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Week of August 27, 2007
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Merica to Toe the Rubber at Dell Diamond, August
30
Last
chance to get your tickets!!!
Please join Austin
Bar Association President Jo Ann Merica as she throws out the
first pitch for "Law & Order" Night at Dell Diamond on
Thursday, Aug. 30, 7:00 p.m. The Round Rock Express is
offering half-price tickets starting at reserved seats for $5
and box seats at $6 so please bring your family, friends and
legal staff.
Please mention you are with the Austin Bar
Association as we will be seated together. For ticket
information, please call 238-2244. Visa, MC, American Express
and Discover are taken. Jo Ann is in training for the event,
and she has promised she will make the bar
proud.
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Take Two - Membership Directory Photos, August
30
RCL
Portrait Design will be taking photos for a limited time for
the Austin Bar’s 2007-2008 membership directory. If you missed
your chance the first time around and would still like your
photo taken, call RCL at 266-8921 to arrange an appointment.
There is a $7 sitting fee.
You may also submit a photo
for the directory to brooke@austinbar.org.
Submitted photos must be at least 300 dpi at a size of 2" by
3".
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Sign Up for Travis County Settlement Week by August
31
The Austin
Bar Association, in collaboration with the Travis County
district judges, the County Court at Law judges, and the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, brings people a chance
to settle their cases in a cost-effective manner with the aid
of a trained, neutral mediator.
If you would like to
submit a case, please fill out and submit the case submission
sheet to the Dispute Resolution Center no later than 4:00 p.m.
on Friday, Aug. 31.
There is a $25 administrative fee
for participation in Settlement Week. Checks should be made
payable to the Austin Bar Association and delivered to the
Dispute Resolution Center with the case submission sheet.
You may obtain a settlement week package at the
following locations:
- Information desk on the first floor of the Courthouse
- The Dispute Resolution Center, 5407 North IH-35, Suite
410
- The Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
- The Austin Bar Association Web site at http://www.austinbar.org/
The Austin Bar is looking for attorney volunteers to
participate in this public service project as mediators.
Please visit our Web site at http://www.austinbar.org/
for an application.
For specific questions regarding
Settlement Week, please call Settlement Week Chair, Jason
Snell, at 512/477-5291. For administrative questions, please
call Rita Rancken of the Dispute Resolution Center
at
512/371-0033.
Click
here for more information about Settlement Week.
An
application can be found here if you are interested in
participating as a Settlement Week Mediator.
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Masters in Trial – A Trial Demonstration, RSVP by
September 21
Time:
noon
Location: 816 Congress Ave., 3rd floor Conference
Room
Topic: A Trial Demonstration in a Personal
Injury/Premises Liability Case from Opening Statement to Jury
Deliberations
Date: Friday, Sept. 28
Location: Hyatt
Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs
Cost: a special Austin
Bar member price of $330
CLE: 7.0 hours
This
demonstration makes CLE fun! The Austin Chapter of the
American Board of Trial Advocates brings you an actual
examination of witnesses and experts before an Austin District
Judge and a real jury, complete with courtroom visuals.
Following the presentation of the evidence by the
participating attorneys, the judge will give the jury their
instructions and they will retire to the jury room to
deliberate. The jury deliberations will be broadcast live into
the seminar room, giving the audience an opportunity to view
the evidence, strategy, and technique that made an impression
on the jurors. The trial is based on a personal injury case
resulting from a mugging in a motel parking lot, allegedly
causing the plaintiff's post traumatic stress disorder.
However, the skills you will see demonstrated are applicable
to virtually every other civil case.
Please visit http://www.abota.org/events/Austin%20Bar%20Members'%20Flyer.doc
for more information.
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Adoption Day Teddy Bear and Book Drive
Children
are not the only ones being adopted on Adoption Day. Several
hundred teddy bears also find a new home and family on this
special day. One large teddy bear is presented to each child
being adopted in Travis County, and one small bear is given to
each of their siblings.
Beginning September 6, bears
and books geared toward toddlers through young adults may be
dropped off at the District Court offices at the Courthouse or
brought to the Austin Bar’s office at 816 Congress Ave., Suite
700. The Adoption Day Committee asks that bears (or other
stuffed animals) be new or very gently loved and books be in
perfect condition.
To participate in this memorable and
rewarding opportunity, contact Denise Hyde at 479-9911 or Kat
Hinson at the Austin Bar at 472-0279.
