The 2020 legislative session began Jan. 13. This session the Legislature will amend the 2019-21 operating, capital, and transportation budgets set during last year’s biennial “long” session.
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For the first time since the Great Recession, the legal profession hit a milestone for diversity in 2019.
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As the hub for voices of Washington’s legal community, the content on this blog is as varied as WSBA members themselves.
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The WSBA literally would not function without the hundreds upon hundreds of dedicated volunteers who often work behind the scenes to keep the legal profession on a path of progression. Serving selflessly in everything from committees to boards to sections, WSBA volunteers are the propulsive force behind issues that touch the lives of lawyers, LPOs, […]
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It was about 5 p.m. on a Friday, and I could see the jagged ridges of the Cascades clearly from my office. I took it as an unmistakable sign that it was time to head out for the day. But just as I was packing up, the phone rang. On the other end of the […]
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Get a few essential tips to improve your license renewal experience and to help you avoid any last-minute issues.
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Each year WSBA partners with law student representatives from our state’s three law schools. They serve a unique and important function as liaisons who share with their classmates the programs and services the bar offers.
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Joining a WSBA section is a modest investment even on the high end it’s about a quarter the cost of your Netflix subscription, but maybe you’re wondering what you get for your greenbacks.
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In the November issue of NWLawyer we meet Lisa Daugaard, a 2019 MacArthur fellow who is reforming the criminal justice system. And we take a trip around the world in nine ways with WSBA members sharing their experiences practicing law from the Czech Republic to Nigeria and beyond.
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In the privilege context, “functional employees” are not directly employed by a corporation but are sufficiently integrated into a company’s operations that some federal courts, including the 9th Circuit and Washington’s federal district courts, have concluded that they fall within the corporation’s attorney-client privilege.
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On the centennial of Veterans Day, AG Bob Ferguson calls on the legal community to “reflect with solemn pride and gratitude for those who have served our country in uniform…”
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In the November issue of NWLawyer, one member’s worldwide-hopscotching, maritime, military backstory was just too interesting to cut especially on the eve of Veteran’s Day.
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For those brave enough to peer through state and local law, spine-chilling statutes lurk in within those dark, foreboding places far below the subsections, buried within the municipal code, and deep in the docket.
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Michael W. Hall has been a WSBA member since 1988, but his non-lawyering time is where things gets more interesting—literally out of this world—earning him the moniker “The Paranormal Lawyer.”
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Seattle University School of Law’s Gregory Silverman sheds light on the school’s plan to get on board with an emerging trend in admissions.
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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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