November 2001

Welcome to the New WSBA Governors

by Allison L. Parker

Mr. Boggs began his law career as a deputy prosecutor in Ephrata. Since 1982 he has practiced with the Yakima firm Lyon, Weigand and Gustafson, where he is now a shareholder and primarily represents Central Washington school districts. Mr. Boggs is a member of the Washington Council of School Attorneys, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Yakima County Bar Association, and John Gavin American Inns of Court.

Carl J. Carlson, 7th-Central District

Mr. Carlson practices commercial litigation with the Seattle firm Carlson & Fabish. His WSBA service includes working as a fee arbitrator and a special disciplinary counsel, and serving on the Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and the President’s Initiative Task Force. Mr. Carlson also serves as a cooperating attorney with the Northwest Women’s Law Center, and is on the board of directors of the Resource Center for the Handicapped. He recently completed a three-year term on the King County Bar Association board of trustees.

Bryce H. Dille, 9th District

A partner in the firm Campbell, Dille, Barnett, Smith and Wiley, Mr. Dille has engaged in general practice in Puyallup since 1968. He has been actively involved in local and state bar activities, including serving as WSBA special district counsel, and as a member of the WSBA CLE and Legislative committees. He recently completed a three-year term on the WSBA Disciplinary Board. Mr. Dille served as president of the Puyallup Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival.

Ms. Hinojos-Fall is an administrative law judge for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was born in Mexico, moved to the U.S. at age 10, and has traveled, lived and worked extensively in Europe and Asia. Committed to public service, she has been on the boards of Children’s Alliance and the Northwest Women’s Law Center, and has volunteered with Leadership Tomorrow, the YWCA Young Women’s Leadership Institute, and the University of Washington Professional Mentor Program.

Jon E. Ostlund, 2nd District

Mr. Ostlund has practiced law in Bellingham since 1974. For the last 19 years, he has been the Whatcom County public defender. Mr. Ostlund is a board member for the Washington Defenders Association and the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He served two terms on the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission and has been actively involved in legislative matters on behalf of criminal defense lawyers. He is currently a member of the Whatcom County Law and Justice Commission and the Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence.

David W. Savage, At-large

Mr. Savage is a shareholder and president of the Pullman firm Irwin, Myklebust, Savage & Brown, which he joined in 1973. He is a member and immediate past chair of the WSBA Court Rules Committee, and serves as a hearing officer for the WSBA Disciplinary Board. In 1995, Washington Governor Mike Lowry appointed him to the Walsh Commission to study and recommend procedures for judicial election reform. Locally, Mr. Savage is active in the Pullman United Way, Pullman High School Mentor Program, and the Pullman Chamber of Commerce.

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