FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2009
Contact: Stephanie Perry
Communications Specialist/Website Editor
206-733-5932; stephaniep@wsba.org
309 Candidates Pass Winter 2009 Washington State Bar Exam
(SEATTLE) — The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) announced today that 309 candidates passed the Bar Exam administered in February 2009, at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Of the 477 candidates who took the exam, 64.8 percent passed.
Administered in two parts over a three-day period, the Bar Exam includes a substantive law exam and an exam on the Rules of Professional Conduct (ethics). Candidates must successfully pass both parts in order to qualify for admission to the WSBA. If a candidate passes one part of the exam and fails the other, that candidate may sit for the next exam without having to retake the portion previously passed.
In 1999, the Washington State Supreme Court approved Admission to Practice Rule (APR) 18, which provides a procedure for the reciprocal admission of lawyers without requiring that those lawyers pass the Washington State Bar Exam. Under APR 18, lawyers from other states, U.S. territories, or the District of Columbia are admitted to the WSBA on the same terms and conditions that a Washington lawyer could be admitted in the other state. This rule also enables Washington lawyers to seek admission in those states that provide for some form of reciprocal admission.
The pass list and passage percentages are given below.
About the Washington State Bar Association
The WSBA is part of the judicial branch, exercising a governmental function authorized by the Washington State Supreme Court to license the state's 33,200 lawyers. The WSBA both regulates lawyers under the authority of the Court and serves its members as a professional association – all without public funding. As a regulatory agency, the WSBA 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 Board of Governors. There are three governors from the seventh congressional district; one from each of the other eight districts; and three at-large, one of whom represents the Young Lawyers Division. The president is Mark A. Johnson, of Seattle. The president-elect is Salvador A. Mungia, of Tacoma, and the immediate past-president is Stanley A. Bastian, of Wenatchee. 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 its numerous standing committees, 27 sections, and a Young Lawyers Division with its many committees.
PASSAGE PERCENTAGES FROM WINTER 2009 BAR EXAM
477 APPLICANTS TOOK EXAM
381 APPLICANTS TOOK SUBSTANTIVE PORTION
407 APPLICANTS TOOK RPC PORTION
309 APPLICANTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ADMITTED
OVERALL PASS
ALL APPLICANTS 64.8%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 71.4%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 62.4%
FIRST-TIME GENERAL APPLICANTS 56.2%
RULE 18 73.9%
OVERALL PASS RATE PER EXAM PORTION
SUBSTANTIVE
ALL APPLICANTS 70.1%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 76.8%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 66.7%
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
ALL APPLICANTS 70.0%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 79.6%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 67.7%
RULE 18 73.9%
FIRST-TIME TAKERS
SUBSTANTIVE
ALL APPLICANTS 72.6%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 78.5%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 69.8%
