Attorney at Law, Inc., P.S.
www.newmanlaw.us
2507 Crestline Dr., N.W.
Olympia, WA 98502
PH: 360-866-2322
FAX: 360-866-2304
See my AVVO profile at: http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/98502-wa-shawn-newman-14808.html
EDUCATION:
University of Notre Dame Law School - Juris Doctor
Ø Fellowship with the White Center for Law and Government
Ø Research Editor, Journal of Legislation
Ø Author of the following articles in the 1983 Journal of Legislation:
Ø In Search of Public Aid for Private Education: Tuition Tax Credits and
Education Vouchers
Ø Taking Federalism on the Road: One State and Local Government's
Reaction to Federal Highway Policy.
Ohio State University - B.S. Labor and Human Resources
Ø Ohio State Alumni Assoc. scholar
Ø United Auto Workers Reuther Memorial Fund Scholar
Ø Pacesetter Award - College of Business Administration
Ø L.B.J. Congressional Intern with U.S. Congressman Don Pease
Ø Sphinx Honor Society
Ø Bucket & Dipper Honor Society
Sandusky (Ohio) High School
Ø National Honor Society
Ø Buckeye Boys State
Ø Varsity Tennis
Ø Class President - Sophomore & Junior
Ø International Student Leadership Conference (Notre Dame)
Ø AFS - Foreign Exchange Student with the Archeological Group of Rome
EMPLOYMENT:
Solo Private law practice: 1989 - Date
Ø Emphasizing public interest, labor/employment, civil rights, initiatives & referendums and education law.
Ø Business clients have included: Saint Martin's College/University; Stormans, Inc. (local Thriftway stores); Professional Personnel Services; U.S. Humane Society; TCTV (local cable access station in Olympia).
Ø Individual clients have included: State Senator Tim Sheldon; State Senator Pam Roach; U.S. Presidential Candidate H. Ross Perot; Scott Scurlock a/k/a "the Hollywood Bank Robber"
Ø Initiative clients have included: Washington Initiatives Now! (WIN!); Citizen
Solutions; Arno Consultants, Inc.; Protect Our Pets and Wildlife Coalition; 2nd
Amendment Foundation.
Ø Adjunct Professor at Saint Martin's College/University, Lacey, Washington.
Ø Arbitrator registered with Thurston and Mason County Superior Courts
Ø Past pro tern judge in Olympia Municipal and Thurston Co. Juvenile Court.
Public Defender and pro tem Court Commissioner - Mason County District Court: 1989-1992
Washington State Senate Committee Services Staff Counsel: 1988 & 1989 (sessions)
The Evergreen State College Legal Counsel: 1987-1988
Washington State Assistant Attorney General: Education Division 1983-1987
South Bend (Indiana) City Attorney's Office - law clerk: 1980-1983
Legislative Aid to Ohio House Speaker: 1978-1980
Common Cause - Ohio (volunteer at Columbus Headquarters): 1977
L.B.J. Congressional Intern for Congressman Don Pease: 1976
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Director of the Initiative & Referendum Institute
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
National Association of College and University Attorneys
Academy of Legal Studies in Business
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE:
Washington State Supreme Court
Federal District Courts for Western & Eastern Washington
U.S. Claims Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (Washington, D.C.)
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
REPORTED CASES:
Citizens for Responsible Wildlife Management v. State & Protect Our Pets and Wildlife,
- Wn. App. - (12/7/04)
State ex rel Citizens Against Tolls v. Murphy, 155 Wn.2d 226, 88 P.3d 375 (2004)
Loeffelholz v. Citizens for Leaders with Ethics and Accountability Now, 119 Wn.App. 665, 82 P.3d 1199 (2004).
Citizens for Responsible Wildlife Management v. State & Protect Our Pets and Wildlife, 149 Wn.2d 622, 71 P.3d 644 (2003).
In re: Douglas Schafer, 149 Wn.2d 148, 66 P.3d 1036 (2003)
Right Price Recreation. LLC v. Connell's Prairie Community Council, 146 Wn.2d 370, 46 P .3d 789 (2002)
Moss v. Fahey, 2002 Wash. App. LEXIS 577
United States v. Emerson: 5th Circuit (2001) [amicus]
Washington Initiatives Now (WIN) v. Rippie (9th Cir. 2000)
State ex reI. Peninsula Neighborhood Assoc. v. Washington State Dept. of Transportation, 142 Wn.2d 328, 12 P.3d 134 (2000).
State ex reI. Evergreen Freedom Foundation v. WEA, 140 Wn.2d 615,999 P.2d 602 (2000) [amicus]
Brower v. State, 137 Wn.2d 44,969 P.2d 42 (1998)
Initiative 172 & 173 v. Western Washington Fair Assoc., 88 Wn.App. 579, 945 P.2d 761
(1997).
CLEAN v. State, 130 Wn.2d 782,928 P.2d 1054 (1996)
REFERENCES: (Available upon request)