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Spokane Federal Bench Meet & Greet Washington’s Eastern District Federal Bar Association and the Washington State Chapter of the Federal Bar Association invite practicing lawyers to a lunch meeting to learn about opportunities to appear in federal court on May 29 at the U.S. Courthouse in Spokane. Welcome Armenian Colleagues In April, WSBA President-elect Sunitha Anjilvel, Executive Director Terra Nevitt, and Chief Regulatory Counsel Renata de Carvalho Garcia welcomed a judicial delegation from Armenia, as part of the Congressional Office for International Leadership’s Open World program, in collaboration with World Affairs Council Seattle. Bob Schultz Named Local Hero The Washington State Bar Association recently honored Tri-Cities attorney Robert G. Schultz as Local Heroes for his community service as an attorney and his commitment to helping...