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COURT
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JUDGE PAUL R. ROBINSON OF HARTINGTON, DIED TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2003
Judge Paul R. Robinson of Hartington, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003,
one
month short of his 66th birthday.
Judge Robinson took the bench as County Judge of the Cedar County Court
February 8, 1989. He replaced Judge David Curtiss who retired in October
of
1988.
Judge Robinson graduated from George Washington University Law School
in
1964 and had been in private practice in Hartington before becoming
a
judge. He served as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army from 1959 to 1961 prior
to
attending law school. Following law school graduation, he served as
legislative assistant for Congressman Beerman (1964) and as Cedar County
Attorney for one term (1967-1970).
He is survived by two children, Kristen Robinson and husband, Kyle
Bellin,
Chicago, IL, and Paul Robinson, Jr., Lincoln.
Memorial Services will held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18 at
the
Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.
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THE JUDICIAL RESOURCES COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing to
determine whether, based on the judicial workload statistics, a judicial
vacancy exists in the office of district judge of the 6th Judicial
District, due to the appointment of the Honorable F.A. Gossett, III,
as a
federal magistrate, and make a recommendation to the Supreme Court as
to
the principal place of office of said vacancy.
The Commission will also have a discussion concerning the Judicial
Resources Subcommittee on Statewide Resource Issues to review the need
for
judges in the various district and county judicial districts in the
state.
http://court.nol.org/press/releases/0617hearing.htm
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NSBA
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.jpg) GENERAL
SESSION
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Michael Josephson, the founder and president of the nonprofit Joseph
& Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics, has become one of the
most sought-after teachers and speakers on the subjects of ethics and
character. His Gabriel Award-winning commentaries air daily on radio
stations in several U.S. cities. He conducts more than 50 programs per
year for leaders in education, business, government, journalism, law,
and the nonprofit community.
His ideas and the work of the Institute have been featured on ABC's
"Prime Time Live," "Nightline" and "World News
Tonight"; NBC's "Dateline" and "The Today Show";
"CBS This Morning" and the "CBS Evening News With Dan
Rather"; PBS's "Bill Moyers' World of Ideas"; CNN; and
C-SPAN.
Mr. Josephson has also been profiled in Time, The Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times, and his articles have been published
in dozens of publications, including the Los Angeles Times, The Boston
Globe, and The Chicago Tribune, to name a few. He is the author of You
Don't Have to Be Sick to Get Better! (2001), co-author of Parenting
to Build Character in Your Teen (2001) and co-editor of The Power of
Character (1998).
Through the Institute Mr. Josephson founded the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition,
a partnership of hundreds of communities, schools and other educational
and youth-service organizations that together have the potential of
reaching millions of young people. The Coalition helps kids live more
responsible, honest and safe lives by providing character-building curricula
and programs based on core ethical values called the "Six Pillars
of Character." The Coalition's efforts include production of the
children's videos, "Choices Count!" and "Kids for Character."
The President, the United States Congress and over 500 communities support
the Coalition's nonpartisan approach and have declared the third week
in October "National CHARACTER COUNTS! Week." In recognition
of his work with CHARACTER COUNTS!, Mr. Josephson was awarded the America's
Award for Integrity in 1996 by former President Ronald Reagan.
A graduate of UCLA and UCLA law school, Mr. Josephson was a law professor
with an academic career spanning almost 20 years. During that period
he was founder and chief executive of a publishing company and a national
chain of bar exam preparation courses. In 1985 he sold these businesses,
left academia, and devoted himself to the Institute, which is governed
by a distinguished, independent Board of Governors. Mr. Josephson receives
no salary or other financial remuneration for his Institute-related
work.
Come hear Mr. Josephson at the Association Luncheon on October 23rd
at the Annual
Meeting.
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ELECTION NOTICE AND PETITIONS WERE MAILED LAST WEEK
The notice of the nomination of William G. Dittrick for President-elect
Designate, and petitions for elections to be held in odd-numbered House
Districts and the 3rd District Seat on the Executive Council were mailed
last week. All petitions for all positions must be received in the NSBA
office on June 23rd by 5:00 p.m. The petition to challenge the President-elect
nominee requires 25 signatures, the petition for Executive Council candidates
requires 15 signatures and the petition for House of Delegate candidates
requires 3 signatures. Your petition must be signed by members who reside
in the relevant district. Beginning this year, only one nominee is required
for Executive Council elections. As in previous years, only one nominee
is required for House positions. In several districts, there is more
than one position open. In District 3 - Lancaster County - there are
18 House seats. The 18 candidates receiving the highest number of votes
will be elected. Other districts with more than one seat in the House
are: District 5 ( Butler, Saunders, Seward, Polk, York and Hamilton),
District 9 (Antelope, Knox, Pierce, Madison, Wayne, Stanton and Cuming),
District 11(Howard and Hall), and District 13 ( Arthur, Keith, Hooker,
McPherson, Lincoln, Thomas, Logan and Dawson). Copies of petitions are
availabe by calling Irene Munoz at the NSBA office.
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VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT UPDATE
The Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) has many opportunities for attorneys
to volunteer their time. Currently, the VLP-SO legal clinics are active
at the Chicano Awareness Center in Omaha and at the Hispanic Community
Center in Lincoln. Two new VLP-SOs will be added in the next couple
months. One will be held in Grand Island and the other will be in Omaha
at the Southern Sudan Community Association.
Within the past couple weeks, the Volunteer Lawyers Project helped
train 25 interpreters in the Grand Island area. The interpreters are
not court certified, but they now have received training on how to interpret
for an attorney. Within the next couple months, the VLP has plans to
coordinate another training for interpreters in the Omaha area.
