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Our Mission: To enthusiastically support and promote the paralegal profession in the State of Washington.

President’s Corner Page 1

NW Chapter Report Page 3

Paralegal Career Page 10

A Bi-Monthly Newsletter Volume 30 Issue 5. NOV/DEC 2015

AswegointotheNewYear,herearesomethingsthatwewillbeworkingontomake2016agreatyear.

• NewWebsite

• ParaglegalCareerNightinFebruary

• SpringCLEprograminMay

In December, the SeaIle, Northwest and South Sound Chapters will be having meeLngs. Look for moreinformaLoninthisnewsleIer.

We are in planning mode for the NFPA Conference coming to SeaIle in 2018. Contact Theda Yandell at VP-Membership@wspaonline.org.

ThereareseveralopenposiLonsforWSPAmanagement. CurrentopeningsincludeSecretary,JobBankCoordinator,SnohomishChapter Director, East King County Chapter Director, South King County Chapter Director. Serving as a member of WSPAmanagement is a greatway toget involved in theday todayoperaLonsof theassociaLon,boost your resumeand shape theprofession.Involvementisveryrewarding.

I appreciateyourcommentsandsuggesLonsabouthowWSPAcanmeetyourneedsandhelpyougetwhatyouwant foryourpersonalandprofessionaldevelopment. Youcanemailmeatpresident@wspaonline.org. HaveahappyrestofyearandagreatNewYear.

President’s Cornerby:SarahEisenhauer

Revisions to LLC Page 12

WSPA Wants You Page 5

Minutes Page 15

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Administrator

Administration Services, Inc.PO Box 58530Seattle, WA 98138-1530206.623.8632administrator@wspaonline.org

Officers

PresidentSarah Eisenhauerpresident@wspaonline.org

Vice-President Theda Yandell, RP

vp-membership@wspaonline.org

SecretaryVacantsecretary@wspaonline.org

Treasurer Debra Smithtreasurer@wspaonline.org

Immediate Past PresidentBrenda Cothary

Management Directory

NFPA Representatives

NFPA Primary RepresentativeJeniffier Provalenko, RPnfpa-one@wspaonline.org

Secondary RepresentativeVacantnfpa-two@wspaonline.org

Certification Coordinator

Jeniffier Provalenko, RPpace-chair@wspaonline.org

Directors

East King Co. Chapter DirectorVacantekco-director@wspaonline.org

Northwest Chapter Director Amanda Gipenw-director@wspaonline.org

Seattle Chapter DirectorPam Hokansonseattle-director@wspaonline.org

Snohomish Co. Chapter Director Vacantsnohomish-director@wspaonline.org

Spokane County Chapter Director Vacantspokane-director@wspaonline.org

South King County Chapter DirectorVacantskco-director@wspaonline.org

South Puget Sound Chapter DirectorJulie Wescottsps-director@wspaonline.org

Director At-Large, WestVacantal-west-director@wspaonline.org

Committee Chairs CLE CoordinatorVacantcle-chair@wspaonline.org

CLE Event CoordinatorVacantConference_chair@wspaonline.org

Job Bank CoordinatorVacantjob-bank-chair@wspaonline.org

Marketing CoordinatorDebra Smithmarketing-chair@wspaonline.org

Pro Bono CoordinatorVacantprobono-chair@wspaonline.org

Newsletter Co-Coordinator/EditorJay Jenkinseditor@wspaonline.org

Newsletter Co- Coordinator/EditorMarsha Milroynewsletter-assistant@wspaonline.org

Webmasterwebmaster@wspaonline.org

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TheNorthwestchapterwillbeginhosLngbrownbaglunches,starLnginJanuarytokickoff2016.KeepaneyeonyourinboxformoreinformaLonaboutdatesandlocaLons,andforinformaLonaboutfutureCLEevents. Ifyouwouldliketosharetopicideas,suggesLonsformeeLnglocaLons,orofferinputontheschedulesfortheseevents,pleasesendmeanemailatnw-director@wspaonline.org.