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Nominate an Outstanding Colleague by September
24
The Austin
Bar Association will be presenting the David Walter Community
Excellence Award and the Distinguished Lawyer Awards at the
2008 Austin Bar Foundation Gala.
br> The Austin Bar is
currently accepting nomination for these prestigious awards.
All nominations must be submitted by Monday, Sept. 24, to the
Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700, Austin,
Texas 78701 or e-mailed to DeLaine Ward at delaine@austinbar.org.
The
David Walter Community Excellence Award is presented to an
Austin Bar member who has recently made a significant impact
in the community and, at the same time, raised the profile of
the profession.
Past winners include:
2004 - Given
to David Walter posthumously
2005 - Denise Hyde
2006 -
Todd Wong
2007 - Clarke Heidrick
The 2008 Austin Bar
Distinguished Lawyer Award recognizes the dedication and hard
work of an attorney who has practiced for 30 years or more and
has significantly contributed to the profession and the
community.
Past winners include:
2001 - Judge Tom
Blackwell, Judge Mace Thurman, and Will Davis
2002 - Jack
Eisenberg, Dick McCarroll, and Sam Perry
2003 - Tom Davis,
Pam Giblin, Judge Pete Lowry, and Broadus Spivey
2004 -
Mike Cook and Larry Temple
2005 - Shannon Ratliff, Bill
Whitehurst, and Larry York
2006 - Tim Herman and Pat
English
2007 - Richard Pena and Fred B.
Werkenthin
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Austin Bar Partner Offers Unique Program
The ABA
Retirement Funds program was created more than 40 years ago by
the American Bar Association to provide quality retirement
solutions for the legal community. Today the Program is run by
CitiStreet and is the largest provider of retirement services
(401(k) and profit sharing plans) to law firms with over $4.5
billion under management. The Program is unique in the
retirement industry because it is the only program which was
created solely to be a benefit for the legal community and is
run as a not-for-profit.
The Program’s unique
structure, purpose and size allow it to offer these plans
without having to charge any out-of-pocket fees to
participating law firms. In addition, it offers individual
participants a line-up of 10 institutionally priced Core Fund
options, an integrated brokerage window and five Retirement
Date Fund options. The Program’s Core Fund line-ups are
managed by some of the industry’s leading money managers and
carry expenses which are well below the industry averages for
both mutual funds and annuity-based funds. Further, the
Program’s structure allows it to act as trustee and offer
fiduciary services, as well as ongoing professional
oversight.
The ABA Retirement Funds program is a unique
benefit of the ABA and can help law firms reduce their
expenses and enhance their retirement services package.
Contact a Program representative at 800/826-8901 for a
prospectus or visit http://www.abaretirement.com/
for more information.
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VLS Needs YOUR Help!
VLS has a
large backlog of family law cases for Spanish-speaking
individuals and needs attorneys who speak Spanish, or have
staff members that do, to volunteer to take a case. If
interested in volunteering a bit of your time for this worthy
cause, contact Trish McAllister at tmcallister@vlsoct.org.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Tuesday, Aug. 28 -- Health
Law Section Meeting
Time: noon
Location: McGinnis,
Lochridge & Kilgore, 600 Congress Ave. Suite
2100
Title: Changes in Federal and Sate Laws that Clear the
Way for Improving Health Through Wellness Programs
Speaker:
Penny Hobbs
The meeting will be brown bag.
Tuesday, Sept. 4 -- International Law Section
Meeting
Time: noon
Location: Austin Bar Association,
816 Congress Ave.
Title: Principles and Techniques in
Drafting International Contracts
CLE: 1 hour CLE
lunch
free is free for the first 40 people
RSVP to mailto:michelle@austinbar.org
COMMITTEES:
The following Austin Bar Committees are meeting at the
Austin Bar office, 816 Congress, Suite 700. Parking is
available in the adjacent garage, accessible from 9th Street.
Please feel free to attend any that interest you. Since lunch
is provided, please RSVP to receptionist@austinbar.org
or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the
committee.
Thursday, Aug. 30 -- AYLA Women's
Resource Fair Task Force Meeting
Time: Noon Location:
816 Congress Ave., 3rd floor Conference
Room
Wednesday, Sept. 5 -- Publication Committee
Meeting Time: noon Location: 816 Congress Ave., 3rd floor
Conference Room
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