Legal Directory
Advanced Search
  • myWSBA
  • WSBA STORE
  • Legal Research
  • Contact Us
WSBA Logo
  • For Legal Professionals
    • Member Support
      • COVID-19
      • WSBA Insurance Marketplace
      • Law Links
      • Lending Library
      • Legal Research Tools
      • Malpractice Insurance
      • Member Wellness Program
      • Member Perception Surveys
      • Mentorship Opportunities
      • Practice Management Assistance
      • Practice Management Discount Network
      • Professionalism
      • Proposed Court Rules Amendments
      • Rural Practice Project
      • Scam Alert
      License Renewal
      • License Fees
      • Keller Deduction
      • License Renewal FAQs
      • Payment Plans & Exemptions
      • Membership Records and Services
      • Status Changes
      New Members
      • Manage Your Student Loans
      • Public Service and Leadership Award
      • Scholarship Fund for ABA YLD Meetings
      • Washington Young Lawyers Committee
      • WYLC CLE Scholarships
      • WSBA Young Lawyer Liaisons to Sections
      • WYLC Projects
      • Ways to Save at WSBA
      Join the Legal Profession
      • Lawyers
      • International Applicants
      • Law Students
      • Limited License Legal Technicians
      • Limited Practice Officers
      • LPO Licensing
      • Law Clerk Program (APR 6)
      • Preadmission Education Program
      • PREP Online Course
      • Reinstatement after Disbarment
      • Rule 9 Licensed Legal Interns
      • Washington Law Component
      Ethics
      • Advisory Opinions
      • Ethics FAQs
      • Ethics Line
      • IOLTA and Client Trust Accounts
      • Malpractice Insurance Disclosure
      MCLE
      • CLE Sponsors
      • Earning Credit
      • MCLE for Lawyers
      • MCLE for Limited License Legal Technicians
      • MCLE for Limited Practice Officers
      • MCLE for Mentorship & Pro Bono
      • Amendment to APR 11 Ethics Requirement
      WSBA CLE
      • About WSBA CLE
      • Cancellations and Refunds
      • Legal Lunchbox
      • New Member Education
      • Section Mini-CLE Programming
      Professional Discipline
      • Disciplinary Board
      • Hearing Officers
      • Office of Disciplinary Counsel
      • Resources for Lawyers
      • Washington Supreme Court

      Follow Us

  • For the Public
    • Public Home
      • Request a Speaker
      • Scam Alert
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Washington Courts
      Find Legal Help
      • COVID-19 Legal Resources
      • Moderate Means Program
      • Find a Lost Will
      • Limited License Legal Professionals Program
      • Limited Practice Officer Program
      Concerns About a Lawyer
      • Client Protection Fund Board
      Join the Legal Profession
      • Washington Law Schools

      Follow Us

  • News & Events
    • Events Calendar
      Latest News
      Media Center
      • Media Releases
      NWSidebar
      Washington State Bar News
      • Bar News Advertising
      APEX Awards
      • 2021 APEX Awards
      • 2022 APEX Awards

      Follow Us

  • About WSBA
    • Contact Us
      • Accommodations
      • Accessibility
      • Privacy Policy
      Who We Are
      • Board of Governors
      • Board Elections
      • Executive Leadership Team
      • History of the WSBA
      • WSBA Listening Tour
      • Public Records Request
      • Speaker Requests
      • WSBA Bylaws
      Washington State Bar Foundation
      • Meet the Board
      • Equity and Justice Resources
      Legislative Affairs
      • Bill Referrals
      • Legislative Engagement Process
      • Legislative and Government Links
      • Legislative Resources
      • 2021 Legislative Session
      • Lawyer Legislators
      Diversity & Inclusion
      • Diversity Programming Overview
      • Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council
      • Diversity Plan and Data
      • Recorded Diversity Programs
      • Minority and Specialty Bar Associations
      • DEI Resource Library
      Finances
      • Budget & Audit Committee
      • Accounting Forms Upload

