CCBA Welcomes Judge Gonzales

ccbawashington.org 

MAY 2012 

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 

CCBA Welcomes 

Judge Gonzales 

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THIS MONTH’S ISSUE 

President’s Message ............................................................................3 

The CCBA Welcomes Judge Gonzales ................................................5 

2012 CLE and Nuts & Bolts Calendar ..................................................8 

CCBA Monthly Board Meeting Minutes..............................................10 

CLE - Adoption ....................................................................................11 

Superior Court Meeting Minutes ........................................................13 

Family Law Section Meeting ..............................................................14 

Double Hearsay ..................................................................................15 

Kids Love Lawyers! Students Learn About Civics ............................17 

INHERITING THE WINDBAGS: Monkeying Around with Justice ......20 

Guantanamo & Kenya Enthrall American Inns of Court Members....22 

Hearsay Profile: Douglas Foley ..........................................................23 

Clark County Volunteer Lawyers’ Program ........................................24 

Law Library News................................................................................25 

News You Can Use..............................................................................25 

Attorney Bookkeeping Tips ................................................................25 

SW Washington Lawyer Referral Service ..........................................26 

Events Calendar ..................................................................................26 

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

JOHN FAIRGRIEVE 

CCBA President 

Dear fellow bar association members: 

There are two matters I would like to discuss this month. The 

first concerns current initiatives the Clark County Bar Association 

is pursuing. The second concerns the potential impact that 

certain recommended cuts to the Washington State Bar Association 

budget would have on local attorneys who are involved in, 

or may be interested in becoming involved in, WSBA activities 

in the future. 

On March 26 of this year our association had its second and last 

general membership meeting of the year. After a number of 

reports summarizing our financial status and activities, we 

engaged in a guided discussion about the priorities of the association. 

In general, we discussed the continuing legal education 

program, the proposed mentorship program, a proposal that we 

become more involved in civics education, our current dues 

structure, and ways to increase participation by our members in 

our activities. 

At its meeting in April and again in early May the CCBA Board 

of Trustees discussed the information gathered from our members 

at the meeting in March, particularly as it related to creating 

a mentorship program and increasing our involvement in civics 

education. Concerning the former, after discussing the components 

of successful mentorship programs and the Oregon State 

Bar Association’s mandatory New Lawyer Mentoring Program 

the board has decided to host a meeting which will occur in June 

to discuss what sort of mentorship program the members of our 

association want and would be willing to actively support. The 

time, date and location of this meeting will be published shortly. 

Turning to civics education, Jill Sasser, one of our trustees and 

one of the organizers of the mock trial competitions for the past 

two years, has informed the board that she believes that the program 

could be expanded to high schools that do not currently 

field teams. Once Jill determines what the level of interest is she 

will report back to the board and we will begin to recruit attorneys 

to coach the new teams. If you are interested in doing so 

please contact me or Lisa Darco, the association’s office manager, 

at ccbamanager@ccbawashington.org. 

Finally, as you are probably aware, the WSBA member referendum 

to reduce license fees to $325 recently passed. The WSBA 

Board of Governors met on April 27-28 to address a number of 

matters, including a series of budget recommendations by the 

WSBA’s Budget and Audit Committee to close what it estimates 

is a $3.6 million budget gap. One of the recommendations is to 

eliminate funding for positions on WSBA standing committees, 

boards and task forces. The effect of this recommendation will 

be that volunteer board and committee members will no longer 

be reimbursed for travel expenses including airfare, mileage, 

lodging, and meals. Details of the Budget and Audit Committee’s 

recommendations can be found at 

http://www.wsba.org/About-WSBA/Governance/Board-of- 

Governors/Meeting-Materials. The Budget and audit 

Committee’s recommendations can be found on pages 631-633. 

For many reasons the WSBA suffers from a Seattle-centric orientation 

and it is important for attorneys from other regions of the 

state to serve in leadership positions within the state bar. It is 

already a hardship for many local attorneys to serve on WSBA 

committees, boards and task forces due to the time it takes to 

travel to meeting sites. Withdrawing reimbursements for travel 

expenses will have the net effect of further discouraging attorneys 

from outside the Seattle area from participating in 

leadership positions in the WSBA. 

I urge you to take a few minutes to inform yourself about the 

cuts being proposed to the WSBA budget, and to make your 

feelings known to our WSBA representatives. Our governor, 

Brian Kelly, can be reached at bkelly@localaccess.com. The 

WSBA president, Steve Crossland, can be reached at 

steve@crosslandlaw.net. 

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4 CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

The CCBA Welcomes Judge Gonzales 

DON JACOBS 

Hearsay Special Correspondent 

Gregory Michael Gonzales is now “Your Honor”. Judge Gonzales 

became the newest member of the Clark County Superior 

Court bench replacing retiring Judge Edwin Poyfair. Appointed 

by Governor Christine Gregoire to fill the seat, Judge Gonzales 

will take over the opening in Department 4. 

Judge Gonzales was sworn in May 1st by Judge John Nichols and 

by all accounts, leaped into the duties like a kid entering Disneyland. 

The word "enthusiastic" was the most used by others 

describing his first days. The official investiture ceremony was 

late Friday afternoon on May 4th in Judge Barbara Johnson's 

courtroom. The place was packed to the rafters with family, well 

wishers and members of the bar. In an unusual twist, Judge Gonzales 

used the occasion to announce he'd just become engaged to 

Molly Trafelet, his now fiancé. Local historians have been consulted, 

and this is believed to be a first in Clark County. No other 

judge in memory has used the investiture ceremony to also 

announce their engagement. There was even a little suspense 

involved. The Judge happily informed the crowd he'd asked 

Molly to marry him, but didn't tell us her response. So Judge, 

she said yes, right Although, one could assume the response was 

positive since Molly handled the role of helping his honor into his 

first Clark County Superior Court standard issue black robe. 

