Jan 12, 1999

Davies Pearson

Davies Pearson, a Tacoma law firm, has appointed James B. Lynch shareholder in the firm. Pearson practices in the areas of insurance defense, criminal law, personal injury and domestic relations. Joseph M. Diaz recently joined the firm as an associate specializing in municipal defense and general litigation. Darcy B. Luxenberg recently joined as an associate specializing in business law and business transactions.

Q-pharma

Q-pharma, Edmonds-based maker of an antioxidant toothpaste called Q-Dent, has named Jan Hess vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs. She will help manage the company's clinical trial program and is in charge of seeking approvals for the company's oral care products.

Preston Gates & Ellis

Preston Gates & Ellis announced 12 new associates have joined the firm in the Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hong Kong offices. The new Seattle associates are: Warren Clemans, business and intellectual property law; Jason Holtman, high-tech litigation and antitrust law; Myriam Jaidi, municipal law; Harold Taw, business and intellectual property; Paul Balkan, litigation, and Neil Meyers, business law.

Foster Pepper

The publication "The Best Lawyers in America" has selected 16 lawyers from Foster Pepper & Sheffelman to include in its 1999-2000 edition. Attorneys from the firm who were listed are: banking law Richard Keefe, Kenneth Roberts and Bernard Russell; bankruptcy law Jack Cullen, Willard Hatch and Dillon Jackson; corporate law Robert Diercks; family law Sandra Saville; First Amendment law David Utevsky; health care law Bradley Berg and Lee Voorhees; real estate law Gary Fluhrer, Richard Keefe and Judith Runstad; tax law Dwight Drake and Patrick Kennedy; and trusts and estates, Joseph Gaffney. This is the eighth publication of the national survey by Woodward White Inc.

Jan 11, 1999

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank has named J. Michael Rogers senior vice president and division manager of Dealer Commercial Services for its Western Region. Rogers will be based in Bellevue, head up a group of 14 relationship managers and team leaders, and assume responsibility for the servicing of auto dealers and their commercial franchise operations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, Nevada and Utah. Rogers formerly served as regional market manager for Bank of America in Northern California and Nevada.

First Heritage Bank

The staff appointments to First Heritage Bank's new Everett branch were recently announced. Tom Johnson, senior vice president, will be branch manager; John Nelson, will be assistant vice president and loan officer; Janette Smith will be operations supervisor; Gail Stevens has been named new accounts representative; and Noelle Darby and Cindy Fielder will serve as tellers. First Heritage is a locally owned community bank specializing in small business financing, and SBA and construction lending.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Walter W. McMonies Jr. has joined Foster Pepper & Shefelman as of counsel practicing in the real estate group in the law firm's Portland office.

Paccar Automotive

Charles Bates has been promoted from director of field human resources to director of human resources at Bellevue-based Paccar Automotive Inc., a subsidiary of Paccar Inc. Bates formerly served as senior internal auditor at Paccar Inc.

Pagliacci Pizza

Pagliacci Pizza recently opened its second Eastside delivery kitchen, located at 11640 98th Ave. N.E. in the Juanita area of Kirkland. Jeff Woodruff will serve as general manager of the Juanita location.

Laura Sealey, Attorney at Law

Attorney Laura K. Sealey has opened a new office to serve clients in south King County, located at 24437 Russell Rd., Suite 122, Kent 98032, (253) 856-1929. Sealey's Seattle office is moving to 1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Suite 3200, Seattle 98154. Sealey represents personal injury and sexual abuse victims.

King County Superior Court

Terry Lukens and Seattle Municipal Court Judge Ron Kessler have been named to the King County Superior Court bench. Lukens has a general commercial practice, emphasizing real estate transactions, and formerly served as councilman and mayor of Bellevue.