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FEDERAL LSC FUNDING AT RISK
ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIC GONZALEZ
 

The Equal Justice Coalition (EJC) travelled to D.C., during April, with a dedicated group of supporters to meet with Washington State's Congressional delegation and to advocate for increased federal funding and flexibility for Legal Services Corporation (LSC).

 

The team included Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) President Steve Crossland, Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, LSC Board member and partner at Davis Wright Tremaine Harry Korrell, EJC Chair and former WSBA President Stan Bastian, Seattle attorney  and American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division Board Member Mike Pellicciotti, Northwest Justice Project Executive Director César Torres, Legal Foundation of Washington Executive Director Caitlin Davis Carlson, and EJC Director Eric González Alfaro.

 

The visit was in coordination with ABA Days, an annual gathering of leaders from around the U.S. to advocate on three primary focus issues set by the American Bar Association; the three for 2012 were the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Court Fee Interception Act, and Legal Services Corporation funding.

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Related Links:

 

*ABA Now, May 14, 2012
Grassroots in Action: Lawyers Converge on Capitol Hill to Help Ensure Justice for All

*LSC Media, May 16, 2012 

REFERENDUM ON WSBA DUES UPDATE
ARTICLE BY WSBA PRESIDENT STEVE CROSSLAND

 

As perhaps you all know by now the Referendum to "roll back" the license fees from $450 to $325 passed on April 6th.  Since that time the WSBA Board of Governors (BOG), Officers and Staff have been diligently responding in a thoughtful and thorough way.

 

The net effect of the referendum is that the revenues from license fees will be $3.6 million less in budget year 2012-2013.  The Board of Governors and staff are considering a number of options to deal with that lost revenue.  The elements being considered are using reserves and cutting or otherwise reducing staff and programs.

 

ATJ/BAR LEADERS CONFERENCE | Our New Economic Reality: The Legal Profession's Role

Several months of planning and hard work are about to culminate in the annual Access to Justice / Bar Leaders Conference in Yakima! In response to the shifting economic climate across the United States these past few years, the theme this year is Our New Economic Reality: The Legal Profession's Role. The Conference will bring together professionals from law, legal aid, and human services. Sessions will help participants focus on exploring solutions to address the ever-growing legal service needs.

 

John Broderick

Keynote speaker John T. Broderick, former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and now Dean at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, joins us to discuss his vision for meeting our changing world.  

 

Additionally, we offer a wide range of workshops from the practical use of technology to re-envisioning service delivery. More details are online at wsba.org/justiceconference. 

 

THANKING THE HON. CHIEF JUSTICE GERRY ALEXANDER
ATJ & Justice Alexander
Justice Alexander
The ATJ Board recently visited the offices of former Chief Justice Gerry Alexander to thank him for his work on behalf of access to justice during his time as Chief Justice. The Board presented him with a plaque and his own feather boa, a reference to the Chief's famed participation in musical parodies as part of the singing act "The Supreme (Court Justice)s."

 

THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE WELCOMES FIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS | Chair, Kirsten Baron Appointed For Second Term
ARTICLE BY ALLISON DURAZZI

We're pleased to announce the Washington Supreme Court has re-appointed Kirsten Barron to her second term on the ATJ Board. Kirsten Barron is a partner in her firm in Bellingham. Since joining the Access to Justice Board in 2009, she has moved forward the ATJ Board's work on its Pro Se Project - most notably, on the plain language forms project. Her peers on the ATJ Board unanimously elected her as Chair-elect in 2010, and she ascended to Chair in December 2011. Her re-appointment to the ATJ Board ensures continuity of leadership at a critical time for the ATJ Board and the Alliance.

 

Additionally, the ATJ Board is joined by five new members: Hon. Lisa L. Atkinson, Hon. Anita Crawford-Willis, Lynn Greiner, Geoffrey Revelle, and Andrew Sachs.

 

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