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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dutch and Jeannette Hayner Receive WSBA AwardSeattle Washington, April 16, 2002 — Walla Walla lawyer Herman "Dutch" Hayner and former state legislator Jeannette Hayner each received an award of appreciation from the Washington State Bar Association last week for their legislative work on behalf of the organization. The awards were presented by WSBA President Dale Carlisle during a lunch meeting with the Walla Walla County Bar Association.Mr. Hayner’s service to the bar goes back a half century. He was president of the Walla Walla County Bar Association in 1954. He was first appointed to the WSBA Legislative Committee in 1979, and has been instrumental in shaping the WSBA’s legislative agenda ever since. Mrs. Hayner has long been recognized for her leadership in securing state funding for legal services. She represented the 16th District in both the state House and Senate from 1977 until her retirement in 1992. As Senate Majority Leader in 1992, she helped create a mechanism to provide state funding for civil legal services. 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.
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