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
ALL APPLICANTS 70.3%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 79.7%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 64.0%
RULE 18 84.2%
REPEATERS
SUBSTANTIVE
ALL APPLICANTS 65.7%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 68.8%
GENERAL APPLICANTS 65.3%
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
ALL APPLICANTS 69.6%
ATTORNEY APPLICANTS 78.9%
GENERAL APPLICANT 69.6%
RULE 18 25.0%
Winter 2009 Bar Exam Pass List
Adams, Talonya – Bellevue
Aldassy, Hillary Steiner – Issaquah
Alicuben, Allan M.Q. – Seattle
Ambrosio, Fabio – Edmonds
Anderson, Maren Kristi – Bellingham
Andrews, Mark – Fairbanks, AK
Arterburn, Jennifer L. – Seattle
Auld, Robin Kidd – Seattle
Bailey, Garrett W. – Seattle
Bair, Mika Nelson – Seattle
Baran, Whitney J. – Chattaroy
Bardwell, Mark – Silver Spring, MD
Bearden, Hillary Carol – Aberdeen
Beckford, Nancy Ann – Seattle
Bednar, Philip Leonard – Seattle
Ben-David, Nathalie – Seattle
Bennett, Erinn P. – Seattle
Bennett, Christine – Kennewick
Bingisser, Glenn Martin – Bellevue
Birge, Holly – Seattle
Bishop, Glenn – Des Moines
Blakey, Sarah Elizabeth – Seattle
Bloom, Ragnar – Juneau, AK
Boden, Kevin Michael – Woodinville
Bowen, Robert Griffith – Birmingham, AL
Boyle, Ryan M. – Los Angeles, CA
Brand, Debra Raylene – North Hills, CA
Breen, Nicholas Alexander – Seattle
Brier, Freya R. – Bellevue
Brimmer, Janette K. – Seattle
Broussard, Benjamin James – Seattle
Brown, Kelsey Mackenzie – Gig Harbor
Brown, Peter C. – Las Vegas, NV
Brown, Daniel A. – Seattle
Brustad, Marek M. – Seattle
Burk, J. Damon – Atlanta, GA
Burton, Paul C. – Issaquah
Butler, Sean P. – Bainbridge Island
Byers, Amber Dawn – Shoreline
Caga-anan, Emilie Charlisse Forones – Issaquah
Cahalan, Joseph Ryan – Saint Petersburg, FL
Campbell, Justin Rylan – Kirkland
Carey, Richard – Seattle
Cassan, Traci – Mercer Island
Castaneda, Roxana L. – Olympia
Chappell, Michael J. – Spokane
Chen, Hillary F. – Seattle
Chen, Hweilan Vicky – Seattle
Chermeshnyuk, Olga, , Bellevue, WA
Chung, Shana K. – Longueville, NSW, Australia
Clawson, Rebecca Dawn – Seattle
Cleavenger, James M. – Eugene, OR
Colburn, Gregory Stephen – Carnation
Colwell, Cody Joseph – Everett
Comstock, Jeff Nicholas – Seattle
Cool, Richard P. – Seattle
Covell, Farrell Craig – Los Angeles, CA
Craig, Heidi Louise – Bothell
Crispin, Sunset Sierra – Spokane
Cruz, Kristi A. – Edmonds
Czar, Tracey A. – Tacoma
Davidson, Jeremy S. – Seattle
Davidson, Rebecca Oris – Renton
Davitt, Christina Marie – Wenatchee
Dawson, Duane M. – Woodinville
Dhillon, Rupinder Kaur – Richmond, CA
Dibble, Candie M. – Camden, DE
Diskin, Jennifer Denise – Seattle
Doerfler, Allison Jeanette – Harrisburg, PA
Dow, Christine Gwendolyn – Glacier
Du, Long Dai – Bellevue
Eagan, Emilie – Brooklyn, NY
Eberle, Roxanne – Tukwila
Eoff, Gretchen Elizabeth – Seattle
Eshbach, Laura M. – Seattle
Evans, Richard Lee – Bellevue
Evans, Patrick Wayne John – Redmond
Farnham, Christina Anne – Blaine
Feldman, Jason M. – Edmonds
Ferguson, Nathan E. – Seattle
Fitzgerald, Kelli Ann – Bellevue
Flick, Ralph Wilhem – Gig Harbor
French, Kristin L. – Shelton
Frey, Sara Claire – Sammamish
Fuller, Melissa P. – Seattle
Garcia, Stephen Michael – Long Beach, CA
Gardner, Jerold – Kirkland
Garrison, Eula – Tacoma
Gasca, Nicholas J.R. – Seattle
Gerling, Andreas – Burien
Ghosh, Malabika J. – Seattle
Gilson, Michael Scott – Edmonds
Goda, Hiromi – Seattle
Goff, James Robert – Seattle
Goldman, Eric Paul – Grayland
