[WSBARP] WSBARP Digest, Vol 69, Issue 25

Tue Jun 23 14:13:14 PDT 2020

     While we may not know all the facts yet on what prompted the SC to change the rules, what we do know is that they initially agreed with the Board of Governors to not suspend the bar exam requirement. Dean Clark then writes a letter to the SC and two days later the rule got changed. I am not aware of any input from any other law school. I am not aware of any input from any other person or entity in that two day period. Interestingly, the courtsuspended APR 3 and 4. It did not suspend APR 1(b) which requires the bar exam. The SC had the power under its own rules to modify a rule in an expedited fashion for "exceptional circumstances" under APR 9(j). But as I read that rule,they still have to comply with APR 9(i) or (h). I have no information they did. So subject to learning more about what occurred, they have violated their own rules. Of course, under case law, they have the inherent power to do as they please.      Even if the SC felt that Dean Clark's letter had substance, the SC could have granted provisional licenses subject to passing a bar exam when it becomes available.      The letter from Dean Clark indicates that the faculty at the Seattle University faculty unanimously supports the idea of a study to determine if the bar exam should be eliminated.       I think there is a great danger in allowing law schools, not just the three in Washington, but all "accredited" law schools from, essentially, determining who is qualified to practice law, that anyone who gets a JD is, per se, qualified. That is certainly a debatable proposition and, arguably, presumptuous. I think what can be safely asserted is that we regularly build into our systems checks and balances. Doing away with the bar exam would eliminate that.       The BOG is meeting this Friday and Saturday(virtually), and this is on Fridays agenda. Our bar association is meeting tomorrow to discuss this. I would encourage bar members to write the BOG and the SC to express their opinions.
Steve Whitehouse

Stephen WhitehouseWhitehouse & Nichols, LLPP.O. Box 1273601 W. Railroad Ave.Shelton, Wa. 98584360-426-5885
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  1. Re: Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs and ABA
      accredited law school grads (Laurel Brown)
  2. Re: [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs
      and ABA accredited law school grads (Joshua McKarcher)
  3. Re: [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs
      and ABA accredited law school grads (Bryce Dille)
  4. Re: Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege    to    LLTs    andABA
      accredited law school grads (John McLaughlin)
  5. Re: Supreme Court Grants Diploma    privilege    to    LLTs    andABA
      accredited law school grads (Carla J. Higginson)
  6. Re: Supreme Court Grants Diploma    privilege    to    LLTs    andABA
      accredited law school grads (Joshua McKarcher)
  7. Re: [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs
      and ABA accredited law school grads (Mark Vohr)
  8. referral needed (Tim Knowling)
  9. Re: [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to    LLTs
      and ABA accredited law school grads (nestor at pplsweb.com)
  10. Re: Supreme Court Grants Diploma    privilege    to    LLTs    andABA
      accredited law school grads (Justin Monro)
  11. Lien stripping - referral (Craig Gourley)
  12. Re: [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to    LLTs
      and ABA accredited law school grads (Joshua McKarcher)

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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:05:15 -0700
From: Laurel Brown <laurel.brown8385 at gmail.com>
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    J. Lawyer" <dlawyer at insleebest.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs
    and ABA accredited law school grads
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Gregory,

This is a very short version of my personal experience and opinion as to
why I believe eradicating the attorney bar exam is not the way to go.

I entered law school in my mid-50's, which is another story, but here is
what I would (if you allow) add to a petition:

 I have some mis-givings about this, especially in the light of the basis
for making the request by Annette Clark.

Dean Clark speaks to the recent trauma experienced by those who would be in
a position to be taking the Attorney bar exam.

While I was in law school (remember, graduating in 2-16), I lost several
close family members.  It was traumatic, but I kept compartmenteling my
feelings because classes and studying for exams was the priority.

I took several bar prep classes and was ready to headlong into the exam
process.  Once I received my diploma, however, I found myself constantly
distracted while studying for the Bar.  I also hit a point where my brain
just did not want to retain the information I was working so hard to
memorize.

I took the July exam, but failed passing by a few points.  I was not
surprised with the fail.  Afterwards, I took a month to just process the
trauma and loss of my close family members.

This did not prohibit me from gainful employment in the legal field as a
paralegal.

After having the chance to process the loss, my head was in a much better
place.  I studied again and took the Bar the following February and passed
with a couple dozen points to spare.

I am sharing this because, although it is just my own personal experience.
in hindsight, if I had passed the first time around and gone straight into
practicing law (without having processed my trauma, loss, grief), I do not
think I would have been as effective for my clients.

I do not agree that the Bar exam is only about memorization, it includes
other elements, including endurance.  My personal opinion is that lawyers
should continue to take the Attorney Bar exam, but after giving themselves
time to process their own personal feelings and issues.

