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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pswegle@gmail.com">Paul S</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>Date:</B></I> 9/25/2019 10:55:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:undisclosed-recipients:,">undisclosed-recipients:,</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Update to WSBA Members from Governor Paul Swegle</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>This message reflects my own views </B><B>and </B><B>not those of the WSBA or the WSAB Board of Governors. </B></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>If you received this email indirectly and </B><B>wish to be on my email list, "concerned WSBA Members," </B><B>email me at <A href="mailto:pswegle@gmail.com">pswegle@gmail.com</A>.</B></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello fellow WSBA Members,
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<DIV>Sorry for my radio silence. We're getting through some litigation and investigations because of our reform efforts, so I've been laying low on my communications. </DIV>
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<DIV>But things are very good at the WSBA!</DIV>
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<LI>Our interim Executive Director, Terra Nevitt, is doing a great job in my view. As I see it, she has the trust, respect, and admiration of the Staff and of the Board of Governors.<BR>
<LI>We're transitioning soon to WSBA President Rajeev Majumdar. Rajeev just might be the best WSBA President ever! I could not be happier. Rajeev is brilliant and he has a great vision for the WSBA.
<LI>The WSBA staff have gone through difficult changes, but they continue to perform excellently and, as I see it, with a renewed focus on supporting members. As one example, the staff are working on a project I'm a huge fan of to help connect rural practitioners with attorneys interested in developing or taking over rural practices. The staff are way out front on this initiative!
<LI>The Sections are strong and I believe they are receiving excellent staff support. </LI></UL></DIV>
<DIV><B><U>Structure Workgroup</U></B></DIV>
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<DIV>Many of you know that I served on the Washington State Supreme Court's "Structure Workgroup," which considered, among other things, whether the WSBA should remain an integrated bar or bifurcate into separate regulatory and trade entities. </DIV>
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<DIV>The Structure Workgroup report and minority report are each attached. Enjoy.</DIV>
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<DIV>I sided with the majority report in not bifurcating the bar, among other things, but <B>I voted against</B> (i) adding public members to the Board of Governors and (ii) re-examining the WSBA "Governance Task Force Report and Recommendations" dated June 2014. </DIV>
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<DIV>We sent our Structure Workgroup recommendations to the Court a few months ago. </DIV>
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<DIV>This evening I received the <B>attached letter from the Court</B>, describing the Court's actions on our recommendations. These actions of the Court were all taken on 5 to 4 votes. This letter bears careful study by all WSBA members. </DIV>
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<DIV><B><U>BOG Meeting</U></B></DIV>
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<DIV>The BOG is meeting tomorrow and Friday at the WSBA's offices in Seattle. </DIV>
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<DIV>First thing tomorrow morning, we will review and approve the 2020 budget.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's a link to the Agenda: <A href="https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/sept2019bogmeetingagenda.pdf?sfvrsn=28040df1_11">https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/sept2019bogmeetingagenda.pdf?sfvrsn=28040df1_11</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Here's a link to the BOG meeting materials: <A href="http://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/sept2019bogmeetingmaterials.pdf?sfvrsn=1a040df1_15">http://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/sept2019bogmeetingmaterials.pdf?sfvrsn=1a040df1_15</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Here's a link to late BOG meeting materials: <A href="https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/board-of-governors-meeting-late-materials-sept.-26-27-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=f73d0df1_7">https://www.wsba.org/docs/default-source/about-wsba/governance/bog-meeting-materials-2018-2019/board-of-governors-meeting-late-materials-sept.-26-27-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=f73d0df1_7</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Instructions for public call-in: 866-577-9294, access code 52810#</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for your interest in the WSBA! </DIV>
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<DIV>Paul Swegle</DIV>
<DIV>Governor, District 7N</DIV>
<DIV>Immediate Past Chair, Corporate Counsel Section</DIV>
<DIV>Washington State Bar Association</DIV>
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