Washington State Bar News

October 2002

Articles

• Dick Manning: Laying a Foundation for New Lawyers by Allison L. Parker
• Municipal Courts, Judicial Independence, and the Board for Judicial Administration by Judge Robert McSeveney
• Liability Limitations and Invoice Terms in the Commercial Context by Roger D. Mellem 
• The Authority of Superior Court Commissioners by Kimberley Prochnau

Columns

• President's Corner: Perceptions: A Conversation, A Movie, A Newspaper by  Dick Manning, WSBA President
• Executive's Report: Bar Year 2002-2003 by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director

Features 

• Welcome to President-elect David Savage and the New WSBA Governors
• 2002 WSBA Award Recipients 
• Honoring the WSBA's 50-year Members 

Departments

• Letters
• Access to Justice: Seventh Annual Access to Justice Conference: Access to Peace through Justice by Sharlene Steele
• Lawyer Services: A Call to Join in the Discussion of Washington Drug Policy by Ellen Begley 
• Disciplinary Notices
• Changing Venues - Who's Going Where
• FYI: For Your Information
• Opportunities for Service
  • Legal Foundation of Washington Board of Trustees
  • Northwest Justice Project Board of Directors
  • Limited Practice Officer Board - Two Positions
  • Pattern Forms Committee
• Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in September 2002 is 1.615 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for October is therefore 12 percent.