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.
RCW 2.48.170
Only active members may practice law.
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case 96 Wash. 2d 443 - Hagan & Van Camp, P.S. v. Kassler Escrow, Inc. (1981)
Most recently applied in 197 Wash. 2d 67 - Beauregard v. Wash. State Bar Ass'n (February 2021)
2011 c 336 s 67; 1933 c 94 s 13; RRS s 138-13.
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