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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2012
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WSBA Names Patrick A. Palace 2012–2013 President-Elect
(SEATTLE) — The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) is pleased to announce that Tacoma attorney Patrick A. Palace was elected 2010–2011 president-elect at the June 8, 2012, meeting of the Board of Governors. He will assume the office of president-elect at the close of the WSBA Annual Meeting on September 20, 2012 — when President Stephen R. Crossland will pass the gavel to current Presidentelect Michele G. Radosevich — and will assume the WSBA presidency in September 2013 for a one-year term.
Palace has been in practice for 20 years. He opened Palace Law Offices in 1995, a firm that emphasizes workers’ compensation, civil rights, and personal injury matters. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in International Business and his law degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1991. “Patrick will bring a significant level of innovation, team-building skills, and humility to the role of president,” said Anthony Gipe, former WSBA at-large governor. “When a problem is to be solved, Patrick searches for all potential solutions, even if they are not conventional wisdom. When the best plan is identified, he builds a team to implement and support the plan. Patrick shows humility by acknowledging when he lacks information or knowledge, and he reaches out to others to fill that gap.”
Palace served on the WSBA Board of Governors for the Sixth District from 2008–2011. He was also the WSBA treasurer from 2010–2011. Prior to serving as WSBA governor, he was president of the WSBA Young Lawyers Division (1999–2000) and served on the Public Legal Education Workgroup Task Force and the WSBA President’s Advisory Committee, which was created to promote judicial independence.
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Palace is active in the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association and currently serves on their Judicial Qualifications, Mindful Lawyer, and Convention Planning committees. In 2012, Palace received the Outstanding Service Award from the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association and the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Recognition Award for his service on its Board of Trustees. He also serves on the board of the Legal Aid for Washington (LAW) Fund.
From 1998–2005, he taught the People’s Law School at Pierce College. Palace has moderated and produced two television series designed to help citizens understand the law. “Law Talk” was funded by the WSBA and was recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) with its Outstanding Public Service Award. The “People’s Law School,” which aired statewide, also earned an ABA Outstanding Public Service Award.
Palace has also been active with the YMCA. As the chair for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, he helped raise $2.8 million from 2009–2011 to support children and families in Pierce and Kitsap counties.
About the Washington State Bar Association The WSBA is part of the judicial branch, exercising a governmental function authorized by the Washington State Supreme Court to license the state’s 34,800 lawyers. The WSBA both regulates lawyers under the authority of the Court and serves its members as a professional association — all without public funding. As a regulatory agency, the WSBA administers the bar admission process, including the bar exam; provides record-keeping and licensing functions; and administers the lawyer-discipline system. As a professional association, the WSBA provides continuing legal education for attorneys, in addition to numerous other educational and member-service activities. Connect with WSBA on our website, www.wsba.org, or via Facebook at facebook.com/wastatebar-main or on Twitter @WaStateBar.
The Washington State Bar Association’s mission is to serve the public and the members of the Bar, ensure the integrity of the legal profession, and to champion justice.
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