Presented in collaboration with the WSBA Solo & Small Practice Section

Join other solo or small firm practitioners at the 19th annual Solo and Small Firm Conference on Sept. 27-29!  The theme this year is “Looking Back to Move Forward".  Co-sponsored with the Solo & Small Practice Section, this program has been thoughtfully designed to include presentations by industry experts on a variety of topics to help you feel more confident and up-to-date in the management of your practice! Offering 12.25 total CLE credits, this terrific program provides not just valuable business-related tips, but also an opportunity to network face-to-face with attorneys from around the state!

Come early on Friday, September 27th, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to attend one of the pre-conference sessions!

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Join the Solo and Small Firm Start-up Bootcamp
Earn an additional 2.0 CLE credits (including 1.0 Law & Legal credit and 1.0 Other credit) for a total of 14.25 credits at no extra charge.

In the “Bootcamp:  Starting a Solo/Small Firm” session you will have the opportunity to:

• Consider whether solo practice is right for you.
• Gain clarity of your first steps to get going (including what hazards you may encounter!).
• Dive into a hands-on application to take with you.
• Meet others, so you aren’t alone!

Or

Join the Solo and Small Firm Mastermind Session.
How would you like to brainstorm ideas with other solo and small firm attorneys who have experience in your journey as a law firm owner? Come join us for a pre-conference mastermind session with other like-minded attorneys. You will have the opportunity to have your obstacles heard, analyzed, and solved by fellow colleagues who have been there and have figured out solutions to the very problem you’re facing. Even though we may be solo and small firm owners, we don’t have to run our law firms in isolation. Come join our mastermind session with the biggest law firm marketing or law firm management obstacle you’re facing. You’ll leave the mastermind with a specific action plan to resolve your marketing or management obstacles.

On Friday, September 27th, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. prior to the conference attorney and coach, Darcel Lobo, from the Solo & Small Practice Section will host a two-hour Mastermind session open to a maximum of 6 (six) solo/small firm owners (owners of a legal practice with no more than 10 [ten] licensed legal professionals). The objective of the Mastermind session is to have open dialogue about pressing issues in your solo/small practice and problem solve in a group setting. Please note that due to the confidential nature of this workshop, it will not be accredited or recorded.

If you are interested in participating in the Mastermind session, please register here.

We look forward to being together in person and hope you can be a part of it.  As always, if you are unable to join us, the 2024 Conference will be recorded and available for purchase from the WSBA CLE store at a later date. If you have health and safety concerns related to attending the Solo and Small Firm Conference in person, please email us at:  cle@wsba.org.

A buffet lunch will be provided Friday and Saturday.  Please contact cle@wsba.org if you have any dietary restrictions or concerns.

LODGING INFORMATION
There is a block of discounted rooms at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort held for attendees until September 3, 2024, based entirely on space availability. Use group ID:  22924 when making your reservation. Once they are filled, room prices may increase. Room reservations made under the WSBA room block are intended for attendees of the Solo and Small Firm Conference only. If a non-attendee would like to stay in the area, please find accommodations outside of the WSBA room block.

TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM
Go online directly to www.clearwatercasino.com
You may also call 866-609-8700 using Group ID 22924

The WSBA room block is for Friday and Saturday nights, September 27 and 28, at the following nightly rates for either a Double Double or King Room (plus taxes/fees and subject to the hotel’s reservation policy):

• $199 – Resort Water View King or Queen/Queen
• $214 – Triple Occupancy
• $229 – Quad Occupancy
• $169 – Resort Non-View King or Queen/Queen
• $169 – Tower King or Queen/Queen
• $184 – Triple Occupancy
• $199 – Quad Occupancy

PLANNING COMMITTEE
Michael Cherry – Lexquiro, Bellevue, WA
Ann Guinn – G & P Associates, Reno, NV
Darcel Lobo – DAL Coaching & Consulting , Normandy Park, WA
Kari Petrasek – Petrasek Law PLLC, Mukilteo, WA
Alison Sheets – Sheets Law, Mukilteo, WA

FACULTY
Mark Bassingthwaighte – ALPS Insurance, Saint Cloud, FL
Kathy Jo Blake – Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
Judge Linda Coburn – Court of Appeals – Div I, Seattle, WA
Allie Sisson Erstad – Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
Judge Tracy Flood – Bremerton Municipal Court, Bremerton, WA
Julie Fowler – Law Office of Julie K. Fowler, P.S., Bellevue, WA
Bruce Gardiner – The Gardiner Law Firm, Kirkland, WA
Margeaux Green – Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
Ann Guinn – G & P Associates, Reno, NV
Commissioner Susan Harness – Snohomish County Superior Court, Everett, WA
Mark Johnson – Johnson Flora Sprangers PLLC, Seattle, WA
Kristina Larry – Sassy Litigations, Seattle, WA
Daniel Lear – Seattle, WA
Shreya Ley – Layroots, Seattle, WA
Dara Wasalino Tremblay – Law Office of Mark D. Nelson, PLLC, Gig Harbor, WA
Darcel Lobo – DAL Coaching & Consulting, Normandy Park, WA
Judge Sean O’Donnell – King County Superior Court, Seattle, WA
Nick Pleasants – Oseran Hahn PS, Bellevue, WA
Judge Whitney Rivera – Snohomish County Superior Court, Everett, WA
Randy Robichaud – Edward Jones, Mukilteo, WA
Aaron V Rocke – Rocke Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA
Ben Schorr – Microsoft, Redmond, WA
Alison Sheets – Sheets Law, Mukilteo, WA
Erica Temple – Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA
Gyi Tsakalakis – Attorneysync, Chicago, IL
Dr. William Vesneski – University of Washington, Seattle, WA

SCHEDULE
Friday, September 27, 2024
9:30 a.m. In-Person Registration Opens for Pre-conference Bootcamp and Mastermind session
10:00 a.m. Start-up Bootcamp Workshop and Mastermind session
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Solo & Small Practice Section Annual Membership Meeting
12:30 p.m. In-Person Registration Opens for Main Conference
1:00 p.m.  Main Conference Begins
5:15 p.m. Adjourn 
5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Reception
6:15 p.m.  Dine Around

Sunday, September 29, 2024
8:30 a.m. In-Person Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. Program Begins
12:10 p.m. Adjourn