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July/Aug. 2024 > Discipline & Other Notices

WA Bar News

THESE NOTICES OF THE IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS AND ACTIONS are published pursuant to Rule 3.5(c) c) of the Washington Supreme Court Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct. Decision documents: Order Approving Stipulation; Stipulation to Reprimand; and Notice of Reprimand.

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Washington’s New Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act: Explanation, Application, and Aspiration

WA Bar News

Such cases might involve business valuations, complex financial matters, complicated trusts, elder care issues, and real estate disputes. Recommendation : There is some uncertainty (until a Washington appellate court rules) about what can be waived in the statute as well as how to properly waive it.

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Reckoning: The Duty to Correct Under RPC 3.3

WA Bar News

Fucile In the course of a case, litigators typically make all sorts of statements to courts on the facts and the law. 2 Some are in briefs, while others are made in open court. along with the confidentiality rule, RPC 1.6, and the withdrawal rule, RPC 1.16. 9 Here, however, well focus on the ethics rule.

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Confidentiality Breach

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

What changes, however, in the event of an inadvertent breach would be the applications of Rules 8.3(b)–(d) An inadvertent breach is not likely to be a crime or evidence of dishonesty. It also seems unlikely that an inadvertent breach without intent to release documents would be deemed punishable under Rule 8.4(d).

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Toppling the Barriers to Success for Asian American Female Litigators

WA Bar News

Overall, the results of the study provide compelling evidence of the effectiveness of multifaceted intervention in reducing implicit bias. In April 2019, the Washington Supreme Court became the first court in the nation to adopt a court rule aimed at eliminating both implicit and intentional racial bias in jury selection.