MI News

01-16-12	A measure addressing the rights of deployed military parents proposed by MI attorney Lisa Dufour passed the Washington State House of Representatives and will move on to the Washington State Senate for consideration
01-01-12	Two MI attorneys, David Starks and Marc Christianson, are listed in Seattle Business Magazine as "Best Puget Sound Lawyers" in the practice area of Family Law
01-01-12	MI partner David B. Starks is named Managing Partner of the firm
11-15-11	MI partner David B. Starks is named a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
11-15-11	MI partner Marc T. Christianson is named a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
11-01-11	MI Ranks in 2011-2012 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" for a second consecutive year; achieves Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking in Seattle for the Area of Family Law
10-12-11	MI is the first law firm ever named to the Puget Sound Business Journal's 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List (2011)
10-11-11	MI partner David Starks speaks in Dublin, Ireland at the 2011 Fall Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of International Law on Family Owned Enterprises
09-22-11	Lindsay D. Camandona joined MI as an Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
08-31-11	MI partners Marc Christianson and David Starks have been selected by their peers for inclusion in "The Best Lawyers in America®" for 2012 in the field of Family Law
08-23-11	Krista Stipe joined MI as an Associate Attorney in our Seattle office
08-01-11	Portland Partner in Charge Kathy Root appointed 2011-2012 Vice-Chair of the International Law Committee of the American Bar Association, Family Law Section
07-14-11	MI partner Kathy Root named to Oregon Super Lawyers list for 2011
06-20-11	MI partners Marc Christianson, Jennifer Payseno and David Starks named to Washington Super Lawyers list for 2011
06-20-11	MI attorneys Elizabeth Bianchi, Elizabeth Hershman-Greven and Justin named to Washington Rising Stars list for 2011
06-17-11	MI named one of "Washington's 100 Best Companies to Work For" by Seattle Business Magazine - the firm ranked #48 in the small business category
05-10-11	Jamie Walker joined MI as an Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
05-09-11	Lindsay Noel joined MI as an Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
05-05-11	MI sponsored a table at the Eastside Legal Assistance Program's (ELAP) "Breakfast for Justice" in Bellevue
04-21-11	MI was a Bronze sponsr for the QLaw 2011 Annual Banquet in Seattle to support the GLBT Bar Association Washington
03-24-11	MI was a Silver sponsor at the 2011 King County Bar Foundation Breakfast of Champions
03-11-11	MI donated a live auction item to support the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation (OWLF)
03-08-11	MI sponsored a table at the "The Power of the Purse" luncheon held by the Tacoma Fund for Women and Girls
02-28-11	MI Partner David Starks was appointed by the ABA International Law Section to serve as the Section Advisor to the Drafting Committee on the Implementation of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children. This committee was created by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the purpose of revising the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) to implement the 1996 Hague Convention.
02-17-11	MI was a gold sponsor for the Family Law CASA 6th Annual Breakfast
02-15-11	Derek Smith joined MI as Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
01-20-11	MI Senior Associate Lisa Dufour was asked to testify by the Washington legislature on an amendment to the statute regarding residential provisions for the children of deployed parents
01-03-11	MI opened our new Portland office
01-03-11	Kathy Root joined MI as Partner in Charge at our Portland office and Annelisa Smith joined MI as Associate Attorney in our Portland office
01-03-11	Susan Shulenberger joined MI as Of Counsel in our Seattle office
01-03-11	Susan Shulenberger is a contributing author and editor for the 2011 Washington State Family Law Desk Book regarding the use of experts in family law litigation
01-03-11	MI announces the dates and topics for our 2011 "Family Law Speaker Series," a monthly free lunchtime CLE hosted at our Seattle office
12-15-10	Lindsay Smith joined MI as Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
12-01-10	David Starks is the co-author of the International Family Law chapter for the Washington State Family Law Desk Book
12-01-10	MI opened our new Tacoma office on the 20th floor of the Wells Fargo Plaza
11-11-10	MI was the Diamond Sponsor for the Collaborative Professionals of Washington 2010 Conference
11-01-10	MI Senior Associates Lisa Dufour and Kim Schnuelle launched their new quarterly family law-focused column in the King County Bar Bulletin, "Family Matters."
11-01-10	MI Partner David Starks travelled to Paris in November to lead the ABA Family Law Committee for the International Law Section
10-14-10	MI sponsored the QLaw Falltacular event
10-09-10	MI Partner Jennifer Payseno and the firm hosted a table at the Boys & Girls Club of Seattle Annual Auction. Jennifer is also a member of the Boys & Girls Club board of directors.
10-02-10	MI sponsored the Legal Voice Auction
06-28-10	Christina Smith joined MI as Associate Attorney in our Seattle office
05-10-10	Lisa Dufour joined MI as Senior Associate Attorney in our Seattle office
04-01-10	Marc Christianson joined MI as Partner in Charge in our Tacoma office
04-01-10	McKinley Irvin celebrates our 19th year in business
01-01-10	Kim Schnuelle joined MI as Senior Associate Attorney in our Seattle office
04-01-09	David Starks was named Partner at MI
04-01-09	McKinley Irvin celebrates our 18th year in business
03-06-09	McKinley Irvin is major sponsor of Family Law CASA of King County
01-01-09	Laura Carlsen joined MI as Associate Attorney in our Tacoma office
04-15-08	Sands McKinley will be speaking at the Tacoma Art Museum's fourth annual Corporate Breakfast regarding "Art in the Workplace."
02-13-08	David Starks will be speaking at The Estate Planning Council. David will discuss the Globalization of Family Law as it relates to Estate Planning.
01-27-08	David Starks will be a featured guest on the Bob Pittman radio show, "Legal Line". David will discuss the evolvution of the globalization of family law.
07-21-07	Elizabeth Hershman-Greven will be speaking about the domestic partnership registry Seattle Black Pride workshop.
07-19-07	Elizabeth Hershman-Greven will be speaking about the domestic partnership registry at the Equal Rights Washington public event in Tacoma (more details to follow).
07-18-07	Elizabeth Hershman-Greven will be speaking about the domestic partnership registry at the Pride Foundation public event, (Seattle Public Library, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.).
07-13-07	Food Frenzy! McKinley Irvin has accepted the challenge and will compete with other area law firms to raise money and volunteer time to Food Lifeline for a very important cause: getting food to children during the summer when school meals are not available. You can donate by visiting www.foodlifeline.org. Help us win the competition by indicating your donation is related to McKinley Irvin's competition in the 2007 Food Frenzy!
07-06-07	Sands McKinley will be a featured guest on the Rolonda radio show at 10:20 a.m. Sands will discuss cutting edge social and legal issues concerning the American family.
07-01-07	Sands McKinley will be a featured guest on the Bob Pittman Radio Show, Legal Line on Talk 770, KTTH. Sands will discuss important tips to consider before marriage.
06-14-07	Elizabeth Hershman-Greven will present a seminar on The Impact and Implications of the Domestic Partners Registry for the King County Bar Association.

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