      Follow Us

  • Sections
    • About Sections
      • Section Chairs
      • Sections Policy Workgroup
      • Volunteer Toolbox
      • Young Lawyer Liaisons to Sections
      Join a Section
      • Administrative Law
      • Animal Law
      • Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Unfair Business Practices
      • Business Law
      • Civil Rights Law
      • Construction Law
      • Corporate Counsel
      • Creditor Debtor Rights
      • Criminal Law
      • Dispute Resolution
      • Elder Law
      • Environmental and Land Use Law
      • Family Law
      • Health Law
      • Indian Law
      • Intellectual Property
      • International Practice
      • Juvenile Law
      • Labor and Employment Law
      • Legal Assistance to Military Personnel
      • LGBT Law
      • Liquor, Cannabis, & Psychedelics Law
      • Litigation
      • Low Bono
      • Real Property, Probate and Trust
      • Senior Lawyers
      • Solo and Small Practice
      • Taxation
      • World Peace Through Law
      Sections Calendar

      Follow Us

  • Career Center
    • Find a Job
      Job Seeking Assistance
      Post a Job
      Work at the WSBA

      Follow Us

  • Connect & Volunteer
    • Committees, Boards & Other Groups
      • Join a WSBA Committee, Board, or Other Group
      • Access to Justice Board
      • Adjunct Disciplinary Counsel Panel
      • Amicus Curiae Brief Committee
      • Board of Bar Examiners
      • Board of Governors Committees
      • Character and Fitness Board
      • Civil Litigation Rules Drafting Task Force
      • Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group
      • Client Protection Board
      • Committee on Professional Ethics
      • Continuing Legal Education Committee
      • Council on Public Defense
      • Court Rules and Procedures Committee
      • COVID-19 Response Task Force
      • Disciplinary Advisory Round Table
      • Disciplinary Board
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
      • Editorial Advisory Committee
      • Equity & Disparity Work Group
      • Hearing Officers
      • Judicial Recommendation Committee
      • Law Clerk Board
      • Legislative Committees
      • Limited License Legal Technician Board
      • Limited Practice Board
      • MCLE Board
      • Practice of Law Board
      • Pro Bono and Public Service Committee
      • Small Town & Rural Committee
      • Washington Young Lawyers Committee
      • Committees Calendar
      Volunteer with WSBA
      • Volunteer Toolbox
      • Volunteer Professional Development
      • Volunteer as a WSBA Representative
      • Volunteer Opportunities for the Public
      • Act as Custodian
      • COVID-19 Policy for Volunteers
      Pro Bono & Public Service
      • Pro Bono Opportunities
      • QLSP Directory
      • Volunteer with a QLSP
      • Become a QLSP
      • Serve Veterans
      • Moderate Means Program
      • Powerful Communities
      Mentorship Opportunities
      • Be a Mentor
      • Enhance your Mentorship Program
      • MentorLink Mixers
      • Find your Mentor
      Partner Bars
      • County Bar Associations
      • Minority Bar Associations
      • Specialty Bar Associations
      • Minority Bar Associations' Judicial Recommendations
      Join a Section
      The Washington State Bar Foundation

      Follow Us

Man and woman rock climbing

Let’s Work Together

Volunteer with WSBA. Sign up today!

Attorney using a tablet

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DISCOUNT NETWORK

Save on state-of-the-art tools and services to power your practice.

Books from the lending library

Visit the Lending Library

WSBA members have access to a free Lending Library of books on health, well-being, and practice management.

Current Articles Carousel

On the Docket

All News Blog Events Featured
Cover of March 2023 Bar News

Inside Bar News

The latest issue of Washington State Bar News pays homage to March Madness with WSBA’s Municipal Mayhem. While it doesn’t take place on the court, it is a battle literally about the courts. This joust for justice will be left to WSBA members to determine, once and for all, which county hosts the courtiest courthouse in Washington.

Two attorneys shaking hands.

Access to Justice Conference

Call for Session Proposals: The 2023 Access to Justice Conference, "Shifting Justice Towards Accountability and Trust," seeks session proposals from community organizations impacted by COVID-19 and the nation’s racial reckoning.

Jason Smith and Jessica Marx

PiP PiP Hurray!

Congratulations to our latest recipients of the Professionalism in Practice (PiP) Award, Jason Smith and Jessica Marx of North County Public Defense in Bellingham.

