Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys

Fall Conference – October 13 - 15, 2010

Suncadia Resort

Cle Elum, Washington

Preliminary Agenda

We have requested 9.75 hours of CLE credits for the main conference, plus an additional

4 credits for those who attend the New Municipal Attorney Seminar on Wednesday

afternoon. This includes 1.25 hours of ethics credit. We have also requested criminal

justice reimbursement for a maximum of $50 for each eligible attendee.

Wednesday ● October 13

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 for full conference

6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

Courtesy of our sponsors –

Foster Pepper

GordonDerr

Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S.

K & L Preston Gates Ellis

Keating, Bucklin & McCormack

Kenyon Disend

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Thursday ● October 14

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration

Continental Breakfast

Morning Joint Session

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

Moderator: TBA

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Tort Law Update

Speaker: Milt Rowland, Foster Pepper

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Criminal Law Update

Speaker: Keith Echterling, Asst. City Attorney of Tacoma

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Ethics: Managing Ethical Screens – When Are They

Necessary? Speaker: Jean Boler, Chief, Civil Law Division, Seattle Law

Department

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Public Records: Practical Issues Managing Social Media

Speakers: Ramsey Ramerman, Asst. City Attorney of Everett;

Matt Segal, K & L Preston Gates Ellis; Flannary Collins, Asst.

City Attorney of Shoreline

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. What to Expect from the 2011 Legislative Session

Speaker: Candice Bock, Association of Washington Cities

11:15 a.m. – Noon Roundtables I

Criminal Law

Small Cities

Newer Municipal Attorneys

Open Government

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions: Civil and Criminal

Civil Session:

Moderator: TBA

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Ensuring Subdivision Improvements

Speakers: Susan Drummond, Susan Drummond Law Firm; Kathy

Hardy, Asst. City Attorney of Kent

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Using Annexation and Development Agreements

Speaker: Shelley Kerslake, Kenyon Disend

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Transportation Benefit Districts and Capital Facilities Districts

Speakers: Hugh Spitzer, Foster Pepper; Stacey Crawshaw-Lewis,

K & L Preston Gates Ellis

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. NPDES Citizen Suits and Permit Renewal Process

Speakers: Lori Terry, Foster Pepper; Bob Sterbank, Kenyon

Disend

3:45 - 4:15 p.m. What Every City Attorney Needs to Know About Traffic

Studies Speakers: Christy Todd, City Attorney of Maple Valley; Jeff

Taraday, Morris & Taraday, PC

4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Roundtables II

Public Works and Public Contracting

General Municipal Law and Finance

Land Use and Environmental Law

Personnel Law

Legislative Issues for 2011

Criminal Session

Moderator: TBA

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Nuts and Bolts: RALJ & Writs

Speaker: Matt Kaser, Asst. City Attorney of Lakewood

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Landlord-Tenant Law for the Prosecutor

Speaker: Cynthia Martinez, City Prosecutor of Yakima

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Statewide Electronic Collision and Ticket Online Records

(SECTOR)

Speaker: Keri Sullivan, Statewide Prosecutor Liaison, Washington

Traffic Safety Commission

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 5:00 p.m. DUI – The Science and Legal Framework of the Uncertainty

Motion

Speaker: Moses Garcia, Washington State Patrol, Traffic Safety

Resource Prosecutor; Jason Sklerov, Toxicology Lab Manager

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Hosted Reception

Courtesy of our sponsors –

Foster Pepper

GordonDerr

Inslee, Best, Doezie & Ryder, P.S.

K & L Preston Gates Ellis

Keating, Bucklin & McCormack

Kenyon Disend

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Friday ● October 15

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration

Buffet Breakfast

Morning Joint Session

Moderator: TBA

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Human Resources in a Bad Economy

Speaker: Rod Younker, Summit Law Group

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Media Relations for Government Lawyers

Speaker: Mark Lindquist, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney

9:50 - 10:00 a.m. Break

10:00 – 10:35 a.m. Lightning Round

Speaker: Mike Savage, Asst. City Attorney of Lakewood

10: 35 – 11:15 a.m. A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma: Interpreting the Criminal

Records Privacy Act vs. What It Actually Says

Speaker: Craig Adams, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and Legal

Advisor to the Sheriff of Pierce County

11:15 – 12:00 p.m. Ethics: Who is the Client – Real Life Scenarios

Speakers: Leo Poort, Washington State Criminal Justice Training

Commission; Jon Walker, Asst. City Attorney of Tacoma; Craig

Adams, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and Legal Advisor to the

Sheriff of Pierce County

12:00 p.m. Adjournment

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

1:10 p.m. Golf Scramble – Prospector Course - Suncadia