Board of Governors Policies
100 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
200 ADMISSIONS
300 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
400 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
500 COMMUNICATIONS
600 DATA AND PRIVACY
700 DISCIPLINE
800 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
900 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
1000 ENTITIES
1100 ETHICS
1200 FISCAL POLICIES
1300 GOVERNANCE
1400 HUMAN RESOURCES
1500 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1600 LICENSING
1700 SECTIONS
100 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
101 WSBA Accessibility Policy │ September 2006
200 ADMISSIONS
201 Admissions Policies of the Washington State Bar Association │ September 2023
300 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
301 Complaints about Governors │ November 1996
302 Conflict of Interest Policies │ July 2007
303 Conflict Resolution – Practices and Policies │ January 2016
304 Governor-Chair Conflict Policy │ November 2019
305 Governor Responsibilities & Addendum │ January 2022, with portions suspended in November 2022
306 WSBA Board of Governors Anti-Harassment Policy and Procedure │ December 2019
307 WSBA Board of Governors No Retaliation Policy │ December 2019
308 APEX Award Naming Guidance │ June 2019
309 Add or Retire APEX Award Categories │ July 2019
310 APEX Award Eligibility Criteria | March 7, 2024
311 Board of Governors and Board Officer Roles and Responsibilities │ May 2, 2024
312 Board Action Procedure │ July 2022
400 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
402 CLE Policy │ July 2015
500 COMMUNICATIONS
501 Guiding Communication Principles │ January 2016
502 Social Media Guidelines │ December 2009
503 WSBA Broadcast Email Policy │ February 2010
600 DATA AND PRIVACY
601 Member Data and Contact Information Policy │ July 2010
602 Non-Dissemination of Confidential Regulatory Information │ December 2019
700 DISCIPLINE
701 Hearing Officer Extraordinary Compensation Policy │ October 2010
800 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
801 Committee Membership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
802 Committee/Task Force Leadership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
803 Diversity Definition │ March 2010
804 Executive Director May Limit Staff and Volunteer Travel to Prevent Discrimination │ September 2013
805 Prohibiting Meetings in Locations That Discriminate │ June 1993
806 WSBA Diversity and Inclusion Plan │ May 2013
900 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
901 Policy on Endorsing Products or Services │ June 1995
902 Sponsorship Policy │ March 2010
1000 ENTITIES
1001 Amicus Brief Policy │ September 2017
1002 Committee and Board (Entities) Policy │ July 2022
1003 Model Pro Bono Policy for Corporate In-House Council │ July 2019
1004 Committee on Professional Ethics Rules of Procedure │ July 2013
1005 Judicial Recommendation Committee Guidelines │ May 2013
1006 Legislative Review Committee Policies & Procedures │ January 2020
1007 Joint Administration Policy Between the WSBA and Supreme Court Boards │ April 2025
1008 Washington Young Lawyers Committee Appointment Policy │ February 2014
1009 Public Records for Committees and Boards │ July 2014
1010 COVID-19 Volunteer Vaccination Policy │ March 2022
1100 ETHICS
1101 Policy Statement Concerning RPC 1.6 and RCW 42.17 │ March 1990
1200 FISCAL POLICIES
1201 Fiscal Policies and Procedures │ September 2025
1300 GOVERNANCE
1302 WSBA Values │ January 2016
1303 Guiding Principles │ March 2025
1400 HUMAN RESOURCES
1401 WSBA Compensation Plan │ March 1995
1402 Compensation Philosophy │ June 2021
1403 Procedure to Notify Board about Significant Personnel Action │ January 2013
1404 Whistleblower Reports of Illegal or Dishonest Activity Notification and Investigation Policy │ June 2005
1405 Executive Director Succession Plan and Procedure for End of Contract │ May 2024
1500 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1501 Legislation and Rulemaking Comment Policy │ September 2025
1502 WSBA Legislative Review Committee Policies & Procedures │ September 2017
1600 LICENSING
1601 Policy for Waiver or Reduction of, or Extension of Payment for, Annual License Fees │ September 2021
1700 SECTIONS
1701 Section Policies-Bylaws Art. XI │ October 2001
1702 Section Policies-Fiscal November │ November 1999