Goldman, Catherine M. – Grayland
Goodin, Amanda Wilcox – Seattle
Goodrich, Scott Frederick – Seattle
Gordon, Amy – University Place
Grammer, Alisa Mistkawi – Portland, OR
Grant, Courtney A. – Seattle
Gregoire, Mba Gerard – Bothell
Griffen, Christopher Leif – Seattle
Griffin, Joseph Parker – Rockville, MD
Griffin, Kimberly F. – Tacoma
Groesbeck, David Jackson – Seattle
Groscost, Daniel Braden – Fairfax, VA
Gross, John E. – Lynnwood
Gundlach, Amber Rae – Seattle
Haacke, Heath Robb – Issaquah
Hanson, Randy R. – Port Orchard
Hargleroad, Susan M. – Port Townsend
Haslam, Brian D., North Bend
Hawkins, Peggy A. – Seattle
Henderson, Christopher M. – Seattle
Henley, Karen Lanese – Seattle
Herby, Wendy Anna – Foster City, CA
Hill, Tamara Lynne – San Diego, CA
Hodder, Gregory Richard – Kirkland
Hoerler, Jonas P. – Redmond
Holden, Miriah Eve – Honolulu, HI
Holland, Jeffrey Dale – Scottsdale, AZ
Hollister, Patrick – Gig Harbor
Holman, Lavette Nadine – Moxee
Hurdelbrink, James Francis – Bellevue
Hutcheson, Lisa Marie – Tallahassee, FL
Ibrahimi, Yosef – Wilmington, DE
Iwen, Melinda E. – Seattle
Jacobs, Jeffery Michael – Shoreline
Jacobsen, Sonja Elizabeth – Shoreline
Jewell-Leirdahl, Laura A., – Tacoma
Johnson, Robert Charles – Seattle
Juneja, Neil – Seattle
Kang, Chris – Mill Creek
Kebler, Melanie E. – Portland, OR
Keenan, David S. – Seattle
Kelly, Christine, A. – Lake Stevens
Kenway, Michael S. – Medina
Kerr, Benjamin David – Seattle
Kerslake, Monica Nicole – Kirkland
Khandelwal, Anita – Seattle
Kilpatrick, Shannon M. – Tumwater
Kim, Leigh Ann – Bothell
Kinzebach, Keith Mitchell – Renton
Kleyner, Pavel R. – Bellevue
Koontz, Dristine Lynn – Seattle
Kretser, Alissa E. – Seattle
Kujundzic, Dino – Spokane
Kvasnyuk, Simon – Auburn
Lake, Amanda – Los Angeles, CA
Lambert, Crystal Victoria – Vancouver
Lamborne, William Brian – Seattle
Laney, John Solano – Bothell
Lannon, Daniel Marshall – Seattle
Larch, Kristyna – Seattle
Lawson, Sarah E. – Enumclaw
Le, Martin Thanh – Seattle
Lebron, Deola – Lakewood
Ledford, Julie Danielle – Olympia
Lee, Nancy J. – Roy
Lees-Brazil, Courtnie A. – Spokane Valley
Lewis, Renee – Seattle
Liebman, Daniel E. – Lakewood
Linden, Mary Anne – Eugene, OR
Linehan, Joseph – Spokane
Lipke, Stuart Gregory – Denton, TX
Lo, Donny T. – Seattle
Lovejoy, Riley – Seattle
Lyons, Mary Shelagh – Seattle
Macke, William J. – Portland, OR
MacKenzie, Matthew Keith – Boise, ID
Magaro, Heidi L. Raedel – Olympia
Manoucheri, Arman M. – Bellevue
Mapes, Carrie H. – Seattle
Mares, Tina Marie – Shoreline
Marseille, Stephen B. – Seattle
Maucione, Katie Jordana – Spokane
Mazurkevich, Emmeline Echon – Seattle
McCann, Laura Batenic – Seattle
McCullough, Hugh Robert – Seattle
McCurdy, Thomas Purcell – Pasadena, CA
McDonald, Ian S. – Bremerton
McFarlane, Jamie J. – Seattle
McGowan, Matthew Wade – Port Orchard
McMurtray, Brandon Noel – Arcadia, CA
Meier, Stephanie J. – Seattle
Merkel, John C. – Washington, DC
Michalski, Matthew Anthony – Seattle
Miller, Andrew David – Puyallup
Mills, Matthew David – Bremerton
Miraglia, John M. – Chicago, IL
Moberg, Patrick Ross – Winter Park, FL
Moore, Edward H. – Dallas, TX
Moore, Jason B. – Seattle
Morales, Christopher Adan – Des Moines
Morgan, Lorie Ann – Seattle
Morris, Lakisha – Fullerton, CA
Mullins, Jill – Seattle
Murray-Lohrmeyer, Kathleen S. – Seattle
Newby, Jody Anna – Seattle
Nguyen, Trang H. – Kent
Nishihira, Shana Aiko – Seattle
O'Connell, Catherine Lee – Bellingham
O'Connor-Kriss, Sara – Renton
Oladapo, Ajibola Oluyemisi – San Diego, CA