Best,

Laurel

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 8:09 PM Gregory L. Ursich <gursich at insleebest.com>
wrote:

> List serve colleagues:
>
> I, for one, plan to write to the Supreme Court on this issue.  This broad
> and sweeping decision to exempt all applicants for the summer 2020 bar
> exams to never have to take the bar in Washington is too broad.  First, bar
> applicants who previously failed the Washington bar, no matter how many
> times, are now automatically admitted if signed up for the Summer 2020
> exams (July and September).  Second, the last bar exam pass rate was only
> 49%.  When I took the bar in 1989, the pass rate was only 62%.  I certainly
> have not followed bar passage rates in Washington, but I think they have
> varied between about 45% to 75% over the last 30 years.  The exam is a
> competency measure to protect the public and to ensure a certain level of
> competency to practice law in Washington.  We are a profession with many
> technical rules and requirements and the public deserves the protection the
> bar exam provides.
>
>
>
> A more balanced approach could be that the 2020 summer exam applicants are
> admitted on a provisional basis and can practice law so long as they sit
> for the bar exam by the summer of 2021.  Their admission to the bar would
> remain valid until the results are announced for the summer 2021 exam in
> the fall of 2021.  If they pass that exam their admission continues.  If
> they fail the bar exam in either the winter of 2021 or summer 2021, then
> their provisional admission ends until they take the exam again and pass.
> This approach balances the effect of the Corona Crisis on studying for and
> passing the bar exam during the crisis and allows for gainful employment in
> the interim.  This approach would also protect the public because those who
> ultimately have a problem passing the exam will not be admitted on a long
> term basis until they can show their basic competency to practice law.
>
>
>
> I understand that this approach of temporary licensing is being used by
> the Washington State boards that license dentists and pharmacists;
> similarly it should apply to lawyers.  I encourage each of you to write to
> the Supreme Court on this important issue for our profession.  ?Greg Ursich
>
>
>
> *Gregory L. Ursich *
>
> Shareholder
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] *On Behalf Of *Kaitlyn Jackson
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 20, 2020 11:13 AM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Cc:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs
> and ABA accredited law school grads
>
>
>
> Thanks, Michael.
>
>
>
> It also looks like Dean Clark set the stage to appeal to the Court to
> consider doing away with the bar exam altogether.
>
>
>
> Something to ruminate on, for sure.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jun 19, 2020, at 7:44 PM, msafren at jennylinglaw.com wrote:
>
> ?
>
> Hello Fellow Listservs and RPPT section members:
>
>
>
> Below please find an important message from Carla Higginson, WSBA Governor
> for District 2.
>
>
>
> ?Colleagues,
>
>
>
> As you may recall, I am on the Board of Governors.  I am writing with
> regard to the Court?s recent decision to allow law school graduates to skip
> the bar exam this year.  Here is some background. The Board of Governors
> was approached at our April meeting by law students asking that graduates
> be allowed to practice without taking the bar exam due to the COVID-19
> situation.  The Board voted 12 to 1 not to do so and urged the Court to
> require that the exam be held.  The exam was scheduled to be held in
> several locations rather than one, and in both July and September, to
> minimize travel and associated virus risks by insuring that there was
> plenty of room in the exam rooms to follow social distancing requirements.
>  The Board felt that requiring applicants to take and pass the bar exam was
> important to protect the public and ensure qualified and competent
> attorneys.  The Court initially accepted this recommendation, but has now
> reversed itself, apparently in response to a letter from the Seattle
> University law school dean asking that their graduates be allowed to
> practice law without taking the bar exam this year.  This letter (copy
> attached) was sent directly to the Court and I did not know the request had
> been made until after the Court issued its decision (copy attached), so
> there was no opportunity to alert members to the request or obtain member
> comment.
>
>
>
> The Court?s decision allows candidates who have previously failed a bar
> exam or LLLT exam to automatically be granted diploma privileges to
> practice law as an attorney or LLLT.  However, people who have completed
> the law clerk (APR 6) program and are registered for the bar exam must
> still take it, and apparently, so do limited practice officer candidates.
>
>
>
> The pass rate statistics are as follows:
>
>
>
> For attorney applicants, the Winter 2020 bar exam resulted in
> approximately 49 percent passage rate, so slightly more than half of all
> attorney applicants failed.
>
>
>
> For LLLT applicants, the Winter 2020 exam was a 40% pass rate (4 passed
> out of 10).  The Summer 2019 exam was a 25% pass rate (1 passed out of 4).
> Over the last four LLLT exams, a total of 8 out of 24 passed.
>
>
>
> The Board of Governors is meeting on June 26th in virtual session and the
> Court?s decision to grant diploma privileges is on the agenda.  It will
> probably occur about 4 pm.  Unfortunately, there will not be more than
> about 45 minutes or so to discuss this very important topic, but I invite
> you to send letters to the Court:  supreme at courts.wa.gov with a copy to
> me, and I will make sure that your comments are provided to the entire
> Board.  If you wish to call in to the meeting, the number is  *1-888-788-0099
> or 1-877-853-5247 and the meeting ID is:  956 2364 5735. *
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Carla J. Higginson
>
> WSBA Governor, District 2?
>
>
>
>
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> *Michael S. Safren, Esq.*
> *Attorney at Law*
>
> 14900 Interurban Ave. S., Ste. 280 | Seattle, WA 98168
> 11900 NE 1st St., Bldg. G - Ste. 300 |  Bellevue, WA 98005
> P: (206) 859-5098 | E: msafren at jennylinglaw.com
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:29:26 +0000
From: Joshua McKarcher <josh at mckarcherlaw.com>
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>, WSBA
    Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege
    to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads
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Laurel,

