Oct 25, 1996

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

The Seattle law firm of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has elected Richard Hansen and Elizabeth Reeve to the firm's board of directors. Hansen, a shareholder in the Portland office, focuses his practice on product liability, complex commercial, and general liability litigation. Reeve, a shareholder in the Seattle office, focuses her practice on representation of employers in both Washington and Oregon.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Brian Buckley and Garrett Krueger have joined the Seattle law firm of Foster Pepper & Shefelman as associates. Buckley will concentrate his practice in litigation and creditors' rights and bankruptcy. Krueger will focus on insurance litigation and business law.

Holland America Line-Westours Inc.

Seattle-based Holland America Line-Westours Inc. announced that its 1996 Alaska cruisetour season set the company's ninth consecutive record for number of passengers carried. A. Kirk Lanterman, president and CEO, said the company's achievement of another record season was made in the face of continuing heavy competition in the Alaska marketplace -- now the third largest and one of the fastest growing cruise markets in the world. Cruise capacity in Alaska has nearly doubled since 1990. The number of cruise companies serving Alaska has grown from 10 lines with 20 ships and 16,222 berths in 1990 to 12 lines with 29 ships and 31,202 berths scheduled for 1997.

Sinclair Technologies, Inc.

Sinclair Technologies, Inc., a multinational corporation specializing in the design, engineering and distribution of antenna systems, filters and multicoupling systems, has opened its Northwest regional office in Bellevue. David Schaan will act as the Pacific Northwest regional manager. Sinclair has offices located in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Canada.

Greenbrier Logistics

Greenbrier Logistics, a subsidiary of the Greenbrier Companies, has announced its senior management team, following the company's acquisition of Interamerican Logisitics, Tolan O'Neal Transportation and Logistics (TOT&L) and Superior Transportation Systems by the Greenbrier Companies. A. Daniel O'Neal, formerly of TOT&L, has been named chairman, J. Michael McElhone, previously of Interamerican Logistics, will be the president and chief operating officer, and Christopher Marsh, of Superior Transportation Systems, will act as senior vice president of marketing and sales. Three regional client service centers have been established as a result of the acquisition. Each center will be responsible for client contact and service, operations and regional sales. Brad Jordan has been named general manager of the client service center in Portland, David O'Neal of the Seattle center, and D. Craig Fowler will act as general manager for the Canadian operation located in Toronto. Greenbrier Logistics is a full service logistics company offering management, transportation, warehousing and distribution for companies throughout North America. The Greenbrier Companies are headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Oct 24, 1996

Monahan & Biagi

Craig Evezich has been named "of counsel" at Monahan & Biagi, P.L.L.C., an international law firm with offices in Seattle. Evezich's practice includes all forms of civil litigation, small business formation and transactions, and alternate dispute resolution such as mediation and arbitration.

Weiss, Jensen, Ellis & Howard

Weiss, Jensen, Ellis & Howard, a law firm with offices in Portland and Seattle has elected three new shareholders. Susan Preston, of the Seattle office, Louis Santiago, Portland, and James Thomas, also in the Portland office, have been chosen for the positions.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

P. Arley Harrel, a partner with the Northwest law firm of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, LLP, has been appointed co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation Committee on Monographs and Unpublished References. The Monographs and Unpublished Reference Committee is responsible for managing the numerous publications from program and seminars of the Section of Litigation. The committee's goal is to increase the number and quality of publishable papers from all ABA seminars and programs.

Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit has received the award for Distinguished Budget Presentation by the Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada for its 1996 annual budget. This is the eighth consecutive year Pierce Transit has earned this award.

Fullers

William Belickis has been named sous chef of Fullers at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. Belickis most recently served as sous chef at Wildwood in Portland, Ore.