Dog and a laptop

Bloggers Wanted

Got something to bark about? Blog it on NWSidebar.

An Unprecedented Opportunity for Cannabis: What's Happening with Washington's Social Equity Program

An Unprecedented Opportunity for Cannabis: What's Happening with Washington's Social Equity Program

Mistakes were made. That was the assessment the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) made in 2020, eight years after Washington voters approved Initiative 5...

Updated Advisory Opinion on Ethical Practices of the Virtual and Hybrid Law Office

Updated Advisory Opinion on Ethical Practices of the Virtual and Hybrid Law Office

Over the last five years, many lawyers began the transition to remote work—then the pandemic added even more coal to the fire. Accelerated adoption of remote...

Timing is Everything: Motion to Withdraw With Pending Summary Judgment Denied

Timing is Everything: Motion to Withdraw With Pending Summary Judgment Denied

A recent decision by the federal court in Seattle underscored that when attempting to withdraw from litigation, timing can be critical. In 3M Company v. AIME L...

Stressed Out? Meet Adely Ruiz, WSBA’s New Member Wellness Counselor

Stressed Out? Meet Adely Ruiz, WSBA’s New Member Wellness Counselor

Recently, the WSBA Member Wellness Program grew a little larger with the addition of Clinical & Outreach Lead Adely Ruiz, MSW, LSWAIC. Ruiz comes to the WSBA v...

Supreme Court Examines Right to Counsel Involving Non-WA-Licensed Defender

Supreme Court Examines Right to Counsel Involving Non-WA-Licensed Defender

The Sixth Amendment guarantees “the assistance of counsel” to criminal defendants. Most post-conviction relief cases addressing this issue focus on whether...

Legal Lunchbox logo

Legal Lunchbox™ Series: Lawyer Wellness and Restorative Justice

This month's free Legal Lunchbox CLE will cover methods to address wellness for both you and your client, resulting in better outcomes for all. First, Justice Faith Ireland (Ret.) will show you “How to Powerlift Your Life.” Second, Judge J.

Woman in a meeting

Board of Governors Meeting May 19-20

The next Board of Governor's meeting will be held May 19-20 in Yakima, Washington.

Lawyers networking

MentorLink Mixer: Lawyer Wellbeing Week

The WSBA’s MentorLink Mixers are unique, free-to-attend events that bring together mentees and table coaches with similar interests in the legal profession.

Intellectual Property graphic

The 28th Annual Intellectual Property Institute

The 2023 Intellectual Property Institute on April 26 will be an in-person and online event with esteemed faculty presenting at the WSBA offices in downtown Seattle.

Foundation Graphic BoxFoundation Graphic Box

Washington State Bar Foundation

Help the Bar Foundation fill the gaps in the legal system. Make a donation today.

Public Service Opportunties

Find Legal Help

Facing a legal issue and don't know where to turn? Start here. Your options might surprise you.

An attorney shaking hands with a client

Moderate Means Program

The Moderate Means Program (MMP) is a state-wide program designed to bridge this gap with attorneys who offer reduced-fee assistance in family, housing, and consumer law cases.

LendingLibrary_Thumb

Lending Library

Borrow books from our Lending Library to expand your expertise on practice management.

UNBAR

UNBAR


NWSidebar BlogWashington State Bar News Magazine

Follow Us

Facebook LinkedIn Twitter YouTube RSS
Accessibility Accommodations Privacy Policy Contact Us

Toll-free: 800-945-9722   Local: 206-443-9722
Admissions: 206-727-8209
Ethics Line: 206-727-8284
Email: questions@wsba.org
Webmaster: noelb@wsba.org

Washington State Bar Association

1325 Fourth Ave., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101-2539

© 2022 Washington State Bar Association, all rights reserved.


