[WSBARP] Update on Upcoming Changes to the Real Property and the Probate & Trust Listservs

[RebeccaWiess]

The new policy means I and other retired attorneys will no longer be part of
this listserv. I occasionally post on historical evolution of real property
procedure or law, as a contribution to the education of those who come after
me, and payback for those who helped me as a newbie thirty-some years ago.
If institutional memory is valuable, then this listserv needs an emeritus
status to include folks like me. If us old folks are not of value, then cut
us out. And before you say "just join the section," remember that retaining
bar membership after retiring means continuing to pay bar dues and CLE
costs. Once you do that, you get tempted to do some little piece of
practice, and then you should be insured as well, and that means needing
more income, and suddenly you are not retired anymore. Allowing
non-practicing members of the bar to join still means you are going to
eliminate some of your oldest and most experienced current members, because
they retired.. 

 

Rebecca K. Wiess

421 24th Avenue East

Seattle, WA  98112

Phone 206 329-6638

rwiess at foxinternet.net  

 

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com
[mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Michael Safren
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 9:18 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv; WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
Subject: [WSBARP] Update on Upcoming Changes to the Real Property and the
Probate & Trust Listservs

 

Hello Fellow Listservers:

 

I wanted to provide another reminder to all listserv users of the scheduled
updates and upcoming changes to both the Real Property and Probate & Trust
Listservs.

 

Starting February 1st, 2019, both listservs will only be accessible by WSBA
RPPT members. The RPPT Executive Committee decided after much deliberation
and input that the listservs should be an exclusive member benefit.
Starting February 1st, 2019, you will need to login into the
www.wsbarppt.com <http://www.wsbarppt.com/>  website using your section
login and password in order to register for the listserv, access the
listserv archives, and/or unsubscribe to the listserv.  

 

Further, the Executive Committee has approved the adoption of new
guidelines, rules, and general etiquette for the listserv.  These will be
posted on www.wsbarppt,com under the listserv tab for all members to see and
review.

 

Lastly, beginning on February 1st, 2019, all listserv postings will contain
a disclaimer in the footer reminding all that while the listservs will be
restricted to RPPT section members, not all section members are practicing
attorneys.  Section membership is open to law students, non-practicing
members of the bar, and even some non-attorney professionals in related
fields such as title officers, real estate agents, and escrow agents.  

 

The Executive Committee believes that these changes will improve the
listserv experience for section members and deliver value to members as one
of many available section member benefits.

 

I hope to make the transition to the members only listserv as seamless as
possible  If you experience any difficulty during the transition, please
feel free to email me and I will do my best to respond and assist you.

 

Kind regards,

Michael Safren

Web Editor, RPPT Section 

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