Preston layoffs?
 

Somebody on the old boards is reporting at least 7 associate layoffs at Preston; did not specify Portland or Seattle.

Anybody care to comment? Or maybe mock our fallen brothers and sisters? Something?

Preston layoffs?
 

I'll mock, as that is what I do best....that's what they get for working for a socialist bastard like Gates who wants to rape and pillage the estates of hardworking Americans, like the family farmers, through the estate tax.

ahh,yes, the estate tax again ...
 

>>who wants to rape and pillage the estates of hardworking Americans, like the family farmers, through the estate tax.<<

so, let me get this straight. your daddy makes a cool couple hunny mill, then dies, and you get it. tax free. well, you DID work for it.

Lex.

Estate tax
 

What the hell do you have against the estate tax? Anyone paying estate tax (family farms mostly excepted in this overly blanketed statement) can well afford it, or didn't plan properly. What are you...a Kennedy?

Estate tax
 

So we finally get a conversation going on this board, and it's about... politics?!? Curse you, Penske.

Anybody have anything NW-specific to say? Firm gossip? Beer? Wine? Copper River salmon?

Do the transactional types out there have enough to do? At least in Portland, litigation seems plenty busy (despite the fact that our courts are now closed on Fridays).

Estate tax
 

Oh good, since we are on politics, I have a question, which PacNW is most likely to be a commie plant: Baghdad Jimbo McDermott, Patti bin Murray or the collective Seattle City Council??

Estate tax
 

I had some excellent Copper River Salmon, grilled, on Saturday. We paired it with one of Oregon's finest, a 2001 Sineann Cabernet Sauvignon-McDuffee Vinyard. 8 thumbs up!! (and that doesn't count the dogs, who don't have opposable thumbs to stick up)

Speaking of NW wines I have had recently that I would recommend: on Friday I had a Cavatappi Sangiovese Molly's Cuvee-great with Italian/red sauce food. Very drinkable, i.e. buy a few bottles. On Sunday I had a 2002 Sineann Pinot Gris Oregon. Subtly chilled, at sunset, on the deck overlooking Lake Washington, I almost forgot about the misery of work. And the death tax.

Estate tax
 

April: 300+ billables.

May: I cracked 200 yesterday.

Is that busy enough for you Mr. Ramone?!? And you pikers wonder why I worry about the death tax...at this rate it will be affecting my assets very soon....:violin:

hattrick!
 

Oh baby! How sweet it is!!

Wine
 

So since you people seem to drink as much wine as I do, I have a question. About a year (or two) ago I had some very nice Canoe Ridge Merlot. I heard they lost their main winemaker and have not had any since. Is it still as good as it was or has it fallen from grace. Also, had a very nice Oregon pinot this weekend called King Estate - reasonably priced in the restaurant so I don't know what it goes for in the stores.

seattle transactional attys
 

any midlevels looking for a new corp/r.e. gig? Ring me up at penske_account@yahoo.com.

Seriously.

New Pro Bono Rule?
 

Lawyers with heart? It could be a rule
Justices may prod more attorneys to offer free legal help

By KATHY GEORGE
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

Some lawyers say they can't spare the time or money to help poor clients for free.

Others would like to help, but know little about housing, domestic violence or other laws most affecting the poor.

Seattle lawyer William Broberg spends much of his time working pro bono cases, some of them in Judge Judith Hightower's courtroom. Such public service may be encouraged by the state Supreme Court.

Then there are lawyers like Bro.

As the Washington Supreme Court considers a proposed rule to encourage more free legal services, William Broberg stands out as a guy who needs no inducement.

Bro, as he is known, could double his income if he wanted to. He could buy art for the bare white walls of his Pioneer Square office.

But, in a profession that prizes deep-pocketed clients and billable hours, this young solo practitioner seems to prefer working for free.

The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon, possibly today, on a rule proposed by the Washington State Bar Association that would spell out for the first time how much public-interest service a lawyer should donate.

While the proposed rule recommends that every lawyer devote at least 30 hours a year to helping poor people otherwise shut out of the justice system, Broberg already has racked up about 100 hours of unpaid service this year.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...probono14.html

Celebrity Arrest
 

Survivor Chick Arrested in Portland Bar

Seems our very own Survivor Lindsey drunkenly bit a security guard. Anybody spent time at the Aura Bar?

Packwood, Tanya, assorted Blazers, now Lindsey. Stumptown is on an extended roll.

Holland & Knight Takes Seattle
 

Holland & Knight wants to go from 17 lawyers to 150 in Seattle

Business Journal article; you have to register to read it, but it's free.

Thanks to E/O for the link.

Now somebody please talk about this. Or something else. Anything, really.

NW Summers
 

Summer is winding down and all the now overfed summer associates are heading back to skool. Any good stories from the great NW? Are the big firms making offers to every summer who displayed a pulse?