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SEATTLE – Class A 1000 2nd Avenue Building. Three partner size offices and one cubicle available for sublease with the potential for additional offices. Ideal for attorneys and professionals wanting a quiet intimate setting in the heart of downtown. Exterior full and partial Elliott Bay view offices, shared corner large conference room with unobstructed views of Elliott Bay. Convenient to I-5 and 99. Includes internet, receptionist, reception area seating, shared server closet and kitchen. Contact Anne Wakefield for rates and a showing. Wakefield Legal. anne@wakefieldlegal.com.

Today’s jurors tend to display both decreasing attention and patience and increasing desire for meaning in all aspects of life.  This month, Jury Economics explores how trial attorneys can create effective story models for post-pandemic juries.

Over the years, I have grown used to being the bearer of bad news when speaking to potential clients who are interested in appealing adverse decisions. See November 2020 Bar Bulletin (“Always Appealing: Damned Fools”). But nothing fills me with dread like a potential client who wants to “appeal” from an adverse arbitration decision in a family law matter. I am not referring to arbitration of parenting disputes governed by RCW 26.09.184(4), which provides for de novo review in superior court.1 Nor am I referring to mandatory arbitration of child support or spousal support issues governed by RCW 7.06.020, which provides for a trial de novo.2 I am referring to voluntary binding arbitration governed by RCW ch. 7.04.

Local restructuring expert and regular Bar Bulletin contributor Al Davis dispels the myth that banks require customer deposits to extend credit and explains what that means in today’s tightening credit environment.

Last month we walked through the basic steps of preparing for and participating in your first personal injury mediation. I was encouraged to write that article after reviewing comments from a recent lecture I presented to a group of young lawyers. I was asked to focus on more practical advice for the young lawyer. Having been a young lawyer once, I remember some of those early experiences where I might have had to “fake it” before I really understood it. And while that works well enough in many situations because the mediator will essentially hold your hand as you work towards a solution, it is much more productive and better for your client if you know what you are getting into before you arrive at the mediation.

The dean of local insolvency attorneys also happens to be an avid bike commuter and technician.  In this enjoyable read, Mr. Rizzardi provides thoughtful tips on cycling in this beautiful city.

Practitioners schooled in political science will remember their Machiavelli: constitutions shall perish unless renewed by reversion to first principles.  The Federalist Constitution is no different.  By considering historical facts and contemporary issues, the author examines the problem and proposes solutions.   

July is finally here, and it brings with it the weather many of us wait for throughout the grey winter and wet spring months of the Pacific Northwest. It also brings the new fiscal year at the King County Bar Association which means a change in our leadership and a reminder it is time to renew our memberships in, and commitments to, KCBA.

Summer is here and as July begins, we bring a close to our current membership year and start transitioning to working with new leaders in all areas of the Bar. It is easy to look forward to new things. However, I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to look back and shine a light on the outstanding work our Sections and Committees accomplished this year.

Joseph Grube introduces your new KCBA President.  Ms. Orehoski credits KCBA with much more than just her professional development: “Many of my closest friendships have come as a result of my involvement with the KCBA.”