Washington State Bar News

January 2004

Articles

• Moving Beyond Anecdotes: The Washington State Civil Legal Needs Study by Justice Charles W. Johnson and Judge Mary Kay Becker
• The Right to Counsel: Every Accused Person's Right by Robert C. Boruchowitz
• A Primer for Attorneys: The Rules and Regulations Applicable to Washington Court Reporters and the Transcripts They Produce by Susan Colard
• This Wonderful World of Words by Robert C. Cumbow

Columns

• President's Corner: Why Diversity Matters - Reflecting the Public We Serve by Dave Savage, WSBA President
• Executive's Report: Justice in Jeopardy: Inadequate Funding of Our Trial Courts by Jan Michels, WSBA Executive Director
• Editor's Page: How to Say "No" by Jeff Tolman  

Features

• Bar News Member Survey

Departments

• Letters to the Editor 
• Humor: Voir Dire by Greg Lawless
• Around the State
• Disciplinary Notices
• Opportunities for Service
• FYI: For Your Information
• Usury Rate: The average coupon equivalent yield from the first auction of 26-week treasury bills in December 2003 is 1.053 percent. The maximum allowable interest rate for January is therefore 12 percent. Compilations of the average coupon equivalent yields from past auctions of 26-week treasury bills and past maximum interest rates for June 1988-June 1999 appear on page 53 of the June 1999 Bar News. Information from January 1987 to date is available online.  

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