Washington State Bar News

February 2002

Articles

• Washington's 10 Most Significant Labor and Employment Cases by Juliet Wehr Jones
• Advising Clients: The Truth about Trademarks by Timothy B. McCormack 
• Speak Softly and Carry a Big Shtick: Litigating the Oral Contract in Washington by Steven A. Reisler and Dawn S. Perry

Columns

• Editor's Page: Two Cents' Worth by Mark A. Panitch
• Executive's Report: The Glass-Ceiling Survey by Lisa M. Stone
• My Turn: Washington's Administration of Misdemeanor Justice by Darren Nienaber
  

Departments

• Letters
• Lawyer Services Astute Attorneys Utilize Paralegals by Forest Collins
• Observations from the Bench The Discipline Notice: Getting a Client's Consent by Jeff Tolman
• Disciplinary Notices
• Changing Venues - Who's Going Where
• Practice Tips: A Mediator's Observations by Louis D. Peterson
• FYI: For Your Information
• Opportunities for Service
  • WSBA Presidential Search
  • 2002 Notice of Board of Governors Election
  • ABA House of Delegates
• Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in December 2001 is 1.791 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.