After Judge Johnson did the official swearing in, the standing room 

only crowd heard from Mike Roe describing his years with the 

Judge in private practice. Then Judge Bennett said a few words 

about the job followed by the newest judge thanking all assembled. 

He mentioned he was truly humbled by all the support he received 

and the overwhelming favorable response in the bar poll. When 

he sat down with the rest of the gowned members of the bench in 

attendance, it immediately looked like he belonged there. 

So Judge Gonzales is joining a pretty elite club. Although the 

Judge did preside over the Battle Ground Municipal Court for 

the last seven years, a big learning curve awaits. That's primarily 

because it looks like he'll be filling Judge Poyfair's family court 

slot with Judge Rulli over in the annex. He'll even slide right into 

Judge Poyfair's old office. Judge Gonzales admits he wouldn't 

know a family law case if it bit him. Fortunately, he also inherits 

Gizella Darfler, Judge Poyfair's very capable JA. 

The local historians were consulted one more time and it is 

believed Judge Gonzales is the first person of color to occupy the 

Superior Court Bench in Clark County. It wasn't that long ago 

that Clark County saw its first female on the bench. So history 

was made twice in Judge 

Johnson's courtroom that 

day. Funny, but I've 

never thought of Judge 

Gonzales as a person of 

color. He was just Greg 

Gonzales. A funny, effervesent 

and passionate 

guy who really cared 

about his clients and the 

practice of law, with the 

reputation of being a very 

fine lawyer. I guess that is 

where we are all trying to 

get to in this society. I 

asked the Judge about 

this historic first in our interview. Although the significance of it 

wasn't lost on him, he too says he just always thought of himself 

as Greg Gonzales, and hoped others did as well. Nevertheless, 

this is a nice plus with his appointment. The county gets a really 

good candidate to dispel justice and a significant and increasing 

percentage of our population sees someone who looks like them 

on the bench. 

Judge Gonzales graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in 

1981. His undergrad years were at UC Riverside. Of note is his 

baseball career at the school. The Judge was the starting second 

baseman in his senior year when the school won the Division II 

National Championship. Skills he put to some use over his thirty 

years in the community acting as a volunteer coach for kid's 

sports. He came to Clark County when Bill Baumgartner offered 

him a job in the summer of 81 with the then firm of Weber, 

Baumgartner & Gunn. He's stayed with the firm ever since, 

doing civil litigation. 

Of course Judge Gonzales does have to run for election in 

November. So far, no one has announced any plans to challenge 

him for the seat. Given how well he fared in the bar poll, any 

challenger would have an uphill battle. At 56, it's seems unlikely 

Judge Gonzales will ever return to his career as a lawyer. Which 

is something he tells me he'll miss. When asked what he'll miss 

most about private practice, he talked about being able to help 

clients. The first lawyer in his family, Judge Gonzales told me his 

biggest achievement in life was when he became a lawyer. Well 

Judge, you just eclipsed that. Welcome to the bench your honor. 

Many of us hope you'll be there for a long time. 


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On May 5, 2012 the Clark County Bar Association sponsored a 

day long trial skills CLE at the Clark County Courthouse. In the 

preceding months, the CCBA sponsored a number of Nuts & 

Bolts CLE’s providing instruction on the various phases of a trial 

including jury selection, direct and cross examination of witnesses, 

opening statements and closing arguments. The trial 

skills seminar served as an opportunity for participants to practice 

and hone the trial skills they had learned in the classroom. 

Participants met at the Clark County Courthouse at 7:45 a.m. on 

a Saturday morning to present the various parts of a trial in small 

groups with a judge and a trial mentor. Judge Nichols, Judge 

Lewis and Judge Melnick graciously volunteered their time to 

preside over the various phases of the trial. Don Jacobs and myself 

served as mentors providing critiques and suggestions to the participants. 

Don and I also played witnesses in the direct 

examination and cross examination parts of the trial. Don won 

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of presenting material from an actual case they were working on. I 

had the pleasure of working with all three judges during the day and 

all of the attorney participants. From the perspective of 26 years as a 

litigator, I learned many things from my participation in the CLE. 

Many thanks to our CLE Committee Chair, Jane Clark who 

planned and participated in the event on Saturday and gave birth 

to a baby girl on Monday! Thanks to Don Jacobs lending his litigation 

expertise to the CLE. Thanks to our bar staff for their 

administrative support early on a Saturday morning. 

A special thanks to Judge Lewis, Judge Nichols and Judge Melnick for 

volunteering to serve as judges to provide a realistic trial experience for 

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CCBA Monthly Board Meeting Minutes 

April 11, 2012 

DAVID GREGERSON 

CCBA Secretary 

Board members in attendance: J. Clark, K. Rylander, D. 

Gregerson, A. Dunn, J. Fairgrieve, (presiding). J. Sasser arrives 

12:28 PM. Staff in attendance: L. Darco 

1. Fairgrieve called the meeting to order at 12:10 PM. 

2. Approval of minutes from March 7, 2012. Correction: Jane 

Clark was not in attendance. On motion duly made, seconded, 

and passed, minutes are APPROVED 

3. Nellor is not present, therefore no verbal treasurer’s report. 

Written financials were provided. Nellor made a detailed report at 

the general membership meeting last month showing positive 

direction since last year’s crisis. 

4. Old business: 

a. Kaiser balance transfer: reported that bank documents have 

been signed and monies transferred. 

b. March general meeting recap: Fairgrieve reported that 20-25 

were in attendance, board discussed efforts to boost turnout at 

next meeting in the fall. Board will consider a member survey to 

get feedback on direction of policy. 

c. Mentorship program: Fairgrieve reports that he has some individuals 

willing to serve on a mentorship committee to assemble 

an outline for a proposed program. 

d. Civic/Legal education and outreach: Issue was raised a general 

membership meeting. There seems to be general support for the 

idea, but details and concrete plans still need discussion and 

direction. Discussion held (brainstorm) about ways to reach 

out into schools, community, etc. 

e. Office support and compensation: Committee will convene to 

set date and time to address the issue. 

