowing with wildflowers.

Build your own picnic basket with simple, delicious comfort food.

Craft your own mimosa, paint your own flower pot, and spend a day playing games on the lawn.

There will be fun activities for all ages, so bring the whole family!

Love our office plants? Take home one of our office-grown plant starts.

Nurture our work with a paddle-raise request.

And of course, bid on art from local artists.

Learn More, RSVP, Sponsor: https://ccvlp.org/garden-party

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Named Fellows of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) McKinley Irvin is proud to announce that our partners, Mark Arend and Brent Bohan, have been named AAML Fellows.

This is a well-earned honor, as Mark and Brent continuously demonstrate their commitment to the AAML’s purpose to “provide leadership that promotes the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law.”

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Clark County Bar Association

CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BOARD MEETING March 18, 2023

Minutes for the CCBA Board of Trustees Meeting April 9, 2024 Called to order 12:02 p.m. Hawke, Wechselblatt, Melnick, Larson, Petersen, Busby, Phelan, and Executive Director Darco March 5, 2024 board meeting minutes: Motion to Approve (Phelan/Melnick) Approved March 18, 2024 General Meeting minutes: Motion to Approve (Wechselblatt/Hawke) Approved Treasurer’s Report (Melnick): Financials are in the folder for board to review. Earnings are up in all categories. Barrister’s Ball was revenue positive. Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors!

Thanks to you we were able to price our tickets just right and not go into the red this year. CLE attendance is doing well.

Ongoing Action Items Committee Reports: Hearsay Committee (Hawke): As usual, lots of great content is in the works. This month’s issue is ahead of schedule.

Social Committee (Phelan, Darco): Bowling with the Judges and the Summer Soiree planning has begun. Currently seeking a venue for the Summer Soiree. The golf committee will meet soon.

CLE Committee (Busby): Great CLEs are in the works. Attendance at CLEs has been good.

DEI Committee (Wechselblatt): Street Law has been delayed as the Vancouver School District navigates budget cuts; waiting to see if it can be done this school year. The committee is working on CLE speakers. The judicial evaluation committee (JEC) met.

Membership Committee (Petersen): They are devising a strategy for August.

Current Action Items: Goal Setting and tracking: roundtable discussion of goals Membership Update (Darco): 2023/2024: 427 members, Non Renewed: 38, New Members: 39, 2022/2023: 410 members, March 1, 2023: 401 members.

Upcoming Events: Formal Swearing In: April 25 Bowling with the Judges: June 13 Summer Soiree: August 3 Adjourned 12:35

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Clark County Superior Court

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BENCH/BAR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 9, 2024

Persons in attendance:) Jessi Anderson (jessi@ccvlp.org), Curt Welch (cwelch@sussmanshank.com) Rachel Brooks (rachel@guardianship-law.com), Megan Harney (megan.harney@nwjustice.org) If you have matters that you would like to bring to the attention of the Bench/Bar, you are welcome to contact the above-mentioned members of the committee.

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OLD BUSINESS: None.

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NEW BUSINESS: Minutes approval from March: Not enough members in attendance to approve March minutes, will seek to approve March minutes at May meeting.

Curt Welch: Mock trial update: The Washington State high school mock trial competition was held last month at the Pierce County Courthouse in Tacoma. Three teams from our district competed (White Salmon, Columbia River, Cascadia Tech). Seems likely that future state competitions will also be held at the Pierce County Courthouse.

Megan Harney: Northwest Justice Project is currently seeking to hire. Open and posted positions include a VOCA Staff Attorney position and a General Field Office Temporary (1 year) position.

Please visit Northwest Justice Project’s website for more information on job openings.

Northwest Justice Project has an ongoing Name and Gender Marker Clinic which takes place every third Wednesday. On those days, from 3:00-5:00 PM, walk-ins can be accommodated (either remote or in person), and from 5:00-7:00 PM assistance will be provided by appointment only.

Rachel Brooks: Regarding Guardianship/Conservatorship issues: Beginning in May, Cowlitz County will have their dockets Wednesdays at 1:00 PM (instead of 1:45 PM).

King County is conducting a Title 11 / Adult Guardian ad Litem Certification and Recertification Training on April 18th. Anyone interested in becoming a court visitor can find more information at this link: https://www.kcba.org/?pg=events&eid=277651&evAction=regV2 Jessi Anderson: CCVLP has added an additional staff attorney to its Survivor Support Program, Laura Gardner, please join us in welcoming her to the Clark County family law legal community.

Latinx day is coming up on April 27th from 9-12. CCVLP is always looking for volunteer attorneys to participate in this legal services day. Please contact Mia Demay (mia@ccvlp.org) if you’d like to volunteer.

CCVLP’s 2nd Annual Garden Party and Silent Art Auction Fundraiser: CCVLP has two yearly fundraisers. At these two events, CCVLP has the opportunity to raise unrestricted and all-tooimportant operational funds. This year’s event will take place on June 15th at Pomeroy Farms.

The event will include a silent art auction. Presently, CCVLP is calling for art submissions to be included in the event (artists receive 50% of the profit from the sale of their artwork).

Information is available on the CCVLP website (https://ccvlp.org/garden-party/). At that link

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you can purchase tickets to the event, submit a piece of artwork (submission deadline 5/15/24), or sign up to be a sponsor of the event. We love this fundraiser as it’s both an opportunity to raise money for local legal services and because it supports very talented local artists. Please spread the word to the artists in your life!

MEETING ADORNED 12:17 pm.

Respectfully Submitted, Jessi Anderson