KCBA Pro Bono Services is celebrating its newest program finishing up a year of providing legal services to kinship caregivers. Legal Advice and Referral for Kinship Care (LAARK) is a new statewide program funded by the state of Washington and housed within the King County Bar Association.

Mediation of civil litigation matters is often approached as a transaction. For example, I will pay you “X” dollars in exchange for dismissing your lawsuit against me.

For 40 straight minutes, Mari, Heather, and Jonathan were the loudest voices in the mock jury deliberation room. From the start, they dominated the discussion and were confident in what they had to say. 

One of the most important appellate skills is narrowing down the universe of available arguments. For appellants, this is usually straightforward — you choose the trial court order(s) you want to challenge, and, save a few rare exceptions, you are limited to the issues the trial court actually considered.

On September 12, over a dozen past KCBA and KCBF presidents came together for a wonderful reception at the home of Scott Smith (a former KCBA president himself).

A huge thank you to the 20 fabulous KCBA members and their families who volunteered with us on September 23 at Food Lifeline!

On October 4th, the King County Bar Association hosted two swearing-in ceremonies which were the best attended in seven years, with 138 new attorneys participating. 

(I) When Our Leaders Were Leaders, and Articulate

(A) The Highest Ethical Standards. “No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standards of ethical behavior by those who conduct the public business. There can be no dissent from the principle that all officials must act with unwavering integrity, absolute impartiality, and complete devotion to the public interest. This principle must be followed not only in reality but in appearance. For the basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter.”1

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An old man bending I come among new faces,

Years looking backward resuming in answer to children,

Come tell us old man, as from young men and maidens that love me,

(Arous’d and angry, I’d thought to beat the alarum, and urge relentless war,

But soon my fingers fail’d me, my face droop’d and I resign’d myself,

To sit by the wounded and soothe them, or silently watch the dead;)

Years hence of these scenes, of these furious passions, these chances,

Of unsurpass’d heroes, (was one side so brave? the other was equally brave;)

Now be witness again, paint the mightiest armies of earth,

Of those armies so rapid so wondrous what saw you to tell us?

What stays with you latest and deepest? of curious panics,

Of hard-fought engagements or sieges tremendous what deepest remains?

Seattle, Wash. — Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) is pleased to announce Josh Sattler has been selected as the next court administrator. As court administrator, Sattler leads the administrative and operational functions of the court. He was appointed by Presiding Judge Faye R. Chess on May 7, 2023, and his appointment was confirmed by Seattle City Council on August 15, 2023, in accordance with Seattle Municipal Code 3.33.060. Sattler has served as interim court administrator since August 2022 and has served the court for over nine years in several leadership roles.