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

[Eric Nelsen]

Thank you Tom! And thanks for providing your comment to the listserv as well--there has been a lot of discussion on the DRAW listserv (Domestic Relations Attorneys of Washington) about the legislation, but this legislation is addressing the foundation of practice of law and needs more attention from us all.

Though I will have to be dragged kicking and screaming into doing it myself...I like representative democracy because it enables me to mostly ignore the day-to-day aggravation of (vital, essential) governance while still enjoying its benefits. :-)

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

From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Tom Westbrook
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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Easy commenting on HB 1788 abolishing the State Bar

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:

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Sincerely,

Tom

Thomas J. Westbrook
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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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