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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Alfredo Tryferis Everett Attorney Julian C. "Pete" Dewell Receives WSBA Lifetime Service Award
Mr. Dewell graduated from the University of Washington in 1957, with a L.L.D. Mr. Dewell, who is well known for his dedication to equal access to justice for all and his pro bono work, started his support for legal aid early; as a law student he worked at the Seattle Legal Aid Society as a student volunteer. Mr. Dewell was admitted to the WSBA in 1957 and the California State Bar in 1958. He practiced antitrust law with the U.S. Department of Justice in San Francisco, and then in Seattle with the firm of Howe, Davis, Riese and Jones (now known as Davis, Wright, Tremaine). In 1963, he moved to the firm of Anderson Hunter in Everett. He has served on various boards and committees, both public and private, including the Everett School Board, Everett Freeholders Committee, Drug Abuse Council of Snohomish County, City of Everett Growth Management Committee, Shoreline Master Plan Update Committee, University of Washington School of Law Foundation, Pilchuck Audbon Society, the Snohomish County Land Trust, Sno-Isle Natural Foods CoOp, and Washington Trails Association Board. Mr. Dewell, along with serving on these boards and committees, also performed pro bono work for some of them as well. He also performed pro bono work for the North Cascades Institute and the San Juan Preservation Trust. From 1990 to 1999, before his retirement he donated approximately one-third of his legal work to low-income persons and organizations. He continues to provide legal assistance to the North Cascades Institute, the San Juan Preservation Trust, and the Washington Trails Association. Mr. Dewell served on the WSBA Board of Governors and the Disciplinary Board, as well as various committees and sections including long-time service as special district counsel, and more recently as special disciplinary counsel. In 1991, he was awarded the WSBA Professionalism Award, and in 1998, he received the Bar's highest honor, the Award of Merit. He has also served the WSBA and the public as a lifetime board member of the LAW Fund and as a member of the Access to Justice Board. "You would think that with the remarkable service that Pete has endowed on many, . . . he would sit back and relax in his retirement," wrote Christine Crowell, chair of the Access to Justice Board. "Not Pete! He not only continues with his pro bono work, but he spends two days a week out building trails so that those of us who are younger (but not tougher) may continue to enjoy the parks and forests in Washington state." After a lifetime of dedicated service to the legal profession and to the public, Mr. Dewell continues to give of himself for the benefit of others. About the WSBA As a regulatory agency, it administers the bar admission process, including the bar exam; provides record-keeping and licensing functions; and administers the lawyer-discipline system. 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 2005-2006 president is S. Brooke Taylor, of Port Angeles, and the 2005-2006 president-elect is Ellen Conedera Dial, of Seattle. The board 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 Bar is carried out through 23 standing committees; 24 sections; and a Young Lawyers Division, with its many committees.
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Seattle, Washington, September 21, 2005 — The Washington State Bar announced today that it presented Julian C. "Pete" Dewell with the WSBA Lifetime Service Award at its annual awards dinner, held September 15 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. This award is given for a lifetime of service to the WSBA and the public. WSBA President Ronald R. Ward presented the award to Mr. Dewell.