Washington State Bar Association Elects Three New Governors

Seattle, Washington, June 30, 2000 — The Washington State Bar Association is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Board of Governors. Ken Davidson of Kirkland, William D. Hyslop of Spokane, and Lucy Isaki of Seattle were elected by WSBA members in their respective districts. They will begin their terms in October and will serve for three years.

Ken Davidson is a principal in the law firm of Davidson, Czeisler, Kilpatric & Zeno in Kirkland. He has served for five years on Washington's Access to Justice Board, was founder of the Eastside Legal Assistance Program, and is a past-president of the East King County Bar Association. Davidson's goals as a WSBA governor include promoting public legal education, assuring delivery of quality legal services, and providing better ways to make the justice system responsive, fair and accessible.

A Spokane native, Bill Hyslop has practiced law for 20 years, and is a principal in the Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Moses Lake firm of Lukins & Annis, P.S. He is also a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. Hyslop is the immediate past-president of the Spokane County Bar Association, is a former co-chair of the Equal Justice Coalition, and is chair of the upcoming WSBA Bar Leaders Conference. Hyslop has been exceedingly active in civic and political activities, including serving as co-chair of Citizens for Spokane Schools and as former president of the Washington State University Alumni Association.

Currently a Senior Assistant Attorney General, Lucy Isaki is completing a term as president of the King County Bar Association. She is past-president of the Seattle Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers, past-chair of the board of visitors at Seattle University Law School, and was a Trustee at Eastern Washington University. Isaki was also a partner at Bogle & Gates at the time of its dissolution.

The WSBA is governed by an elected president, president-elect, and an 11-member Board of Governors. One governor is elected from each of the nine congressional districts, with the exception of the seventh district (King County), which elects three governors. The Board sets WSBA policy and speaks for the Association. It meets regularly (every six weeks) at various locations around the state, and its meetings are open to the public. Much of the work of the WSBA is carried out through 25 standing committees, 22 sections and a Young Lawyers Division, with its many committees.

The Washington State Bar Association is a private, non-profit organization authorized by the Washington State Supreme Court to license the state's 25,000 lawyers. The WSBA both regulates lawyers under the authority of the Court and serves its members as a professional association — all without public funding. As a regulatory agency, it administers the bar exam, provides record-keeping and licensing functions, and administers the lawyer discipline program. As a professional association, the WSBA provides continuing legal education for attorneys, in addition to numerous other educational and member-service activities.