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May
2008 (Volume 4, Issue 5)
In this
Issue:
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Help Support the State Bar's Public Education
Initiative
·
2008 Election Results
·
State Bar Annual Meeting - June 5-8
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Pay Bar Dues Online or Print Invoice
·
Gary Christy Memorial Trial Skills Clinic -- June 19-22
·
YLD Disaster Legal Assistance Committee Seeks
Volunteers
·
Diversity Program Presents "A Conversation with
Chief Justice Leah Sears"
·
Free Online Legal Research Offered Through the State
Bar
·
Law Practice Management ENews Tip
·
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 Foundations of Freedom 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 Foundations of
Freedom 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.
2008
Election Results
The 2008 State Bar of Georgia election concluded on May 1. Following are
winners of the contested races:
Mr.
Kenneth L. Shigley - Secretary
Mr. Brian D. (Buck) Rogers - Atlanta Circuit Post 2
Mr. J. Robert Persons - Atlanta Circuit Post 8
Mr. Charles David Jones - Griffin Circuit Post 1
Ms. C. Celeste Creswell - Out-of-State Post 2
The
following individuals are the winners in non-contested races in which the
incumbent chose not to run for re-election:
Mr. Steven K. Leibel - Enotah Circuit
Mr. Kirk Farrar - Waycross Circuit Post 1
State
Bar Annual Meeting -- June 5-8
The 2008 Annual Meeting will be held at Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia
Island, Fla., on June 5-8. Onsite registration will open Thursday, June 5,
at 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact Michelle Garner at michelleg@gabar.org.
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.
The
Gary Christy Memorial Trial Skills Clinic
The Gary Christy Memorial Trial Skills Clinic will be held at the University
of Georgia School of Law June 19-22, 2008. The clinic provides a great
opportunity for young lawyers to sharpen their courtroom skills under the
watchful eyes of clinic mentors, who are some of the most experienced trial
attorneys and judges in Georgia. A murder case and a defamation case will
be tried. Each attendee will be part of an eight to ten person small group
that will work with two or three mentors. The preparation is intense and
the rewards are "priceless." Download the clinic brochure for more
information, including the agenda and registration form. This event
provides two complete years of MCLE credit for Georgia attorneys.
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.
Diversity
Program Presents "A Conversation with Chief Justice Leah Sears"
The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program invites you to "A
Conversation with Chief Justice Leah Sears" The event will be held at
the State Bar of Georgia on Thursday, June 19, from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Learn
about Justice Sears' extraordinary journey to the Supreme Court of Georgia,
her campaigns for reelection and her views on the professional
responsibility of attorneys to diversify their profession from law firms
and law offices to the judiciary. Avarita Hanson, executive director of the
Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism will conduct the interview.
Download the flyer
for more information and a registration form. Contact Marian Dockery at lexikonmcd@aol.com
for additional information.
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
Clearly Communicate Your Expectations
How do you know if you're effectively delivering a clear, consistent
message? Ask!!! Because people tend to soften difficult answers, you may
want someone else to ask for you. That might be your firm administrator, a
younger partner, or perhaps an outside consultant. Ellen Freedman has recently
written an article concerning miscommunications, their cost, and how to
avoid them, in a new article entitled Communicate Your Expectations
Clearly. Contact us for a copy of the article at 404-527-8772.
Upcoming
ICLE Offerings
For a complete list of ICLE seminars, visit www.iclega.org.
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