O'Meara, Michael Shannon – Everett
Orosco, Trinity J. – Pasco
Palmisano, Kirstyn – Seattle
Paratte, Michele O. – Monroe
Park, Luke Soojong – Port Orchard
Pavithran, Shana – Issaquah
Peterson, Anne Elizabeth – San Francisco, CA
Pewitt, Sheryl – Seattle
Philippides, Christopher – Davis, CA
Pirko, Johanna Rowton – Los Angeles, CA
Plachy, Kevin Lee – Seattle
Quitlong, Karen Sheryll A. – Seattle
Rack, Kevin M.S. – Seattle
Rau, Benjamin – Olympia
Reagan, Stephen W. – Moses Lake
Reinbold, Leone – Okanogan
Reinbold, Theodore – Okanogan
Renner, Julie A. – Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Reynolds, David A. – Seattle
Rhodes, Michael – Spokane
Richardson, Robert – Seattle
Richter, Aaron P. – Seattle
Riffle, Christopher J. – Port Angeles
Ritchie, Peter McGillis – Chesapeake, VA
Roat, Maureen – Bellevue
Rodgers, Scott E. – Kennewick
Roemer, Jennifer Ann – Alameda, CA
Rose-Akins, Nyjat P. – Seattle
Rosen, Michael – Los Angeles, CA
Rosenberg, Edward Moore – Seattle
Rosenberg, Robert M. – Port Angeles
Rotstein, Olga – Issaquah
Sambrano, Jason Allen – Sammamish
Sanchez, Philip Jesus – Mercer Island
Sandstrom, Thomas Dale – Lake Forest Park
Santa, Mishkin Emran – Brighton, MA
Santos, Patrick Joseph Dinio – Kirkland
Schaff, Patrick D. – Spokane
Schlesinger, Andrew M. – Lake Oswego, OR
Schmidt, Jo Ann – Bainbridge Island
Scobie, Jonathan – Ridgefield
Scott, Breckan – Yelm
Scott, Jill – Issaquah
Seneviratne, Sanjeevani Kumari – Auburn
Senseney, Hildegarde Anne – San Francisco, CA
Shanahan, Julia – Bainbridge Island
Shanley, Daniel M. – Los Angeles, CA
Shapow, Angela M. – Seattle
Sharp, Susannah J. – Seattle
Shin, Daniel Nehemiah – Auburn
Shuffield, Rochelle Allyson – Seattle
Simkins, Gavin M. – Tacoma
Singh, Madhumeet Kaur – Seattle
Skalisky, Lacey Lorene – Wenatchee
Small, Christopher Michael – Seattle
Smith, Lena Madden – Seattle
Smith, Dillon Gregory – Seattle
Soffes, Lindsey S. – New York, NY
Sotelo, Eulalia – Bellevue
Springer, Joshua Steven Leidheiser – Seattle
Stefanik, Shira J. – Seattle
Stock, Yelena Itza – Kirkland
Stockman, Jonathan Niels – Las Vegas, NV
Stone, Graham Lee – Spokane
Summer, Sarah Melissa – Sequim
Sun, Guowei – Spokane
Swanes, Carl – Seattle
Swenhaugen, Stacey Danielle – Federal Way
Symmes, Richard James – Denver, CO
Symms, Jennifer Nicole – Seattle
Talkington, Timothy – Camas
Tam, Ashley S. – Seattle
Tang, Sam – Tacoma
Tassin, Paul Raymond – Seattle
Tavella, Anne Marie – Seattle
Taylor, Bennett Aldridge – Issaquah
Terry, John Carlson – Vancouver
Texley, Greg – Chesterfield, MI
Tingelstad, Nicole Marie – Redmond
Towle, Christopher – Renton
Trombley, Marie Jean – Spokane
Vaget, Erec A.J. – Shoreline
Van Eyk, Shaun – Seattle
Van Soest, Brandon S. – Lynden
Van Velthuyzen, John Jacob – Bothell
Vaughn, Rachael – Seattle
Velte, Lisa – Renton
Veltman, Megan Ann – Seattle
Vijay, Shashi – Issaquah
Villalobos, Rachelle – Silverdale
Virdi, Ema Kaur – Vancouver
Visser, David Gerrit – Kirkland
Volm, Tyler John – Portland, OR
Waller, Christopher – Seattle
Wang, Emily May – Seattle
Weatherstone, Ryan J. – Seattle
Weber, Matthew Alan – Spokane
Wennerstrom, Ann – Shoreline
Williams, Michael C. – Denver, CO
Williams, Walter Daniel – Bellevue
Wilson, Ian Anthony – Moscow, ID
Witt, Michael J. – Seattle
Wood, Harlow Vance – Poulsbo
Wood, J. Scott – Vashon
Wostmann, Lindsay Keele – Eugene, OR
Yen, Will – Bellevue
Yin, Charlene – Seattle
Young, Arleta E. – Kingston
Zakhari, Lydia Adelle – Seattle
Zittel, Jason M. – Olympia
