By Dan Gandara and Brandie Silva

The 2005 Pictorial Membership Directory will continue our “new” tradition of including a FREE copy of the directory with KCBA membership for the 2005/2006 membership year. Look for a copy of the 2005 edition of the directory to arrive in September 2005 (after you renew your KCBA membership for 2005/2006 this coming June).

Our goal this year is to include photos of ALL of our current members. To do that, we need two things from you: current membership in KCBA and your photo.

If your membership renewal forms are still at the bottom of your in-basket and your membership has lapsed, you can still renew your membership for the remainder of 2004/2005. To renew online, go to our secure link at www.kcba.org/ membership/secure/join.src or call Josie Bell at (206) 267-7016 to request an application packet for a “renewing member.”

If you have never been a KCBA member, we offer you a very special deal --membership from now until June 30, 2005 for half the normal price. (This is a special deal that applies only to attorneys who have never been KCBA members). To apply online, go to our secure link at www.kcba.org/membership/secure/join.src or call Josie Bell at (206) 267-7016 to request an application packet as a “new member.”

Next, we need your photo. Photos can range in size from passport sized to 8” X 10”, either color or black and white. Digital photos should be at least 300 dpi, 150 line screen. Electronic photos can be emailed to Julie Gardner at julieg@kcba.org; hard copies can be mailed to: Julie Gardner, King County Bar Association, 1200 Sixth Avenue; Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101. Please print your complete name and contact information on the back of your photo, and include that information with any emailed photos you send to her. That will help us to ensure that your photo is pictured under the correct name in the directory. If your address has changed recently, you can also email her that new contact information as well. Photos must be received at the Bar office by May 27, 2005 or they will not make the publisher’s cutoff for inclusion in the directory.

In addition to member photos and contact information, the Directory also includes a section indexing members by their areas of practice--a valuable resource to indicate your areas of expertise or when referring clients and cases. In past years we have charged a per-listing fee for inclusion in this “Areas of Practice” section. This year you may include up to six areas of practice for a one-time fee of $30. A special insert to use to sign up for this index will be included in the April and May editions of the Bar Bulletin.