The Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) is the professional association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students that strives to be a network for its members in Washington State. Created in 1987, ABAW advocates for the legal needs and interests for the APA community, and represents over 200 APA attorneys in a wide-range of practice areas. It is a local affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). ABAW provides networking opportunities and mutual support for its membership. Through its network of committees, ABAW monitors legislative developments and judicial appointments, rates judicial candidates and advocates for equal opportunity and builds coalitions with other organizations within the legal profession and in the community at large. ABAW provides law student scholarships and engages in fund-raising activities through out the year. In addition, ABAW serves the community at large through the International District Legal Clinic and other community-based public service projects. ABAW publishes a quarterly newsletter and has an extensive e-mail network for its members.

QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington is an association of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) legal professionals and their friends. QLaw serves as a voice for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trangender lawyers in the state of Washington on issues relating to diversity and equality in the legal profession, in the courts, and in the legal system. The organization has five purposes:

• to provide opportunities for members of the GLBT legal community to meet in a supportive, professional atmosphere to exchange ideas and information;
• to further the professional development of GLBT legal professionals and law students;
• to educate the public, the legal profession, and the courts about legal issues of particular concern to the GLBT community;
• to empower members of the GLBT community by improving access to the legal and judicial system and sponsoring education programs;
• and to promote and encourage the advancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender attorneys in the legal profession.

The purpose of the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington (LBAW) is to represent the concerns and goals of Latino attorneys and Latino people of the State of Washington.

To do so, we encourage and promote the active participation of all Latino attorneys throughout the State and seek the involvement of Latino political, governmental, educational and business leaders.

Efforts are made to encourage and assist Latino students and to recognize the needs and voice the concerns of Latino people and their communities. Of importance is the need to promote Latino judicial appointments, encourage respect for the integrity of the judicial system, and the pursuit of fairness, justice and equality.

It is further our goal to become a unified and active participant within the legal community of the State of Washington and assist in providing solutions to the problems that confront our legal system and communities.

The Loren Miller Bar Association (LMBA) is an affiliate member of the National Bar Association whose purpose is the advancement of the social and economic well-being of its largely African-American membership; improving relations between the legal profession and the community at large; promoting understanding, goodwill and cooperation among lawyers and the interests of the legal profession; aiding in reforms for the economic and social welfare of all people in a manner consistent with the principles of a free democratic society; and improving the educational, social and economic status of the African-American community to eliminate discrimination.

The Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA) is a non-profit organization of Indian attorneys and judges in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, which aspires to improve the legal and political landscape for the Pacific Northwest Indian community. The purposes and goals of NIBA are:

• To represent and foster the education and welfare of Native American attorneys, paralegals and tribal court personnel of the Pacific Northwest.
• To provide role models and mentors in the legal profession for Indian people, particularly Native American Youth and Law students.
• To encourage and promote pro bono legal work and civic involvement that benefits Indian people on reservations and in urban areas throughout the Pacific Northwest.