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October Hearsay Contributors

Commissioner Stef Ellis

Clark County Superior Court

Commissioner Stef Ellis was appointed to the Superior Court Bench in July of 2019.

Brandon Campbell

Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C.

Brandon Campbell is a Solo Practitioner. He primarily litigates in the areas of felony and misdemeanor criminal defense.

Judge Kristen Parcher

Clark County District Court

Judge Kristen Parcher was appointed to the District Court Bench in 2017.

Whitney Hawke

Wheeler Boyd Attorneys at Law

Whitney Hawke‘s practice focuses primarily on Family Law. Whitney earned the Clark County Bar Association’s Trial Attorney of the Year award in 2020.

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Clark County Bar Association

Annual Meeting

September 12, 2022

Minutes of the CCBA Annual Membership Meeting 9/12/2022

In Person at the Red Cross Building

CCBA President Jesse Jacobs

Called to order 12:13, Opening remarks and welcome

REPORTS

A. Treasurer’s Report, Ben Melnick

Discussed the slight losses due to routine increases in expenses and loss of CLE and social event revenue during COVID. We have healthy reserves. Presented the 2022/2023 Proposed Budget.

Motion to approve the budget (M. Boyd/Aquadro) approved

B. Annual Report of Superior Court, Judge Vanderwood

Discussed the National Center for State Courts July 2022 final report. Workgroups are forming regarding the specifics of implementation. 1/1/23 is the implementation date. Superior Court continues to work on the COVID caused backlog of trials. There has been a recent uptick in trials; 15-18 trials a month would make efficient use of court time.

C. Annual Report of District Court, Judge Osler

Bryan Farrell is the new Court Administrator. There will soon be a change in the Presiding Judge. On Base launches 9/26/22. Judge Osler mentioned grants for indigent defense and to study alternatives to incarceration for probation violations. There have been changes to probation. Zoom option for hearings continues.

D. CCBA Committee Reports

Family Law Section, David Commisa The section has 110 members. There are monthly meetings and bimonthly social events. The next meeting is in October.

Young Lawyers Section: Leila Arefi-Pour The section has monthly happy hour gatheringsand the next one is 9/29/22 at Heathen. A CLE series is being planned for January.

Guardianship, Probate, and Elder Law Section: Julie Payne Julie was unable to attend the meeting and asked that anyone with questions about this section contact her.

CLE Committee, Jane Clark In person CLEs are starting this month with the Trial Skills Series. You can come to all of the topics or selected ones. There is a discount for purchasing the entire series. Look for a December ethics CLE. Next meeting is 10/3/22. Please contact Lisa Darco if you are interested in this committee and you can email Jane ideas for CLE topics.

CCBA Diversity Equity Inclusion Committee, Erica Aquadro/ Deb Wechselblatt Judges and attorneys work on this committee. Meetings are monthly. CLEs offered this year have included Neurology of Equity and Inclu sion CLE series and The Bench is for All CLE. The committee is excited to bring David Hoffman, who is a founding member of the Boston Law Collaborative and teaches at Harvard Law, to present on 10/21/22. This CLE will be via Zoom. Registration is open. The committee has created a mission statement and goals. The committee is working on a Street Law program in the Vancouver School District. A coffee cart social is planned for early October.

Hearsay Committee: Whitney Hawke The committee meets the first Thursday of the month at noon via Zoom. Do you want to write articles? Do you have new ideas for content? Contact Lisa Darco.

Social Committee: Christie Emrich In person fun has made a comeback this year with Bowling with the Judges, the Summer Soiree, the Jim Mayhew Memorial Golf Tournament,and the Young Lawyers v. Old Lawyers Softball Game (Young Lawyers won). The return of Barrister’s Ball in March is in the works. Let Christie know if you want to be on the committee.

NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF NEW OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Slate presented

President: Christina Phelan, Vice President: Whitney Hawke, Secretary: Le Ann Larson, Treasurer: Ben Mel nick, Trustees: Erica Aquadro (1 year remaining), Deb Wechselblatt (filling 2 years left in Whitney Hawke’s term), Owen Sutanto (3 year term), Immediate Past President: Jessee Jacobs

no nominations from the floor

Motion to elect the slate of officers and trustees (M. Boyd/J. Clark) approved

INTRODUCTION OF NEW CCBA PRESIDENT CHRISTINA PHELAN

Jesse Jacobs passed the torch to the Phalen Administration. Christina spoke briefly. She wants to increase CCBA membership and will be focusing on outreach.