TheNorthwestChapterandthemembersoftheWSPABoardwouldliketocongratulateJenPetersenonbecomingWhatcomCounty’sfirstLimitedLicenseLegalTechnician(LLLT)tobeswornintotheWashingtonStateBar. IhadtheopportunitytoaIendMs.Petersen’sswearinginceremonyonWednesday,October21,2015beforetheHonorableJudge IraUhrigof theWhatcomCountySuperiorCourt. Shewaspresentedforswearing inbyaIorneyDougShepherd,andcompletedheroathbeforefriends,family,co-workersandmembersofthelegalcommunity.

Ms.PetersenisaWhatcomCountynaLve,whograduatedfromWhatcomCommunityCollegewithanAssociatesinScience-ParalegalStudiesdegreein1997, and became a Registered Paralegal (RP) in 2014 ader passing the PACE exam. She completed the LLLT Family Program at the University ofWashingtonSchoolofLawearlierthisyear,andisthefourthLLLTtobeadmiIedtotheBar.

Ms.PetersenbeganworkingwithShepherdandAbboIin2008. Priortojoiningthisfirm,shespentovertenyearsworkingforahighlyrespectedfamilylawaIorneyhereinWhatcomCounty.Ms.PetersenwillprovideapracLcedandknowledgeablebackgroundinassisLngproseliLgantsastheynavigatetheirwaythroughWashington’sfamilylawcourts.CongratulaLonsJen!

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WSPA Vision Statement for 2020 The Washington State Paralegal Association is the regulatory and licensing body of paralegals in Washington State. The Washington State Paralegal Association will define standards of skill and competence for paralegals and legal assistants in Washington State. It has a reputation for being a welcoming, supportive professional organization. It offers opportunities to increase personal and professional growth through educational opportunities and social events. The Washington State Paralegal Association is highly regarded by the public, the media, and public policy makers as the voice of the profession. The Association is influential and politically effective.

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Definition of a Paralegal – as defined by NFPA and WSPA

A Paralegal is a person, qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis, and communication of relevant facts and legal concepts

WSPA WANTS YOU!

WSPA is seeking motivated and energetic paralegals or paralegal students to fill WSPA management positions.

• Secretary

The Secretary is responsible for preparing meeting minutes from all Board meetings. The Secretary is also responsible for keeping all records for the association.

• East King County Chapter Director

• Snohomish County Chapter Director

• Spokane Chapter Director

• South King County Chapter Director

Chapter director positions are responsible for coordinating meetings in their designated areas, which includes arranging speakers and topics, selecting meeting location and marketing WSPA events. In addition, Chapter Directors are required to aDend quarterly Board meetings and write bi-monthly articles for the newsleDer. Chapter Directors should live or work in the area they represent.

• CLE Certification Coordinator

• Job Bank Coordinator

• Pro-Bono Coordinator

Being a coordinator is a great way to get involved with WSPA management. The coordinator positions are not mandatory Board positions so there is no requirement to aDend Board meetings. Though, it is highly recommended to aDend the meetings.

In addition, WSPA is seeking volunteers for marketing, event planning, speaker coordination, mentoring, pro bono, etc., If you are interested in any of the above positions, please email a le@er of interest to president@wspaonline.org

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WSPA's Mission: We are dedicated to providing tools and resources necessary to advance the paralegal profession.

Guiding Principles and Values:We are dedicated to the enhancement of the paralegal profession.

We strive for personal and professional development.

We will encourage increased utilization of paralegals to broaden employment opportunities statewide.

We advocate high quality paralegal educational programs in preparation for entry into the profession.

We hold our members to high standards by requiring 10 Continuing Legal Education credits per year to retain full voting status or to hold an office in the Association.

We will monitor proposed state and federal legislation affecting paralegals and will participate in the legislative and regulatory process to represent our Members' views.

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Original items printed here are the property of WSPA. We ask that National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) member associations who reprint articles from Findings and Conclusions, credit the article and provide WSPA with a copy as reprinted. Others may not reproduce original material for any purpose without prior, written consent of the WSPA Newsletter Editor.

