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LMBA-BLSA Mentorship program
Date: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Time: 5:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M.

Location: Elephant and Castle, in the Billiards Room, Motif Seattle, 1415 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Food, drinks, games, and prizes will be served.

Opportunity for BLSA student members to find mentors with leaders in the professional community. 

RSVP: mentorship@lmba.net
Next LMBA General Body Meeting:
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 10am
University of Washington School of Law
4293 Memorial Way Northeast
Seattle, WA 98195
Map/Directions

AGENDA ITEMS:
Discussion with WSBA
  Topics to include UBE review and appeals process.

Continued Legislative Discussion
  After voting to support I-873 and Washington Legislation to amend RCW 49.60.400 at the General Body meeting on October 17, 2016, there were some issues left on the table. Motions among the members in attendance who are eligible to vote may be entertained regarding legislative items.

 
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LMBA Ladies: UW needs "big sisters" for this program. If available, contact Lisa Castilleja.
The WSBA’s Labor and Employment Law Section will hold its 16th Annual CLE on November 18, 2016, in Seattle. The CLE will cover a diversity of perspectives (plaintiff and defense) with interactive panel discussions on cutting edge labor and employment issues.
 
The seminar will include seven panels of experts providing key perspectives on:
•          Recent State and Federal Cases
•          Recent Developments in Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions/Classifications
•          New Federal Rules: Judicial Perspectives
•          The Paper Chase: Creative and Effective Uses of Pretrial Motions
•          Recent National Labor Relations Board Decisions: The Likely Impact on Both Union and Non-Union Workplaces
•          From Jim to Jane in the Workplace: Transgender Rights and Issues in the Workplace
•          ETHICS: What You Don’t Know (or Do) Can Hurt You!: Tips, Trips, and Lessons concerning Employment Law
 
Date:               November 18, 2016
Time:               7:45 am registration, 8:20 am to 4:45 pm
Location:         Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Pl, Seattle
CLE Credits:     6.75 CLE credits, including 5.75 Law & Legal Procedure and 1.0 Ethics
 
Register now, here.
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Post Job Openings to LMBA's Job Board
Pierce County Superior Court 2017 Pro Tem Commissioner List
Click here for the application or pick one up at the County-City Building.
All applications due no later than Friday, October 28th at 4:30 PM to Superior Court Administration.  

 
Commissioners Services Department

Pierce County Superior Court
930 Tacoma Avenue South, Suite 140
Tacoma, WA 98402
(P) 253-798-6697 (F) 253-798-6897
- Topic Proposals Sought - 
23rd Annual Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference
March 23-24, 2017
University of Washington, School of Law in Seattle.

The Conference Planning Committee is now seeking proposals on all dispute resolution topics for the multi-track conference. We would appreciate you providing this information to anyone in your organization who may be interested in presenting at this annual event. We anticipate more than 300 individuals with a diverse array of professional backgrounds will attend in March, including dispute resolution professionals, lawyers of all practice levels, law students, human resource management, and insurance claims representatives.  Creative, cutting-edge proposals are strongly encouraged! Please submit your proposal(s) and return the same, no later than October 31, 2016, by reply email. To download the Request For Proposal (RFP) and see session descriptions from previous conferences, go to NWDRConference.org
2016 - 2017 LMBA Board of Directors

Chalia Stallings-Ala'ilima
President

Raina Wagner
Vice President  

Erika Evans
Secretary

Stacy Smith
Treasurer

Hon. Tanya Thorp
At-Large

RaShelle Davis
At-Large

Lionel Greaves IV
At-Large

Erin McIntire
At-Large

Moe Spencer
At-Large

Ian Warner
Immediate Past-President

Christopher Sanders

President-Elect 
NEW mailing address 
PO Box 1873 
Seattle, WA 98111
Volunteer with an LMBA Committee

Judicial Evaluations Committee
 
Community Service & Outreach 
 
Mentorship 
 
Membership
 
Legislative & Social Justice 
 
Contact us to volunteer for an LMBA Committee today!

LMBA Neighborhood 
Legal Clinic 


Join LMBA in Serving Our Community!

In partnership with the King County Bar Association, we staff and operate an LMBA Neighborhood Legal Clinic in Renton. This effort is an outgrowth of our joint meeting with the NAACP and Urban League in 2015 and other voices that have asked LMBA to provide our community with representation from attorneys of color.
Tuesday nights: 7-9 pm.
Volunteers will receive training and be asked to staff the clinic once every 6 to 8 weeks.

 
If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer application. When applying, select Neighborhood Legal Clinics as the program and, in the comments section, write “interested in Renton Loren Miller Association Legal Clinic." Click here for Volunteer Application.
 
If you have questions please email koche1410@gmail.com or ianjameswarner@gmail.com
 
The clinic's location is: 2900 NE 10th St, Renton, WA 98056
LMBA is the Washington State local affiliate of the National Bar Association.
The NBA is the oldest minority bar and the largest organization of African-American attorneys in the United States. Information about the NBA is available at nationalbar.org.
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