5. New Business 

a. Lease renewal: Discussion held. On motion duly made, seconded, 

and PASSED, David Gregerson is given general 

authority to negotiate lease terms, subject to board approval at a 

later meeting. 

b. Press Releases in Hearsay: Discussion held about whether and 

how to allow press releases in Hearsay. It was noted that many 

press releases are more properly described as advertisement. 

Rylander will draft a proposed policy for board approval. 

c. Veterans Court use of ListServ: Darco reports that requests have 

been made to use the listserv for announcements. Consensus is 

that these are better done through Hearsay Magazine. 

d. Membership fee scale options: Fairgrieve reports on dues for 

comparable sister organizations to compare value against what 

CCBA charges. Discussion held. No consensus at this time for 

change in existing policy. On motion duly motion, seconded, 

and made, the board approved a change in policy to bifurcate 

dues through the year, with September to be a “grace month” for 

membership benefits until dues are renewed. 

e. Use of Mila’s accountant for training Lisa: Darco seeks approval 

to have information accountant consultation, at no cost, but 

nevertheless with nondisclosure provisions. 

f. VLP fundraising announcement on ListServ: Gregerson 

requests an e-mail blast for the May 11, 2012 CCVLP box lunch 

fundraiser event. Discussion held. Dunn suggests that CCBA 

consider a monthly aggregate e-mail blast for this type of 

announcement. Board will form a committee or come up with a 

proposal. In the interim, in the interest of consistency, 

Gregerson’s VLP request is denied. 

6. There being no more business before the board, on motion duly 

made, seconded, and passed, the board meeting was 

ADJOURNED. 

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THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF ADOPTION LAW 

By Marie Tilden, Attorney at Law 

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● Who can adopt: Married Single Same-sex couples Men Women Who is too young to adopt, and who is too 

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● How much does an adoption cost 

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● Normal steps in an international placement. 

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● Birthparent under a disability; obtaining valid consent(s) to terminate rights 

● Birthparent objects to terminating his/her parental rights, what are the legal standards for a winning case 

● Visa classifications for foreign adoptions, obtaining US citizenship, dealing with USCIS, dealing with foreign 

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1. wants to adopt their young niece from Country X because her family is too poor to raise her and wants you to do the 

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2. says that the father of their child does not want to pay child support anymore and is willing to “give up his parental 

rights”. Potential client is excited because now she won’t have to deal with him anymore and considers the loss of child 

support a small price to pay. What do you say What can you do 

3. says that they have just returned home with their new child from country X and want to “re-adopt” but they notice that 

they received an IR-4 visa when their friends’ paperwork says they have an IR-3 visa. They wonder if it matters and what it 

means. What should they do in the US Does their new child have US citizenship like their agency said he/she would 

4. says that their grandchild/niece/nephew, etc. is in foster care and they want to adopt the child to keep it “in the family”. 

How do they proceed Does it matter if the parental rights of the biological parents have been terminated yet 

5. says that they have been “matched” with a birth mother due to deliver in 3 months. She says she needs money from them 

to pay her living expenses and they are very willing to help her out. After all, they’ve been waiting for a long time for a 

chance to adopt, and if it just takes some money to make it happen, that’s fine with them. Is there anything wrong with 

them paying her “expenses” 


CLARK COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT BENCH/BAR 

MEETING MINUTES 

MARCH 13, 2012 

JOHN FAIRGRIEVE 

CCBA President 

The meeting began shortly after noon. Persons present were Judge 

Robert Lewis, Judge John Nichols, Ann Christian, Jolene Sell, 

Suzan Clark, Kurt Rylander, Todd George, and John Fairgrieve. 

OLD BUSINESS: 

1. Competency evaluations being conducted on criminal defendants 

by Western State Hospital (WSH): Ann Christian told the 

committee that the out of custody defendant list is up to date. 

2. Orders for 90 day commitments to WSH for competency 

restoration: Suzan Clark told the committee that she did not 

believe that the current order being used by the court to commit 

a defendant to WSH for competency restoration, which authorizes 

WSH personnel to administer psychotropic medications to 

a defendant over his or her objections, complies with due 

process requirements. See generally Sell v. United States, 539 

U.S. 166, 180-81, 123 S. Ct. 2174, 156 L. Ed. 2d 197 (2003). 

John Fairgrieve suggested that he and Suzan meet after the end 

of the committee meeting to discuss the matter and possible 

revision of the order. 

3. Criminal readiness docket issues: Judge Lewis reported that 

the readiness docket for the week of April 16 currently had 90 

matters on it and that the judges planned on conducting a split 

docket if judicial resources are available. Judge Lewis also mentioned 

that in May three consecutive readiness dockets currently 

have 66, 67, and 80 matters on them respectively. 

4. Judge Poyfair’s judicial position: It was reported to the committee 

that Governor Gregoire planned on interviewing the two 

finalists for the position on Wednesday, April 11 (The 

Columbian reported on April 17 that Governor Gregoire has 

appointed Greg Gonzales to fill out the balance of Judge Poyfair’s 

current term). 

5. Felony caseload in superior court: Ann Christian reported 

that indigent defense contracts for felony cases are running at 

about 100 per month this year and that she is seeing an increase 

in the number of class A felonies and sex offenses. 

6. Judge Nichols to leave family court: Judge Nichols told the 

committee that he would be leaving family court to return to 

civil / criminal caseload at the end of the year. 

7. Drug court status: Judge Nichols reported that Superior 

Court Drug Court continues to be popular, with 143 participants 

as of last week. 