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WashingtonSenateBill5030,whichwaspassedandconsideredbythe2015RegularSessionoftheWashingtonLegislature,willamendandreplacetheWashingtonLimitedLiabilityCompanyAct(the"Act")initsenLrety.ThebillwaspresentedtotheWashingtonLegislatureforconsideraLonattherequestoftheWashingtonStateBarAssociaLon.OnFebruary25,2015,thefirstsubsLtutebillofSenateBill5030wasunanimouslypassedbytheWashingtonStateSenate.OnApril16,2015,theWashingtonStateHouseofRepresentaLvesunanimouslypassedthebill.OnMay7,2015,GovernorJayInsleesignedthebillintolaw.TheeffecLvedateforthisnewlawisJanuary1,2016.

TheActwasfirstenactedin1994,andhasbeensubsequentlyamendedseveralLmes,mostrecentlyinthelastregularsessionoftheWashingtonLegislature.TherevisionsinSenateBill5030willineffectcreateanewandrevisedWashingtonLimitedLiabilityCompanyAct(the"NewAct").TheNewActwillbecomeChapter188ofthe2015Laws.

BelowisasummaryofsomeofthemajorchangesintheNewAct:

1. AllowanceofOralLimitedLiabilityCompanyAgreements.ThecurrentActrequiresaWashingtonlimitedliabilitycompanyagreementthatoverridesdefaultprovisionsoftheActtobeinwriLng.TheNewAct'sreviseddefiniLonofalimitedliabilitycompanyagreementwouldallowaWashingtonlimitedliabilitycompanyagreementtobe"oral,implied,inarecord,orinanycombinaLon."

TheNewActwouldallowanorallimitedliabilitycompanyagreement,aswellasawriIenagreement,tooverrideanyofthestatutorydefaultsoftheNewActotherthanthenonwaivablesecLons.TheonlyexcepLontotheallowanceofanorallimited

liability company agreement is that awriIen l imited l iabi l ity companyagreementwouldberequiredtolimittheapplicability of dissenters' rights to amerger.

2. L imited Liabi l i ty CompanyAgreement LimitaLons. The New Actspecifically outlines in one place thevarious default rules that cannot bevaried by a limited liability companyagreement, and eliminates the variousreferencesinthecurrentActto: "unlessotherwiseprovidedinthelimitedliabilitycompanyagreement."

3. EliminaLon of CerLficate ofFormaLon DesignaLon of Member-Managed orManager-Managed. Underthe current Act, a limited liabilitycompany's cerLficate of formaLon mustindicate whether the limited liabilitycompany ismanaged by itsmembers orby managers. The current Act alsorequires that a limited liability companyiniLalandannualreportstotheSecretaryof State idenLfy the limited liabilitycompany members or, if the limitedliability company is manager-managed,thecompany'smanagers.

TheNewActeliminatestherequirementthat the cerLficate of formaLon idenLfywhether the limited liability company ismember-managedormanager-managed.Under theNewAct, themanagementofthe limited liability company would beidenLfiedinthelimitedliabilitycompanyagreement.

4. N o S t a t u t o r y A p p a r e n tAuthority. The New Act removes thestatement of a managing member'sapparent authority for maIers in theordinarycourse.

5. Allowance of Board asManager.The current Act defines a limited liabilitycompany manager as a "Person"designated as a manager by the limitedliabilitycompanyagreement. ThecurrentdefiniLon of "Person" under the ActincludesseveraltypesofenLLes,butdoesnotincludeagroupofpersonssimilartoacorporaLon'sboardofdirectors.

T h e N ew A c t wou l d a l l ow t h emanagement of a limited liabilitycompanybyaboardofdirectors throughrevisingthedefiniLonofamanageras"aperson, or a board, commiIee or othergroup of persons" named or designatedby the l imited l iabi l i ty companyagreement as a manager of the limitedliabilitycompany.UndertheNewAct,ifamanager is a board or other group ofpersons, the fiduciary standards ofconduct would apply to each person intheboardorgroup.UndertheNewAct,ifthelimitedliabilitycompany'smanager isa board or other group of persons, nomember of the board would haveauthority, merely by virtue of being aboard member, to act individually onbehalfofthelimitedliabilitycompany.

