Updated: Sept. 13, 2019
Bar Structure Work Group Meeting Materials
March 28 Meeting
- Bar Structure Work Group Charter
- History of the Washington State Bar Association
- Selected Law Regarding WSBA as of February 2018
- Supreme Court Cases Affecting Bar Structure
- Relevant Court Rules
- Spectrum Chart of WSBA Programs
- New Governor Orientation Presentation
- WSBA Organizational Context Chart
- WSBA Current Structure and Functions (from state Constitution)
Cited Cases:
- Janus v. AFSCME, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018)
- North Carolina State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. F.T.C., 135 Ct. 1101 (2015)
- Mentele v. Inslee, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 5613
- Crowe v. Oregon State Bar, [Case 3:18-cv-02139-AC]
April 8 Meeting
- WSBA Funding/Program Structure
- WSBA Context Chart
- Spectrum Chart of WSBA Programs
- Bar Functions Nationally
- “Exaggerating the Effects of Janus” 132 Harv. L. Rev. F. 42, November 2018
- "Janus Walked Into a Bar...," a presentation by Charlotte Garden, Seattle University of School of Law
- Cited Cases:
- Lathrop v. Donohue, 367 U.S. 820 (1961)
- Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
- Keller v. State Bar of California, 496 U.S. 1 (1990)
- Fleck v. Wetch, Supreme Court 2018 (and Fleck v. Wetch, 868 F.3d 352 (2017))
- Schell v. Williams (Oklahoma Bar Association) complaint
- Crowe v. Oregon State Bar complaint
- Gruber v Oregon State Bar complaint
- McDonald v. Longley (Texas State Bar) complaint
May 6 Meeting
- Nebraska Supreme Court Opinion about Bar Structure (2013)
- After Janus, Free the Lawyers, Wall Street Journal Editorial
- McDonald v. Longley — Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Liability (Texas)
- Public Comments to the Work Group
- WSBA Organization Chart
- Audited WSBA Financials for FY 2017 and FY 2018
May 29 Meeting
- Lawyers Look for Lessons in Dental Examiners Debacle, Antitrust & Trade Regulation Daily (BNA), June 8, 2016
- FTC Staff Guidance on Active Supervision of State Regulatory Boards Controlled by Market Participants
- Memorandum: Application of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission, 135 S. Ct. 1101 (2015), to WSBA Structure
- Bar Association Research
- Nebraska Court Rule re: Bar Membership
- Antitrust Considerations for Regulating the Practice of Law, a presentation by Geoffrey M. Green, Assistant Director, FTC Bureau of Competition
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc., 445 U.S. 97, 100 S. Ct. 937 (1980).
- Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943).
- Public comments submitted to the Work Group
June 10 Meeting
June 26 Meeting
- ACLU Letter to Bar Structure Work Group
- FY 2019 Expense Cost Centers
- FY 2019 Revenue Cost Centers, June 2019
- FY 2017 Mandatory Compared to Non-mandatory Programs
- Budget Narrative for the Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 2019
- 2004-2018 WSBA Organizational Context Chart
- Finance Director Memo re: FY 2019 Section Per-Member Charge
- WSBA Funding/Program Structure presentation
- "The Winds of Change are Definitely (Probably, Possibly) Blowing – Pending First Amendment Challenges to Mandatory Bar Association Membership and Attorney Professional Licensing Fees" by Mark Johnson © 2019
- Lessons Learned from the NC Dental Board Decision by a State Bar Officer and Antitrust Lawyer, ABA, June 2017
- Memorandum from Esperanza Borboa: Race Equity, Inclusion, and Access to Justice
- Draft Resolution by Fred Corbit
- 2019 Lawyer License Renewal
- 2019 LLLT License Renewal
- 2019 LPO License Renewal
- FY 2019 WSBA Budget Narratives
- Committee on Public Defense information
- Access to Justice Board information
- Response to Structures Work Group Questions
- Public comments submitted to the Work Group
July 8 Meeting
- Motion A by Eileen Farley on Keller
- Motion B by Eileen Farley on Janus
- Motion C by Eileen Farley on Sherman Anti-trust
- Motion D by Dan Clark on Governor Terms
- Motion E by Dan Clark on NW Lawyer
- Motion F by Dan Clark ob Proposed Supreme Court Fee
- Public comments submitted to the Work Group
July 17 Meeting
- Email from Brandon Isleib, Seattle City Attorney’s Office
- Motions 1-3 offered by Hunter Abell
- Task Force on the Role of the State Bar of Michigan Report to the Michigan Supreme Court
- WSBA Gov. Dan Clark Memo to New Governor Exploration Board, Aug. 13, 2018, Aug, 13, 2018
- Washington State Bar Association Governance Task Force Report and Recommendations, June 2014
- Public comments submitted to the Work Group
