August 2022 Bar Bulletin
By Valerie A. Villacin
Appellate lawyers have a reputation as a pretty staid bunch. We sit in our offices, staring at our computers, thinking deep thoughts about the law and generally interacting only by exchanging briefs (that are anything but brief). But in June 2022, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that caused a buzz among Washington appellate lawyers. No, I am not referring to any of the recent decisions from the United States Supreme Court. Instead, it was our state Supreme Court’s decision in Dependency of N.G.1 that had the appellate bar in a twitter. In N.G., the Court for...