6. Establishment of Standards ofConduct. TheActdoesnot currently setout any standards for members' ormanagers'manager’sfiduciaryobligaLonstothelimitedliabilitycompany. TheNewAct includes a new secLon outlining amanager's or managing member'sfiduciaryduLesof loyaltyandcaretothelimited liability company. This newsecLon of the New Act also outlinesprovisions for a limited liability companyagreement tomodify,expand, restrict,oreliminate the fiduciary duLes of amanagerormanagingmembers.

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7. E l iminaLon of Profess iona lInsurance Requirement for ProfessionalLimited Liability Companies. Under thecurrent Act, a professional limited liabilitycompany whosemembers are required tobe licensed to pracLce their professionmust maintain professional liabilityinsurance for itself and itsmembers. TheNew Act would eliminate the insurancerequirement for professional limitedliabilitycompanies.

8. VoLng byMembers. The currentAct's default rule requiring memberapproval of acLons by vote or consent ofmembers contribuLng, or required tocontribute, more than 50% of the agreedvalue (as stated in the records of thelimited liability company) of contribuLonsmade or required to be made by allmembers. The New Act's default rulewould require amajority of themembers,i.e., per capita voLngonacLonby voteorconsentofmembers.

9. Outline of Unanimous VoLngRequirements.Thedefaultrulesofboththecurrent Act and the New Act include anumberofacLons that requireunanimousmemberapproval.TheNewActhasaddedalistinonesecLonofallacLonsforwhichthe default rules require unanimousmemberapproval.

10. Revisions to Member Access toRecords and InformaLon. The New Actwould provide rights for limited liabilitycompany members to access certainaddiLonal records not currently availableunder the Act, including accounLngrecords. Members' access to limitedliability company records would to similarto the shareholder access to recordsprovided in the current WashingtonBusinessCorporaLonAct.

11. AllocaLons of Profits and Losses.Under the current Act, profits and losses

The New Act provides a default rule fordistribuLons, based on the agreed value ofcontribuLons, but provides no default rule forallocaLngprofitsandlosses.

12. CerLficatesofExistence. TheNewActincludesprovisionstoauthorizetheWashingtonSecretary of State to issue cerLficates ofexistence for domesLc limited liability companyand cerLficates of authorizaLon for foreignlimited liability companies. These newprovisionssetforththecriteriafor issuanceandindicatethatsuchacerLficatemaybereliedonas conclusive evidence that the domesLc orforeign limited liability company is in existenceor is authorized to transact business inWashington.

13. Mergers and Personal Liability. A newapprovalrequirementformergerswasaddedtotheNewAct. Ifamemberofamerginglimitedliabilitycompanywillhavepersonalliabilitywithrespect to the surviving enLty, then for themergertobeapproved,themembermustsignaseparate wriIen consent to become subject tosuch liability. This requirement would be inaddiLon to the requirement for majoritymemberapprovalofthemerger.

14. EffecLve Date. The New Act specifiesaneffecLvedateof January1,2016. Followingthe effecLve date, theNewActwould apply toall limited liability companies formed inWashingtononoraderthatdateandto limitedliabilitycompaniesformedpriortothatdatebutwhich elect to have the provisions of the NewAct apply. Ader a transiLon period of sixmonths,theNewActwouldtakeeffectregardingall Washington limited liability companies,regardlessofwhetheranelecLonismade.

A copy of Senate Bill 5030 can be found at:hIp:// lawfilesext . leg .wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5030-S.SL.pdf.

