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Bill would exempt law‑school clinical representation from mandated‑reporting rule
Summary
Substitute House Bill 1171 would add a narrow exception to the state’s mandated‑reporting law to preserve attorney‑client confidentiality for legal representation conducted through law‑school clinics, lawmakers heard March 17.
Substitute House Bill 1171 would create a targeted exception to Washington’s mandated‑reporting statute so law‑school clinic faculty attorneys and supervised law students may preserve attorney‑client confidentiality when the information arises in the course of legal representation. Allison Mendiola, committee staff, informed the Senate Human Services Committee that the bill passed the House on a vote of 95‑0.
Paul Holland, a faculty member at Seattle University School of Law, told the committee the current statute has forced…
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