Administrative Law Section

The Administrative Law Section serves the interests of public- and private-sector attorneys who work with state and local government agencies, as well as administrative law judges, hearing officers, review officers, and other judicial personnel.

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Members:

The section welcomes anyone as a member who has an interest in administrative law. Upon payment of annual dues of only $20, active members of the WSBA may be voting members of the section and any one else may be a non-voting member of the section and receive section benefits. Our members include:

Assistant attorneys general;
Administrative adjudicators and individuals who represent private parties or agencies in administrative hearings;
Public agency in-house attorneys;
City attorneys (on private contract as well as municipal employees);
County prosecutors; and
Private practitioners who either contract to represent government entities or represent clients subject to government regulation; and
Judicial officials.

Benefits of Membership:

Reduced tuition at high-quality section CLEs (at least two per year);
Three newsletters per year including summaries of recent administrative law state and federal cases, articles and announcements;
Annual meeting with good food and other special events;
Section publications, including the Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual, and the Public Disclosure Act Deskbook;
Input into legislative and WSBA proposals as the recognized experts in administrative law;
Contributions to projects benefiting access to justice efforts; and
Networking and support in the field of administrative law.

Notice to Section Members: To join the section e-mail list and receive information about section activities and other section-related matters, please send your e-mail address and Bar number to questions@wsba.org.

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Order the Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual Online!

Order the Public Records Act Deskbook online!

To view the Administrative Hearing Procedure Index in PDF format.

For more information, please contact the current Section Chair:

John M. Gray
E-mail: john.m.gray@comcast.net