WSBA President Francis Adewale and Executive Director Terra Nevitt issue a call for reunification around what binds legal professionals and our communities. In the brief interview that follows Adewale and Nevitt explain why they wrote their statement on immigration enforcement, what they hope to accomplish alongside other Washington legal professionals, and what all legal professionals can do.
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Patrick Palace, the new president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, aims to support Washington lawyers and share the state’s successes nationally. He emphasizes leadership amid challenges like technology and public trust, advocating for justice and inclusion. Palace pledges to uphold core values and defend the rule of law in uncertain times.
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The WSBA Board of Governors is reviewing the Washington state Oath of Attorney, finding it outdated and convoluted. Following Law Day, a Task Force is being formed to propose updates, aiming to present a revised oath by Law Day 2026. The Task Force will gather input from various legal stakeholders and analyze current practices.
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The WSBA Board of Governors will assess a proposal from the WSBA Business Law Section to amend the Washington Business Corporation Act. This proposal aims to update board committee provisions and includes technical corrections. The Legislative Review Committee has unanimously recommended sponsorship for the upcoming legislative session, with a Board vote scheduled for Nov. 7-8.
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In the October issue of Bar News, meet Sunitha Anjilvel, who made history as the first South Asian woman president of the WSBA and any U.S. state bar association. Her presidency emphasizes community and collaboration within the legal profession. The latest Bar News also features pro bono achievements, insights into patenting space inventions, and interviews with international legal professionals.
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Have you ever started a role knowing you have huge shoes to fill? For the last year, I served alongside our 2022-2023 WSBA President Dan Clark. As I step into the role as the 2023-2024 WSBA president, I feel like a small child trying on their parent’s shoes and clomping awkwardly around the room.
The WSBA membership has been extraordinarily well-served by Dan in his various leadership roles within the organization. Dan is believed to be the longest-serving member of the Board of Governors (ever), the first WSBA Treasurer to be reelected to that role (ever), and the first WSBA president with a speaking disability (ever). Indeed, Dan is believed to be the first state bar association president in the United States with a speaking disability—you guessed it … ever.
The WSBA’s year works a little differently than others. While much of the world is still whiling away the final months of 2022, the WSBA is already kicking off its 2023 fiscal year. As always, we ring in the new fiscal year with celebration and welcoming of new faces. In the latest issue of Washington State Bar News, you’ll get a look at the many accomplishments the legal community has already made as well as the plans in store for the future.
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The basic question remains the same: Does the structure of an integrated bar association like that in Washington, and 31 other states like it, infringe on its members’ constitutional rights? To provide further clarity in answering that question, for the second time in three years, the structure of the Washington State Bar Association is undergoing a Washington Supreme Court-requested diagnosis.
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Very little about the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is standard. The mere fact that there is a trial is somewhat unusual. Police-involved deaths rarely result in prosecutions, let alone convictions of the officers involved. (Despite about 1,000 police-involved deaths per year, since 2015 only 121 officers have been arrested on charges of murder or manslaughter resulting in 44 convictions, according to the New York Times.) Few police-involved deaths are as widely well-known as the summer day in 2020 and the now-infamous video showing Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, ending in Floyd’s death. And certainly, never before has such an intensely high-profile criminal case taken place amid the unprecedented courtroom restrictions to amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Meet Kyle Sciuchetti: the first WSBA president from Vancouver. In the new issue of Washington State Bar News, the newly seated WSBA president introduces himself and his vision for the Bar over the next year. “Having lived most of my life in and around Washington, I see my year of service as WSBA president as […]
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We are all human beings and we all have frailties, it is important lawyers recognize this in themselves and that we support each other with this understanding.
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For WSBA President Rajeev Majumdar, taking the step to go to therapy meant treading down a path that, to him, initially felt like failure. Recently, Majumdar took a little more time to speak with us about his mental health journey and what he hopes sharing it will do for others in the legal profession.
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At-Large Governor Alec Stephens will finish his term this year, and the search is on for the next WSBA member to fill his seat. The three at-large positions are intended to help increase the diversity of the board by including people who have been historically underrepresented.
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In the latest issue of NWLawyer, we introduce our newest Board President: Rajeev Majumdar, the first state bar president of South Asian descent. And we celebrate the legal professionals who give so freely of their time to serve the public good.
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A majority of the Supreme Court’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board voted to send a recommendation for a suggested amendment to Admission and Practice Rule 11 to the Board of Governors.
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What do you get when you combine the set for “Seussical the Musical,” 400 Olympia teenagers, and … small-claims hearings? Why it’s Court in the Classroom, of course. Noel Brady breaks down how Thurston County District Court is bringing real-life courtroom experiences to students. In the latest issue of NWLawyer, you’ll also formally meet the […]
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