Presented in partnership with the WSBA Criminal Law Section

Join us online for a full-day program highlighting crucial criminal justice topics in the state of Washington. Whether you are a new attorney, new to criminal law or an experienced practitioner, you will leave with helpful information and updates. important legislative updates.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Criteria and Guidelines:
The WSBA Criminal Law Section will award up to 10 tuition scholarships for the 2025 Criminal Justice Institute. 

• Five of the scholarships will be awarded to attorneys who are full-time prosecutors or who are closely affiliated with law enforcement.
• Five of the scholarships will be awarded to attorneys who spend 80% or more of their practice dedicated to criminal defense.

Each tuition scholarship recipient will receive a complimentary registration to the program ($275 Standard / $245 Criminal Law Section Members).  To be eligible for the scholarship, individuals must meet the following criteria:

(a) Be an attorney who is currently a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association, and
(b) Submit an electronic Letter of Interest and resume. The applicants should demonstrate or explain a financial need for the scholarship in their request and confirm if they are prosecution or defense.

The selection process will consider broad geographic distribution so as to provide access to those in all areas of the state. Applications must be received no later than 5:00pm PDT on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. All scholarship awardees will be notified by a representative of the Criminal Law Section by Tuesday, September 9, 2025. If you plan to apply for a scholarship, please wait to register for the Institute until awardees have been notified on that date. If you do not receive notice of receiving a scholarship by that date, you will not receive further notice and should make alternative plans for program registration.

To Apply:
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please send a brief Letter of Interest and your resume via email to Tracey Munger: mungerlaw@gmail.com and Nicholas Holce: nholce@holcelawfirm.com. Applications are due no later than 5:00pm PDT on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

CHAIR
Tracey Munger - Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense, Montesanto, WA

PLANNING COMMITTEE
Hugh Birgenheier - Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA
Stan Glisson - Glisson Law, Port Orchard, WA
Mary Kay High - Department of Assigned Counsel, Tacoma. WA
Nicholas Holce - Holce Law Firm PLLC, Walla Walla, WA
Daniel LeBeau - Whitman County Prosecutor's Office, Pullman, WA
Michael Mattocks - King County Department of Public Defense, Seattle, WA
Sanaa Nagi - United States Attorney’s Office, Seattle, WA
Anita Petra - Benton County Prosecutor's Office, Benton, WA
Kari Reardon - Southwest Defenders, Vancouver, WA
C. Dale Slack - Columbia County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Dayton, WA
Jared Varo - Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, Tacoma, WA
Mick Woynarowski - Law Office of Mick Woynarowski, PLLC, Seattle, WA

FACULTY
Russell Brown - Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Olympia, WA
Hon. George Fearing - Washington State Court of Appeals, Spokane, WA
Chris Gaddis - Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, WA
Nicholas Holce - Holce Law Firm PLLC, Walla Walla, WA
Gavriel Jacobs - King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA
Hon. Brandon Johnson - Walla Walla County Superior Court, Walla Walla, WA
Michael Mattocks - King County Department of Public Defense, Seattle, WA
Tracey Munger - Grays Harbor County Department of Public Defense, Montesanto, WA
Jared Varo - Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, Tacoma, WA
Judge Jon Volyn - Chelan County District Court, Wenatchee, WA
Sean P. Wickens - Wickens Law Group PS, Tacoma, WA
Mick Woynarowski - Law Office of Mick Woynarowski, PLLC, Seattle, WA

SCHEDULE
8:10 a.m. Webcast Login Opens
8:25 a.m.  Program Begins
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
 4:45 p.m. Adjourn

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