This is compelling and relevant. I hope you will decide to share it with the court.

Best regards, Josh

Joshua D. McKarcher
McKarcher Law PLLC
537 6th Street
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-3345
(509) 758-3314 (fax)
josh at mckarcherlaw.com
________________________________
From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Laurel Brown <laurel.brown8385 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:05:15 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Cc: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>; David J. Lawyer <dlawyer at insleebest.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads

Gregory,

This is a very short version of my personal experience and opinion as to why I believe eradicating the attorney bar exam is not the way to go.

I entered law school in my mid-50's, which is another story, but here is what I would (if you allow) add to a petition:

 I have some mis-givings about this, especially in the light of the basis for making the request by Annette Clark.

Dean Clark speaks to the recent trauma experienced by those who would be in a position to be taking the Attorney bar exam.

While I was in law school (remember, graduating in 2-16), I lost several close family members.  It was traumatic, but I kept compartmenteling my feelings because classes and studying for exams was the priority.

I took several bar prep classes and was ready to headlong into the exam process.  Once I received my diploma, however, I found myself constantly distracted while studying for the Bar.  I also hit a point where my brain just did not want to retain the information I was working so hard to memorize.

I took the July exam, but failed passing by a few points.  I was not surprised with the fail.  Afterwards, I took a month to just process the trauma and loss of my close family members.

This did not prohibit me from gainful employment in the legal field as a paralegal.

After having the chance to process the loss, my head was in a much better place.  I studied again and took the Bar the following February and passed with a couple dozen points to spare.

I am sharing this because, although it is just my own personal experience. in hindsight, if I had passed the first time around and gone straight into practicing law (without having processed my trauma, loss, grief), I do not think I would have been as effective for my clients.

I do not agree that the Bar exam is only about memorization, it includes other elements, including endurance.  My personal opinion is that lawyers should continue to take the Attorney Bar exam, but after giving themselves time to process their own personal feelings and issues.

Best,

Laurel

On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 8:09 PM Gregory L. Ursich <gursich at insleebest.com<mailto:gursich at insleebest.com>> wrote:

List serve colleagues:

I, for one, plan to write to the Supreme Court on this issue.  This broad and sweeping decision to exempt all applicants for the summer 2020 bar exams to never have to take the bar in Washington is too broad.  First, bar applicants who previously failed the Washington bar, no matter how many times, are now automatically admitted if signed up for the Summer 2020 exams (July and September).  Second, the last bar exam pass rate was only 49%.  When I took the bar in 1989, the pass rate was only 62%.  I certainly have not followed bar passage rates in Washington, but I think they have varied between about 45% to 75% over the last 30 years.  The exam is a competency measure to protect the public and to ensure a certain level of competency to practice law in Washington.  We are a profession with many technical rules and requirements and the public deserves the protection the bar exam provides.

A more balanced approach could be that the 2020 summer exam applicants are admitted on a provisional basis and can practice law so long as they sit for the bar exam by the summer of 2021.  Their admission to the bar would remain valid until the results are announced for the summer 2021 exam in the fall of 2021.  If they pass that exam their admission continues.  If they fail the bar exam in either the winter of 2021 or summer 2021, then their provisional admission ends until they take the exam again and pass.  This approach balances the effect of the Corona Crisis on studying for and passing the bar exam during the crisis and allows for gainful employment in the interim.  This approach would also protect the public because those who ultimately have a problem passing the exam will not be admitted on a long term basis until they can show their basic competency to practice law.

