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IFJC Featured on King5’s New Day Northwest
02/06/2020
Today, Japanese Consul General “Jiro” Yamada and IFJC Co-Founder Naoko Inoue Shatz were featured on King5’s morning news talk program New Day Northwest....
Feb 5, 2020
IFJC testified in Support, and Senate Bill 5984 Passes!
IFJC Co-Founder Naoko Shatz and Executive Director Linda Inagawa testified in strong support for Senate Bill 5984...
Jan 30, 2020
IFJC Testifies in the WA State Senate
Today, IFJC Co-Founder Naoko Shatz and Executive Director Linda Inagawa travelled to Olympia, Washington to testify in support of Senate Bill 5984, authored by Senator Lisa Wellman...
Jan 22, 2020
IFJC Co-Founder Sworn in as Judge
IFJC Co-Founder Anthony Gipe was appointed by the Mayor of Kent to become judge in the Kent Municipal Court. ...
Dec 30, 2019
IFJC Provides Training to the Navy
IFJC Co-Founder Naoko Shatz and Executive Director Linda Inagawa travelled to Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Silverdale...
Oct 7, 2019
Working on issues regarding unfair divorce –part II-
In the last column, I wrote about the reality faced by Japanese women married to an American, who experience domestic violence or unfair divorce proceedings....
May 23, 2019
Working on issues regarding unfair divorce –part I-
In June 2017, not long after I arrived in Seattle, Ms. Naoko Inoue, a legal advisor to the Consulate, visited our office....
May 6, 2019
June 7, 2019 – IFJC Inaugural Gala
Registration has closed.
Event Information:
Location: The Arctic Club Seattle...
Mar 24, 2019
IFJC Featured at Rotary Club of Seattle's International Women's Day Event
On March 6, 2019, honoring International Women’s Day, the Seattle Rotary Club hosted a special event...
Mar 7, 2019
Volunteer lawyers giving immigrant divorcees new hope
K5 NEWS: Volunteer Lawyers Giving Immigrant Divorcees New Hope...
Mar 1, 2019
IFJC Presents Family Law CLE Seminar to Multilingual Attorneys
On February 1, 2019, the IFJC sponsored a CLE Seminar titled, "Family Law for International Marriages....
Feb 11, 2019
Protect victimized, vulnerable, voiceless immigrant wives
(Originally published April 19, 2018)
By Yoichiro Yamada, Consul General of Japan in Seattle
https://www.seattletimes.com/author/yoichiro-yamada/...
Sep 11, 2018
Lobbying Effort Secures Funding for Immigrant Family Law Project
(April 2018 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association)
By Naoko Inoue Shatz
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lobbying-effort-secures-funding-immigrant-family-law-project-shatz...
Aug 23, 2018
Standing Up for the Underrepresented
(July 2017 Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association)<br>
By Naoko Inoue Shatz and Anthony David Gipe
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/standing-up-underrepresented-naoko-inoue-shatz...
Aug 22, 2018
IFJC Received Funding From The State Of Washington
On March 7, 2018, a Bill authorizing some funding for IFJC under contract with the Office of Civil Legal Aid was passed and signed by Governor Inslee as part of the efforts to increase civil legal aid finding in Washington....
Apr 2, 2018
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