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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2009 Judith Berrett WSBA Board of Governors to Meet in Pullman October 23–24(SEATTLE) — The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Board of Governors will hold its next meeting October 23–24 at the Compton Union Building in Pullman. The public meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (with lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m.) on Friday, and from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Friday evening, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., there will be a reception at the Lewis Center Alumni Centre, Great Hall, on the Washington State University campus, with members of the local bar associations as guests. President of the Whitman County Bar Association is Colleen Harrington, of Pullman. President of the Hells Canyon Bar Association, which serves lawyers in Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield counties, is Brooke Burns, of Clarkston. A highlight of the reception will be the presentation of the local hero award. The October meeting marks the first meeting for the new Board presided over by Tacoma attorney Salvador A. Mungia, the WSBA's 119th president. New officers are Steven G. Toole, of Bellevue, president-elect; Mark A. Johnson, of Seattle, immediate past-president; and G. Geoffrey Gibbs, of Everett, treasurer. New Board members are Nancy L. Isserlis, of Spokane (District 5); Leland B. Kerr, of Kennewick (District 4); Roger A. Leishman, of Seattle (District 7-West); and Marc L. Silverman, of Bellevue (District 1). Carla C. Lee, of Seattle, will begin her second term as governor at-large representing the Washington Young Lawyers Division. President Mungia will provide an overview of the coming year. Bylaw Review Task Force Chair Governor Catherine Moore, of Seattle, and Director of Regulatory Services Jean McElroy will present a first reading of the Task Force's recommendation regarding WSBA membership criteria. Governors' and Liaisons' Forums, during which governors and others in attendance may bring non-agenda items to the attention of the Board, will conclude the morning's agenda. Following lunch, Gonzaga University School of Law Assistant Dean John Sklut will talk with the Board about the Law School's diversity efforts. In other Board business, the Program Review Committee will present the first reading of its recommendations regarding the WSBA's admissions program and begin discussion of the WSBA possibly transferring to using the Uniform Bar Exam. The Board is scheduled to take action on President Mungia's Mentoring Program. There will be discussion regarding funding for the votingforjudges.org website, and a resolution presented regarding funding of county law libraries. On Saturday, the Board will welcome University of Idaho School of Law Dean Donald Burnett. There will also be a discussion regarding possible drug-policy issues in the coming year; Seattle attorney Mark Aoki-Fordham, of the King County Bar Association Board of Trustees, and Director of Justice and Diversity Initiatives Gail Stone will help facilitate the discussion. About the Washington State Bar Association 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 Salvador A. Mungia, of Tacoma. The president-elect is Steven G. Toole, of Bellevue, and the immediate past-president is Mark A. Johnson, of Seattle. 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. # # # |