APR 13
       SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS;  ADDRESS OF
      RECORD; ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS; NOTICE OF CHANGE OF
               ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR NAME


    (a) Signing of Pleadings and Other Papers. All
pleadings and other papers signed by an attorney and
filed with a court shall include the attorney's
Washington State Bar Association membership number in
the signature block. The law department of a
municipality, county, or state, public defender
organization or law firm is authorized to make an
application to the Administrative Office of the Courts
for an office identification number. An office
identification number may be assigned by the
Administrative Office of the Courts upon a showing that
it will facilitate the process of electronic
notification. If an office identification number is
granted, it shall appear with the attorney's Washington
State Bar Association membership number in the signature block.

    (b) Address of Record; Change of Address. An
attorney must advise the Washington State Bar
Association of a current mailing address and telephone
number. The mailing Address shall be the attorney's
address of record. An attorney whose mailing address or
telephone number changes shall, within 10 days after
the change, notify the Executive Director of the
Washington State Bar Association, who shall forward
changes weekly to the Office of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court for entry into the state computer system.
The notice shall be in a form acceptable to the Bar
Association and shall include (1) the attorney's full
name, (2) the attorney's Washington State Bar
Association membership number, (3) the previous address
and telephone number, clearly identified as such, (4)
the new address and telephone number, clearly
identified as such, and (5) the effective date of the
change.  The courts of this state may rely on the
address information contained in the state computer
system in issuing notices in pending actions.

    (c) Electronic mail address:  An attorney should
advise the Washington State Bar Association of a
current business electronic mail address if one exists.
An attorney whose business electronic mail address
changes should, within 10 days after the change, notify
the Executive Director of the Washington State Bar
Association, who shall forward changes weekly to the
Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court for entry into
the state computer system.  Use of electronic mail
addresses for court notice, service and filing must
comply with GR 30.

    (d) Change of Name. An attorney whose name changes
shall, within 10 days after the change, notify the
Executive Director of the Washington State Bar
Association, who shall forward changes weekly to the
Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court for entry into
the state computer system. The notice shall be in a
form acceptable to the Bar Association and shall
contain (1) the full previous name, clearly identified
as such, (2) the full new name, clearly identified as
such, (3) the attorney's Washington State Bar
Association membership number, and (4) the effective
date of the change.

    (e) Requirements of Local and Other Court Rules Not
Affected. The responsibility of a party or an attorney
to keep the court and other parties and attorneys
informed of the party's or attorney's correct name and
current address, as may be required by local or other
court rule, is not affected by this rule.


[Adopted effective September 1, 1990; amended effective October 30, 2001.]