Board of Governors Policies
100 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
200 ADMISSIONS
300 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
400 COMMUNICATIONS
500 DATA AND PRIVACY
600 DISCIPLINE
700 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
800 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
900 ENTITIES
1000 FISCAL POLICIES
1100 ETHICS
1100 GOVERNANCE
1200 HUMAN RESOURCES
1300 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1400 LICENSING
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 COMMUNICATIONS
401 Guiding Communication Principles │ January 2016
402 Social Media Guidelines │ December 2009
500 DATA AND PRIVACY
501 Member Data and Contact Information Policy │ July 2010
502 Non-Dissemination of Confidential Regulatory Information │ December 2019
600 DISCIPLINE
601 Hearing Officer Extraordinary Compensation Policy │ October 2010
700 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
701 Committee Membership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
702 Committee/Task Force Leadership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
703 Diversity Definition │ March 2010
704 Executive Director May Limit Staff and Volunteer Travel to Prevent Discrimination │ September 2013
705 Prohibiting Meetings in Locations That Discriminate │ June 1993
800 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
801 Policy on Endorsing Products or Services │ June 1995
900 ENTITIES
901 Amicus Brief Policy │ September 2017
902 Committee and Board (Entities) Policy │ July 2022
903 Committee on Professional Ethics Rules of Procedure │ July 2013
904 Judicial Recommendation Committee Guidelines │ May 2013
905 Legislative Review Committee Policies & Procedures │ January 2020
906 Joint Administration Policy Between the WSBA and Supreme Court Boards │ April 2025
907 Washington Young Lawyers Committee Appointment Policy │ February 2014
908 COVID-19 Volunteer Vaccination Policy │ March 2022
1000 FISCAL POLICIES
1001 Fiscal Policies and Procedures │ September 2025
1100 ETHICS
1101 Policy Statement Concerning RPC 1.6 and RCW 42.17 │ March 1990
1100 GOVERNANCE
1101 WSBA Values │ January 2016
1102 Guiding Principles │ March 2025
1200 HUMAN RESOURCES
1201 WSBA Compensation Plan │ March 1995
1202 Compensation Philosophy │ June 2021
1203 Procedure to Notify Board about Significant Personnel Action │ January 2013
1204 Whistleblower Reports of Illegal or Dishonest Activity Notification and Investigation Policy │ June 2005
1205 Executive Director Succession Plan and Procedure for End of Contract │ May 2024
1300 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1301 Legislation and Rulemaking Comment Policy │ September 2025
1400 LICENSING
1401 Policy for Waiver or Reduction of, or Extension of Payment for, Annual License Fees │ September 2021
