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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.48.170

Only active members may practice law

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No person shall practice law in this state subsequent to the first meeting of the state bar unless he or she shall be an active member thereof as hereinbefore defined: PROVIDED, That a member of the bar in good standing in any other state or jurisdiction shall be entitled to appear in the courts of this state under such rules as the board of governors may prescribe.
[ 2011 c 336 s 67; 1933 c 94 s 13; RRS s 138-13.]

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Rules of court: Admission—APR 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 40 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: Hagan & Van Camp, P.S. v. Kassler Escrow, Inc.
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Hagan & Van Camp, P.S. v. Kassler Escrow, Inc. (1981) wash · cites it 3× “Respondent brought suit alleging that the escrow company had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in violation of RCW 2.48.170, .180 and .190. Respondent sought a permanent injunction enjoining petitioner from performing any acts constituting the practice of law.”
State Ex Rel. Schwab v. Washington State Bar Ass'n (1972) wash · cites it 4× “Thus, petitioner was enabled to challenge the acts of the bar without jeopardizing his authority to practice law under RCW 2.48.170. Further, he was not subjected to the possibility of criminal prosecution under RCW 2.”
Hahn v. Boeing Company (1980) wash · cites it 2× “APR 7(a) was enacted pursuant to RCW 2.48.170, and in the exercise of the court's inherent power to determine who may appear as legal counsel in its courts.”
Dutch Village Mall, LLC v. Pelletti (2011) washctapp “RCW 2.48.170. Thus Washington, like all federal courts, follows the common law rule that corporations appearing in court proceed *536 ings must be represented by an attorney.”
Cottringer v. Employment Security Department (2011) washctapp “RCW 2.48.170. Thus Washington, like all federal courts, follows the common law rule that corporations appearing in court proceedings must be represented by an attorney.”
Beauregard v. Wash. State Bar Ass'n (2021) wash “”); Our State Bar Associations, supra, at 71 (“At the annual meeting in August 1932, the Washington Bar endorsed an integrated bar act and 9 Beauregard v. WSBA, No.”
Advocates for Responsible Development v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (2010) washctapp “Representation by Nonlawyers ¶6 Diehl argues that we should permit him, as a nonlawyer, to argue ARD’s appeal because he represented ARD’s interests before the County and at the later appeal before the WWGMHB.”
In Re the Marriage of Dalthorp (1979) washctapp “RCW 2.48.170 does provide that only an active member of the bar may practice law, but it does not require one who has been admitted to practice and is an active member of the bar at the time of his appointment as a commissioner to continue an active membership while serving in…”
State v. Brown (1973) washctapp “RCW 2.48.170 provides that only active members of the Washington bar shall practice law in Washington, except that “a member of the bar in good standing in any other state or jurisdiction shall be entitled to appear in the courts of this state under such rules as the board of…”
Marina Condominium Homeowner's Ass'n v. Stratford at the Marina, LLC (2011) washctapp “RCW 2.48.170; APR 1(b); Wash. State Bar Ass’n v.”
City of Seattle v. Shaver (1979) washctapp “170, and the Admission to Practice Rules promulgated by the Washington Supreme Court, the following requirement has been established: No person shall appear as attorney or counsel in any of the courts of this state unless he is an active member of the state bar . . . APR…”
Lowry v. Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (1984) wash “See RCW 2.48.170 et seq.; 9A.08.010; 9A.08.020; CPR DR 1-101, 1-102, 1-103, 3-101 (A); CPR EC 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-8.”
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