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Inside Bar News
In the latest issue of Bar News, it's all about the family, family law that is. We dive into collaborative divorce, changes in civil protection orders, implicit bias, and more.
Meet a Local Hero
Congratulations to WSBA's newest Local Hero, Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor Diane Clarkson.
Seeking Practice Primer Presenters and Co-chair
Are you an estate planning practitioner interested in volunteering to present or co-chair for WSBA’s upcoming Practice Primer CLE?
Bloggers Wanted
Got something to bark about? Blog it on NWSidebar.
ESG and Law Firms Part 2: Understanding Emissions and Where to Start
In the first part of this series, we explored Environmental Social, and Governance (ESG)—what ESG is and the basics of what lawyers and law firms need to kno...
A Reservation Attorney's Thoughts on the Castro-Huerta Decision
Several members of the U. S. Supreme Court deem themselves originalists or strict constructionists whose duty it is to decide cases based upon constitutional i...
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Bar News Focuses on Family Law
According to the BBC, divorce applications and break-ups skyrocketed around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One leading U.K. law firm noted a 122 perce...
The State of Rural Practice in Washington: Urgent Needs for Moderate Means Program
Finding affordable legal services in Washington state is challenging, the problem only intensifies in Washington's rural counties. Consider the WSBA's Moderate...
How the IRS Views Structured Legal Fees
All lawyers pay taxes and know that legal fees are income. They are ordinary income and even subject to self-employment taxes. But what about timing? Much in t...
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