Legal Analysis, Research and Writing Write to Counsel

A regular column in Washington State Bar News

The legal writing faculty at Ƶ contribute articles to a regular column in the Washington State Bar Association’s magazine, Washington State Bar News (formerly NWLawyer). That column — titled “Write to Counsel” — covers issues relevant to practicing attorneys, students, judges or anyone interested in effective legal writing.

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Past Articles

  • March 2025: Lauren Sancken,
  • December 2024: Jeff Feldman,

  • October 2024: Mireille Butler,
  • ܱ2024: David J.S. Ziff,
  • June 2024: Jaclyn Celebrezze,
  • March 2024: Amanda Stephen,
  • February 2024: Lauren E. Sancken,
  • December 2023: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • July/August 2023: Mireille Butler,
  • June 2023: David J.S. Ziff,
  • April/May 2023: Jaclyn Celebrezze,
  • February 2023: Amanda Stephen,
  • December 2022: Lauren Sancken,
  • September 2022: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • July/August 2022: Mireille Butler,
  • June 2022: David J.S. Ziff,
  • March 2022: Mary Zou,
  • December 2021: David J.S. Ziff,
  • September 2021: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • June 2021: Lauren E. Sancken,
  • April/May 2021: Mireille Butler,
  • February 2021: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • December 2020/January 2021: Lauren E. Sancken,
  • October 2020: David J.S. Ziff,
  • June 2020: Rebecca Talbott,
  • April/May 2020: Lauren Sancken,
  • March 2020: David J.S. Ziff,
  • ܲ2020: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • December 2019/ January 2020: Helen A. Anderson,
  • October 2019: Kathy McGinnis,
  • ٱ𳾲2019: Lauren E. Sancken,
  • July/August 2019: David J.S. Ziff,
  • June 2019: Benjamin S. Halasz,
  • May 2019: Tom Cobb,
  • April 2019: Helen Anderson,