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In the April/May issue of Washington State Bar News, we consider the unique psychological challenges facing legal professionals and what WSBA is doing to support its members. And we delve into a landmark Washington Supreme Court ruling affecting the dairy industry.

Law Office Reopening Guide

Read WSBA's new Reopening Guide for Washington State Law Offices.

The Impact of Coronavirus

Now available: results from a member survey conducted by the External and Internal WSBA Coronavirus Response Task Forces.

Celebrating Nat'l Volunteer Month with Francis Adewale

In National Volunteer Week, we're recognizing a few of WSBA's more than 1,000 dedicated volunteers with Q&As in our blog NWSidebar. Want to know what it's like to volunteer in your legal community? Meet Francis Adewale.

Home on the Range and a Home of Our Own in Latest Bar News

For many, dairy farms will bring to mind pleasant imagery of placid cows nibbling grass and farmworkers ambling in the pre-dawn hours with stool and milking bu...

Being the Lawyer the World Needs: How to Keep Growing Professionally and Up Your Trial Skills

Since becoming a lawyer, have you ever wondered why you chose this career path? Have you ever wondered if you were cut out for the immense pressures that our p...

What's in Store for Well-Being Week at the WSBA

Over the past five years, there has been a steady and growing change in how we as a profession address the mental health of attorneys. And over the next five d...

The History and Mechanics of Qualified Immunity and Police Accountability

Among the many issues at the center of debates over police-involved killings, particularly killings of people of color, few are as impactful as qualified immun...

Positive Report Card for Washington's First Remote Bar Exam â€” What Happens Next?

Anxieties were running higher than normal ahead of the winter 2021 Washington State Bar Exam that for the first time in the state was conducted remotely. Howev...

Legal Lunchbox: Coherent Lawyering: The Practice of Calm on the Go

Join us for April's free Legal Lunchbox series webinar, "Coherent Lawyering: The Practice of Calm on the Go" on April 27. Discover the science of personal and social coherence, evidence-based practical tools to move into a state of coherence for a thriving and renewing legal practice.

18th Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar

The 18th Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar offers a one-hour ethics presentation on dealing with difficult clients as well as a session on case law updates.

Strategies for Successfully Representing Asylum Seekers

Please join the WSBA Senior Lawyers Section for this important webinar presentation. Applying her immigration law experience in private practice and as a former staff attorney with Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), Miriam Korngold will discuss legal strategies to craft a winning asylum case.