Washington State Bar News

January 2001

Articles

• China Moves to Protect Intellectual Property, Encourage Foreign Business: A Summary of China's Regulation on Computer Software Protection by Gordon Liu
• A Review of Significant Criminal Law Decisions of the 1999 Term of the United States Supreme Court by Craig Hemmens, J.D., Ph.D.

Columns

• Editor's Page: Two Cents' Worth by Mark Panitch
• President's Corner:...And Justice for All by Jan Eric Peterson, WSBA President
• Executive's Report: "Signs" of the Times by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director
• Proud to Be a Lawyer by Jay Flynn
  

• Letters
• Defining the Practice of Law: Untying the Gordian Knot by Robert D. Welden
• Technology: Technology Basics Manual: Fundraising for Access to Justice by Joyce Raby
• Lawyer Services: What to Do While Your Dream Job Materializes by Rebecca Nerison, Ph.D.
• Disciplinary Notices
• Changing Venues - Who's Going Where
• The Board's Work - News from the Board of Governors
• Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection
• FYI
  • Opportunity for Service
    • Applications for Appellate Court Vacancies
    • WSBA Presidential Search
    • Statute Law Committee
  • MCLE Changes
  • Notice of Public Meeting
  • Discipline 2000 Task Force to Meet
  • Notice to Counsel — Criminal Cases
  • ABA Accepting Nominations for Pro Bono Publico Awards
  • Use Resources to Your Advantage
  • Court Rule Amendments
  • ABA Business Law Section Seeks Award Nominations
  • American Lawyers Needed for Legal Seminar in China
  • Law Week
  • Board of Governors Recognizes Local Heroes
  • WSBA Staff Raise Money for Holiday Charities
  • Resources on Sale for Half Price
  • Upcoming BOG Meetings
  • Goldmark Award Luncheon
  • Proud to Be a Lawyer
  • Mugs and Mousepads
  • WSBA Labor and Employment Law Section Elects Executive Committee
  • WestCoast Hotels Contribute to LAW Fund
  • WSBA Staff Milestones
  • Snohomish County Superior Court Announces Electronic Trial Confirmation
  • Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in December 2000 is 6.10 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for January is therefore 12 percent. Compilations of the average coupon equivalent yields from past auctions of 26-week treasury bills and past maximum interest rates for January 1989 – present appear in the current issue of  the Bar News. Access information from January 1987 to date online.