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Frivolous complaints like this should be disregarded and dismissed immediately.” The Washington Supreme Court’s Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct governs the grievance process, the WSBA ...
The Washington State Bar Association has approved far lower case limits for public defenders in an effort to stop them from quitting, to help with recruiting and to make sure they have enough time ...
New caseload standards adopted by the Washington State Bar Association in March will cap public defenders at 120 misdemeanors and 47 felonies for the year by 2027, incrementally tightening the ...
The Washington State Bar Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to fundraising on behalf of the WSBA. The Bar Foundation ensures WSBA with sufficient resources to lead on issues of justice, public service, and diversity. It helps to support programs such as the Moderate Means Program.
The Commission on Judicial Conduct consists of 11 members (two attorneys selected by the WSBA, three judges selected by the sitting judges of the state, and six non-attorneys appointed by the Governor), which is authorized to investigate complaints against sitting judges and recommend the removal of judges, which can be effected by a majority ...
Unethical and unprofessional conduct of misappropriation of clients' funds, lying on a bar application and pressuring a client to amend his will in Cohn's favor. [28] [29] Robert Frederick Collins: Louisiana: January 9, 1995 — Served five years in prison for bribery. [30] [31] Michael Conahan: Pennsylvania: February 2009 —
After Donald Trump's bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, an advocacy group was launched to take on the lawyers who aided in his doomed effort, hitting them with more than 80 ethics complaints.
During a campaign for Port of Seattle commission in 2005, he successfully lodged complaints against incumbent Pat Davis' financial reporting that resulted in a $10,000 fine against Davis. [9] Research Pope conducted into the King County Republican Party's finances exposed errors in campaign disclosures that resulted in the levy of $40,000 in fines.