Diversity Fellowship
HCMP has established a First-Year
Diversity Student Fellowship. The Fellowship includes a salaried
summer associate position following the first year of law school, and
a $7,500 scholarship to defray tuition and expenses during the student's
second academic year. First-year students who contribute to the
diversity of their law school, and who will contribute to the diversity
of the legal profession, are encouraged to apply.
Seminars
& Articles
On Monday, June 23, 2008, Mike Scott
will serve as faculty for the CLE seminar "Securities Fraud: Prosecuting
and Defending Securities Fraud Claims & Defense of Regulatory Action,"
presented by the National
Business Institute. Mike will be addressing the Subprime Mortgage
Crisis and Emerging Securities Vehicles and participate in a panel discussion
on Ethics: Prevent Becoming a Defendant.
On Friday, October 19, 2007, Melody
B. McCutcheon spoke on "Impact Fees," at Navigating the
Maze: A Checklist Approach to Land Use and Environmental Law seminar,
sponsored by the Washington State Bar Association.
On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, Steve Roos
acted as Program Co-Chair and Moderator for the Shoreline Permitting
2007 CLE, sponsored by Law Seminars
International.
On Wednesday, September 5, 2007, Steve
Rovig spoke on "Potential Issues in a Complex Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Project and the Best Approaches for Resolving Them," at the Development
Agreements, Easements & CCRs workshop, sponsored by Law
Seminars International.
Louis D. Peterson is featured as the
cover article in the June 2007 edition of Washington Law & Politics.
The article entitled "The
Player," describes Lou's life and practice and appears in the
special section of the magazine dedicated to Super Lawyers.
For the April 2007 edition of the Washington State Bar News,
Louis D. Peterson wrote an article entitled
"TIE
ONE FOR THE GIPPER . . . and Other Failed Cheers."
The article illustrates both effective and less effective styles of
settlement negotiations and suggests how to reach a settlement that
is consistent with a client's goals.
Melody B. McCutcheon's article on new
zoning rules for Seattle's commercial areas, entitled "New
Rules Will Help Foster Lively Business Districts," was included
in the March 23-29, 2007 edition of the Puget
Sound Business Journal. Melody was very involved with development
of the new commercial zoning code as a member of Mayor Nickel's Advisory
Committee and as Chair of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The
new rules include many positive components for businesses.
On Monday, November 13, 2006, Ann
Gygi spoke on "Natural Resource Lands and Rural Lands Issues,"
at the Growth Management Act seminar, sponsored by Law
Seminars International.
Ten of our attorneys were recognized as "Washington
Super Lawyers," in Washington Law & Politics, June 2007,
selected by their peers. T. Ryan Durkan,
Jerome L. Hillis, Howard
F. Jensen, George A. Kresovich,
Melody B. McCutcheon, Richard
M. Peterson and Richard R. Wilson
were included under the Land Use/Environmental category.
David E. Myre, Jr. was included in the Business/Corporate category.
Michael R. Schumacher was included
in the Real Estate/Banking category. Louis
D. Peterson was included in the Business Litigation category.
In a recent survey by Corporate Counsel magazine,
the General Counsels of Fortune 500 companies were asked to name the
law firms they turn to for assistance in a variety of practice areas.
Weyerhaeuser has named HCMP as its Go-To Law Firm® in the areas
of Corporate Transactions and Litigation. Less than one-half of one
percent of all law firms in the U.S. and abroad are recognized for this
honor. The May 2007 issue of Fortune will include the "go-to"
listings.
Three of our attorneys were recognized as "Rising
Stars" in Washington Law & Politics, December 2006-January
2007. Stephen H. Roos was included in
the Environmental category; Brian C. Free
was included under the Business Litigation category;
and Gabriel S. Rosenthal was included
in the Real Estate category.
We are very proud that the HCMP web site was selected
as one of the finalists in the small firm category of the 7th Annual
Best Law Office Web Site Contest (2005) conducted by Law
Office Computing, a national legal technology publication.
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