NEW BUSINESS 

1. Redaction of material from criminal discovery: John Fairgrieve 

told the committee that a recent review of federal and 

Washington State statutes revealed that the prosecuting attorney’s 

office is prohibited from releasing three specific types of 

information in the discovery it provides to defense counsel in 

criminal cases: social security numbers, department of licensing 

numbers, and financial account numbers. He stated that in the 

future this material would be redacted from criminal discovery. 

He further stated that he would provide the committee with citations 

to the relevant statutes (the citations are 42 USC 

405(c)(2)(C)(viii)(I), 18 USC 2721, and RCW 42.56.230(5)). 

2. Policy for the use of electronic devices in Judge Lewis’ courtroom: 

Judge Lewis told the committee that he has drafted a 

policy for the use of electronic devices in his courtroom which 

he will publish later this week. 

3. New meetings to discuss matters related to the administration 

of criminal justice in Clark County: Ann Christian told the 

committee that recently representatives of the superior court 

bench, the prosecutor’s office, the criminal defense bar and she 


met for the first of what promises to be a series of meetings to 

discuss issues and problems related to the administration of 

criminal justice in the county and to see if solutions to the problems 

could be developed. Ann reported that the first meeting 

was successful. 

4. Bail schedule in felony cases: Judge Lewis brought up the 

issue and mentioned that there was not much support from the 

superior court judges for adopting a new bail schedule if the 

purpose for doing so was to allow a suspect arrested over a 

weekend to be able to post bail prior to appearing before a 

judge. He also mentioned that the matter is still under discussion. 

Ann Christian told the committee that legislation passed 

by the legislature in its recent session with an effective date this 

summer will require an individualized determination of bail by 

a judicial officer prior to the release of any suspect charged with 

a class A or B offense. 

Suzan Clark mentioned that she was concerned that bail 

amounts in general were being set too high, commenting that 

$100,000 seems to be the new $10,000. 

5. Local high school mock trial teams at the state tournament: 

Judge Lewis reported that all four local high school mock trial 

teams that proceeded to the state tournament finished with two 

wins and two losses. He stated that the Ridgefield High team finished 

highest among the local teams, placing 8th or 9th in the 

state, and that a Ridgefield witness was named best witness in 

the tournament. 

6. Next Bench Bar committee meeting: The committee will meet 

next on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at noon in Judge Nichols’ jury room. 

Respectfully submitted, 

John Fairgrieve 

Family Law Section Meeting 

CHRIS BOYD 

Family Law Section President 

The Family Law Section held our monthly meeting on May 9, 

2012. Stan Horak presented on bankruptcy, short sales, foreclosures 

and hold harmless issues and how they relate to Family 

Law. We had nearly fifty (50) attendees. Stan was very informative 

and I’ve added “Call Stan” on my standard file checklist. 

Stan was kind enough to offer an open door policy for any attorneys 

with questions on this constantly changing topic. I have a 

feeling many FLS members will take him up on that invitation. 

Our next meeting, which will be our last before summer break, 

will be on Wednesday, June 13th. We need officers for our next 

year’s FLS, so those interested should throw their hats in the 

ring. As outgoing president, I have made sure to set the bar at an 

exceptionally achievable level for the new president. In all seriousness, 

it is a truly positive experience and we have a wonderful 

group of Family Law attorneys and judicial officers. 

Our meetings are in the reserved lounge section of Tommy O’s, 

801 Washington Street, Vancouver. Typically, these are on the 

second Wednesday of the month. The cost of the meeting will 

be $13.00 for lunch plus $5.00 for one CLE credit for CCBA 

FLS members. If you are not a member of the CCBA and FLS 

the cost is $13.00 for lunch and $10.00 for the CLE credit. 

Please RSVP by the Friday just prior to our Wednesday meeting 

by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Meredith 

McKell Graff, 3214 NE 42nd Street, Suite B, Vancouver, WA 

98663. 

Our officers are: President, Chris Boyd; Treasurer, Meredith 

McKell Graff; Secretary, Stephanie Ellis. 

If you would like to attend a CCBA FLS meeting and do not currently 

receive the email updates, please email me at 

cboyd@vancouverlaw.net. 

Remember to visit the blog for updates and announcements: 

http://ccbafamilylawsection.blogspot.com/ 

Very Truly Yours, 

Chris Boyd 

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What CCBA 

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RAISA JUDICATA 

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Things are spicing up at the Courthouse. We haven’t seen this 

much fun since the “glamour shot” days of 2000. We now have 

two contested races for Judge in the August primaries. We know 

of the Judge Wulle and David Gregerson match up, but a new 

one is Josephine Townsend vs. Judge Diane Woolard. Josephine 

originally filed to run against newly sworn in Judge Greg Gonzales 

(she was originally matched up to run against Department 

10, Judge Collier, but that appeared to be typographical error), 

but switched the filing to run against Woolard. We have had a 

relatively drama-free last 12 years. Hopefully the media doesn’t 

end up catering to “reality-TV” journalism for the sake of the 

Bench. You know Raisa won’t! 

Erin Wright is a newly 

admitted lawyer in 

Washington, and is 

adding to the community 

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firm celebrated this 

milestone in a unique way by donating 100 pounds of rice, completing 

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Kids Love Lawyers! 

Encouraging Students to Learn About Civics 

EMILY SHELDRICK 


Attorneys give life and meaning to laws upon which our government 

is formed, yet the public often does not understand this role 

and there is a declining interest in civic participation. Toward this 

end, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded 

an organization called iCivics.org to encourage civics education in 

the younger generation. With this website as a platform, I 

attempted to give life and meaning to our government and explain 

the work of attorneys at Vancouver School District’s Eisenhower 

Elementary School. 

My daughter, Kaya, who attends fourth-grade at Eisenhower, 

asked me to “please, please, PLEASE!” volunteer as a chaperone 

for her class field trip to Olympia in April. After talking with 

Kaya’s teacher, I ended up teaching nearly 60 students about 

civics as well as join them on the trip to Olympia. 

