Posts from the WSBA President
Read WSBA President Patrick Palace’s Feb. 24 update. There are several recent highlights that I’d like to share. First, we had our first Future of the Profession Workgroup meeting on Feb. 20. This is such a dynamic group with great depth of expertise. It was truly an honor to sit in a room with each of […]
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 […]
Read More…Read WSBA President Patrick Palace’s weekly update. On Dec. 2, the BOG Legislative Committee met for the first time. For those not familiar with this committee, it meets weekly just before, and while, the Legislature is in session. The Committee’s main role is to determine proactively whether the WSBA should take a position on pending […]
Read More…WSBA President Patrick Palace’s weekly update. It was a good week last week, and included celebrating my son Winston’s birthday. He is now a teen. Wednesday I had the opportunity to meet briefly with our Attorney General Bob Ferguson. We discussed how the WSBA and the AGs office could partner together to bring greater value […]
Read More…WSBA President Patrick Palace’s weekly update. It was quite a WSBA week, given that it concluded with my first board meeting as WSBA President. It started off on Wednesday with the WSBA officers, along with Executive Director Paula Littlewood and General Counsel Jean McElroy meeting with the Supreme Court to discuss current issues and to […]
Read More…WSBA President Patrick Palace’s weekly update. I am happy to report it was a good week in the WSBA world. Last Monday I was invited to address the King County Council. Councilman Rod Dembowski and Councilman Reagan Dunn read and presented a Proclamation that declared the week of Oct. 21 “Pro Bono Week” in King […]
Read More…A recap of the Listening Tour with President Michele Radosevich and Executive Director Paula Littlewood. On June 17, WSBA’s Executive Director Paula Littlewood and I embarked on a Listening Tour across the state in our ongoing effort to listen and engage more with WSBA members. It was a great opportunity to field members’ questions, as well as […]
Read More…Join President Michele Radosevich and Executive Director Paula Littlewood for an online chat on Tuesday, May 28! Grab your lunch, and join the WSBA president and Executive Director for an online conversation on Tuesday, May 28! What: Online discussion with WSBA’s President and Executive Director When: Tuesday, May 28 – NOON Topic: Proposed changes to […]
Read More…WSBA President Michele Radosevich attends KABA’s annual banquet and the BOG Diversity Committee meeting. Last week I attended the Korean-American Bar Association’s annual banquet. Steve Kim, a King County deputy prosecutor, keynoted the event, describing his adventures in Korea as a Visiting Scholar Prosecutor for the Ministry of Justice. It was a great reminder of how […]
Read More…WSBA President Michele Radosevich discusses the Governance Task Force, planning the next BOG meeting, and legal community events. Last week was a busy one. The Governance Task Force met on Tuesday. The Governance Task Force is looking at ways to improve the operations of the Board of Governors. Two of the ideas being discussed are to shrink […]
Read More…“I’m posing questions, not offering an answer.” WSBA President Michele Radosevich looks at Board representation. I’m just back from the National Conference of Bar Presidents Midyear Meeting in Dallas and thought I would offer some food for thought. The keynote speaker was Mary Byers, an organizational consultant who works with a lot of professional associations. She […]
Read More…WSBA President Michele Radosevich discusses formulating strategic goals and the WSBA membership study. The Strategic Planning Committee met last Monday to continue formulating our goals for the next three years. The discussion was more than lively as the committee grappled with the question of how to write goals that are broad enough to encompass WSBA’s activities […]
Read More…With the legislative session in full swing, WSBA President Michele Radosevich recounts another week in Olympia. The legislative session is up and running and so am I — back and forth to Olympia. After the BOG Meeting on the Jan. 17, and the meeting with the Supreme Court on Jan. 18, it was back down last […]
Read More…WSBA President Michele Radosevich reviews her week in Olympia, and invites you to the Board meeting on Jan. 17. I’ve been in Olympia for much of the first two days of the week, celebrating beginnings and endings. Monday was the swearing-in of Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and the newly elected (and re-elected) associate justices, Susan […]
Read More…WSBA President Michele Radosevich’s dives into the Membership Study, FY12 audit, and next week’s Board meeting. I hope you all had time off over the holidays and feel ready to embrace routine again. Last Thursday both the BOG Diversity Committee and the Budget and Audit Committee met. The Diversity Committee is off to a great […]
Read More…Last week was a busy week! It started with meetings on Monday of the Strategic Planning and Diversity Committees. Brian Kelly and the Strategic Planning Committee are making good progress and will have a set of goals for discussion at the next board meeting. Tracy Flood is moving forward on a couple fronts with the […]
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