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June
2008 (Volume 4, Issue 6)
In this
Issue:
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Help Support the State Bar's Public Education
Initiative
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Pay Bar Dues Online or Print Invoice
·
Jonesboro High School Wins Its First Back-to-Back
National Mock Trial Competition
·
YLD Disaster Legal Assistance Committee Seeks
Volunteers
·
Free Online Legal Research Offered Through the State
Bar
·
Law Practice Management Enews Tip
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Upcoming ICLE Offerings
Help
Support the State Bar's Public Education Initiative
Over the past four years, the State Bar of Georgia has invested significant
effort and financial resources into an ambitious public education
initiative, the Cornerstones of FreedomSM program. The goal is
simple and focused: to spread the truth about how the justice system
operates and the important role of judges, jurors and lawyers in making
America's constitutional democracy work. Your personal support for the
Cornerstones of FreedomSM program is greatly appreciated, and we
invite your financial support through the Legislative & Public
Education Fund on your 2008-09 dues statement. For more information
about the initiative, please visit the website.
Pay Bar
Dues Online or Print Invoice
Dues notices were mailed May 20 and payments are due by July 1, 2008. You
may choose to pay online or print
a copy of your dues notice and return with payment. Please note membership
is unable to process credit card payments via fax. If you have any
questions, please contact the membership department at 404-527-8777.
Jonesboro
High School Wins Its First Back-to-Back National Mock Trial Competition Jonesboro High
School earned Georgia's fourth national mock trial title and their first
back-to-back win 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 7-11, in Wilmington, Delaware. Congratulations Jonesboro
High School!
YLD
Disaster Legal Assistance Committee Seeks Volunteers
The YLD Disaster Legal Assistance Committee, in conjunction with the
ABA/YLD and the Georgia Legal Services Program, has set up a disaster
relief hotline to assist persons affected by the severe storms that hit
Georgia the weekend of May 11-12. Your assistance is needed to help with
issues dealing with landlord/tenant, family law, consumer law, housing law
and unemployment, just to name a few To volunteer, please contact Suzanne
Osborn, (770-621-2526) or Michelle Ruff, (770-851-2619).
Note to
attorneys affected by the storms: If you were displaced by the storms
because of damage to your office, you are welcome to use our conference
center space at the Bar Center. For more information, please call Faye
First at 404-419-0155.
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 training sessions. Classes will
be offered at the Bar Center on Thursday, June 19 and 26, from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m. and from 2 to 4 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 by noon the day before the
class is scheduled.
Law
Practice Management Enews Tip
Summer is a Great Time for Practice Evaluation
If your firm has "downtime," you can utilize that free time to
re-evaluate certain aspects of your practice. If your practice slows down a
bit this summer, take some time to review your practice. Do you need to
revise your business plan? Need to develop that marketing plan? Are your
office systems adequate to avoid malpractice? If you need assistance with
practice management issues, please contact the Law Practice Management
Department at 404-527-8773.
Upcoming
ICLE Offerings
For a complete list of ICLE seminars, visit www.iclega.org.
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