[WSBARP] Easy commenting on HB 1788 abolishing the State Bar

[Tom Westbrook]

Eric, you are always a great pragmatist and for some unknown reason I
always find myself agreeing with you………..and I still do.



My opposition post today took a less legal approach than yours:





Sincerely,



Tom



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*Subject:* [WSBARP] Easy commenting on HB 1788 abolishing the State Bar



All--



My apologies for this cross-post but this affects every attorney and we
really need to act. I personally have *not* made enough time to deal with
the inside issues of the WSBA, but on a basic governance level I think it's
insane to simply abolish an entity like the WSBA with so many active
obligations and activities. Here is the comment I just sent to my state rep:



Please OPPOSE HB 1788 abolishing the State Bar. Regardless of whether
eliminating the Bar would be a good or bad idea, no long-established and
active entity can be simply abolished without creating a financial and
legal catastrophe. The Bar has employees and ongoing employee benefit
obligations. It has leases and other ongoing financial commitments. It has
assets to preserve, debts it owes. It is always organizing and conducting
Continuing Legal Education courses, and scheduling and committing to events
for months into the future.



If the Bar is to be abolished, there must be an orderly process, perhaps
like a dissolution and winding up of a business. A hasty and drastic
"vanishing" of the Bar would subject the State to untold liability on the
Bar's ongoing commitments. Please help our Legislature proceed with more
deliberation. Thank you for all your work on the public's behalf as our
representative.



*A huge Thank you! to Carla Higginson* for making commenting easy by
providing the link to make direct comment regarding the legislation, which
I'm copying here:



https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill//1788 <https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1788>



Sincerely,



Eric



Eric C. Nelsen

SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC

1417 31st Ave South

Seattle WA  98144-3909

phone 206-625-0092

fax 206-625-9040
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