Nov 30, 2016

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Yim

Cairncross & Hempelmann has added Eli Yim as a practicing attorney. He was the firm's 2015 Diversity Fellow and Summer Associate, and is currently working with the Business Group. Yim also worked as a program officer and consultant at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and in education and journalism.

Gallina

Sacramento-based Gallina will join the national professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, effective Jan. 1. Gallina will assume the CLA name and said its staff of 300 plus will continue to serve clients with offices in California, Nevada, Utah and Washington. The local office is in Bellevue. The two firms will double their expertise in construction and real estate. CLA has more than 4,500 people in about 100 U.S. locations.

Microscan

Microscan, a Renton-based tech firm that focuses on barcodes, machine vision, verification and lighting solutions, named Christoph Wimmer director of customer experience and electronics vertical. He'll be responsible for global sales including customer service, technical support, contracts and order management.

Nov 29, 2016

Skagit County Superior Court

Svaren

Judge David Svaren will be sworn in Friday as Skagit County Superior Court judge. He has served as District Court judge for 17 years as well as presiding over municipal courts in Anacortes, Burlington and Mount Vernon. Svaren also was in private practice as a partner with Twede and Svaren in Burlington.

Washington State University

Four Washington State University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Wei Hong (Katie) Zhong in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WSU Pullman, Markus Flury in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at WSU Puyallup, Susmita Bose in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at WSU Pullman and Kelly A. Brayton in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology and the Allen School for Global Animal Health at WSU Pullman.

Nov 25, 2016

Lane Powell

Seidenstein

Lane Powell said Counsel to the Firm Julie H. Seidenstein was named the King County Washington Women Lawyers Chapter 2016 Volunteer of the Year. Seidenstein is an active volunteer at Mary's Place, which supports homeless women and families.

Seattle Public Theater

Seattle Public Theater is making some leadership changes. After 16 years as artistic and education director, Shana Bestock is leaving. Associate Artistic Director Kelly Kitchens will be interim artistic director and Charlotte Tiencken is the new interim executive director.

Nov 23, 2016

Lane Powell

Taylor Washburn, a Lane Powell attorney in the Litigation Practice Group, has been admitted to the Washington State Bar. Washburn focuses his practice on securities and corporate governance litigation, and investigations by the SEC, FINRA and state regulators.

Washington Newspaper Publishers Association

Washington Newspaper Publishers Association said Kris Passey, publisher of the Marysville Globe and Arlington Times in the 1990s, has pancreatic cancer and is not expected to live more than a few months. He is a former WNPA board member and taught at Western Washington University. WNPA is raising funds for an internship to honor him, and the Washington Coalition for Open Government is presenting him with the 2017 James Madison Award for his work on open records and meetings. Information is at washingtoncog.org.