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Under the Washington and United States constitutions, a person generally cannot be seized without a warrant supported by probable cause; however, there are exceptions to this rule. Investigative Terry stops, exigent circumstances and public safety are factors that ease the standard for legal police stops.

Krakauer takes on a new challenge — the phenomenon of acquaintance — in his latest, ‘MISSOULA.’

Attorney Joel Matteson questions the precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court in establishing the federal right to same-sex marriage.

“Transitions” is the focus of a special double issue of the July/August NWLawyer, available now on the WSBA homepage.

At the back of NWLawyer, the WSBA’s magazine, you’ll find a feature called “Beyond the Bar Number.” In every issue, we talk to a member like you and learn a little about your personal story. If you haven’t sent in your profile yet, here are five reasons to give it a try.

In part 1, I covered 5 reasons why you should practice law in rural communities. In the spirit of fairness, here is the other side to the story.

In my last post, I described five significant changes in the practice of law that have developed since I got my license in 1991 (less conventional library research, paper replaced by e-documents, more emphasis on marketing, etc.). But in writing that piece, I couldn’t help but also think of the things that have not changed, […]

I was sworn in to the practice of law in 1991. In those days, I had to get up early every morning to chop the day’s firewood, churn butter for the breakfast toast, slop the hogs, then take my mustang into town ­­— not a Ford Mustang, but an actual horse, whose saddle was weighted […]

The new February 2015 issue of NWLawyer is out! Be sure to see our Celebrating 125 Years of WSBA section. Read the magazine online.

WSBA Open Sections Night is Feb. 19, 2015, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the WSBA Conference Center in Seattle. Not sure whether it’s for you? Here are five great reasons to attend.

Monday. 8:30 a.m. A white-haired ball of energy scurries into the lobby. I look through the door of my office to see a tiny Korean woman in her late seventies. She announces loudly that she’s three hours early for her appointment, but wants to see “the attorney” now — that’s me. I grab my coffee […]