Records Management

A difficult question facing lawyers today is how to manage client files. While it is not possible to answer the question of what to do with client files with a few simple statements, the following address some of the important issues a lawyer faces when trying to do so:

• Chapter 19.215 RCW, Disposal of Personal Information

• Destroying Old Files, Washington State Bar News, February 1985

• Files: What To Do With Them So They Don't Do You In by Barrie Althoff (3-4/98)

• Guide to Best Practices for Client File Retention and Management, WSBA, April 2007