DAY 1: Introduction to Government 

and a Lesson in Separation of Powers. 

Before meeting with students, I did a little bit of research to find 

out what would work to help elementary-age kids understand government. 

This is when I found out about iCivics.org. The website 

has all kinds of games, projects and even lesson plans for elementary, 

middle and high school students. I looked through the 

various lesson plans and found one that seemed like it would be a 

perfect fit for 10 year-olds. After meeting with the two teachers, 

we came up with a plan for teaching civics. 

On April 11th, I arrived at my daughter’s classroom. A partition 

that separates two classrooms was removed and approximately 60 

children gathered on the floor to hear about government. My first 

question to the kids: “Can anyone name the three branches of 

government” 

“Me!” “Me!” “I can!” A chorus of excited fourth graders spoke out 

and even more raised hands to show off their understanding of 

civics. We had a lively discussion about how the three branches of 

government work, how a bill becomes a law, and the practical 

issues of what happens after a bill is signed into “law”. We also discussed 

the justice system’s role in determining the 

“constitutionality” of laws. 

To illustrate how the process works, I introduced the students to a 

lesson plan from iCivics.org called “Separation of Powers”. In this 

lesson, instead of creating a bill, the students are tasked with creating 

a “healthy” lunch menu! The kids were very excited about this 

plan and right away wanted to start in on the process. 


The first step as a group was to create our “constitutional” framework: 

a definition for a “healthy meal”. Since the students had 

previously studied nutrition, this was a snap. The students agreed 

that a “healthy meal” includes protein, whole grains, dairy, fruit, 

and vegetables and should be low in fat, sugar and salt. Next step, 

the students were divided into small groups to represent the three 

“branches” of government. Or, in this case: “Lead Chefs” (the 

Executive Branch), “Menu Writers” (the Legislative Branch) and 

“Judges” (the Judicial Branch). The Lead Chefs had to decide 

what categories of food should be served every day for lunch at 

school. Next, the Menu Writers, using the Lead Chef categories, 

had to create the exact menu for a day’s lunch. The menu went 

back to the Lead Chefs to approve or reject the menu created by 

the Menu Writers. If the menu was rejected, the Menu Writers 

had to keep working on the menu until it was approved by the 

Lead Chefs. Alternatively, if all the Menu Writers agree, they can 

“overrule” the Lead Chefs. Finally, in the last round, the Judges 

decide if the menu complies with the “healthy meal” definition. 

The students had a fantastic time with the activity. Some Menu 

Writers tried to get Lead Chefs and Judges to approve a lunch of 

cookies and soda. They realized Lead Chefs and Judges would not 

let them get away with that! Most students discovered it took a lot 

of compromise and negotiations to come up with a menu that 

everyone agreed was “healthy”. 

DAY 2: What Did We Learn from the Lesson 

in Separation of Powers and What do Lawyers Really Do 

On my second day back at Eisenhower, the students discussed 

how the lesson in menu writing gave them a flavor of the real life 

legislative process. Sometimes, the process is time-consuming 

and a little bit frustrating! To understand how important real 

legislative and judicial issues can be, we discussed a recent 

Washington Supreme Court decision requiring the state budget 

to include sufficient funding for the educational system based on 

our state constitution. I also explained the civil rights’ landmark 

decision of Brown v. Board of Education and how real people 

used the legal system to challenge the constitutionality of school 

segregation. 

Finally, the kids had a lot of questions about what I do as a 

lawyer. They wanted to know everything! How many years 

have I been an attorney, what kind of law do I practice, what’s 

the longest case I ever had, how long did I go to school, how 

many hours I work each week, and on and on. Thankfully, the 

bell rang for last recess and I was relieved of being peppered by 

questions from inquisitive 10 year-olds! 

DAY 3: Field Trip to Olympia. 

The following week, I volunteered as one of the parent chaperones 

on the all-day field trip to Olympia. We had a wonderful day! Our 

tour guide was exceptional – we learned about the architecture 

and construction of the Capitol Building, toured both chambers 

of the legislature, and got a brief tour of Governor Gregoire’s 

Office. 

My favorite part of the field 

trip included a tour of the 

Temple of Justice. Here, the 

students were given an 

opportunity to reenact the 

Washington’s Supreme 

Court’s decision in Gardner 

v. Loomis Armored, Inc., 128 

Wn.2d 931 (1996). After 

receiving a brief synopsis of 

the facts for this case, several 

students were chosen 

to act as Supreme Court 

justices and argue the case. 

For those of you not familiar 

with the case, Loomis 

terminated Mr. Gardner, a 

guard and driver, after he 

left the vehicle unattended, contrary to the employer’s policy, to 

assist a woman being chased by a man with a knife. Here, as in 

real life, the justices sided with Mr. Gardner and found that the 

employer wrongfully terminated Mr. Gardner in violation of public 

policy. 

Throughout the tour, the guide quizzed the students on their 

knowledge of government. At the end of the day, he said that most 

high school students do not do as well as this group of fourth 

graders in answering questions about our government. After my 

adventures in volunteering, I cannot say enough about what a wonderful 

experience it was to work with the students on civics. They 

were enthusiastic and excited to learn. The best part: My daughter 

said it wasn’t too embarrassing to have her mom teach the class! 


