In the President’s Corner of the June 2015 issue of NWLawyer, Barb Rhoades Weaver and I wrote an article on transgender awareness. Usually I post to this blog with reflections on my guest writers. Since I was a co-author for that particular article, I instead want to focus on another article in our June issue […]
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Hunter M. Abell, recipient of the 2015 Courageous Award, pictured with then-WSBA President Anthony Gipe.[/caption] You may have already heard that the WSBA’s annual awards are now the APEX Awards, but did you know that time is running out to nominate a colleague for the 2016 awards?
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The annual WSBA holiday charity auction took place last week, featuring homemade treats and unique gifts for holiday celebrations. Each year, WSBA employees use their talents to bake, craft, create, and procure items for live and silent auctions.
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The recent articles by Naoko Inoue Shatz and Qing Qing Miao from the December 2014/January 2015 issue of NWLawyer served as a good reminder that cultural competence is about more than race and country of origin. Both articles talked about cultural issues in doing business with Japan and China, but they also stressed the importance […]
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Halloween is around the corner, and the October 2014 issue of NWLawyer is full of treats! Check out these thrilling articles in your issue or read the magazine online.
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The annual WSBA holiday charity auction took place last week, featuring plenty of homemade treats for holiday celebrations. Each year, WSBA employees use their talents to bake, craft, and create items for both live and silent auctions. All donations benefit a charity chosen by the staff.
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New and young attorneys and law students came out in full force Feb. 19 at the WSBA’s Open Sections Night.
Read More…“I am running for president of the WSBA because the organization and the profession are at a crossroads…” At last Friday’s meeting of the Board of Governors, the Board elected Anthony Gipe as the new WSBA president-elect. His term will begin in September 2013 and he will then be sworn in as WSBA president in October […]
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In the March 2015 issue of NWLawyer, there are two articles focused on cultural competency. The first is my guest writer for the President’s Corner, Francis Adewale, and the second, called “Know Thy Client,” is by Sims Weymuller.
Read More…Read WSBA President Patrick Palace’s Jan. 30 update. On Saturday, Jan. 25, the day after our Board of Governors meeting, I addressed the Washington Leadership Institute (WLI) Fellows on the topic of leadership. WLI had “Session 1” of its WLI Leadership Training on the 24th and 25th. Here is the agenda so that you could […]
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Reviewing the recent article by Elijah Forde from the February Issue of NW Lawyer served as a good reminder that cultural competency never requires us to ignore race, color, or origin. Cultural competency saves us from the traps of treating others as if their color and origin do not exist – which at best is […]
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In the President’s Corner of the April/May 2015 issue of NWLawyer, Nicole McGrath discussed issues of equity in education, and how awareness of certain issues in how we handle race, poverty, and education in policy has a big impact on the lives of children.
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I normally use my blog posts to discuss and expand on my guest writers and the topics they are discussing. However, the June article that Barb Rhoads-Weaver and I co-wrote in NWLawyer prompted a couple of letters to the editor that I would like to respond to instead.
Read More…Check out these delicious options to kick off your weekend. Is it dinnertime yet? WSBA Office of Disciplinary Counsel Director Doug Ende and WSBA’s 2013-14 President-elect Anthony Gipe team up to give us their top 5 picks for Seattle restaurants. Is it dinnertime yet? Radiator Whiskey New-kid-on-the-block Radiator Whiskey opened its doors last April and promptly […]
Read More…Meet the new WSBA leaders that will be sworn-in in September. The district elections for the Board of Governors are now over, says she-who-managed-the-process with a sigh of relief. Rest assured that every ballot was counted, and no chads were hung. Here’s a little information about our three new governors, plus a reminder about WSBA’s […]
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