Northwest Sinfonietta Presentation
The Northwest Sinfonietta will be presenting “Pictures at an Exhibition” – it’s a multimedia visual presentation that will accompanied by symphony music. The multi media presentation will include the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese community. They will incorporate historical photos from the 5 diverse communities mixed as well as art/craft photos as part of the presentation throughout the evening. The Symphony will end the performance with present photos of people from the 5 diverse communities as well as present art and craft work.
Check out the website for more detailed information about this concert. NW Sinfonietta will combine arts, culture and music as well as performance for their first joint venture. This is a different concert from the “Celebrate Asia” produced by the Seattle Symphony for the past 3 years.
The major objective of this committee is to encourage young Asians to support the main arts in Seattle and to increase the attendance at NW Sinfonietta and to bring 5 different communities to collaborate on an arts/music project.
We are lacking historical photos of people from the Filipino, Korean and Vietnamese community. In addition, we are searching for art photos to include in the presentation as the music is being performed.
I am asking if you are able to assist me with photos and art/craftwork photos that we may be able to borrow so that we can collaborate them into the multi-media gallery presentation. Perhaps you may know of other people or associations that I can reach out to for assistance. We will give proper credit to whoever contributes or to the organization. We will be conducting monthly meetings on Sundays at the Panama Tea House located in the International District.
The concert will be performed at the Nordstrom Hall on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 7:30PM. Pianist Joel Fan will be performing on the piano. In addition, this performance includes Julian Yu who made the arrangements for the “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
American Arbitration Association Brown Bag CLE
Mind Your Mediation: An Attorney’s Guide to Successful Mediations
Thursday, March 3, 2011
12pm-1:30pm
AAA – Seattle Office
701 Pike St., Suite 950
Seattle , WA 98101
Please join the American Arbitration Association from 12:00 to 1:30pm at our Seattle office on March 3, 2011 for a lively and practical discussion to understand the different styles of mediation, how to decide which approach or mediator to use in certain cases, and how to prepare yourself and your client for a successful mediation.
Faculty will include three experienced mediators with diverse experience in commercial and employment disputes:
- Estera Gordon, Graham & Dunn
- Denise “ Dee ” Knapp, Accord & Collaboration Dispute Resolution Services
- Nancy Maisano, Maisano Mediation, LLC
These experienced AAA mediators will provide to attendees insights on what mediators expect from attorneys and parties before and during a mediation, and provide practice tips on how to best utilize the process to settle disputes for their clients. The discussion will be moderated by Serena K. Lee, Vice President of the AAA Seattle regional office. An outline of the program has been attached for your information.
If you would like to register, please send a check for $50, payable to the American Arbitration Association, to 701 Pike Street, Suite 950 , Seattle , WA 98101 , along with your name and bar number. At this time, a total of 1.5 Washington State CLE credits have been applied for. Please feel free to bring a brown bag lunch to the program. Soda, coffee, snacks and dessert will be provided, courtesy of the AAA.
We hope you will be able to join us for this very relevant discussion. Please register soon as space is limited. Contact John Butler at butlerj [at] adr [dot] org with any questions.
Nominate an outstanding advocate for immigrant rights
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is a local non-profit that provides direct legal services to low income immigrants in our state. Without NWIRP, some of the most vulnerable people in our communities will face the ICE prosecutors without representation.
SAVE THE DATE! Our Annual Event is on May 13, 2011 — at EMP’s SkyChurch! Please invite your members to mark their calendars!
* NOMINATE AN ADVOCATE FOR IMMIGRANTS!
Do you know of an organization or individual doing outstanding work to promote justice for immigrants and refugees? Nominate your unsung hero today for NWIRP’s Golden Door or Amicus Award! The purpose of the awards is to raise awareness of immigrant rights issues and to publicly honor those who offer protection and advocacy on behalf of immigrants and refugees. Recipients are the “unsung heroes” of our communities, people whose work makes a real difference in the lives of immigrants and refugees. individual or
The GOLDEN DOOR AWARD is presented to an individual or organization in Washington State for their outstanding work in promoting justice and dignity for immigrants and refugees.
The AMICUS AWARD is presented to a law firm which has shown exceptional participation in legal proceedings that assist and further the rights of immigrants and refugees.
The nomination packet is at this link on our Events page: http://www.nwirp.org/NewsAndEvents/Events.aspx
Web Pages for you and your small/solo firm
The Washington Young Lawyers Division Recently posted an article about maintaining a website (found at WYLD Link).
In today’s times, technology seems to change every day. A website that was considered technologically advanced ten-, five-, or even two-years ago may appear hopelessly out of date now. Here’s a quiz to help determine whether your law firm should re-design your website (especially, if it’s a solo/small firm). Although KABA is not a business, we managed to answer Y to 2 out of 10, one of which is not necessarily applicable (specifically #2, given we don’t do much business online such as retail stores).
1. Does updating the content on your website require the involvement of your technical staff or a third-party web vendor? Y N
A good CMS provides a simple interface that allows any trained staff member to update web content on a regular basis. If the question or answer did not make sense to you, your response is probably yes.
2. Do you manually collect customer information and then re-enter into a separate database? Y N
Up-to-date websites can allow you to collect and store clients’ and prospects’ information securely online, rather than using time and resources to enter the data into a separate database.
