Author: Heather Ligtenberg

The TCBA held the preliminary round of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest for high school students on April 23, 2025, at the Thurston County Courthouse. The topic this year

CONGRATULATIONS to MARK L. WHEELER, JR. for being selected as the 2025 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient!! Mark is a partner at the law firm of Bean, Gentry, Wheeler & Peternell,

A total of 320 surveys were emailed out to TCBA members and a total of 52 surveys were completed, representing 16.3% percent of the TCBA membership. Responses were tabulated and

Congratulations to Christy Peters for being selected as the 2025 WSBA Local Hero Award Recipient!! Thank you for all of your hard work and your significant community involvement!

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. Citing to the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, the