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June
2007 (Volume 3, Issue 6)
In this
Issue:
· State Bar Annual Meeting -- June 14-17
· State Bar Kicks-off "And Justice for
All" Campaign for Georgia Legal Services
· New Advance Directive for Health Care Act
Signed
· Visit the Lawyers Foundation Silent Auction
Booth at the Annual Meeting
· Jonesboro High School Wins National Mock
Trial Competition
· Free Online Legal Research Offered Through
the State Bar
· Law Practice Management ENews Tip
· Upcoming ICLE Offerings
State
Bar Annual Meeting -- June 14-17
The 2007 Annual Meeting, held at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., is almost here. If you would like to attend, and
have not registered, we are offering on-site registration at the hotel
starting Thursday, June 14 at 9 a.m. Download the brochure
for more information.
State
Bar Kicks-off "And Justice for All" Campaign for Georgia Legal Services
Your campaign gift is your best opportunity to show your commitment to
making equal access to justice available for all of our citizens. This
annual campaign for justice raises monetary gifts from individual lawyers
and law firms throughout the state to support the critical legal assistance
provided by Georgia Legal Services. Nearly 1.5 million Georgians with
low-incomes in 154 counties outside metro-Atlanta are eligible for
services. Family violence, health care problems, wrongful evictions, elder
abuse, consumer fraud, school issues, and more are the types of civil cases
handled by Georgia Legal Services everyday.
Georgia
Legal Services was founded by the State Bar in 1971 in response to the need
for accessible legal services for low-income individuals and families in
rural areas. Today, Georgia Legal Services is the state’s largest legal aid
organization providing civil legal services for the poor. Give online at www.glsp.org. Add on your gift to
your bar dues payment or mail in your check to Georgia Legal Services,
State Bar Center, 104 Marietta Street, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30303. Gifts
of $250 or more are recognized in the Georgia Bar Journal. All gifts are
tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please give
generously. Every gift counts!
New
Advance Directive for Health Care Act Signed
The General Assembly passed a new Advance Directive for Health Care Act,
which was signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue last month. House Bill 24 is designed
to provide for an advance directive for health care, which combines
provisions of a living will and a durable power of attorney for health
care. Download a copy of the new form.
Visit
the Lawyers Foundation Silent Auction Booth at the Annual Meeting
Make your plans now to stop by the Lawyers Foundation Silent Auction Booth
#32/33 at the Annual Meeting to view the items up for auction. The Silent
Auction will open at 9 a.m., Thursday, June 14, and close at 1 p.m.,
Saturday, June 16. The Silent Auction benefits the Challenge Grant Program
of the State Bar and the more you give, the more we can give.
Jonesboro
High School Wins National Mock Trial Competition
Jonesboro High School earned Georgia's third national mock trial title when
it defeated Kalamazoo Central High School of Michigan in the final round of
the National High School Mock Trial Championship, which was held May 10-12,
in Dallas, Texas. Congratulations Jonesboro High School! More of the story.
Free
Online Legal Research Offered Through the State Bar
Did you know that Casemaker, an online legal research tool, is available
free of charge to all Bar members as part of their membership? Come learn
about this powerful resource at one of our trainings. Training classes will
be offered at the Bar Center on Thursday, June 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Each session is limited to the first 10
attendees. Download the registration form and fax it to Kim Henry at 404-287-8394.
Please register for the class by 12 p.m. the day before the class is
scheduled.
Law
Practice Management Enews Tip
The Law Marketing Portal
is a great website for browsing for current ideas and developments. You
might find articles, interviews and transcripts of seminars on legal
marketing and billing issues. Many experts feel that the alternative fee
arrangement question is at least as much a marketing issue as it is a
financial issue.
Upcoming ICLE Offerings
For a complete list of ICLE seminars, visit www.iclega.org.
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