I understand that this approach of temporary licensing is being used by the Washington State boards that license dentists and pharmacists; similarly it should apply to lawyers.  I encourage each of you to write to the Supreme Court on this important issue for our profession.  ?Greg Ursich

[cid:172e28e73426917eb1]

Gregory L. Ursich

Shareholder

Skyline Tower, Suite 1500 | 10900 NE 4th Street | Bellevue, WA 98004

P: 425.450.4258 | F: 425.635.7720

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From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>] On Behalf Of Kaitlyn Jackson
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 11:13 AM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>>
Cc: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads

Thanks, Michael.

It also looks like Dean Clark set the stage to appeal to the Court to consider doing away with the bar exam altogether.

Something to ruminate on, for sure.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 19, 2020, at 7:44 PM, msafren at jennylinglaw.com<mailto:msafren at jennylinglaw.com> wrote:

?

Hello Fellow Listservs and RPPT section members:

Below please find an important message from Carla Higginson, WSBA Governor for District 2.

?Colleagues,

As you may recall, I am on the Board of Governors.  I am writing with regard to the Court?s recent decision to allow law school graduates to skip the bar exam this year.  Here is some background. The Board of Governors was approached at our April meeting by law students asking that graduates be allowed to practice without taking the bar exam due to the COVID-19 situation.  The Board voted 12 to 1 not to do so and urged the Court to require that the exam be held.  The exam was scheduled to be held in several locations rather than one, and in both July and September, to minimize travel and associated virus risks by insuring that there was plenty of room in the exam rooms to follow social distancing requirements.  The Board felt that requiring applicants to take and pass the bar exam was important to protect the public and ensure qualified and competent attorneys.  The Court initially accepted this recommendation, but has now reversed itself, apparently in response to a letter!
  from the Seattle University law school dean asking that their graduates be allowed to practice law without taking the bar exam this year.  This letter (copy attached) was sent directly to the Court and I did not know the request had been made until after the Court issued its decision (copy attached), so there was no opportunity to alert members to the request or obtain member comment.

The Court?s decision allows candidates who have previously failed a bar exam or LLLT exam to automatically be granted diploma privileges to practice law as an attorney or LLLT.  However, people who have completed the law clerk (APR 6) program and are registered for the bar exam must still take it, and apparently, so do limited practice officer candidates.

The pass rate statistics are as follows:

For attorney applicants, the Winter 2020 bar exam resulted in approximately 49 percent passage rate, so slightly more than half of all attorney applicants failed.

For LLLT applicants, the Winter 2020 exam was a 40% pass rate (4 passed out of 10).  The Summer 2019 exam was a 25% pass rate (1 passed out of 4).  Over the last four LLLT exams, a total of 8 out of 24 passed.

The Board of Governors is meeting on June 26th in virtual session and the Court?s decision to grant diploma privileges is on the agenda.  It will probably occur about 4 pm.  Unfortunately, there will not be more than about 45 minutes or so to discuss this very important topic, but I invite you to send letters to the Court:  supreme at courts.wa.gov<mailto:supreme at courts.wa.gov> with a copy to me, and I will make sure that your comments are provided to the entire Board.  If you wish to call in to the meeting, the number is  1-888-788-0099 or 1-877-853-5247 and the meeting ID is:  956 2364 5735.

Regards,

Carla J. Higginson

WSBA Governor, District 2?

Warmest regards,

Michael S. Safren, Esq.
Attorney at Law

14900 Interurban Ave. S., Ste. 280 | Seattle, WA 98168
11900 NE 1st St., Bldg. G - Ste. 300 |  Bellevue, WA 98005
P: (206) 859-5098 | E: msafren at jennylinglaw.com<mailto:msafren at jennylinglaw.com>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:38:33 +0000
From: Bryce Dille <Bryce at dillelaw.com>
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>, WSBA
    Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] [WSBAPT] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege
    to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads
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It?s a shame these graduates won?t experience the ?Taking of the Bar? which ranks right up there with the more traumatic events of my life and 54 years later I still have dreams about it.

From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Joshua McKarcher
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:29 PM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>; WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads

Laurel,

This is compelling and relevant. I hope you will decide to share it with the court.

Best regards, Josh

Joshua D. McKarcher
McKarcher Law PLLC
537 6th Street
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-3345
(509) 758-3314 (fax)
josh at mckarcherlaw.com<mailto:josh at mckarcherlaw.com>
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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com>> on behalf of Laurel Brown <laurel.brown8385 at gmail.com<mailto:laurel.brown8385 at gmail.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:05:15 PM
To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>>
Cc: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com<mailto:wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>>; David J. Lawyer <dlawyer at insleebest.com<mailto:dlawyer at insleebest.com>>
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] [WSBARP] Supreme Court Grants Diploma privilege to LLTs and ABA accredited law school grads

Gregory,