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The Scopes “monkey trial” was a remarkable piece of social and 

political theater, played out in 1925 in the little town of Dayton, 

Tennessee. Almost nothing about the trial was genuine –and 

the movie we are all familiar with Inherit the Wind was as “real” 

as the trial itself. Yes, there actually was a Clarence Darrow, 

Williams Jennings Bryan and a Butler Act which prohibited the 

teaching of evolution in any Tennessee classroom -- but everything 

else was a complete artifice consisting of a staged trial with 

a willing defendant, John Scopes, who agreed to be prosecuted, 

all for the purpose of putting a moribund Dayton back on the 

map. This trial also had the consequence of allowing some of the 

larger than life personalities of the time to strut their stuff and 

shine in the limelight of national publicity. The press ate it up, 

the trial was broadcast live via radio -- and the posturing in the 

case was deliberately polarizing with the effect of making religious 

people appear narrow minded and stupid and progressives 

appear clever and smart -- through their respective archetypes, 

Bryan and Darrow. However, the net effect of it all was that 

truth and science were both run through the mud. 

The trial conspiracy was hatched in Fred Robinson’s drug store 

in Dayton, a town that had lost roughly half its population in the 

preceding thirty years. George Rappalyea worked as a manager 

in a local coal company and he presented the idea of the trial to a 

group of town leaders at a meeting held in the drug store. Previously, 

the ACLU had openly declared that it would defend 

anyone who may be prosecuted under the Butler Act. No one 

had been up to the point of the drug store conspiracy. John 

Scopes, a science teacher and football coach, then 24, intended 

to leave Dayton in any event– and was asked to be the defendant. 

He readily agreed. Remarkably, the drug store even sold 

school text books – and a quick consultation with the biology 

book taken right off the shelf at the meeting held by these conspirators 

mentioned evolution – the very book that Scopes had 

used at the high school. Everyone agreed that he was breaking 

the law (including Scopes) and the drama was officially on. 

Scopes even encouraged three of his students to testify against 

him – they did at a Grand Jury -- and he was officially indicted. 

All that was left to do was the staffing of the prosecution and 

defense teams. Rappaleya actually wanted H.G. Wells to be part 

of the defense team – but that great writer of classic science fiction 

wanted nothing of the farce. Others were only too willing. 

Two monstrous egos of the time, Clarence Darrow and William 

Jennings Bryan, jumped to the chance to lead the charge for 

their respective sides. Other lesser knowns also swooped in for a 

piece of the action, including Bryan’s son, various ACLU hangers 

on and even a prominent local divorce attorney who needed 

a hiatus from the humdrum of dividing up jewelry and other 

trinkets. An absolute circus atmosphere prevailed in the town – 

and just as George Rappalyea had hoped, the legal lookie-lous 

descended on Dayton. 

The original defense position urged by the ACLU was that there 

was no necessary conflict between science and religion – and, 

therefore, no reason for the Butler Act and no rational basis for 

the law. However, Darrow hijacked the trial in the name of personal 

grandstanding, took it upon himself to junk that strategy 

and began an all out attack on Biblical veracity which culminated 

in the more than bizarre spectacle of a cross examination of 

Bryan, chief prosecution counsel, who willingly took the stand at 

the end of the trial as a “Biblical expert” generating some of the 

more memorable lines of the trial that made it into the movie as 

an exchange between the not so fictionalized characters of 

Henry Drummond (Darrow) and Matthew Brady (Bryan). 

The opening statements set the tone of the trial and Darrow 

depicted the trial as a struggle between Truth and Ignorance. 


Bryan stated that if evolution “won” in the trial that Christianity 

would be extinguished. Darrow argued, as inanely, that “civilization 

itself” was on trial and not the Defendant (a line that has 

been regrettably copied far too often since that time). From the 

outset, the Defendant, John Scopes, was all but forgotten and 

would have been as comfortably seated in the swelling audience 

as much as in the dock. The trial became highly personal 

between Darrow and Bryan. Darrow demonized Bryan and 

accused him of even being responsible for the Butler Act (he 

wasn’t), labeling the legislation as both “wicked” and “mischievous.” 

From the standpoint of the present time, such word 

slinging sounds fairly ho-hum, but in 1925 this terminology 

directed against legislation designed to preserve contemporary 

moral principles was incendiary and startling and grabbed 

national headlines. 

Due to the number of spectators, the trial was moved outside. 

The cross examination of Bryan by Darrow (pictured above) 

occurred on the eighth day of trial in the open air in an atmosphere 

of lunchbox day time theater. The two egos had 

thoroughly dominated the trial – and now the case was no 

longer Tennessee v. Scopes, but had been turned inside out and 

essentially mutated into Darrow v. Bryan. Bryan took the stand 

to testify about the Bible and defend Truth. For two hours, the 

two bantered with each other about the Bible and science. Darrow 

ridiculed Genesis and called into question the plausibility of 

the creation story – with Bryan doggedly on the defense. Darrow 

questioned Bryan how Cain found his wife, since Adam and 

Eve only begat Cain and Abel. Bryan replied that Cain had 

“likely left the agnostics to go hunt for her.” On this point and 

others, Bryan eventually found himself in retreat and he eventually 

came to the point of conceding that the Bible cannot 

absolutely be accepted literally in every respect – an admission 

that constituted a major inroad against Biblical veracity from 

Darrow’s perspective. Of course, all of this had nothing to do 

with the Butler Act and John Scopes and the question of 

whether he had violated the law – the supposed centerpiece of 

the trial. Judge Raulston (the Judge Ito of his day) had been 

hopelessly manipulated in the trial to that point, and finally ruled 

the following day that the entire examination of Bryan had been 

irrelevant and ordered it stricken. 

In closing arguments, Darrow actually asked the Jury to return a 

verdict of guilty against Scopes so that “the whole matter” could 

be determined by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Remarkably, 

his concession prevented Bryan from giving a final rebuttal argument 

– a speech that he had labored on at great length, thereby 

denying him his last act of grandstanding and the opportunity to 

rehabilitate himself after the cross examination contest with Darrow 

that, by the account of most observers, he had lost on 

debating points, if not substance. 

The Jury readily agreed with Darrow’s request and Scopes was 

finally found guilty and then fined $100 by the Court. On appeal 

his conviction was thrown out by the Tennessee Supreme Court on 

technical issues, leaving the Butler Act intact. The court labeled the 

trial “bizarre” (which it clearly was) – and signaled that it wanted to 

hear no more such nonsense from any similar trial combatants. 

