Washington State Bar News

December 2002

Articles

President's Corner: On the Brink: Legal Services and the Courts by Dick Manning, WSBA President
Executive's Report: Time is Our Commodity by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director

Departments

Letters
Access to Justice: BOG Proposes New Amendments to RPC 6.1 and Voluntary Reporting of Pro Bono Hours by Gail Smith
Book Review: This "Emperor" Has No Clothes Reviewed by Judith A. Endejan
Lawyer Services: Unemployment and the Modern Lawyer by Rebecca Nerison
Humor: A File Titled "Humor" by James M. Hawk
Ethics & The Law: Lawyers and the Art of Motorcycle Riding (Part One) by Barrie Althoff
Disciplinary Notices
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection: 2002 Annual Report
Changing Venues - Who's Going Where
The Board's Work - News from the Board of Governors
FYI: For Your Information
Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in November 2002 is 1.424 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for December is therefore 12 percent.