The WSBA Annual Awards date back to at least 1957, when the Award of Merit was presented to Arnold R. Beezer and Benjamin Grosscup. Nearly 60 years later, we figured it was time for an update. We’ll take you behind the scenes for a look at how we developed the APEX Awards.
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Congratulations to our 67 members who celebrate 50 years of WSBA membership in 2015!
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Celebrating the recipients of the 2015 WSBA Annual Awards.
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Congratulations to WSBA member Amanda Beard, who recently received an ABA Reunification Hero Award for demonstrating compassion and perseverance in keeping families together!
Read More… April 15 is the deadline to submit a nomination for WSBA’s annual awards, which celebrate excellence in professionalism, diversity, service and courage. Do you know someone who is making a positive difference in the legal community or the legal profession? Please consider nominating him or her for a 2015 WSBA award. You’ll find the list […]
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Congratulations to our 54 members who celebrate 50 years of WSBA membership in 2014! Here are some highlights of the luncheon that took place on Oct. 24 at the Renaissance Seattle.
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We’re proud to announce that NWLawyer, the WSBA’s magazine, won the NABE 2014 Luminary Award of excellence for regular publications! Congratulations and thanks to the staff, volunteers, and writers who made this award possible.
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Celebrating the recipients of the 2014 WSBA Annual Awards.
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I refuse to accept the legal profession as merely a service industry. Attorneys provide more to clients, the public, and democracy than just a service. But the profession has monetized itself to make attorneys sometimes more akin to salesman who peddle wares than professionals who advocate justice. It’s for this reason that now, perhaps more […]
Read More…Deputy solicitor general is honored for her many years of leadership in the legal community. Congratulations to Olympia attorney Rebecca Glasgow, who recently received the WSBA’s Local Hero Award! WSBA President Patrick Palace presented the award at a luncheon on Jan. 23; fellow Olympia attorney Alexander Frix was also honored with a Local Hero Award […]
Read More…Olympia attorney is honored for his work in creating the Pacific Northwest’s first veterans court. Congratulations to Olympia attorney Alexander Frix, who recently received the WSBA’s Local Hero Award! WSBA President Patrick Palace presented the award at a luncheon on Jan. 23; fellow Olympia attorney Rebecca Glasgow was also honored with a Local Hero Award […]
Read More…WSBA Executive Director Paula Littlewood reviews NWSidebar’s first year. This same time last year I was welcoming you to this blog, excited about our addition of this communications tool aimed at fostering conversations and greater sharing of ideas and opinions. We hoped to learn more about what the legal community wants to talk about and […]
Read More…Thank YOU for making NWSidebar a huge success! NWSidebar celebrates its first anniversary today (read our first post)! Our first year of creating a welcoming, useful, dynamic, and engaging communication forum for contributors and readers has been a huge success. In fact, in September, NWSidebar was honored with the National Association of Bar Executives’ 2013 […]
Read More…Congratulations to our 44 members who celebrate 50 years of WSBA membership in 2013! View highlights from the ceremony now. Congratulations to our 44 members who celebrate 50 years of WSBA membership in 2013! You can read about the 50-year member luncheon and see the full roster of names in the November 2013 issue of NWLawyer, […]
Read More…Jacob Brennan is the recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. This year’s Awards Program will be held on Sept. 26. Jacob Brennan is the recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award that is given annually by WSBA. This year’s Awards Program, where Jacob will receive his award, will be held on Sept. 26. Q. […]
Read More…Read more about attorney Noel Yumo and the PIP Award. WSBA’s Professionalism Committee wishes to congratulate Noel Yumo, a recipient of the Committee’s Professionalism in Practice Award! Noel is a partner at Wong Fleming, where his practice areas are commercial/business law and complex litigation. Dianna Caley, who nominated Noel, says he is “probably the most […]
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