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Wednesday • October 15

Thursday • October 16

Washington State Association ofMunicipal Attorneys

Fall Conference • October 15-17, 2008Suncadia Resort

Cle Elum, Washington

Preliminary Agenda

We have requested 9.75 hours of CLE credits for the main conference, plus an additional 4 credits forthose who attend the New Municipal Attorney Seminar on Wednesday afternoon. This includes 1.0hours of ethics credit. We have also requested criminal justice reimbursement for a maximum of $50for each eligible attendee.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Registration for New Municipal Attorney Seminar

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. New Municipal Attorney Seminar

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration Opens

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (hosted hors d'oeuvres and cash bar – courtesy ofKeating, Bucklin & McCormack; Foster Pepper; K & L Preston Gates Ellis;Ogden Murphy Wallace; Kenyon Disend)

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration OpensContinental Breakfast

Morning Joint Session

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Announcements and Introductions

Moderator: Jim Pidduck, City Attorney of Ellensburg

8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Nuts and Bolts of Executive/Council Authority in First Class Cities,Mayor-Council Cities and Council-Manager CitiesSpeakers: James Haney, Ogden Murphy Wallace; Roger Lubovich, CityAttorney of Bremerton; Heidi Wachter, City Attorney of Lakewood

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9:20 – 9:50 a.m. Criminal Law UpdateSpeaker: Teresa Cox, Asst. City Attorney of Everett

9:50 – 10:05 a.m. Break

10:05 – 10:30 a.m. Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities As a Revenue ToolSpeaker: Dan Heid, City Attorney of Auburn

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Public Records ForumSpeakers: Ramsey Ramerman, Foster Pepper; Victoria Lincoln, Lobbyist forAssociation of Washington Cities

11:15 a.m. – Noon Roundtables IOpen Government: Public Records and Open MeetingsCriminal LawSmall CitiesNewer Municipal Attorneys

Noon –– 1:30 p.m. Luncheon

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Civil and Criminal

Civil Session

Moderator: Lisa Beaton, City Attorney of Kennewick

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Personnel Law UpdateSpeaker: Erin Overbey, Seattle Law Department

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. LUPA Update: Using LUPA as Sole Method to ChallengeDevelopment Agreements and ContractsSpeaker: Mike Walter, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Land Use Law UpdateSpeaker: Margaret King, Kenyon Disend

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Telecommunications Law UpdateSpeaker: Chris Bacha, Kenyon Disend

3:45 – 4:15 Religious Land Use Act and Tent CitiesSpeakers: Matt Segal, K & L Preston Gates Ellis; Lori Riordan, City Attorney ofBellevue

4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Roundtables IIPublic Works and Public ContractingGeneral Municipal Law and FinanceLand Use and Environmental LawPersonnel LawLegislative Issues

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Friday • October 17

Criminal Session

Moderator: Jon Walker, Asst. City Attorney of Tacoma

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Diversionary Strategies, Options and RamificationsModerator: Paul Wohl, City Prosecutor of OlympiaSpeakers: Fran Chmelewski, Asst. City Attorney of Ellensburg; Jeff Torrey,Asst. City Attorney of Bellevue; Kevin McClure, Asst. City Attorney ofVancouver

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Affirmed: The Only Word Sweeter than Guilty (Trial Practice 101)Speaker: Neil Wachter, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Kitsap County

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Ethics: Counsel at Arraignment and Strategies to Minimize CostsSpeakers: Mike Finkle, Seattle Law Department; Bob Boruchowitz, Professor atSeattle University Law School; Honorable Ronald Kessler, King County SuperiorCourt

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Hosted Reception

Hosted by –• K & L Preston Gates Ellis• Ogden Murphy Wallace• Foster Pepper• Kenyon Disend• Keating, Bucklin & McCormack

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. RegistrationBuffet Breakfast

Morning Joint Session

Moderator: Paul Brachvogel, City Attorney of Kelso

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Ethics in the Work PlaceSpeaker: Mike Connelly, City Attorney of Spokane Valley

9:00 – 9:20 a.m. Providing Benefits to Registered Domestic Partners of EmployeesSpeaker: Ross Farr, Ogden Murphy Wallace

9:20 – 10:00 a.m. Tort Law UpdateSpeaker: Milt Rowland, Foster Pepper

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

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10:15 – 10:40 a.m. “A Blast from the Past: Crawford, Giles and ConfrontationForfeiture”Speaker: Tim Donaldson, City Attorney of Walla Walla

10:40 – 11:05 a.m. How to Learn from Your Mistakes Before You Make ThemSpeaker: Jean Hayes, Asst. City Attorney of Tacoma

11:05 – 11:30 a.m. Police Use of Force Issues, Including TasersSpeaker: Richard Jolley, Keating , Bucklin & McCormack

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Ethics: Whose Confidences are They Anyway? Consideration of In-House ConflictsSpeaker: Pat Richardson, City Attorney of Federal Way

12:00 p.m. Adjournment

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Board of Director’s Meeting and Lunch

1:00 p.m. Golf Scramble