Five days after the trial, William Jennings Bryan died. He had 

been a diabetes sufferer and the trial had taxed his last reserves. 

Darrow lived another 13 years. He emerged from retirement to 

fight religion one more time in an event known as the “Mecca 

Temple Debate” against an English writer, G.K. Chesterson, in 

which they faced off on the question: “Will the World Return 

to Religion” The event fostered no plays or movies. There is no 

record of what was said, and that grand debate is now largely 

forgotten. 

After the trial, Scopes left Dayton, as he had planned all along, 

and studied geology at the University of Chicago. He then 

worked for Gulf Oil and the United Gas Company and, like 

Cain, found a wife and also became baptized as a Catholic in 

Venezuela on one of his assignments to that country. He died in 

1970. What he may really have thought about evolution no one 

seems to know – and as far as the trial was concerned, no one 

really cared. 

And what of the eye of the Hurricane – little Dayton After selling 

thousands of gallons of lemonade, scores of blue plate 

specials and jacking up the price of hotel rooms for a bit, the 

town was hardly any better off. Dayton has roughly doubled in 

size since 1925 – something that would easily have happened in 

the intervening 87 years without the publicity of the trial. 

As far as the Butler Act was concerned – no one else was ever 

prosecuted under that law. As it turned out, one trip to the zoo 

was clearly enough. The Act largely remained overlooked until 

1967. At that time, another teacher Gary Scott was dismissed 

for violating the Act. He sued for reinstatement, and began a 

class action lawsuit in federal court. Enough was enough. Three 

days later a bill was introduced in the legislature rescinding the 

Act and was passed by both houses and signed by the Governor. 

Scott was immediately reinstated. 

No one wanted a rerun of what history has to concede was truly 

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American Inns of Court Members 

KURT RYLANDER 

Hearsay Editor-In-Chief 

At the invitation of Chief Judge Barbara Johnson, Chris and Jan 

Kitchel gave a presentation to an enthralled group of attorneys 

at the April 25, 2012 meeting of the American Inns of Court 

regarding their respective experiences representing individuals 

in Kenya and Guantanamo 

Chris Kitchel used a three (3) month sabbatical 

to explore and study the Kenyan 

criminal justice system as part of the 

Lawyers Without Borders program in 2011. 

The Kenyan criminal justice system is like 

nothing we expect or experience in the 

United States. Corruption is rampant 

and the standard of the day. 

Trials are not by jury. In fact, there 

are no trials. Evidence is not 

required to put someone in custody, 

or in fact to keep them in 

prison for long periods of time. 

The police are the prosecutors, 

and the accused is not entitled to a 

defense or a defense attorney. 

Jan Kitchel volunteered to represent an individual incarcerated 

in the U.S. Military Prison, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a habeas 

corpus petition. The detainee speaks only Arabic and French. 

Because Jan’s daughter speaks French, he coopted her college 

term for assistance in communicating with 

his client. Of the numerous habeas corpus 

petitions filed for all the detainees, approximately 

30% were granted by the United 

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Columbia. However, all petitions granted 

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decides to release them. And even if the Federal Government 

decides to release them, they can’t be released unless a foreign 

country agrees to accept them, and not torture them. Largely, 

this means European white detainees have gone home. Middle 

Eastern and African detainees remain at Guantanamo, even after 

being cleared for administrative release. The trials that have 

occurred so far at Guantanamo bear no resemblance to the U.S. 

criminal justice system: the rules of evidence don’t apply, there 

is no Miranda, there is no evidence exclusion, there is no right to 

be faced by the accusers, etc. 

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MARIA SOSNOWSKI 

Law Librarian 

ATTORNEY BOOKKEEPING TIPS 

EMANUELA SANDRI 

Attorney Bookkeeping Services, Inc. 

The Clark County Law Library is making arrangements to have a 

publicly-available trial of Westlawnext in the law library, most 

likely during the month of June. Please come in, take it for a test 

drive, and tell us what you like/don't like about it compared to 

what we are now calling "classic" Westlaw. Our contract is up 

this fall, and we need to decide what online service we want to 

have, and your input is important to us. 

FOR SALE through May, 2012 

The law library is taking blind bids on the following items: 

1. Criminal Caselaw Notebook 2011 (print) with update, and 

CD Rom 2008. 

2. Deposing and Examining Doctors CD Rom. 

3. Defending Drinking Drivers CD Rom. 

Electronic discovery materials: 

4. Information Technology Primer for Legal Professionals 

5. ESI Pretrial Discovery Strategies and Tactics 

6. Electronic Discovery and Evidence CD Rom 3rd edition 

Give your bid to the law librarian through the end of May. Bids 

must indicate your name, phone number, amount, and item(s) 

on which you are bidding. Winners will be notified in early June. 

We reserve the right to withdraw an item from bidding. 

NEWS YOU CAN USE 

LISA DARCO 

CCBA Office Manager 

New Addresses: 

Nicholson Legal Services, PLLC 

Ernest L. Nicholson, Attorney at Law 

7700 NE 26th Ave. 

Vancouver, WA 98665-0672 

360-574-1600 • Fax 360-326-7318 

eln@enicholsonlegal.com 

Visit us online at: 

ccbawashington.org 

QuickBooks Vendor Maintenance 

Entity Change 

To keep history, if a vendor changes entities, such as from sole 

proprietorship to S-Corp, setup a new vendor for the corporation 

and inactivate the sole proprietorship (note: the names 

need to be different, so for the corporation add PS or Inc., etc.). 

