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Inside Bar News

In the April/May issue of Washington State Bar News, we consider the unique psychological challenges facing legal professionals and what WSBA is doing to support its members. And we delve into a landmark Washington Supreme Court ruling affecting the dairy industry.

Law Office Reopening Guide

Read WSBA's new Reopening Guide for Washington State Law Offices.

The Impact of Coronavirus

Now available: results from a member survey conducted by the External and Internal WSBA Coronavirus Response Task Forces.

LexisNexis & WSBA Join Forces

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, WSBA are beginning a new joint publishing relationship to combine their respective expertise in serving the research needs of Washington lawyers.

Consecutive Years of Unqualified Reports Reflect Confidence in WSBA’s Financial Integrity

Certified public accounting firm Clark Nuber has issued an unmodified, “clean” audit opinion for the Washington State Bar Association’s 2020 fiscal year. This marks several decades of similar upstanding independent audit reports for the state bar.

Take Our Quiz: Which Type of Legal Volunteer Are You?

There are many available volunteer opportunities at the WSBA. Use this quiz to get some ideas for which roles align with your interests, skills, and profession...

The Derek Chauvin Trial: Early Insights from WSBA President-Elect’s Judicial Perspective

Very little about the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is standard. The mere fact that there is a trial is somewhat unusual. Polic...

Court of Appeals Issues Rare Decision on Revoking Consent to Conflict Waiver

Earlier this year, Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals issued a decision touching on an area of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) that is rarel...

Our Pandemic Movie Picks for Lawyers

For cinephiles, the past year has been the aphoristic blessing and curse: watch brand new titles from home, but find yourself yearning for the sticky floors ca...

Statewide Electronic Filing is on the Way to Washington Courts

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) will soon begin rolling out a new electronic system for case management and electronic filing (e-filing) for Wash...

Board of Governors Meeting April 16-17

The next Board of Governors meeting will be held Friday and Saturday April 16 and 17.

Legal Lunchbox: Coherent Lawyering: The Practice of Calm on the Go

Join us for April's free Legal Lunchbox series webinar, "Coherent Lawyering: The Practice of Calm on the Go" on April 27. Discover the science of personal and social coherence, evidence-based practical tools to move into a state of coherence for a thriving and renewing legal practice.

18th Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar

The 18th Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar offers a one-hour ethics presentation on dealing with difficult clients as well as a session on case law updates.

Strategies for Successfully Representing Asylum Seekers

Please join the WSBA Senior Lawyers Section for this important webinar presentation. Applying her immigration law experience in private practice and as a former staff attorney with Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), Miriam Korngold will discuss legal strategies to craft a winning asylum case.