Jul 20, 2012

Estate Planning Council

Char

The Estate Planning Council of Seattle appointed Patricia Char of K&L Gates as president. Joining Char is immediate past president Mitchell Maurer with AXA Advisors; vice president Joan Albee with Wellspring Group P.S.; treasurer Michael Vranizan at Joslin Capital Advisors and secretary P. Gerry Maurer with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. The council focuses on estate planning issues.

Committee for Ethical Judicial Campaigns

Hunter

Scarlett Hunter, an associate with Seattle law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, was elected to the Washington Committee for Ethical Judicial Campaigns. Hunter focuses her practice on product and commercial litigation. The committee is a non-partisan group dedicated to preserving the integrity of the judicial system.

Seattle Rotary

Paul Ishii, general manager of the Mayflower Park Hotel, is president of Seattle Rotary for the 2012-2012 term. Ishii has been a Seattle Rotary member since 1998. Seattle Rotary was founded in 1909.

Jul 19, 2012

Riddell Williams

Cerrato-Blue

Margaret Cerrato-Blue has returned to Seattle-based Riddell Williams as an associate attorney. Cerrato-Blue practices insurance recovery law. Prior to re-joining Riddell she worked as a sole practitioner with an emphasis on civil litigation law.

Stokes Lawrence

Golub

Seattle law firm Stokes Lawrence hired attorney Beth Golub to the employment practice group. Golub had started her own consulting practice, Resolution & Results, where she focused on workplace investigations and training. She has more than 10 years experience in employment litigation and prosecution.

King County

King County Executive Dow Constantine named David Chapman public defense director in the Office of Public Defense for the Department of Community and Human Services. Chapman has 30 years of criminal justice experience and most recently worked in private practice. The department assists low-income and special needs people.

Kemper Development

Chambers

Kemper Development appointed Christa Chambers senior VP and CFO. She will oversee financial operations for the company's holdings, including Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square. She previously worked for KeyBank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Transwestern

Laycock

Greg Laycock will head the new office of Transwestern in Seattle, offering commercial brokerage, property management and multifamily investment services. Transwestern says it's one of the largest, privately held real estate companies in the country. Laycock's team will work with institutional and private clients. Laycock was senior VP of investment sales for Grubb & Ellis, and also worked for Fairfield Residential, where he closed $155 million in deals, and Cushman & Wakefield.

Wallace Properties

Seidel

Jesse Seidel joined the Wallace Properties brokerage team, specializing in investment properties. He was involved in disposition of bank-owned commercial assets for banks.

Kidder Mathews

Foster

Buchanan

Matt Buchanan joined the South Seattle office of Kidder Mathews to focus on sales and leasing of office and industrial space. Cramer Foster joined the Tacoma office. He works on retail leasing, and tenant and landlord representation.

Alliance Residential

Alliance Residential appointed Suzi Morris development director in the Pacific Northwest. She worked for Schnitzer West, and was involved in developing more than 1,200 residential units and 700,000 square feet of office space. Alliance is building the 166-unit Broadstone Koi apartments in Ballard, and seeking permits for the 250-unit Broadstone Capitol Hill at 10th and East Union. The Northwest region goes from Washington to Northern California.

NorthMarq

Stuart Oswald of NorthMarq in Bellevue arranged first mortgage financing of $6.175 million through Freddie Mac to buy Aldercrest Apartments, a 47-unit market-rate apartment at 303 10th Ave. in Seattle. Couch Investments III Limited Liability Co. bought the property this spring for nearly $9 million.

Night of the Stars judges, deadline

NAIOP has named the judges for this year's Night of the Stars competition: Ada Healey of Vulcan Real Estate; Allyn Stellmacher of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca; Chris Salomone of Bellevue's Planning & Community Development Department; Dan Butler of JPC Architects; Hal Ferris of Spectrum Development Solutions; Kristine Wilson of Perkins Coie; Mike Hassenger of the Seneca Group; and Rodger Benson of Mortenson Construction. The deadline for nominations is July 23. Categories are naiopwa.org. Night of the Stars will be Nov. 9 in Bellevue.

First-time home buyer class

Windermere's Bellevue Commons office is holding a free class for first-time home buyers at 6 p.m. July 23 and 30 at 1200 112th Ave. N.E., Suite B-100. Registration is required; call (425) 450-2621.