 

Toggle Navigation
  • For the Public
    • Public Home
      • Overview
      • Request a Speaker
      • Scam Alert
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Washington Courts
        • Overview
        • Proposed Court Rule Amendments
    • Find Legal Help
      • Overview
      • COVID-19 Legal Resources
      • Moderate Means Program
      • Find a Lost Will
      • Limited License Legal Professionals Program
      • Limited Practice Officer Program
    • Concerns About a Lawyer
      • Overview
      • Client Protection Fund Board
    • Join the Legal Profession
      • Overview
      • Washington Law Schools
  • News & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Latest News
    • Media Center
      • Overview
      • Media Releases
    • NWSidebar
    • Washington State Bar News
      • Overview
      • Bar News Advertising
    • APEX Awards
      • Overview
      • 2021 APEX Awards
      • 2022 APEX Awards
  • For Legal Professionals
    • Member Support
      • Overview
      • COVID-19
        • Overview
        • COVID-19 Pro Bono Opportunities
        • COVID-19 Response Task Force
        • COVID-19 Resources
      • WSBA Insurance Marketplace
      • Law Links
      • Lending Library
        • Overview
        • Alphabetical Index
        • Addictions
        • Career Development
        • Cybersecurity
        • Diversity in the Workplace
        • Family Life
        • Finance and Accounting
        • Human Resources
        • Legal Technology
        • Marketing
        • Mental Health
        • New Members
        • Practice Management
        • Practice Transitions
        • Skills Development
        • Starting a Practice
        • Work-Life Integration
        • Libib Help
      • Legal Research Tools
        • Overview
        • Legal Research
          • Overview
          • Casemaker
      • Malpractice Insurance
      • Member Wellness Program
        • Overview
        • Job Seeking Assistance
        • Work+Wellness Webcast Series
        • Member Wellness Program Peer Advisors
        • Mental Health
          • Overview
          • Depression
          • Stress
          • Suicide Prevention
        • Concerned About an Attorney?
        • Self-Care Resources
        • Addiction Resources
        • Judicial Assistance Service Program
        • Retirement Considerations
        • Changes in Mental Capacity
        • Financial Concerns
        • Retirement Resources
        • Identifying New Directions
        • Managing Life Transitions
        • Mindfulness Group
        • Informational Interviewing and Networking
        • Business Cards, Cover Letters & Résumés
        • Finding the Ideal Career
        • Using Social Media
        • The Emotional Challenge of Unemployment
        • Keeping At It
        • Procrastination Article
        • Procrastination
        • Boundaries
        • Staying Healthy on the Road
        • Job Search Resources
        • Member Wellness Program's Commitment to Diversity
        • Member Wellness Program Media
        • WSBA Connects
        • Well-Being Week in Law
        • Our Providers
        • UNBAR
      • Member Perception Surveys
      • Mentorship Opportunities
      • Practice Management Assistance
        • Overview
        • Start Your Own Practice
          • Overview
          • Buy a Practice
        • Managing Your Practice
        • Transition Your Practice
        • Practice Management Consultation
        • Guides
          • Overview
          • Document Retention Guide
          • Disaster Planning
          • Cybersecurity Guide
          • Hanging Your Own Shingle Guide
      • Practice Management Discount Network
      • Professionalism
        • Overview
        • Professionalism Resources
        • Professionalism in Practice
      • Proposed Court Rules Amendments
      • Rural Practice Project
      • Scam Alert
    • License Renewal
      • Overview
      • License Fees
      • Keller Deduction
      • License Renewal FAQs
        • Overview
        • Professional Liability Insurance
        • Trust Account Declaration
      • Payment Plans & Exemptions
      • Membership Records and Services
        • Overview
        • Status and Discipline Certificates
        • Member Data and Contact Information Policy
      • Status Changes
        • Overview
        • How do I change to Inactive Status
        • How do I change to Active Status
        • How do I change to Judicial Status
        • Voluntary Resignation
        • Pro Bono Status
        • How do I change to Disability Inactive Status
