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DARREL
B. ADDINGTON
Areas
of Concentration:
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Construction
Contract Formation; Claims Avoidance and Adjudication;
Litigation of Real Estate, Commercial, Personnel, and
Construction Disputes. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Addington served as a clerk to Federal District Judge
Robert L. Taylor from 1968 to 1969 and was an attorney
in the Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army, from 1969
to 1973. He was a Deputy Prosecutor for Pierce County,
Washington, from 1973 to 1975. He joined a predecessor
of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1975. He was admitted
to the Tennessee State Bar in 1969 and to the Washington
State Bar in 1973. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1968, University of Tennessee School of Law; BA 1966,
University of Tennessee. |
Honors
and Awards:
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High
undergraduate honors. Member of the Law Review. Member
of the Order of the Coif and Phi Beta Kappa. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Addington is a member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers
Association, and Bar Sections on Trial Practice, Litigation,
Public Contract Law, Procurement and Construction Law.
He was Secretary to the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
He is also a member of the American Bar Association Forum
Committee on the Construction Industry. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Addington has served as president of the Tacoma Community
House Board of Directors and as past-president and vice
president of the Pierce County Alliance Board. He has
also been a United Way volunteer. |
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JOHN
H. BINNS, JR.
Areas
of Concentration:
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School
Districts, Administrative and Municipal Law, Employment
and Labor Issues. Became of counsel to the firm in January
2004 and continues to practice on a part time basis. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Binns practiced with Perkins Coie in Seattle from 1964
through 1994 and became a partner in that firm in 1972.
He joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara as a principal in
1995. He was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1964.
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Academic
Degree:
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LLB
1964, University of Washington; AB 1956, Stanford University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Member
of the Board of Editors of the Washington Law Review from
1961 to 1963. Member of the Order of the Coif. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Binns is a member of the Washington Council of School
Attorneys and served as its president in 1988-1989. From
1994 until 2002, he has served as an Adjunct Professor
of Education Law at the University of Puget Sound School
of Education. He has been a frequent speaker in programs
concerning school, labor and constitutional law and has
written a number of papers on those subjects. He has served
on several committees of the King County Bar Association,
including the Judiciary and Courts Committee, 1986-1989,
and the Judicial Screening Committee, 1989-1992. |
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KERRY
E. BRINK
Areas
of Concentration:
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Estate
Planning, Probate and Guardianships. |
Professional
Experience:
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Before
being admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1988, Ms.
Brink served as a community psychologist for three years
in Neu Ulm, Germany. Ms. Brink has been in private practice
since graduating from law school and joined Vandeberg
Johnson & Gandara in October 1993 where she works part-time
with the firm. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1988, University of Puget Sound; BA 1974, Western Washington
University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Law
degree cum laude. Note and Comment Editor for the University
of Puget Sound Law Review. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Ms.
Brink is admitted to the U.S. Tax Court and is a member
of Bar Sections on Taxation, Estate Planning and Elder
Law. She has served as Treasurer for the Washington State
Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
and has served as Chairperson for the Tacoma-Pierce County
Bar Association Guardianship Committee. In 1994, Ms. Brink
successfully completed the Elder Law Certification process
sponsored by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Ms. Brink has spoken frequently to community groups and
professional groups on issues related to elder law and
estate taxation. |
Community
Service:
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Ms.
Brink was a long-time member of the Board of Directors
of the Tacoma Youth Symphony, served on the Advisory
Board of the American Cancer Society, received the
City of Destiny Award for Leadership in Tacoma-Pierce
County in 1991, and is actively involved in her young
son's educational and extracurricular activities. She
served on the Board of Directors of Northwest Trek
Foundation. |
email:
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CHARLES
R. BUSH
Areas
of Concentration:
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Public
and private employer advice and representation concerning
Workers' Compensation, Industrial Insurance, Workplace
Safety, Unemployment Compensation, and Personal Injury. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Bush served as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge
John C. Bowen, 1967-68. He was an Assistant Attorney General
in the Seattle Labor and Industries Division for 17 years
and a partner at Preston Gates & Ellis, Seattle, before
he joined Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1996. He was
admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1968. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1967, Willamette University; BA 1963, University of Puget
Sound. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Bush serves on the Washington Self-Insurers Association
and Association of Washington Business committees. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Bush is Vice President and a Director of Operation Nightwatch,
Inc. |
email:cbush@vjgseattle.com
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LUCY
R. CLIFTHORNE
Areas
of Concentration:
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Business
and Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation. |
Professional
Experience:
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Ms.
