Board of Trustees
2018 Board Members
2019-2020 TPCBA NOTICE OF OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION
The Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2019-2020 Board of Trustees. The following positions are open: one Vice-President position (2019), one Secretary-Treasurer position (2019 and 2020) and three Trustee positions (2019 and 2020). The elected Vice-President will also serve a term as President in the year 2020 and immediate Past President in 2021. The three Trustees serve a two-year term.
If you would like to be considered for a position on the Board, or would like to nominate another TPCBA member, please send the completed 2019 Statement of Intent to the TPCBA, before December 27, 2018.
President
Steven O. Merrival*
5425 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98408
P: (253) 820-1121
Email: tul@comcast.net
Vice President
Kenneth W. Blanford*
Blanford Law Office
705 South 9th Street #303
Tacoma, WA 98407
P: (253) 720-9304
Email: ken@blanfordlaw.com
Secretary-Treasurer
Sarah E. Richardson*
Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney
949 Court E
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 798-6523
Email: srichardson@wapa-sep.wa.gov
Immediate Past President
Diane Clarkson*
Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney
930 Tacoma Avenue South #946
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 798-7876
Email: dclarks@co.pierce.wa.us
*indicates voting member
Trustees
Nicholas R. Andrews*
Puget Law Group
708 Broadway #400
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 627-4696
Email: nickandrews56@gmail.com
Lindsay D. Camandona*
McKinley Irvin
1201 Pacific Avenue #2000
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 592-6350
Email: lcamandona@mckinleyirvin.com
Amanda Searle*
Connelly Law
2301 North 30th
Tacoma, WA 98403
P: (253) 593-5100
Email: asearle@connelly-law.com
Casey M. Arbenz*
Hester Law Group, PS
1008 South Yakima Avenue #302
Tacoma WA 98405
P: (253) 272-2157
Email: casey@hesterlawgroup.com
Kelly Kavanagh*
DAC
949 Market #334
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 798-7093
Email: kkavana@co.pierce.wa.us
Lisa Kremer*
Gordon Thomas Honeywell
1201 Pacific Avenue #2100
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 620-6429
Email: lkremer@gth-law.com
President – Young Lawyers
Meaghan M. Driscoll*
Connelly Law
2301 North 30th
Tacoma, WA 98403
P: (253) 593-5100
Email: mdriscoll@connelly-law.com
Family Law Section Liaison
Amanda J. Cook*
Law Office of Amanda Cook
2727 Hollycroft St. #110
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
P: (253) 265-7515
Email: Amanda@acooklaw.com
Criminal Law Section Liaison
Laura Rodgers
Case by Case Legal Services
705 South 9th #303-1
Tacoma, WA 98405
P: (253) 313-8778
Email: laurajrodgers22@gmail.com
Volunteer Legal Services
Robert Taub
Robert Taub & Associates
4002 Tacoma Mall Blvd #203
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 475-3000
Email: taubfamilylawyers@msn.com
Heather Swann
Hay & Swann, PLLC
201 South 34th
Tacoma, WA 98418
P: (253) 272-2400
Email: heatherswann@washingtonlaw.com
PC Minority Bar Liaison
Mark V. Brady
Law Office of Gerrit Ayers
917 Pacific Avenue #207
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 620-4960
Email: mbrady@geico.com
WSBA Liaison
Board of Governors, 6th District
Judge Brian Tollefson, ret
PO Box 7031
Tacoma, WA 98417
P: (253) 389-0071
Email: bhmtollefson@outlook.com
WA Women Lawyers Liaison
Amber Austin
Law Office of Amber Austin
524 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 302-5617
Email: aa@amberaustinlaw.com
Aryna Anderson
Office of the Attorney General
1250 Pacific Avenue #105
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 597-4464
Email: aryna.anderson@gmail.com
Collaborative Law Liaison
Leslie Bottimore
Bottimore & Associates, PLLC
201 St Helens
Tacoma, WA 98402
P: (253) 272-5653
Email: leslie@bottimorelaw.com
Judicial Liaisons
PC Superior Court
Presiding Judge Elizabeth P. Martin
Pierce County Superior Court
930 Tacoma Avenue South, Room 334
Tacoma, WA 98402
Commissioner Robyn Lindsay
Juvenile Court Liaison
Commissioner Diana L. Kiesel
Pierce County District Court
Presiding Judge Judy Rae Jasprica
Pierce County District Court
930 Tacoma Avenue South #239
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tacoma Municipal Court
Judge David Ladenburg
Tacoma Municipal Court, Dept. 1
930 Tacoma Avenue South #235
Tacoma, WA 98402
Law School Liaison
John Weaver, Ret.
Seattle University School of Law
900 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
P: (253) 627-2786
Email: jwweaver@seattleu.edu