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MEETINGOFTHEBOARDOFDIRECTORSoftheWashingtonStateParalegalAssociaBon

September13,2015

TheBoardofDirectorsoftheWashingtonStateParalegalAssociaLon(“WSPA”)metonSeptember13,2015inTukwila,Washington.PropernoLcewassentviae-mailtoallBoardandAssociaLonmembers.InaIendancewerethefollowing:

OfficersPresent:SarahEisenhauer PresidentThedaYandell VicePresidentChapterDirectors:AmandaGipe NorthwestChapterDirectorPamelaHokansen SeaIleChapterDirectorGuestsPresent:DianeBevins Administrator

WELCOMEIntroducLonsofOfficerspresent. SarahEisenhauer,President,welcomedandthankedallpresentandcalledthemeeLngtoorderat10:35a.m.QUORUMREQUIREMENT:WhenthemeeLngnoLcewassentout,therewere3Directorsand3Officersservinginoffice,with51%orat least4suchposiLonsneededtobepresentforaquorumandtoconductbusinessunderourBylaws.WebeganthemeeLngwith4voLngpersonspresentsotherewasaquorum.OFFICERANDCHAPTERREPORTS:Theda–WorkingontheleIertosendouttomembersformembershiprenewal.Pam–PlansonhavingSeaIleChaptermeeLngsinOctoberandNovember.Amanda–KnowsapersonwhowouldliketohelphercoordinateNorthwestChaptermeeLngs.SheplansonhavingameeLngaroundCourtProceedingsandaCourtTour.FALLCLEUPDATE:Thedaisworkingongeungalunchsponsor.BrendasLllneedstoscheduleanEthicspresentaLon.Wehaveonesponsoralreadyandweshouldhaveroomfor3more.Thesponsortablewillincludelunch.Thetablefeewillbe$500.WEBSITE:WediscussedthebetawebsitethatAnnahasdeveloped.Therearesomechangesthatneedtobemade.AcLonItem:SarahwillcontactAnnawiththechanges.2015NFPACONFERENCE:WediscussedtheagendatopicsthatwillbediscussedatthePolicymeeLng.ThedawillhandoutSavetheDatecardstovendorsandtheNFPAboard.Wewillalsobeexpectedtohaveadoorprize.Thedawillgettwogidcards.2018NFPAANNUALCONFERENCE:ThecommiIeeisworkingonthelogoandTaglineaswellasthevenueforthesocialdinner.Wewillneedtoaddabudgetlinefortheconferencetothe2016budget..NEXTMEETINGS:ThenextmeeLngwillbeheldonthefollowingdate:November8thfrom10:00amto4:00pmMEETINGADJOURNEDThemeeLngwasadjournedat1:15pm.

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Washington State Paralegal Association

Membership Application

PO Box 58530, Seattle WA 98138 Membership Year 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2015

WSPA Membership Application- Membership Application form page 1

Important: This form should be used only to apply for new membership. If you are a current WSPA member, please use the Membership Renewal form.

Applicant Name:

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Check one and submit the appropriate membership fee with your application. Make checks payable to WSPA. Mail check with this form to WSPA, P O Box 58530, Seattle, WA 98138-1530. WSPA is a Washington not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization, Tax ID # 51-0140447:

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Education: (check all completed) ! Assoc. Degree, Paralegal Studies* ! Assoc. Degree, Other ! Bachelor's Degree, Paralegal Studies* ! Bachelor's Degree, Other

! Certificate in Paralegal Studies* ! Master's Degree ! Other Postgraduate Degree ! Other: ____________________________

*Must include 24 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of paralegal specialty courses. See Bylaw 2.1.1 for credit hour requirements.

**If you are currently enrolled in a paralegal studies program, give:

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!Employed full-time as a paralegal !Employed part-time as a paralegal !Employed full-time, not as a paralegal !Employed part-time, not as a paralegal !Full-time student in a paralegal program** !Part-time student in a paralegal program** !Unemployed !Other: _________________________

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Definitions Paralegal (NFPA Definition): A paralegal is a person qualified through education, training, or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory, or court authority to perform this work. For additional definitions, requirements, and various other information, check our web site at http://www.wspaonline.org.

