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Clayton Trapp
Books
- Autumn, 2008 Series of six children's books Spider Thinks It's a Castle; A Light Mystery; Double Bubble Toilet Trouble; Hot Not Cold, Doll Clothes; Relax! The Bank is Now Safe; and Don't Feed the Cat) to be published in July by San Min Book Company
- 2009 Novel, ulrike's weinglas, gudrun's violin,
negotiations ongoing
- 2004 Novel, Snap Once, published by
PublishAmerica and Lightning Source UK Ltd (ISBN 1413708226)
- 2004 Non-fiction work, Green Alert! Polluted
Air, published by Marshall Cavendish
International Private LImited (ISBN 184416640 )
- 2003 Non-fiction work, Welcome to Denmark,
(co-authored with Karen Kwek) published by Times Media Private
Limited and Gareth Stevens (ISBN 0836825500)
- 2002 Non-fiction work, Denmark, published by
Times Media Private Limited, and Gareth Stevens Audio (ISBN
0836823508)
Periodicals
- 1999-present Freelance feature (more than 150) writer for
numerous international, national, and regional publications on
subjects including the environment, politics, tennis, baseball,
music, travel, family, religion, law, film, and history. I've also
published comprehensive regional travel guides and poetry.
- 1998 The Journal of the San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor,
Washington) Reporter covering politics, sports, arts, legal and
environmental issues
Politics
- 2007-present Press Officer/Exeter Campaign For Nuclear
Disarmament
- 2002 Exeter delegate to People's Assembly for Peace,
Westminster
- 1991-1992 National Grassroots Director for Gov. Edmund G.
Brown during 1992 Presidential Campaign (Santa Monica, CA)- I
was one of seven original staff members. Among other
contributions, I established the Grassroots Department. I
recruited, trained and supervised directors in all 50 states and
Puerto Rico. I directed the Brown campaign in Oregon, served as an
official campaign representative for purposes of delegate
selection, and was an elected delegate to the 1992 Democratic
National Convention.
Law
- 1998-1999 San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
(Friday Harbor,WA)-legal research and preparation for
environmental litigation, recodification of county code, and
preparation of ordinances and resolutions
- 1993-1998 Legal Contract work supporting former United
States Representative Charles O. Porter (D-Eugene, OR)-
research and document preparation regarding several matters
including early investigation of the events that led to the
resignation of Sen. Bob Packwood; and work laying the foundation
for the Eugene Civilian Police Review Board.
- Steve Baldwin (Watkinson, Laird, Rubenstein, Lashway &
Baldwin; Eugene, OR)-several matters including a defamation action
against the three major credit reporting agencies that resulted in
a favorable resolution.
- John Silvertooth-Stewart (Sumner & Silvertooth; Madras,
OR)-several matters including investigative work supporting a
Civil Rights action which led to the relocation of the Chief of
Police, and the dismissal of a detective.
- 1990-1991 Anderson & Frank, A.P.L.C. (San Diego,
California- I worked directly with and supported senior partner
Robert C. Anderson. My responsibilities included researching case
law, preparing motions, preparation for litigation, etc.
Litigation Experience
I have drafted pleadings for, made appearances and/or argued cases
in the following courts:
European Union
- Cour Européenne des Droits de L'Homme (European
Court of Human Rights)
United Kingdom
- Royal Courts of Justice
- Bristol District Registry (Queen's Bench Division)
- Exeter County Court
- Plymouth County Court
- Torquay & Newton Abbot County Court
- Northampton County Court
- Central Devon Magistrates Court
United States/Federal
- United States Supreme Court
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of
California
- United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- United States District Court for the Western District of
Washington
United States/State
- California State Supreme Court
- Washington State Supreme Court
- San Diego Superior Court
- Lane County Circuit Court
- San Juan County Superior Court
- San Diego Municipal Court
- Eugene Municipal Court
- San Juan County Municipal Court
- San Diego Small Claims Court
- Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
Education
1988 J.D. University of San Diego School of Law
1985 B.S. Political Science, Louisiana State University
Professional Status
1997 Passed Washington State Bar Examination
1990 Passed California State Bar Examination
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