        • Legal Directory Reference
        • How do I change to Honorary Status
    • New Members
      • Overview
      • Manage Your Student Loans
      • Public Service and Leadership Award
      • Scholarship Fund for ABA YLD Meetings
      • Washington Young Lawyers Committee
      • WYLC CLE Scholarships
      • WSBA Young Lawyer Liaisons to Sections
      • WYLC Projects
      • Ways to Save at WSBA
    • Join the Legal Profession
      • Overview
      • Lawyers
        • Overview
        • Admission by Lawyer Bar Examination
        • Admission by Uniform Bar Exam Score Transfer
        • Lawyer Bar Exam Results and Licensing
        • Admission by Motion
        • House Counsel and Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
        • Pro Hac Vice
        • Foreign Law Consultants
        • Indigent Representation
      • International Applicants
      • Law Students
      • Limited License Legal Technicians
        • Overview
        • Resources for LLLTs
          • Overview
          • Maintaining your LLLT License
        • LLLT Directory
        • LLLT Exam Results
        • Decision to Sunset LLLT Program
      • Limited Practice Officers
        • Overview
        • LPO Public Notices
        • LPO Forms
        • LPO Exam Results
        • New License Fees for LPOs
      • LPO Licensing
      • Law Clerk Program (APR 6)
        • Overview
        • Law Clerk Resources
      • Preadmission Education Program
        • Overview
        • Preadmission FAQ
        • Preadmission Online Video Confirmation
      • PREP Online Course
      • Reinstatement after Disbarment
      • Rule 9 Licensed Legal Interns
      • Washington Law Component
    • Ethics
      • Overview
      • Advisory Opinions
      • Ethics FAQs
      • Ethics Line
      • IOLTA and Client Trust Accounts
        • Overview
        • Scam Alert
      • Malpractice Insurance Disclosure
    • MCLE
      • Overview
      • CLE Sponsors
      • Earning Credit
      • MCLE for Lawyers
      • MCLE for Limited License Legal Technicians
      • MCLE for Limited Practice Officers
      • MCLE for Mentorship & Pro Bono
      • Amendment to APR 11 Ethics Requirement
    • WSBA CLE
      • Overview
      • About WSBA CLE
        • Overview
        • WSBA CLE Chair and Faculty Toolbox
      • Cancellations and Refunds
      • Legal Lunchbox
      • New Member Education
      • Section Mini-CLE Programming
    • Professional Discipline
      • Overview
      • Disciplinary Board
        • Overview
        • Full Board
        • Review Committee
      • Hearing Officers
        • Overview
        • Travel Arrangements for Hearing Officers
      • Office of Disciplinary Counsel
      • Resources for Lawyers
      • Washington Supreme Court
  • About WSBA
    • Contact Us
      • Overview
      • Accommodations
      • Accessibility
      • Privacy Policy
    • Who We Are
      • Overview
      • Board of Governors
        • Overview
        • 2022 Bar Structure Study
        • Governor Bios
        • Personnel Committee
        • Board Meeting Minutes & Materials
        • Resolutions by the Board of Governors
        • Nominations & Appointments
        • Board Calendar
        • Governors Manual
        • Letter from the President
        • Amicus Curiae Program
        • Awards Committee
        • Board Policy Index
      • Board Elections
        • Overview
        • Meet the Candidates
      • Executive Leadership Team
      • History of the WSBA
      • WSBA Listening Tour
      • Public Records Request
      • Speaker Requests
      • WSBA Bylaws
    • Washington State Bar Foundation
      • Overview
      • Meet the Board
      • Equity and Justice Resources
    • Legislative Affairs
      • Overview
      • Bill Referrals
      • Legislative Engagement Process
      • Legislative and Government Links
      • Legislative Resources
      • 2021 Legislative Session
      • Lawyer Legislators
    • Diversity & Inclusion
      • Overview
      • Diversity Programming Overview
      • Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council
      • Diversity Plan and Data
      • Recorded Diversity Programs
      • Minority and Specialty Bar Associations
      • DEI Resource Library
    • Finances
      • Overview
      • Budget & Audit Committee
      • Accounting Forms Upload
  • Sections
    • About Sections
      • Overview
      • Section Chairs
      • Sections Policy Workgroup
      • Volunteer Toolbox
      • Young Lawyer Liaisons to Sections
    • Join a Section
      • Overview
      • Administrative Law
        • Overview
        • Meeting Minutes
