Jan 11, 2001

Riddell Williams

Katherine Felton, Erin Joyce, Phil Neiswender and Megan McCloskey have joined Riddell Williams law firm in Seattle. Felton joined the firm as a member of its litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Joyce and Neiswender are members of the firm's corporate finance and transactions practice group. McCloskey joins the firm's environmental and land use practice group.

Thought.Velocity

Thought.Velocity, a business process consulting firm announced that San Francisco-based Aventis Business Solutions will join the Thought.Velocity team. Thought.Velocity is a Vancouver-based firm that provides continuous business process improvements. Steven Weitz, president of Aventis, became executive vice president on Jan. 1 when the merger was complete.

Herrick Douglas

Herrick Douglas, a Bellevue-based provider of project management, quality assurance and applications development services, announced its acquisition of Inteliant, a West Coast information technology consulting company. The new company will operate under the Herrick Douglas name, employ 400 consultants and generate revenues targeted to exceed $70 million in fiscal year 2001.

City of Bellevue

Former City Councilmember Don Davidson has been chosen to fill the Bellevue City Council seat recently vacated by Ron Smith. Davidson is a Bellevue dentist and resident of Bellevue since 1967. He served on the Bellevue City Council from 1984-96, including two years as mayor. He is not expected to run for the position, which will be up for election in November. Smith resigned his council post on Dec. 31 after serving seven years on the council, including two years as mayor.

Short Cressman & Burgess

Daniel Johnson has joined the Seattle law office of Short Cressman & Burgess as an associate. Johnson concentrates his practice in the areas of employment, civil rights and consumer protection law, providing employment law, litigation and consulting services. He has litigated federal and state discrimination, wage and hour, contract and tort cases for individual and class clients at trial and appellate levels.

Washington Appellate Lawyers Association

A group of 30 Washington state appellate practitioners has formed the Washington Appellate Lawyers Association. Membership in WALA is limited to lawyers with at least 10 years experience who have been lead counsel in at least 25 appeals. The association's goals include working to improve the representation of appellate litigants and make the administration of justice more efficient.

Jan 10, 2001

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Beard

Earnhart

Ronald Beard and William Earnhart have been elected partners at the law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky. Beard will practice in the firm's Seattle office. He is a trial attorney concentrating in commercial litigation. Earnhart concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and will practice out of the firm's Anchorage office.

Davis Wright Tremaine

Geariety

Kimberly Geariety has joined the employment and labor law practice of Davis Wright Tremaine as an associate in the firm's Bellevue office. Geariety brings 20 years of human resources and labor relations experience to her new position. She also has experience in mediation, negotiation and litigation at both the trial and appellate levels.

Heller Ehrman

Anne Voegtien, Gillian Apfel, Matthew Carvalho and Michael Dion have joined the Seattle law firm of Heller Ehrman. Voegtien joins the firm as special counsel in the business practice group. Apfel, Carvalho and Dion join as an associates in the firm's litigation department.

Society for Information Management

The Society for Information Management, a professional organization of the world's IT leaders, announced the installation of its 2001 executive board. Two Seattle-area businessmen were appointed to serve on the board. Steve Brilling, president, Dragonfly Ventures, was appointed vice president of chapter relations and Larry Miller, manager, Boeing Computing and Network Operations Project Management Methods and Resources organization, was appointed vice president of member products.

Bogart Golf

Robert Pacquer, chief financial officer of VaxGen, was named to the advisory board of Bogart Golf, a Bellevue-based golf instruction company. VaxGen is a biotech company in the development stage of producing a vaccine against HIV/AIDS. Pacquer will work specifically on the financial strategies of the company as it continues its national expansion.