Vancouver Attorney William D. Robison Receives Washington State Bar Association Local Hero Award

Seattle Washington, October 30, 2003 — At its Board of Governors meeting October 17 in Portland, Oregon, the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) honored William D. Robison with the WSBA Local Hero Award. As the Board of Governors meets in communities around the state, the WSBA recognizes local lawyers who have made extraordinary contributions to those communities. WSBA President David W. Savage presented the award to Mr. Robison.

In 2001, Mr. Robison accepted an appointment from the WSBA as special disciplinary counsel, as part of the "Super Lawyers" program. He has been active in the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA)—as treasurer (1992-1993), president-elect (2001-2002), and president (2002-2003). He was also 1988-1990 chairman of the CCBA Pro Bono Committee, and 1990-1995 president of the CCBA Volunteer Lawyers Program. He has been an Eagle Member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association since 1994, and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, where he won the Outstanding Service Awards in 1989, 1990, and 1995.

In 1992, Mr. Robison was awarded the Washington State Young Lawyers Thomas Neville Statewide Pro Bono award, and in August 2002 was selected by Washington Law and Politics as a "Super Lawyer." He is author of "Low-Impact Automobile Collisions" in WSTLA's Automobile Collision Deskbook for 2000 and 2002.

Following his 1973 graduation from high school in Issaquah, Mr. Robison entered the U.S. Navy and served on active duty until July 1976, when he transferred to the Naval Reserve. In 1980, he received his B.A. in political science magna cum laude at Western Washington University and left the Navy to attend law school at the University of Washington, where he received his J.D. in 1983. He is admitted to the Washington State Bar; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Robison practiced with the law firm of Morse & Bratt for more than 20 years before venturing into private practice in July 2003 with the newly formed law firm of Caron, Colven, Robison & Shafton. His practice emphasizes plaintiffs' personal-injury litigation, commercial, construction, and other civil-litigation matters. He also maintains a pro bono landlord-tenant practice, assisting individuals having problems with their landlords.

About the Washington State Bar Association
The Washington State Bar Association is a private, nonprofit organization authorized by the Washington Supreme Court to license the state's 27,600 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.

The governance of the WSBA is vested in its 14-person Board of Governors. There are three governors from the seventh congressional district; one from each of the other eight districts; and three at-large members, one of whom represents the Young Lawyers Division. The 2002-2003 president is J. Richard Manning of Seattle, and the 2003-2004 president is David W. Savage of Pullman. The board meets 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 its 23 standing committees, 24 sections, and a Young Lawyers Division.

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