Privacy Policy WSPA’s general policy regarding member information is that we do not share this information indiscriminately. We must share name and mailing address with NFPA in order for you to receive your full membership benefits. We may share name and mailing address with certain legal-related vendors, including seminar sponsors, for a fee. This provides WSPA with non-dues income and allows us to keep our membership fees low. We provide this information in the form of printed labels, and we make it clear that the information is to be used only once. We do not give information to any vendors in electronic form which could be used multiple times. We will share with other members of WSPA any of the contact information which is usually available in the WSPA Membership Directory. This includes name, mailing address, daytime telephone, fax number, e-mail address, employer name, practice areas, and chapter affiliation(s). Any other information which we may maintain about our members is available only to WSPA officers, directors, and committee chairs. However, if your primary mailing address, phone, or e-mail is no longer accurate, we may substitute another address, phone, or e-mail. The alternate information would then become shareable as though it were the primary information for that member. You may specify stronger restrictions on certain of your information than under the standard WSPA policy, by completing and signing the following. Please check if any of the specified items should not be shared with WSPA members or vendors:

Item WSPA Members Vendors Home address (usually shared only if it is the primary mailing address) Work address (usually shared only if it is the primary mailing address) Daytime phone Evening phone √ Fax number √ E-mail address √

Signature: I affirm that the information given in this application is true and correct and that I meet the requirements for the membership category indicated above.

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Washington State Paralegal Association 2015 Membership Renewal Form PO Box 58530, Seattle WA 98138-1530 For the Membership Period of 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2015

To file this Renewal Form with your check payment (payable to WSPA), Mail it to WSPA, P O Box 58530, Seattle, WA 98138-1530; Questions? Please email for assistance to: info@wspaonline.org

Important: This form should be used only to renew a current or previous WSPA membership. If you are applying for a new WPSA membership, please use the Membership Application form.

Member’s Name: WSPA Membership Number (if known): Mailing Address:

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E-Mail Address (primary):

E-Mail Address (secondary):

WSPA Membership (See below for definitions and requirements.) Check one and submit the appropriate membership fee with your application. Make checks payable to WSPA. WSPA is a Washington not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization, Tax ID # 51-0140447:

" Regular Member - $110.00 Employer Paid? "Yes "No " Associate Member - $110.00

" Student Member - $60.00

Definitions & Requirements Paralegal (NFPA Definition): A paralegal is a person qualified through education, training, or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory, or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis, and communication of relevant facts and legal concepts.

Membership Types – Regular Membership - $110: Any paralegal (see definition above) living or working in Washington with an associate or

bachelors degree and 24 semester hours in paralegal studies OR having a minimum of three year’s experience as a paralegal as defined by NFPA. Regular members are eligible to vote and hold office.

Student Membership - $50 (until January 15, 2015): Any student currently enrolled in a paralegal program and not eligible for regular or associate membership status. Student membership is limited to 3 years. Student members are eligible to vote and hold office.

Associate Membership - $110: Any paralegal living or working outside Washington, not currently practicing, or retired. Associate members are eligible to vote and hold office. CLE Credits: WSPA recognizes CLE credits are an important part of developing and maintaining one’s skills and abilities.

As such, all WSPA members are strongly encouraged to obtain 10 CLE credits annually. Individuals who earn 10 CLE credits in a membership year will be recognized in the WSPA newsletter Findings and Conclusions, and will be eligible for a 10% discount off the registration fee for one WSPA CLE of his/her choice during the following calendar year. CLE credits may be reported on the attached form.

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DECLARATION OF CLE ATTENDANCE

Year 01/01/20______ to 12/31/20_____

Name: ___________________________________ Member Number (if known): _________________

I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I have attended the following continuing legal education seminars or courses during the indicated year; and that said seminars or courses qualify for CLE credit under the WSPA CLE guidelines:

Date(s) Sponsor Topic Credits

WSPA Approval Code

Total:

Attach additional pages if necessary. If you do not have a WSPA Approval Code, please attach to this Declaration the Sponsor’s Certificate of Attendance or WSPA’s CLE Approval Certificate. Signed: ______________________________________________Date: ___________________________ Email Address where we can reach you regarding this Declaration: _______________________________

To file this declaration, Mail it to WSPA, P O Box 58530, Seattle, WA 98138-1530; Fax it to: 206-575-9255 or scan and email it to: info@wspaonline.org

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