Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook is excited to welcome new associate Matthew Cohen to our Vancouver office. Matt graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned his law degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Matt brings a high energy and hard working attitude to the office and we are thrilled to have him as a part of our team.

Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook’s very own Vince Roman had a short story he wrote printed in the most recent issue of the Trailbreakers, the Clark County Genealogical Society’s quarterly. The story concerns early Vancouver pioneer Samuel W. Brown. Click on link to view article and click on article to enlarge.

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We recently donated photographs and other historical information regarding the Brown Family to the Knox County Genealogical Society in Galesburg, Illinois. This information was then forwarded to the Galesburg Public Library where it is stored in their archives. Galesburg was the hometown of Samuel Brown. Below are two thank you cards each organization sent us. Click to read.

This morning in Vancouver at the Charles Brown House we were thrilled to have a few of Charles Brown’s descendants visit us and share old stories and photographs.

Charles Wilson (94) who lives in Corvallis is Charles Brown’s last surviving grandchild and grew up right here in the house from ages 8-21. His mother was Charles’ daughter, Frances. He hadn’t been back to the house since 1935! The highlight was Charles “Chuck” seeing his old bedroom again for the first time in 72 years.

Chuck was joined by his cousin Anne and her son Rick, who are Brown descendants as well. It was a great time.

This blurb appears in the current April 2007 edition of the Oregon State Bar Bulletin. It announces the Heritage Award we won for genealogical excellence for our Vancouver office’s website.

Stahancyk, Kent, Johnson & Hook is pleased to announce that Teresa L. Foster, managing attorney of our Vancouver office, has been elected as a shareholder of the firm. Everyday we see the hard work and dedication Teresa puts into her work. Congratulations, Teresa!

The Charles Brown House website has won another award! This time it is the Genealogy Award for preserving family history, presented by Connie’s Family History Pages. The award and Connie’s comments about the site are below.

Hello Vince,

Thank you so much for writing and drawing my attention to your website. Yes,
I agree, you may be the first law firm to not only revitalize a local
historical building, but also to research and share your findings of the
family and history of the building. Well done!

I’m happy to send this well deserved award from Connie’s Family History
Pages!

Thanks for sharing your research with the world.

P.S. Your restoration looks beautiful!

Connie Spindel

Connie’s Family History Pages

We recently donated photographs and other historical information regarding the Brown family to the Clark County Historical Museum. The information we donated was placed in their research library for the community to use. Here is the thank you note they sent the firm.

The Charles Brown House website has won the Heritage Award for genealogical websites. The award recognizes and encourages development of websites that contribute to the depth and breadth of trustworthy genealogical information available on the web.

SKJ&H is delighted to welcome new associate Jeff Burleson to our Vancouver office. Jeff earned his law degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Law where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi and earned the Pro Bono Service award. Jeff also is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, and Clark County Bar Association.