This Practice Advisory explains the two ways a person may be committed for mental health treatment pursuant Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA); what follows from a commitment, and the consequences of commitment including the loss of ...
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This Advisory discusses the procedure for seeking conditional or final release following acquittal by NGRI and commitment following. It also includes the process for revocation of an NGRI conditional release.
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This practice advisory discusses the procedure for contesting misdemeanor restoration and the use of forced medication in misdemeanor restoration. It includes updates from the 2019 legislation, ESB 5444.
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This advisory discusses basic information about the transition to DOC to serve a prison sentence and offers tips for attorneys representing clients with medical, mental health or intellectual disability in need of accommodation.
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This WDA Practice Advisory provides and overview of the 2019 legislation implementing the Trueblood Settlement, ESSB 5444.
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This WDA Practice Advisory provides guidance on what an attorney can do when a client is suicidal. What can you share? What about competency?
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This practice advisory discusses the role of defense counsel when a client who is competent but mentally ill wishes to proceed pro se.
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The legislature significantly modified RCW 10.77 again in 2015 in an attempt to address competency delays.
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This practice advisory discusses the legal impact of FASD on a case, including issues to consider, what is involved in an evaluation, and how to effectively communicate with the client.
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This practice advisory provides and overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders as well as identifying characteristics of FASD for clients or case facts.
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