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June 2004Opportunities for ServicePractice of Law Board Application deadline: June 23, 2004 Four positions on the Practice of Law (POL) Board will be up for appointment effective September 2004 for three-year terms. At least one of these appointments must be a nonlawyer. Current board members are eligible for reappointment. The board is established by General Rule 25. Nominations may be made by the WSBA Board of Governors and other people and organizations. GR 25 provides that the purpose of the board is to: • promote expanded access to affordable and reliable legal and law-related services; The board is composed of 13 members, at least four of whom must be nonlawyers. The board should represent the public interest in the delivery of legal services, and it should reflect the broad range of diversity of individuals who are part of or who use the legal system. Persons interested in seeking nomination by the Board of Governors for appointment to the POL Board should submit letters describing their background and qualifications for board membership to the address below. Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to the POL Board's purposes as set out in GR 25. Members of the board are not compensated for their services, but are reimbursed for necessary expenses consistent with the reimbursement policies of the WSBA. The board sets its own meeting schedule, but currently meets the second Friday of each month. Please submit letters seeking nomination by the Board of Governors to the POL Board not later than Wednesday, June 23, 2004, to Practice of Law Board, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330. Further information is available at www.wsba.org/practiceoflawboard. If you have any questions, contact POL Board Administrator Bob Welden at bobw@wsba.org or 206-727-8232. Certified Professional Guardian Board Application deadline: August 23, 2004 The WSBA Board of Governors will be nominating one member who is appointed by the Supreme Court to serve a three-year term on the Certified Professional Guardian Board commencing October 1, 2004. Incumbents must apply, if seeking reappointment. The board establishes the standards and criteria for the certification of professional guardians as defined by RCW 11.88.008, and prescribes the conditions of and limitations upon their activities. (GR 23.) See www.courts.wa.gov/programs_orgs/pos_guardian/?fa=pos_guardian.boardlst for more detailed information. Please submit a letter of interest and résumé to WSBA Bar Leaders Division, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org. ABA House of Delegates Application deadline: July 2, 2004 The WSBA Board of Governors is accepting letters of interest and résumés from members interested in serving on the ABA House of Delegates representing Washington state. Four positions will be available in August 2004. A written expression of interest and a résumé are required for any incumbents seeking reappointment. The control and administration of the ABA are vested in the House of Delegates, the policymaking body of the ABA. The House, which has approximately 500 delegates, elects the ABA officers and board, and meets out of state twice a year. Delegate attendance is required. The WSBA's allowance is $700 per year per delegate. Members appointed to the House of Delegates serve a two-year term, which begins at the close of the annual meeting (August 2004). Please submit a letter of interest and résumé to WSBA Bar Leaders Division, 2101 Fourth Ave., Ste. 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; or e-mail barleaders@wsba.org.
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