9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, January 23, 2003
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Case No. 1 – Bar No. 6234
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COUNSEL
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In re the Matter of Steven C. Miller,
Attorney at Law
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Clinton Henderson
Jeffrey Tilden-WSBA
Franklin Cordell
Linda Eide
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an 18-month suspension or disbarment is proper in a case where attorney who, over the course of several years, positioned himself to take over the financial affairs of an elderly dependent client, and received the bulk of his client’s estate since he made himself the beneficiary in his client’s will.
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Case No. 2 – Bar No. 21249
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COUNSEL
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In re the Matter of Linda J. Whitt,
Attorney at Law
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Thomas Overcast
Kurt Bulmer
Sachia Powell-WSBA
Linda Eide
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an attorney should be disbarred or suspended for misconduct relating to client representation after the attorney falsified documents and lied to cover-up the misconduct; the attorney later admitted to the misconduct related to client representation, lying, and falsifying documents; the attorney had indications of emotional and personal problems on or after the time of the misconduct; the attorney had no prior disciplinary violations; and the attorney showed remorse at the disciplinary hearing.
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1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 – 72509-8
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
James Bruce Rankin
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State of Washington,
v.
Kevin D. Staab
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Charles Blackman/Seth Fine
Sharon Blackford
Daniel J. Clark
Eric Nielsen
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an officer may request the identification of a passenger in a lawfully stopped vehicle absent an articulable suspicion of criminal activity or other reasonable rationale for doing so without violating the passenger's right to privacy pursuant to Washington Constitution, article I, section 7.
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Case No. 4 – 72520-2
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COUNSEL
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M.W. and A.W.
v.
Department of Social and Health Services
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John Cain
Ross Taylor
Narda Pierce/Peter Helmberger
Talis Abolins
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a tort claim for negligent investigation of child abuse may be based upon an assertion that state personnel negligently performed a physical examination on a child in response to sexual abuse allegations.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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