WSBA Standing Committees/Boards/ Panels/Special Board of Governors Committees

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Under the WSBA Bylaws, the Board of Governors authorizes standing committees to investigate matters relating to the general purposes and business of the Bar that are of a continuous and recurring nature.

The Board authorizes special committees and task forces to investigate matters relating to specific purposes and business of the Bar that are of an immediate or nonrecurring character.

Standing Committees

• Amicus Brief Committee 
• Civil Rights Committee
• Continuing Legal Education Committee
• Court Rules and Procedures Committee
• Diversity Committee (Committee for Diversity)
• Editorial Advisory Committee
• Judicial Recommendation Committee   
• Legislative Committee
• Pro Bono and Legal Aid Committee (PBLAC)
• Professionalism Committee
• Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) Committee

Regulatory Boards and Committees

• Bar Examiners Committee
• Character and Fitness Board
• Disciplinary Board
• Law Clerk Committee
• Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Committee
• Limited Practice Board
• MCLE Board (Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education)

Panels

• Adjunct Investigative Counsel (AIC) Panel 
• Fee Arbitration Panel 
• Hearing Officer Panel
• Mediation Panel 

Special Committees

• Committee on Public Defense 
• Council on Public Legal Education
• Local Rules Task Force
• Trust Accounts Task Force 
• Rule 9 Task Force

Supreme Court Boards Administered by WSBA

• Access to Justice Board
• Practice of Law Board

Expense Form

Other Forms