2021/2022 PRESIDENT’S AWARD TO JESSE JACOBS

Presented by Christina Phalen to Jesse Jacobs. Jesse was awarded a nifty plaque to thank him for his service co-piloting the CCBA through COVID as well as managing the more typical duties of V.P. and President.

BOARD APPRECIATION AWARD TO CHRISTIE EMRICH

Christie has certainly left her mark on the CCBA. She served on the board for 6 years. She has worked on the Social Committee, the CLE Committee, and was instrumental in the formation of the DEI Committee. She also co-piloted the CCBA through COVID as V.P. and President. Thank you Christie!

Adjourned 12:52

CLE “A View from the Bench” presented by Judge Lewis and Judge Smith

Clark County Bar Association

CCBA Board Meeting

September 8, 2022

Minutes for the CCBA Board of Trustees Meeting September 8, 2022; in person at Chez Jacobs

Called to order 4:34 p.m. Jacobs, Phelan, Melnick, Larson, Aquadro, Hawke, Wechselblatt and Executive Director Darco

August 2022 board meeting minutes: Motion to Approve (Melnick/Aquadro) Approved

Treasurer’s Report (Melnick): Reviewed proposed 2022-2023 Budget. Motion to approve presenting the proposed budget to the membership for vote at the September General Meeting (Phelan/Aquadro)

Approved. Looking to increase membership revenues and CLE revenues in this new fiscal year.

Ongoing Action Items

Committee Reports:

Hearsay Committee: (Hawke) no updates. Social Committee:(Phelan) The early planning stage of Barristers Ball 2023 has commenced. CLE Committee: (Aquadro) .The trial skills series is open for registration; the next CLE com mittee meeting is 10/3; Nuts and Bolts topics are being developed; the committee is looking to expand to include members with practice areas not represented on the committee presently DEI Committee:(Aquadro) Registration for the 10/21/22 David Hoffman CLE is open. Register now if you haven’t. Don’t miss out! Membership Committee: (Darco) no updates.

Previous Action Items:

CCBA Judicial Evaluation (Jacobs) Subcommittee to evaluate our bar poll ; a committee meet ing needs to be scheduled Annual Meeting (Darco) Will be held September 12th in person at the Red Cross Building (just like old times B.C.) CLE to follow with Judges Lewis and Smith

Current Action Items

Approval of the Slate of Officers (Jacobs) President: Christina Phalen; Vice President:

Whitney Hawke; Secretary: Le Ann Larson; Treasurer: Ben Melnick; Trustee: Erica Aquadro (1 year remaining); Trustee: Deb Wechselblatt (2 year term filling Whitney’s spot); Trustee: Owen Sutanto (3 year term); Immediate Past President: Jessee Jacobs

Motion to approve slate: (Larson/Wechselblatt) Approved

VLP Resolution (Jacobs) VLP Resolution read and signed by President Jacobs.

FYI Upcoming Events: Softball (September 11), Annual Meeting (September 12), VLP Battle of the Bands (September 22)

Formal Swearing In : September 29th in District Court Adjourned

McKinley Irvin Welcomes Judge Scott Collier

After 23 years on the bench, Judge Collier has joined McKinley Irvin as a family law mediator and arbitrator. His practical approach and ability to fairly assess conflicts from all sides will help families reach effective and mutually beneficial solutions that protect what they value most.

scott collier (ret.) of counsel

Clark County Superior Court

Bench Bar Committee Meeting

September 13, 2022

Persons in attendance: Nicholas Alexander, Jessi Anderson, Jefferey Keddie, Matthew Kimball, and Rachel Brooks.

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.

I. OLD BUSINESS:

No old business to report.

II. NEW BUSINESS:

- Jessi Anderson: Battle of the Lawyer Bands Thursday the 22nd 5 – 10 @ Brickhouse. Sponsorships available! Lowest amount is $600, but will not turn away any donations. Will get you on the event materials and a shout out by the MC.

- Hiring for Family Law program Asst. Website or Indeed for Application.

- Jeffery Keddie: On a personal level, I am no longer a pro-tem Judge.

- Matthew Kimball: RFQ’s are out for 2023 contracts on our website under “Professional and Attorneys” deadline Sept 30 @ 5 pm.

MEETING ADORNED 12:15 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Alexander