Clifthorne served as clerk to Washington State Court of
Appeals Judge J. Dean Morgan from 1997 to 1998. She joined
Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1998. She was admitted
to the Washington State Bar in 1997. She was admitted
to practice in the Federal District Court for the Western
District of Washington in 1998. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1997, Seattle University School of Law; MA 1987, Journalism,
The Ohio State University; BA 1981, English, Beloit College. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Law
degree magna cum laude; Seattle University Law Review
research and technical editor; The Order of Barristers;
Phi Kappa Phi. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Ms.
Clifthorne is a member of the Washington State and American
Bar Associations. She is a member of the American Inns
of Court. She serves on the CLE Committee of the Tacoma-Pierce
County Bar Association. She is a member of the Seattle
University School of Law Alumni Board of Governors. |
Community
Service:
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Ms.
Clifthorne serves on the Board of the Tacoma Community
Redevelopment Authority. |
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WILLIAM
A. COATS
Areas
of Concentration:
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School
Districts; Administrative and Municipal Law; Employment
and Labor Issues. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Coats served as an Assistant Attorney General for the
state of Washington from 1972 to 1975. He joined a predecessor
of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara in 1975. He was admitted
to the Washington State Bar in 1972. Mr. Coats currently
serves as Chair of Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara's School
Practice Group. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1972, University of Washington; BA 1969, University of
Washington. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Coats has served as an Adjunct Professor for Central Washington
University and Western Washington University. He has been
a frequent panelist and speaker in programs concerning
school law, municipal law, and labor and employment issues.
He is a member of the Washington State Council of School
Attorneys (President 1978) and was a member of the Continuing
Legal Education Committee of the Washington State Bar
Association. He is a member of the bar sections on Labor
and Employment Law, Urban, State and Local Government
Law, and Administrative Law. |
Community
Service:
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Soccer
coach, Peninsula Soccer Club. Volunteer, Association of
Washington School Principals. |
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GEORGE
T. COWAN
Areas
of Concentration:
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Commercial Finance; Real Estate; Corporate
Law. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Cowan was licensed to practice as a certified public accountant
in 1975. He was admitted to the Washington State Bar in
1978 and California State Bar in 1999. He joined Vandeberg
Johnson & Gandara in 1993. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1978, University of Puget Sound; MBA 1975, Pacific Lutheran
University; BA (business) 1973, University of Washington. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Articles
Editor for the University of Puget Sound Law Review from
1977 to 1978; Law Clerk to Judge Eugene Wright, 9th Circuit,
1978. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Cowan is a member of Washington bar sections on Business
Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust, the ABA Entertainment
& Sports Law Forum, and the California and Los Angeles
County Bar Association |
Community
Service:
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Board
of Directors 1996-2002 (Board President 2001-2002) - Food
Lifeline. |
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H.
FRANK CRAWFORD
Areas
of Concentration:
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Business;
Real Estate; Advertising; Labeling; Trade Regulation;
Product Distribution. |
Professional
Experience:
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Mr.
Crawford practiced with Bricker and Eckler in Columbus
Ohio, from 1968 to 1972, and began practicing in
Tacoma in 1973. He joined a predecessor of Vandeberg
Johnson
& Gandara in 1976. He was admitted to the Ohio State
Bar in 1968 and the Washington State Bar in 1973. |
Academic
Degrees:
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JD
1968, Ohio State University; BS (Engineering Operations)
1965, Iowa State University. |
Honors
and Awards:
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Law
degree with honors. |
Professional
Affiliations:
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Mr.
Crawford is a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County,
Washington State, and American Bar Associations. |
Community
Service:
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Mr.
Crawford assisted with the formation of the Municipal
Authority for the City of Tacoma in 1973 and served
as its president and board member. He was a board
member of the Tacoma Mountaineers, 1978-1980, and
has served as chairman of the Tacoma Art Museum fund
raising committee. |
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