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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Alfredo Tryferis Stanley A. Bastian to Serve as 2006-2007 WSBA President-elect
A former public defender for the City of Renton and prosecutor for the City of Seattle, Mr. Bastian is a shareholder in the Wenatchee firm of Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward P.S., which he joined in 1988. His practice focuses on civil litigation, employment law, labor negotiations, and municipal defense. Mr. Bastian was admitted to the Washington Bar soon after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law in 1983, and then to the Oregon Bar in 1988. From 1984 to 1985, he served as the law clerk for Washington State Court of Appeals Judge Ward Williams, and from 1985 to 1988 as an assistant city attorney in the criminal division of the Seattle City Attorney's Office. Mr. Bastian's community involvement includes serving as president of the United Way of Chelan and Douglas County from 1997 to 1998 and president of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association from 2004 to 2005. From 1992 to 2004, Mr. Bastian was a board member of Legal Aid for Washington (LAW) Fund, a nonprofit organization committed to ensuring the promise of equal justice for residents of Washington state regardless of income level. He also conducts continuing-legal-education courses and has contributed articles to the Wenatchee Business Journal. Mr. Bastian says continuity is important and plans to focus his presidency on existing projects, such as the award-winning WSBA Leadership Institute, the Justice in Jeopardy legislative proposals designed to increase funding for access-to-justice issues, and the "four corners of freedom" initiative begun by President Taylor, which strives to educate the public about the role of the judiciary in our democracy. "Serving as president of the WSBA will be the opportunity of a lifetime," says Mr. Bastian. "The WSBA is one of the premier state bar associations in the country, blessed with strong leadership and professional management. I look forward to my term, and the opportunity to continue this tradition of excellence." Mr. Bastian lives with his wife, Chelan County District Court Judge Alicia Nakata, and their two teenage daughters, Audrey and Elenore. About the 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 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 23 standing committees; 25 sections; and a Young Lawyers Division, with its many committees. |
Seattle, Washington, June 20, 2006 — Wenatchee attorney Stanley A. Bastian, who is currently serving on the WSBA Board of Governors representing District 4, will serve as 2006-2007 WSBA president-elect. Mr. Bastian, who ran unopposed, was confirmed by the Board at their June 9 meeting in Yakima. He will assume the office of president-elect beginning at the close of the WSBA Annual Meeting on September 14, 2006 — when President S. Brooke Taylor will pass the gavel to current President-elect Ellen Conedera Dial — and will assume the WSBA presidency in September 2007 for a one-year term.