Effective Negotiations- A View from the Bench By Judge Lisa L. Sutton
Family law matters are best resolved by the parties themselves. If a matter is not resolved before trial, the parties give up control over the outcome. In contested family law…
Family law matters are best resolved by the parties themselves. If a matter is not resolved before trial, the parties give up control over the outcome. In contested family law…
There is a chill in the morning air which means summer must be nearing an end. Where does the time go? It’s hard to believe that I joined this group…
Going Paperless…? On March 18, our office made an exciting announcement that, effective April 1, 2013, we would no longer have paper files at the Family & Juvenile Court. As…
Change is hard. For many of us, the prospect of a different way of doing things, a break from that with which we are comfortable, is difficult. Thurston County Superior…
Since 1961, May 1st has been celebrated as Law Day, a national day to celebrate the rule of law. Law Day programs are designed to help people understand how the…
In deciding on an appropriate and interesting for this article the term CHANGE immediately came to mind. So sitting at home on a cold and quiet afternoon away from court,…
UPDATE: The ARC is now scheduled for opening June/July 2013 On October 30, 2012, about twenty intrepid TCBA members went on a tour of the new Accountability and Restitution Center…
The “paperless office” is a bit like the weather, everybody talks about it but no one seems to do anything about it. Well, Thurston County Courts are following in the…
“Every action done in company ought to be done with some sign of respect to those who are present.” – George Washington. For the last seven months, I have been…
The Thurston County Bar Association has released the results from a recent Judicial Elections Poll. The purpose of this poll is to express the preference of our members for the…