Take It from a WSBA Volunteer: A Q&A With Andrea Jarmon
Meet Andrea Jarmon. All this week, the WSBA is joining others around the country during National Volunteer Week to recognize and celebrate the many invaluable volunteers who devote their time and...
View ArticleTake It from a WSBA Volunteer: A Q&A With Francis Adewale
Meet Francis Adewale. All this week, the WSBA is joining others around the country during National Volunteer Week to recognize and celebrate the many invaluable volunteers who devote their time and...
View ArticleMutual Aid and the Law: The Rise and Necessity of Mutual Aid in Immigrant...
The concept of “mutual aid” is new to many, but the concept itself is arguably as old as human society. Amid the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the civil uprisings against racial...
View ArticleMeet the 2021-2022 Law Student Representatives
Each year, the WSBA partners with Washington’s three law schools and selects a law student representative from each. These student representatives both serve as liaisons who communicate issues facing...
View ArticleWashington Forms New National Chapter of the FBA
For the first time, the state of Washington has its own chapter within the Federal Bar Association (FBA). Washington’s new FBA chapter was initiated by Susan D. Pitchford and Diane Butler. Pitchford...
View ArticlePandemic Pro Bono: Washington Lawyers Recognized Nationally For Pro Bono...
Michael Terasaki started his new role in what he calls “Zoom land.” For Terasaki and others who coordinate pro bono and low bono legal services in Washington, the new normal amid the undulating cycles...
View ArticleAG Ferguson: Let’s Address the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Veterans and...
As attorney general, I invite Washington’s legal community to consider how we all can support veterans and service members throughout the year. My office honors the service and sacrifices of those who...
View ArticleLawyers Continue to Help Feed Children During the Pandemic
In 1991, Lawyers Helping Hungry Children (LHHC) was founded by Seattle attorney Robert Mussehl and a group of dedicated lawyers who sought to end childhood hunger. For the past 22 years, LHHC has...
View ArticleHow Amazon Went Global with Pro Bono
Amazon recently released its first ever Pro Bono Report, which describes some of the pro bono work provided by more than 700 Amazon lawyers and legal professionals across dozens of countries since the...
View ArticleA Teen’s Viewpoint on Host Homes as an Option to Provide Housing
KV, a lanky 15-year-old boy, appeared in the doorframe of YouthCare shelter’s meeting room. He saw a jar of candies and methodically picked through to find the “good” ones. KV then sat down, surrounded...
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