APR 13 - Signings of Pleadings and Other Papers; Address of Record; Electronic Mail Address; Notice of Change of Address, Telephone Number or Name

• Proposed Changes to APR 13 - Signings of Pleadings and Other Papers; Address of Record; Electronic Mail Address; Notice of Change of Address, Telephone Number or Name (in Word Format)
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GR 9 Cover Sheet

Suggested Amendments

ADMISSION AND PRACTICE RULES (APR) Rule 13.

Submitted by the Washington State Bar Association

A. Name of Proponent:

Washington State Bar Association

Robin L. Haynes, President

B. Spokesperson:

Paula C. Littlewood, Executive Director

Jean K. McElroy, General Counsel/Chief Regulatory Counsel

C. Purpose:

The primary purpose of the suggested amendments to APR 13 is to include LLLTs and LPOs so that requirements, and the legal professional’s duties, regarding name, address, phone number and email address would be consistent across all license types. In addition, for purposes of notifying the Court of changes to this information, “Clerk of the Supreme Court” would be replaced with “Administrative Office of the Court” to reflect actual practice.

The suggested amendments to APR 13 would also include the resident agent requirement that is currently in APR 5. Currently, the resident agent rule requires a resident agent if the lawyer does not reside or maintain an office in Washington. An issue arises when some lawyers use a post office box, resulting in no physical street address at which to serve the lawyer. The suggested amendment would require lawyers, LLLTs and LPOs to provide a resident agent when their address of record is outside the state or is not a physical street address. These suggested amendments would ensure that all lawyers, LLLTs and LPOs have a tie to Washington and have an address at which the legal professional can actually be served.

D. Supporting Material:

http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/2016APRCoverLetterToCourt.pdf