License Fees

2013 Fee Payment Schedule

Membership fees are due on or before February 1, 2013.

Membership	2013 License Fee	Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection assessment (mandatory for Active members)	Total to Remit	If Paid Online, Hand-Delivered to the WSBA, or Postmarked After February 1, 2013
				30% Late Fee	Total to Remit
Active — Admitted to ANY Bar prior to 2011	$325.00	$30.00	$355.00	$97.50	$452.50
Active — Admitted to ANY Bar in 2011 or 2012	$162.50	$30.00	$192.50	$48.75	$241.25
Inactive or Emeritus	$200.00	NA	$200.00	$60.00	$260.00
Judicial — Maintain eligibility to transfer to another membership class	$50.00	NA	$50.00	$15.00	$65.00

The portion of the license fee not deductible from federal income tax because it is allocable to WSBA lobbying expenditure is $7.80 (Public Law 03-066).

Keller Compliance Option

Members may elect to reduce their license fee payment by the pro rata amount used for political activities not related to regulating the practice of law or improving the quality of legal services. Please visit the Keller Compliance Option page for more information.

Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Assessment (LFCP)

Read information on the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection assessment.

License Fee Tier Structure for new attorneys

The WSBA understands that the first few years of practice can be financially challenging for new attorneys. Because of this, for your first two full licensing years after admission in any jurisdiction, you pay 50% of the full active fee. You do not begin paying the full license fee until you reach your third full year of practice after admission in any jurisdiction.

• 1st and 2nd full year after admission in any jurisdiction: 50% of full rate.
• 3rd full year after admission in any jurisdiction and above: full rate.