Robert L. Parlette Receives Local Hero Award

Seattle, Washington, June 8, 2001 — Wenatchee lawyer Robert L. (Bob) Parlette received the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Local Hero Award today at a luncheon in Wenatchee. WSBA President Jan Eric Peterson presented the award in recognition of Mr. Parlette's service to the residents of the Wenatchee area. As the WSBA Board of Governors meets around the state, the Local Hero Award is presented to a lawyer in that area who has made noteworthy contributions to the community.

A partner in the Wenatchee firm Davis Arneil, Mr. Parlette was named interim president of Wenatchee Valley College last year. In May, he was honored by the Central Washington Hospital Foundation with the A.Z. Wells Award. He received the award in recognition of more than 30 years of community service. In the mid-1970s, Mr. Parlette helped raise more than $1 million to expand Central Washington Hospital. He was a founding member of the Wenatchee Outdoor Club and the Ridge to River Relay. In 1989, he served as president of the local organizing committee for the Washington Centennial State Winter Games, and he remains a member of the Washington State Games Foundation. Mr. Parlette co-founded the Complete the Loop Coalition, a 12-mile trail system that circles the Columbia River in Chelan and Douglas counties. He currently serves on the Washington State Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, and is a member of Sunshine Rotary and Rotary International.

The Washington State Bar Association is a private, nonprofit organization authorized by the Washington Supreme Court to license the state's 26,500 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.