The VLP detention project is active and hopes to provide basic training
for volunteers within the next few months.
Anyone who is interested in volunteering for a case, would like to
spend time at a clinic, or has any questions about any VLP activities
may contact Jean McNeil or David
Bruggeman at 402-475-7091.
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NSBA END OF SESSION LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY 2003
There is a continuing trend to "package" several bills together
into a single bill for final passage, and that was certainly evident this
session.
Senators, staff, and lobbyists now take a breather for several weeks,
but then interim studies will begin to focus issues for next session.
We will keep you informed about these interim studies as staff and senators
become more involved, and as hearings on those issues are scheduled.
We will also advise you as political events take place which may affect
the legislative landscape, including the campaigns for legislative seats.
Click here for a final legislative
summary for the 2003 Legislative Session.
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DEADLINE FOR ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY SURVEY'S HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE
20TH
There is still time to send in your economic and technology survey's.
Please send the completed survey's to Sam Clinch at:
NSBA
Attn: Sam Clinch
P.O. Box 81809
Lincoln, NE 68501-1809
If you have any questions, please call Sam Clinch at 1-800-927-0117.
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CLE
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NCLE SECTION CALENDAR
Click here for a calendar
of CLE programs to be offered in upcoming months. Download this
calendar for easy reference.
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2003 REAL ESTATE SEMINAR
Allan Eurek, planning chair for the 2003 Real Estate Seminar, wants
you to mark your calendars for Friday, September 5th, 2003. He is working
on the program lineup now, and it will cover a number of current issues
and hot topics, including mold and its impact on real estate transactions,
new developments in water law, title insurance regulation, partition,
and much, much more! A descriptive flyer will arrive in your mail soon,
but it is not too soon to block that date. The program will be in Lincoln
at the Cornhusker Hotel. For football fans, Saturday the 6th is the
Utah State game. Plan on attending what looks like an excellent and
substantive educational event devoted to real estate.
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2003 BEST PRACTICES SERIES
The seventh session of the 2003 Best
Practices Seminar will be on Wednesday, June 18, 2003. The seventh
session is "Bankrupty & Juvenile Procedure", and will
take place at the Roman L. Hruska Law Center, 1st floor conference center
beginning at 4:30 p.m. The speakers include John Hahn & Teresa Truksa
Skretta
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NCLE TRIAL SKILLS SEMINAR
Plan on attending this important trial skills program! Click
Here to view the brochure:
Take a Killer Adverse Deposition is an accredited program under the
regulations of the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal
Education. It is planned that this program will provide a maximum of
6 1/2 hours of regular credit toward the mandatory continuing legal
education requirements under the Iowa rule.
Iowa Information:
Title: Take a Killer Adverse Deposition
Sponsor: NCLE
Date: June 23, 2003
Location: Lincoln, NE
Activity Number: 18353
Total/Regular CLE Hours Approved: 6 1/2
Ethics Hours Approved: 0
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FAMILY LAW UPDATE
Click here
for information about the upcoming Family Law Update - Trials and
Travails: Practical Information You Can Use in the Family Law Arena
, July 25, 2003 at the Lincoln Country Club. You will find the great
annual program you have come to expect with some new areas and some
updates in familiar areas. A few of the highlights include: *Expert
Witnesses - Professsor Richard Colin Mangrum; *Ethical Issues - Kent
L. Frobish; * Bankruptcy and Divorce; * Recent Cases Update - Steven
J. Flodman; * Legislation Update - James E. Gordon; * Judges' Panel:
"Alimony Hot Buttons."
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RESOURCES
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CUT-OFF DATES
Take the time to find out the monthly cut-off date for each client's
bill-paying cycle. Try to time your bill to arrive before the cut-off
date each month, so that it does not wait around for another month's
cycle. This may mean doing your bills in several small batches, but
it is sure to improve your cashflow!
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PRACTICE TIP-THE RECEPTIONIST
The receptionist is the person who makes the initial contact with
almost everyone seeking to do business with you. Yet often the receptionist
is the most underpaid, unappreciated and under-trained person in the
office. The receptionist can make a big difference in everything from
losing a client to the initiation of a bar complaint proceeding. Compare
the impact of the following two responses to an angry client who has
not had a phone call returned: (1) Yes, I gave him the message. There's
nothing else I can do about it. (2) Mr. Atty is usually very good about
returning his phone calls. He has been in court all day. I'll try and
make sure someone gets back to you as soon as possible.
Make sure that those answering the phone or stationed in the reception
area are continually encouraged to be friendly problem solvers. If you
have turn-over at the receptionist position, consider having some written
guidelines, including responses to difficult situations.
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CASEMAKER™ TIP#9: USING THE UCC
I was recently asked about searching in the Uniform Commercial Code.
Unlike the printed statutes where the U.C.C. is a separate volume in
Casemaker it is part of the statutes as a whole. If you know the number
of the section you want to view it can easily be found using the 'browse'
feature. However, if you use the basic or advanced 'search' methods
you should be advised that Casemaker uses a non-standard citation format.
To find your statute you need to write it with the letter u preceding
the statute's number, e.g. u2-201. There is no need to enclose the phrase
in quotation marks. Citing as U.C.C. Section 2-201 or U.C.C. 2-201 won't
return any result.
If you want to do a words and phrases search in just the U.C.C. it
can't be done. The search will be conducted on the entire set of statutes,
including the annotations.
Doug Kluender
dkluender@law7000.com
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