Updated: June 2, 2023

Senior Lawyers Section

Anyone may join the Senior Lawyers Section, although to be a voting member, one must be an active or inactive member of the Washington State Bar Association who is age 55 or older or has been in practice in any jurisdiction for at least 25 years.  As one of the few Association sections that does not focus on a particular area of the law, the Section provides information about navigating the practice of law, life transitions and developments in the law.  The Section provides benefits to members by holding an annual meeting that includes CLE sessions, and usually a hosted lunch.  The Section also presents other CLE programs on-line which focus on a broad range of topics, and publishes a newsletter, Life Begins, with articles of interest to senior lawyers.  Section members are encouraged to submit articles for the newsletter.

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Section Executive Committee Elections

The Section is conducting elections for open positions on the executive committee.

Voting is scheduled for June 5-19, 2023. All voting members of the Section will be sent an electronic ballot from SurveyMonkey via email on June 5, 2023.

Candidate Information, Open Positions, and Terms
For more information about the Section and its executive committee, please review the Section's bylaws. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by position.

Chair
One position open. Remainder of current term ending Sept. 30, 2023.

Candidate: Brian Comstock

Secretary
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023Sept. 30, 2024.

Candidate: Albert Armstrong

Treasurer
One position open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023Sept. 30, 2024.

Candidate: Joseph Gordon

At-Large Member
Nine positions open. 1-year term: Oct. 1, 2023Sept. 30, 2024.

Candidate 1: William Cameron

Candidate 2: Brian Comstock

Candidate 3: Stephen DeForest

Candidate 4: Carole Grayson

Candidate 5: Jeanine Lutzenhiser

Candidate 6: James Riehl

Candidate 7: Jennifer Rydberg

Candidate 8: David Sprinkle

Questions? Email sections@wsba.org.


Announcing the Latest Issue of Life Begins, the Senior Lawyers Newsletter!

Spring 2023 — Read it here!


Section List Serve

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WSBA Member Benefits

Did you know there are several important member benefits and tools that come with WSBA membership including professional liability insurance and Casemaker? You can also find group medical insurance plans can be found through a broker and individual plans can be found through a broker or on the Exchange.

Visit the Practice Management Discount Network for a more comprehensive list. For more information about WSBA benefits, please contact lomap@wsba.org


Executive Committee

Chair: Jeanine Lutzenhiser (2022-2023), 3rd quarter

SecretaryAlbert Armstrong III (2022-2023) 

Treasurer: Joseph Gordon (2022-2023) 

Immediate Past Chair: Eleanor Doermann (2022-2023)

Newsletter Contact, Life BeginsJim Riehl

Board of Governors Liaison*: Jordan Couch (2022-2023) and Kevin Fay (2022-2023)

Young Lawyer Liaison*: Sabiha Ahmad (2022-2023)

Committee Members

William Cameron (2022-2023)
Brian Comstock (2022-2023)
Jennifer Rydberg (2022-2023)
Carole Grayson (2022-2023) 
Jeanine Lutzenhiser (2022-2023) 
Morris Shore (2022-2023) 
David Sprinkle (2022-2023)  
Stephen DeForest (2022-2023) 
Jim Riehl (2022-2023) 

*Nonvoting member

Meetings

The Executive Committee of the Senior Lawyers Sections meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except December, July, and August) 10:30 a.m. to noon. Meetings have taken place at the Broadmoor Golf Club, 2340 Broadmoor Drive E., Seattle, but are currently being held virtually via Zoom.

Please contact Eleanor Doermann for further details on upcoming meetings.

For general section questions, please send your email address and Bar number to sections@wsba.org. For more information and to get involved with the section, please contact the section Chair  Carole Grayson.