Board of Governors Policies
100 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
200 ADMISSIONS
300 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
400 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
500 COMMUNICATIONS
600 DATA AND PRIVACY
700 DISCIPLINE
800 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
900 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
1000 ENTITIES
1100 ETHICS
1200 FISCAL POLICIES
1300 GOVERNANCE
1400 HUMAN RESOURCES
1500 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1600 LICENSING
1700 SECTIONS
100 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
101 WSBA Accessibility Policy │ September 2006
200 ADMISSIONS
201 Admissions Policies of the Washington State Bar Association │ January 2022
300 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
301 Complaints about Governors │ November 1996
302 Conflict of Interest Policies │ July 2007
303 Conflict Resolution – Practices and Policies │ January 2016
304 Governor-Chair Conflict Policy │ November 2019
305 Governor Responsibilities & Addendum │ January 2022, with portions suspended in November 2022
306 WSBA Board of Governors Anti-Harassment Policy and Procedure │ December 2019
307 WSBA Board of Governors No Retaliation Policy │ December 2019
308 APEX Award Naming Guidance │ June 2019
309 Board Action Procedure │ July 2022
310 WSBA Authority Matrix │ November 2021
311 Board of Governors and Board Officer Roles and Responsibilities │ March 2022
400 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
401 CLE Diversity Policy │ April 2010
402 CLE Policy │ July 2015
500 COMMUNICATIONS
501 Guiding Communication Principles │ January 2016
502 Social Media Guidelines │ December 2009
503 WSBA Broadcast Email Policy │ February 2010
600 DATA AND PRIVACY
601 Member Data and Contact Information Policy │ July 2010
602 Non-Dissemination of Confidential Regulatory Information │ December 2019
700 DISCIPLINE
701 Hearing Officer Extraordinary Compensation Policy │ October 2010
800 DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
801 Committee Membership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
802 Committee/Task Force Leadership Selection Advisory Policy │ March 2010
803 Diversity Definition │ March 2010
804 Executive Director May Limit Staff and Volunteer Travel to Prevent Discrimination │ September 2013
805 Prohibiting Meetings in Locations That Discriminate │ June 1993
806 WSBA Diversity and Inclusion Plan │ May 2013
900 ENDORSEMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
901 Policy on Endorsing Products or Services │ June 1995
902 Sponsorship Policy │ March 2010
1000 ENTITIES
1001 Amicus Brief Policy │ September 2017
1002 Committee and Board (Entities) Policy │ September 2015
1003 Model Pro Bono Policy for Corporate In-House Council │ July 2019
1004 2020 Resolution Adopting Schedule of Regular Meetings │ November 2019
1005 Committee on Professional Ethics Rules of Procedure │ July 2013
1006 Judicial Recommendation Committee Guidelines │ May 2013
1007 Legislative Review Committee Policies & Procedures │ January 2020
1008 Council on Public Defense Charter │ May 2015
1009 Disciplinary Advisory Round Table Charter │ September 2017
1010 Washington Young Lawyers Committee Appointment Policy │ February 2014
1011 Long-Range Strategic Planning Council Charter │ September 2021
1012 Public Records for Committees and Boards │ July 2014
1013 Membership Engagement Council │ January 2022
1014 ETHOS Charter │ January 2022
1015 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council Charter │ June 2021
1016 COVID-19 Volunteer Vaccination Policy │ March 2022
1017 Small Town and Rural Practice (STAR) Committee Charter │ June 2021
1100 ETHICS
1101 Policy Statement Concerning RPC 1.6 and RCW 42.17 │ March 1990
1200 FISCAL POLICIES
1201 WSBA Fiscal Policies and Procedures │ October 2019
1300 GOVERNANCE
1301 WSBA Mission, Guiding Principles, Mission Focus Areas and Strategic Goals │ January 2016
1302 WSBA Values │ January 2016
1303 WSBA Strategic Goals │ April 2021
1400 HUMAN RESOURCES
1401 WSBA Compensation Plan │ March 1995
1402 Compensation Philosophy │ June 2021
1403 Procedure to Notify Board about Significant Personnel Action │ January 2013
1404 Whistleblower Reports of Illegal or Dishonest Activity Notification and Investigation Policy │ June 2005
1500 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
1501 Legislation and Court Rule Comment Policy │ November 2015
1502 Legislative Action Guidelines │ February 2003
1503 User Fees Not Support Legislation Including New-User Fees │ January 2011
1504 Sections Legislative Comment Policy │ June 2020
1505 WSBA Legislative Review Committee Policies & Procedures │ September 2017
1600 LICENSING
1601 Policy for Waiver or Reduction of, or Extension of Payment for, Annual License and Reinstatement Fees │ September 2021
1700 SECTIONS
1701 Section Policies-Bylaws Art. XI │ October 2001
1702 Section Policies-Fiscal November │ 1999