      • Animal Law
      • Antitrust, Consumer Protection, and Unfair Business Practices
      • Business Law
        • Overview
        • Prior Chairs
        • Third-Party Legal Opinions
      • Civil Rights Law
        • Overview
        • Civies Award Winners
      • Construction Law
      • Corporate Counsel
        • Overview
        • CLE Materials
      • Creditor Debtor Rights
        • Overview
        • Grant Recipients
        • Resources
      • Criminal Law
      • Dispute Resolution
        • Overview
        • Land Use and Environmental Mediation Committee
      • Elder Law
        • Overview
        • Web Links
        • Opinions
      • Environmental and Land Use Law
        • Overview
        • Resources
        • Biographies
      • Family Law
      • Health Law
      • Indian Law
      • Intellectual Property
      • International Practice
        • Overview
        • Section History
      • Juvenile Law
      • Labor and Employment Law
        • Overview
        • Summer Grant for Law Students
      • Legal Assistance to Military Personnel
      • LGBT Law
        • Overview
        • Resources
      • Liquor, Cannabis, & Psychedelics Law
      • Litigation
      • Low Bono
        • Overview
        • Newsletters
      • Real Property, Probate and Trust
      • Senior Lawyers
        • Overview
        • Newsletters
        • Minutes
      • Solo and Small Practice
        • Overview
        • Background
      • Taxation
        • Overview
        • Taxation Section Committees
        • Meeting Minutes
      • World Peace Through Law
    • Sections Calendar
  • Career Center
    • Find a Job
    • Job Seeking Assistance
    • Post a Job
    • Work at the WSBA
  • Connect & Volunteer
    • Committees, Boards & Other Groups
      • Overview
      • Join a WSBA Committee, Board, or Other Group
      • Access to Justice Board
      • Adjunct Disciplinary Counsel Panel
      • Amicus Curiae Brief Committee
      • Board of Bar Examiners
      • Board of Governors Committees
      • Character and Fitness Board
      • Civil Litigation Rules Drafting Task Force
        • Overview
        • Escalating Cost of Civil Litigation Task Force
      • Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group
      • Client Protection Board
      • Committee on Professional Ethics
      • Continuing Legal Education Committee
      • Council on Public Defense
      • Court Rules and Procedures Committee
      • COVID-19 Response Task Force
      • Disciplinary Advisory Round Table
      • Disciplinary Board
        • Overview
        • Review Committee
        • Full Board
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
      • Editorial Advisory Committee
      • Equity & Disparity Work Group
      • Hearing Officers
        • Overview
        • Hearing Officer Travel Arrangement Frequently Asked Questions
      • Judicial Recommendation Committee
      • Law Clerk Board
      • Legislative Committees
        • Overview
        • Board of Governors Legislative Committee
        • WSBA Legislative Review Committee
      • Limited License Legal Technician Board
        • Overview
        • LLLT Board Forms
      • Limited Practice Board
      • MCLE Board
      • Practice of Law Board
        • Overview
        • Practice of Law Board's Advisory Opinions
        • Proposed Amendments to GR 24
        • Education
        • Innovation
      • Pro Bono and Public Service Committee
      • Small Town & Rural Committee
      • Washington Young Lawyers Committee
        • Overview
        • WYLC Projects
      • Committees Calendar
    • Volunteer with WSBA
      • Overview
      • Volunteer Toolbox
      • Volunteer Professional Development
      • Volunteer as a WSBA Representative
      • Volunteer Opportunities for the Public
      • Act as Custodian
      • COVID-19 Policy for Volunteers
    • Pro Bono & Public Service
      • Overview
      • Pro Bono Opportunities
      • QLSP Directory
      • Volunteer with a QLSP
      • Become a QLSP
      • Serve Veterans
      • Moderate Means Program
        • Overview
        • Moderate Means Clients
      • Powerful Communities
    • Mentorship Opportunities
      • Overview
      • Be a Mentor
      • Enhance your Mentorship Program
      • MentorLink Mixers
      • Find your Mentor
    • Partner Bars
      • Overview
      • County Bar Associations
      • Minority Bar Associations
      • Specialty Bar Associations
      • Minority Bar Associations' Judicial Recommendations
    • Join a Section
    • The Washington State Bar Foundation
  • Follow Us