Washington State Bar News

June 2002

Articles

• Enforcing Letters Rogatory in British Columbia - An Update by Stephen Antle 
• Clarifying the Demise of Washington's Independent Business Judgment Rule: City of Seattle v. Blume by Marc A. Perrone
• New Legislation of Interest to Attorneys: 2002 Highlights by Senator Adam Kline and Senator Stephen L. Johnson
• Monitoring Attorney-Client Conversations: A Morality Play in Two Acts by Allen Bentley

Columns

• President's Corner: Committees, Boards, Panels and Sections: The Lifeblood of the Bar by  Dale L. Carlisle, WSBA President
• Executive's Report: Tensions in American Law by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director
  

Departments

• Letters
• Lawyer Services: The LAP/LaSD 5th Annual Statewide Conference: Putting Knowledge to Work by Erika Wilson 
• My Turn: The Initiative Process: The Supreme Court Versus the People by James Bond
• Book Review: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Is it More Than an 1,800-Page Doorstop? A Resounding "Yes"! by James H. Hopkins   
• Humor: Yes, We have No Bananadwidth by Greg Lawless 
• Disciplinary Notices
• Changing Venues - Who's Going Where
• FYI: For Your Information
• Opportunities for Service
  • WYLD President-elect Nominations
  • WYLD Trustee  District Positions
  • WYLD Seeks Award Nominations
• Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in May 2002 is 1.893 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for June is therefore 12 percent.