To inactivate a vendor: 

1. Click the Vendor Center 

2. Click the Vendors tab 

3. Right-click the vendor name you don’t want to use, and then 

click Make Vendor Inactive 

Combine Two Vendors 

If a vendor is listed twice, say as KK Enterprises and Kathleen 

Kennedy Enterprises, merge the two vendor names so that all of 

the transactions are associated with just one name. To merge 

two vendor names: 

1. Click the Vendor Center 


3. Right-click the vendor name you don’t want to use, 

and then click Edit Vendor. 

4. In the Edit Vendor window, change the vendor name to the 

same name as the vendor you want to keep 

5. Click OK 

6. Click Yes to merge the two vendor names under the same name 

Note: Once two vendor names are merged, it cannot be reversed. 

Edit Vendor 

To edit information for a vendor in the vendor list: 

1. Click Vendor Center 


3. Right-click the vendor you want to edit, and then click Edit 

Vendor 

4. Edit the information shown for the vendor as necessary 

5. Click OK 

Delete Vendor 

If a vendor has no links, such as, has not been used in a check or 

is not part of a memorized transaction, and is not needed, delete 

the vendor: 

1. Click Vendor Center 


3. Right-click the vendor you want to delete, and then click 

Delete Vendor 

4. Click OK 

Tip: If you delete the vendor by mistake, immediately go to the 

Edit menu and choose Undo Delete Vendor - the only time you 

can revert a vendor deletion is immediately after you delete. 


UPCOMING EVENTS 

MEETING 

May 23, 2012 

Hearsay Committee Meeting 

CCBA Office - Noon 

MEETING 

June 6, 2012 

CCBA Board Meeting 

CCBA Office - Noon 

MEETING 

June12, 2012 

Superior Court Bench/Bar Meeting 

Courthouse - Noon 

CLE 

June 13, 2012 

Family Law Section CLE & Lunch 

Tommy O’s - 11:30am 

CLE 

June 13, 2012 

Nuts & Bolts: Adoption 

Red Lion at the Quay - 3:00pm - 5:00pm 

CLE 

June 15 & 16, 2012 

GAL Title 11 Training 

Water Resource Education Center - 

9:30am - 5:30pm 

Call CCBA if you’re interested in attending 

SW WASHINGTON LAWYER 

REFERRAL SERVICE 

The CCBA’s Lawyer Referral Service is a program designed to 

help the general public find attorneys appropriate for their 

needs, while at the same time providing a source of new client 

business exclusively to our members. 

To participate, members pay a small one-time annual fee. 

(The service is free to the public.) For more information, 

call the CCBA at 360-695-5975. 

THE SWLRS REFERRED 272 CLIENTS 

IN THE MONTH OF MARCH 

Administrative Law ......................................................16 

Bankruptcy ....................................................................6 

Business & Corp ..........................................................12 

Consumer ....................................................................17 

Criminal ........................................................................19 

Debtor/Creditor ............................................................11 

Family Law ..................................................................51 

General Litigation ........................................................63 

Labor & Employment....................................................30 

Real Property................................................................23 

Wills & Trusts ..............................................................12 

Worker’s Comp ..............................................................8 

ADA ................................................................................2 

Your Local Source 

for Lawyers 

Professional Liability 

800-693-9006 • Phone 360-514-9550 • Fax 360-514-9551 

www.DavidsonInsurance.com 


2011/2012 CCBA OFFICERS & TRUSTEES 

PRESIDENT 

John Fairgrieve 

(360) 397-2261 

john.fairgrieve@clark.wa.gov 

VICE-PRESIDENT 

Suzan Clark 

(360) 735-9434 

sclark4224@aol.com 

TREASURER 

J.D. Nellor 

(360) 695-8181 

jd@nellorlaw.com 

SECRETARY 

David Gregerson 

(360) 906-1164 

david@gregersonlangsdorf.com 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 

Kurt Rylander 

(360) 750-9931 

rylander@rylanderlaw.com 

TRUSTEE 

Jane Clark 

(360) 859-3823 

jane@janeclarklegal.com 

TRUSTEE 

Arin Dunn 

(360) 737-6793 

arin@dunnsheldrick.com 

TRUSTEE 

Jill Sasser 

(360) 816-2534 

jill.sasser@landerholm.com 

VLP REPRESENTATIVE 

David Gregerson 

(360) 906-1164 

david@gregersonlangsdorf.com 

OFFICE MANAGER 

Lisa Darco 

(360) 695-5975 

ccbamanager@ccbawashington.org 

MEMBER SERVICES 

Kaitlin Lisandrelli 

(360) 695-5975 

kaitlin@ccbawashington.org 

HEARSAY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Kurt Rylander 

(360) 750-9931 

rylander@rylanderlaw.com 

Advising Property Owners, 

Condominium & Homeowner 

Associations for 20 years. 

MICHAEL SIMON 

Phone: 360-696-3312 (WA) 

503-283-3393 (OR) 

Fax: 360-696-2122 

michael.simon@landerholm.com 

The focus of Mike Simon's law 

practice is representing 

condominium and homeowners 

associations, government 

condemnations, individuals and 

businesses with land use, real 

estate, and civil litigation 

matters. He approaches each 

issue through its details, 

reviewing and interpreting the 

most complex documents to 

formulate the best approach to 

representing his clients. 

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE 

WRONGFUL DEATH 

PERSONAL INJURY 

Law office of: 

JANE E. CLARK 

ATTORNEY AT L AW 

1014 Franklin Street 

Franklin Suites, Suite 108 


Available for Referral or Association 

Vancouver 360.859.3823 

Portland 503.974.4161 

Email Jane@janeclarklegal.com

CLARK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 

500 W. 8th Street, Suite 65 


PRSRT STD 

U.S. POSTAGE 

PAID 

VANCOUVER, WA 

PERMIT NO. 620 

Advertise in HEARSAY 

Does your business cater to the legal industry 

Get targeted exposure to CCBA members and associates! 

Reserve your ad space today! Call Lisa @ 695-5975

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