Appetizers will be provided and there will be a cash bar for beverages

Drew Cloutier, WSBC President, 2017-2018

Paula Littlewood, WSBC Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Director of the Washington State Bar Association

Joan Hartmann, Chair of the Supervisors –  Biography Welcome to Santa Barbara Notes

For the past 18 years, the global communications marketing firm Edelman has conducted an annual trust survey on the four leading societal institutions worldwide. The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer revealed... Read More

Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Idaho

Bob Carlson, ABA President-elect Judy Perry Martinez, ABA President-elect nominee John Phelps, Member, ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services Jennifer Lewin, Deputy Director, ABA Division for Bar Services

California, South Dakota, Oregon, New Mexico

Celebration Cruises of Santa Barbara

For nearly a century, the most common model for lawyer regulation has been the mandatory or unified bar. Bar associations, like other regulatory institutions, face mounting distrust and attacks, forcing... Read More

One of the hallmark cornerstones of our system based on the rule of law is a fair and impartial judiciary. Is public trust in this American institution declining? How can... Read More

Utah, Texas, Wyoming, Hawaii

Organizer: Richard Dibblee *1st Tee Time 12:45 p.m.

Join President Jones for food and conversation at a buffet dinner that is locally sourced and carefully served. There will be a cash bar for beverages. *This is a ticketed... Read More

Rodney’s Grill Large State Bars (more than 10,000 members) – Moderator – Reagan Room Small State Bars (less than 10,000 members) – Moderator – Rodney’s Grill

Alaska, North Dakota, Colorado, Montana

After extensive analysis and debate, the ABA House of Delegates adopted Rule 8.4(g) in August 2016 at the ABA Annual Meeting. The rule is designed to prohibit discrimination and harassment... Read More

Announcement of new leadership and adjourn

For WSBC leadership