2023 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient – Shirley Battan

Congratulations to Shirley Battan for being selected as the 2023 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient! Shirley started her career working at the Supreme Court. She left that position and moved to the Attorney General’s Office where she had a long and distinguished career. She retired as a Deputy Attorney General responsible

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2023 Law Day Speech Contest Results

The TCBA held the preliminary round of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest for high school students on April 20, 2023, at the Thurston County Courthouse. The topic this year was “Should the court end the Title 42 immigration policy? Explain why or why not” Thank you to our panel

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2023 TCBA Law Day Speech Contest

It is time once again for the annual Law Day Speech Scholarship Contest co-sponsored by the Thurston County Bar Association and West Olympia Rotary.  The speech contest is open to all high school students attending high school in Thurston County.  If you know of any students who might be interested,

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2022 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient – Terry Church

Congratulations to Terry Church for being selected as the 2022 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient! Admitted to practicing law in Washington in 1990, Terry Church has exuded professionalism and humility throughout his career. Terry is a founding member and partner at Church Rietzke Johnson, PLLC., where he practices personal injury law.

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2022 Law Day Speech Contest Results

The TCBA held the preliminary round of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest for high school students on April 20, 2022 on Zoom. The topic this year was “Should governments have the ability to force vaccinations?” Thank you to our panel of judges, Thurston County District Court Judge, the Honorable

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