3. Is the logo on your site consistent with the rest of your marketing collateral and branded materials? Y N
Consistency is essential to projecting an image of professionalism and competency. Your website should always reflect your current branding.
4. Does your site house “dynamic” content; i.e. – does the information on it change on a regular basis? Y N
Your website is your virtual storefront. As such, it should be designed to give clients/prospects a reason to visit frequently.
5. Are you spending a lot of money for proprietary CMS that you don’t know how to use? Y N These systems might be a thing of the past, and there’s no reason why you should be beholden to a long-held technology vendor or an antiquated interface. Your small business may save a lot of money in the long run by implementing a new Content Management System (CMS) based on an open-source platform. Unlike proprietary software platforms, open-source software platforms are free, relatively easy to customize for a specific company’s needs, and supported by an extensive community of software developers.
6. Was your whole website built in Flash? Y N
This approach to website design is largely outdated. Flash sites are slow to load, less likely to be picked up by search engines, and won’t load at all on most smart phones and even on the iPad!
7. Does the majority of the text on your site appear as images instead of HTML? Y N
Image-based text is very time- and technology-intensive to update, meaning anytime you want to update your site you must devote time and financial resources to it. Even worse, images (as opposed to HTML) are a barrier to the all-important Search Engine Optimization.
8. Do clients/prospects often call to ask questions that could be answered by reading your website? Y N
Depending upon your answer, this could be a sign that your site is difficult to navigate and that your customers are unable to find the information that they need.
9. Is it important for your users to be able to access information on their smart phones or iPad, which is not possible with your current site? Y N More and more consumers rely on their phones to access the web. If your site is based in Flash or for other technological reasons, can’t resolve on customers’ phones or other gadgets, your website may be frustrating your customers. However, some business models don’t require smart phone accessibility.
10. Does your site look like it was built in 1996? Y N
Try to be honest with yourself. Better yet, ask a teenager. If you answered “yes” to three or more of these questions, it may be time to consider re-designing your website to better meet the needs of your customers – and take advantage of developments in the marketplace.
KCBA YLD Winter Gala
Join the King County Bar Association for its 6th Annual Winter Gala at the W Hotel.
Visit the KCBA Webite for Registration Details.
ABA Bar Leadership Institute Scholarship Program
The deadline for ABA BLI scholarship applications is fast approaching. Karyn Linn with the ABA Division for Bar Services talked about the ABA BLI at the NAPABA BLI that was held at the convention. If you are on the presidential track of your bar association, don’t miss this opportunity to apply for financial assistance to attend the ABA’s bar leadership training program. NAPABA affiliates have received this scholarship in the past.
The application deadline is Friday, January 7, 2011. Five scholarships are available and each scholarship consists of a registration fee waiver and a $500 reimbursement of meeting and travel expenses. Priority is given to first time BLI attendees.
The ABA Bar Leadership Institute provides an excellent overview of bar association leadership, governance and communication and is intended to guide incoming bar presidents in their roles as stewards of their bar associations. The program is scheduled for March 10 – 11, 2011 in Chicago. Program information along with the scholarship guidelines and application form are available on the BLI Web site.
I hope you will consider submitting an application or forwarding this opportunity to another bar leader that might be interested.
If you have any questions, please contact Karyn Linn.
Karyn Linn
Field Service Program Staff Director, Division for Bar Services
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
312-988-5350
312-988-5492 (fax)
linnk [at] staff [dot] abanet [dot] org
www.abanet.org/barserv
NAPABA Western Regional Conference Survey
Planning of NAPABA’s 2011 Western Regional Conference has begun in earnest. The conference will be held June 3-5, 2011 (Fri-Sun) in beautiful (and hopefully sunny) Portland, Oregon. Because such a large proportion of attendees will be from out of state, the planning committee is trying to get a rough idea of how many attendees to expect. Please visit the following link for a very brief four question survey. Any information we gather now will help us better plan the conference.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VNXP7KF
2010 Goldmark Award
The King County Bar Association will receive the 25th Annual Charles A. Goldmark Distinguished Service Award at the Legal Foundation of Washington’s 2011 luncheon, Friday, February 25 at the Red Lion Hotel on 5th Avenue.
See the 2010 Goldmark Award press release with information about the luncheon where Norm Rice will give the keynote speech.
Please visit for www.legalfoundation.org for RSVP information.
VABAW 6th Annual Banquet
VABW is hosting its sixth annual banquet at Triple Door on November 10, 2010, Wednesday, from 5 pm to 8:30 pm.
The deadline to RSVP is October 27, 2010.
Click here for the invitation
KABA Social Event
KABA has organized an opportunity for new attorneys to meet with former KABA member attorneys, some of whom helped to start KABA more than 15 years ago. One such member, Sang Chae, graciously agreed to provide a venue for this meeting. There will be drinks and light snack. Please feel free to bring additional drinks, beverages and snacks. This is an informal gathering aimed at helping new members get acquainted with the more seasoned KABA members.
Date: November 5th, Friday
Time: 6 pm
Place: William Ryan LLC, 23 Lake Bellevue Dr., Ste. 100, Bellevue, WA 98005
Please RSVP to Keith Seo at kseo [at] riddellwilliams [dot] com. Seats are limited.