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THE LEGAL BRIEF
VOLUME 42, ISSUE 3
Congratulations to Charles “ Skip ” Houser III for being selected as the 2024 Daniel Bigelow Award Recipient!
Skip was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association in 1981 and currently practices with Budd Bay Law P.S. He has almost 42 years of service in our community! His service to the community has largely focused on providing legal assistance to local boards and commissions: Boards of Port Commissioners, Fire Commissioners for County Fire Protection Districts and numerous Home Owners ’ Associations. He has also served as legal counsel to the Olympia Farmers ’ Market and as a consultant to various criminal justice organizations. Skip continually volunteers in the community. For many years when his children were younger, Skip could be found refereeing at local football games and volunteering behind the scenes. He has been a member of the Gateway Rotary Club for over a decade and has belonged to and volunteered for other service clubs. He has been recognized for his pro bono service by the Washington Supreme Court Pro Bono Publico honor Roll and previously served as a mentor for new attorneys in our community. Skip has regularly served as a Pro Tem judge and Parking Magistrate for the City of Olympia, as well as a Pro Tem judge and settlement judge for Thurston County District Court and Superior Court, and in on the Panel of Arbitrators for Thurston County. Even with all of these outside commitments, Skip will always willing to help!
Thank you, Skip, for your commitment and countless hours volunteering in the local legal community!
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