Administrative Hearing Examiner

The City's Administrative Hearing Examiner

The City of Bremerton has a contract with Laminar Law to provide hearing examiner services. Laminar Law’s Yoshi Kumara and Peregrin Sorter currently serve as hearing examiners for Bremerton as well as several other jurisdictions in Western Washington. The hearing examiner is an objective, third-party reviewer. The hearing examiner convenes public hearings to decide certain land use and code enforcement matters. They take evidence in the form of testimony and exhibits and then apply the city code to make a decision. Parties appearing before the hearing examiner may engage a lawyer to represent them, although many parties choose to represent themselves. Regardless of whether a party has engaged a lawyer, the hearing examiners with Laminar Law are committed to providing a fair, impartial, and respectful hearing for everyone involved.

Peregrin Sorter previously spent over a decade working as an attorney for Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor of science degree and obtained his law degree at Rutgers University School of Law. Peregrin was born in Bremerton and has lived in the Puget Sound region most of his life.  Yoshi Kumara previously spent over fifteen years working as an attorney for the Washington State Legislature.  She is a graduate of The Evergreen State College – Tacoma Campus and also obtained her law degree at Rutgers University School of Law. While not originally from this area, Yoshi has lived in the Puget Sound area for most of her life and enjoys spending time exploring the unique urban, rural, and wilderness areas that Washington has to offer.