<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I recently transferred my bar status to Emeritus Pro Bono and am currently volunteering as an attorney; limiting my representation to clients of Kitsap Legal Services only. I am interested in joining your organization. I have some issues I would like to discuss with the WSBA Pro Bono committee. Given the Washington State Supreme Court’s emphasis on providing equal access to justice to the indigent, I was surprised to encounter an unexpected degree of difficulty in attempting to transfer from inactive status following my voluntary retirement in 2017. At the time I retired, I was unaware of the Emeritus Pro Bono program. I learned about the program as a board member of the Kitsap Legal Services organization. In order to be considered for Emeritus Pro Bono status, I was required to renew my active membership (which I did in 2019) so that I could transfer that active membership to Emeritus Pro Bono status. I eventually obtained the latter status in 2020.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you would like to hear further from me, please feel free to contact me via my email or my telephone. (360) 620-8581.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thank you</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mike Liebert WSBA #8060</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 8, 2020, at 9:00 PM, Paul Okner <<a href="mailto:paul@fremontlawgroup.com" class="">paul@fremontlawgroup.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Greetings and Happy 2020, listmates:</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">I'm writing on behalf of a workgroup convened by the WSBA Pro Bono Committee to evaluate and improve <a href="http://probonowa.org/" target="_blank" class="">probonowa.org</a>,
a website that can serve as a clearinghouse for all pro bono
opportunities in Washington and as a point of connection for attorneys
looking to volunteer. This website has existed for several years, but
it has not seen meaningful updates in a while, and we understand that it
is not fulfilling its potential as a go-to resource for statewide pro
bono information. <br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">In
order to help improve this site, we've created a very short survey
(just 3-5 minutes) that we hope Washington attorneys (like you!) will fill out, as the data we gather
will directly inform our process and strategies. The link to the survey is <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdECTUxC-uZbFhc2ShYzehUF7mubSiCK8gkYEFDRAL8paFxMw/viewform?usp=pp_url" class="">here</a>. <br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Thank you in advance for your time answering this brief survey in furtherance of pro bono service.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">Sincerely,</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class=""><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="">-Paul Okner</span><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="text-align:left" class=""><b class=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" class="">Fremont Law Group PLLC</font></b></div><div style="text-align:left" class=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" class="">3417 Fremont Ave. N. Suite 225<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" class="">Seattle, WA 98103</font></div><div class=""><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" class="">(206) 399 - 1922</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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