Need to Know
Ethics
Facing an Ethical Dilemma?
Members facing ethical dilemmas can talk
with WSBA professional responsibility
counsel for informal guidance on analyzing
a situation involving their own prospective ethical conduct under the RPCs. All
calls are confidential. Any advice given is
intended for the education of the inquirer
and does not represent an official position
of the WSBA. Every effort is made to return calls within two business days. Call
the Ethics Line at 206-727-8284 or 800-
945-9722, ext. 8284.
Search WSBA Advisory Opinions
Online
WSBA advisory opinions are available online at www.wsba.org/advisoryopinions.
You can search opinions by number, year
issued, ethical rule, subject matter, or keyword. Advisory opinions are issued by the
WSBA to assist members in interpreting
their ethical obligations in specific circumstances. The opinions are the result of
study and analysis in response to requests
from WSBA members. For assistance, call
the Ethics Line at 206-727-8284 or 800-
945-9722, ext. 8284.
WSBA Lawyers Assistance
Program (LAP)
Work & Wellness Day
Apr 25, 11 a.m.-2: 30 p.m.
This year’s theme is "Resisting Stigma by
Asking for Help." Research shows that
stigma is the number one reason attorneys
are reluctant to seek support and treat-
ment. For the Legal Lunchbox, attorney
Wil Miller will share his journey from hiding
his problems as an attorney to asking for
help in recovering from addiction. He will
team up with attorney and social worker
Frances Schopick who will describe how
sharing one’s dilemmas can forge closer
connections. Attorney and psychologist
Duncan Holloman will review some of
the assumptions we make in "hiding our
cards," and he will promote ways we can
resist similar assumptions in communicat-
ing with our clients. For those who would
like to attend in person, there will be a
presentation at 11 a.m. about one lawyer’s
road to recovery from alcoholism. This will
be followed by a lunch. Three CLE credits
are available. You can sign up on the www.
wsbacle.org website.
WSBA Connects
WSBA Connects provides free counseling in your community. All WSBA members are eligible for three free sessions
on topics as broad as work stress, career challenges, addiction, anxiety, and
other issues. Call 800-765-0770 and a
telephone representative will arrange a
referral using APS’ network of clinicians
throughout the state of Washington. We
encourage you to make the most of this
valuable resource.
Weekly Job Search Group
The Weekly Job Search Group provides
strategy and support to unemployed attorneys. The group runs for seven weeks
and is limited to eight attorneys. We
provide the comprehensive WSBA job
search guide, “Getting There: Your Guide
to Career Success,” which can also be
found online at www.tinyurl.com/7x-
heb8b. If you’d like to participate or
schedule a career consultation, contact
Dan Crystal at danc@wsba.org or 206-
727-8267.
Mindful Lawyers Group
A growing number of legal professionals
across the nation are applying mindful-ness-based skills and training to lawyering. The Washington Contemplative
Lawyers group meets on Mondays on
the 6th floor of the WSBA offices in the
LAP group room from noon to 12: 45 p.m.
For more information, contact Greg Wolk
at greg@rekhiwolk.com.
The “Unbar” Alcoholics
Anonymous Group
The Unbar is an “open” AA group for attorneys that has been meeting for over
25 years. Meetings are held Wednesdays
from noon to 1: 30 p.m. at the Skinner
Building at 1326 Fifth Ave., 7th floor. If
you are seeking a peer advisor to connect
with and perhaps walk you to this meet-
ing, the LAP can arrange this and can be
reached at 206-727-8268.
Stress Reduction
Sometimes it’s tempting to reduce
stress by over-doing alcohol, prescription drugs, food, sex, gambling – even
work. These methods usually provide
short-term relief and long-term pain,
effectively giving you another problem
to cope with down the road. Learn to
reduce your stress without self-harm. If
you’d like help, call WSBA Connects at
1-800-765-0770 to schedule a confidential consultation.
WSBA Law Office Management
Assistance Program (LOMAP)
LOMAP Lending Library
The WSBA LOMAP and LAP Lending Library is a service to WSBA members.
We offer the short-term loan of books
on health and well-being as well as
the business management aspects of
your law office. How does it work? You
can view available titles at www.wsba.
org/resources-and-services/lomap/
lending-library. Books may be borrowed
by any WSBA member for up to two
weeks. If you live outside of the Seattle
area, books can be mailed to you; you
will be responsible for return postage. For
walk-in members, we recommend calling
first to check availability of requested
titles. To arrange for a book loan or to
check availability, contact lomap@wsba.
org or 206-733-5914.
Casemaker Online Research
Casemaker is a powerful online research
library provided free to WSBA members.
Read about this legal research tool on
the WSBA website at www.wsba.org/
casemaker. As a WSBA member, you already receive free access to Casemaker.
