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Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois, 110 S.Ct. 2281 (1990), disallows any state from prohibiting disclosure of NBTA certification.

Washington State Coordinator
Getting certified was a good experience.
--Christina Meserve
Why I Got Board Certified
I had practiced family law for 20 years in the same location in Washington State. Partners in my firm had come and gone. I had been married for more than l5 years to the same man. We've lived inthe same house for more then 10 years. Was I in a rut? Yes, but the way to get out of it was not to leave the practice, or the firm, or the husband, or the house. I needed to challenge myself. I chose to seek certification from the NBTA as a means of testing my skills, recording my experiences, reflecting on my history. I wanted to know if was "good enough."

People choose me for my reputation. The NBTA certification is certainly apart of that reputation. I'm glad I decided to challenge myself. It was a good experience for me, requiring me to think about family law practice in a national and global sense, reflect on how my skills had historically served my clients and how those skills could be improved and refined, and define what it meant to be a family law advocate. I'd make the certification choice again.

Christina A. Meserve
 Washington Attorney
Certified since 1996
(360) 943-6747

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