Several members of the HOA Team at Hanis Irvine Prothero PLLC attended Community Association Day on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, CA Day is WSCAI’s largest educational event of the year for Association Board members and Community Association managers. HIP was one of approximately 130 vendors who hosted booths as part of the trade show, which gave us the opportunity to interact face to face with many of our Association clients and other industry leaders.
Jesus has been in the legal field for over nine years. He is a native Spanish speaker with a Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and a Minor in Diversity from The University of Washington.
HIP is happy to welcome Debby Dance to the firm. Debby joined HIP on Monday, July 27th as a Legal Assistant in our HOA department. She will be assisting attorneys Greg Cromwell, Jennifer Hill and Peter Wilburn. Welcome to the team Debby.
HIP attorney Jorge Ramos forms new partnership between Communities In Schools and the SKCBA
Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s leading dropout prevention program. They current have 12 affiliates in Washington State with 5 serving King County.
Communities in schools and South King County Bar Association announce new partnership. Each affiliate has a partnership with their school district and through their Site Coordinator model work to connect students to outside community resources. Teaming with Communities In Schools allows us (as individuals or as firms) to make quick connections to support schools in our community.
All 5 King County CIS affiliates (Seattle, Renton, Kent, Auburn and Federal Way) are on board to help connect us into to schools. There are many ways to help: Serve as a mentor, or tutor; host an intern or provide a job shadow. Dee Klem of the CIS Kent office has agreed to be our point person. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more contact Dee at dklem@ciskent.org
Next weekend, HOA Department AttorneyJennifer R. Hill will be co-teaching The Essentials of Community Association Volunteer Leadership workshop with Sarah Anderson, President of Metropolitan Community Management & Consulting, LLC. Geared towards new Association Board members and Community Association Managers, the workshop will cover many topics related to the operation of community associations including legal issues, finances, problem-solving, and maintenance of common areas.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 from 8:30 am-4:30pm at the Sheraton in Bellevue, WA. For more information, please contact Jennifer Hill at jhill@hiplawfirm.com or visit the Upcoming Events page of the website for the Washington State Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, www.wscai.org.
