March
2
2010
Rotary Club of Des Moines Poverty Bay Wine Festival – Saturday March 6, 2010 Noon – 7pm and Sunday March 7th Noon – 5pm. Featuring 25 Northwest wineries and a sampling of Northwest cuisine. Tickets are $20 in advanced, $25 at the door.
For more tickets and more information contact Alison Pacunski at apacunski@hiplawfirm.com or visit www.dmrotary.org
All proceeds support charitable projects of the Rotary Club of Des Moines.
March
2
2010
March 2, 1807 – Congress abolishes slave trade.
February
23
2010
Hanis Irvine Prothero welcomes new hire Kirsten Sinness to the firm. Kirsten joins HIP as a Legal Assistant assisting Partner Patrick Hanis in the areas of Business and Real Estate Law and Associate Attorney Amy Meharry in the area of Family Law.
February
23
2010
On this date, in 1840, 2 U.S. Naval officers filed a salvage suit claiming rights to the schooner, La Amistad and the cargo aboard – 53 slaves. Former President John Quincy Adams represented the slaves, arguing they had the right to mutiny under the circumstances. Anthony Hopkins played Adams in the Oscar award winning picture, Amistad – a great movie for people with interest in the law.
February
15
2010
February 15, 1879 – Statute permitting female lawyers to argue before U.S. Supreme Court enacted.
February
12
2010
Tune in on Saturday 11am to 1pm on KTPK 1210am as Cynthia and Rafa discusses the topics most important to the Hispanic community – including immigration, U.S. and Mexican politics, legal matters, sports, and the latest news events. Listeners are
encouraged to call in and ask questions and/or give comments during the 2 hour program.
February
4
2010
February 4, 1789 George Washington was elected the 1st President of The United States.
February
2
2010
Some of high school’s biggest names in local basketball teamed off under the spotlight at The ShoWare Center on Friday, January 29th, for the 2nd Annual Les Schwab Shootout.
The big match up of the night was the final game between Kentwood and Kentridge. The game showcased two of the nation’s top prep basketball players, 6’2” Guard, Gary Bell, of Kentridge; and Kentwood’s 6’10” Center, Josh Smith. During halftime, HANIS IRVINE PROTHERO, Attorneys at Law, sponsored The Kent Shootout $10,000 Shot. Six students from the four Kent area high schools were given a chance at winning $10,000 for their school’s ASB fund. Two students came close.
January
28
2010
The City of Auburn uses photo enforcement cameras to issue speeding tickets in several school zones throughout the city. Lee Thomas, at Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC, represents a local resident who was cited by the City of Auburn under this photo enforcement program. Attorney Thomas insisted on seeing proof that the speed measuring devises used in Auburn are accurate and reliable. The City Prosecutor refused this request and only offered maintenance records for the cameras. The City argued that the rules of evidence do not apply because photo enforcement tickets are treated as parking tickets.
Mr. Thomas challenged this position and won. He argued, successfully, that if the city is going to charge someone $200.00 for speeding, then it must prove that the speed measuring devises accurately and reliably measure speed. On January 27, 2010, an Auburn Municipal Court Judge ruled that the city must provide evidence that the speed measuring devices used in its photo enforcement program are not only working, but that they are accurate and reliable. It is unclear whether the city will appeal this ruling.
The attorneys at Hanis Irvine Prothero do not condone or support speeding, but the City of Auburn must meet its burden of proof. This ruling will help ensure that the City of Auburn does its homework before citing you for speeding under its photo enforcement program.
January
27
2010
Amy E. Meharry joined Hanis Irvine Prothero as an Associate Attorney on January 12, 2010. Ms. Meharry’s practice will focus on Homeowners Associations, Real Estate, Business and Family Law. Ms. Merry can be contacted at 253-520-5000 / ameharry@hiplawfirm.com