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COURT
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12 SUBMIT THEIR NAMES FOR DISTRICT JUDGE IN THE 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Click below for the applicants for the District Judge position vacated
by Judge Gossett.
http://court.nol.org/press/releases/Gossett2.htm
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INTEREST RATE ON COURT JUDGMENTS CHANGE 7/17/03
The interest rate on court judgments will change effective 7/17/03;
the new
effective rate will be 2.971 percent.
http://court.nol.org/community/interestrate.htm
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NSBA
NEWS
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SECRETARY OF STATE ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO THEIR STRUCTURE AND SERVICES
A much improved version of The Nebraska Administrative Code (state
agency Rules and Regulations) is now available on the internet. The
new version is text searchable and complete. You may access the new
rules and regulations on the internet at http://www.sos.state.ne.us/local/regsearch
There is no charge for this service.
In addition, the Secretary of State's Office has merged the operations
of its Corporate and Business filing office, Uniform Commercial Code
Division, and Notary Division into the "Business Services Division".
The Business Services Division is located in room 1301 of the Nebraska
State Capitol. You may continue to use current phone numbers and mailing
addresses for all correspondence with the Corporate, Uniform Commercial
Code and Notary subdivisions of Business Services until further notice.
Contact information for the new division is as follows:
Corporations
P.O. Box 94608
Phone: (402) 471-4079
Uniform Commercial Code
P.O. Box 95104
Phone: (402) 471-4080
Notary
P.O. Box 95104
Phone: (402) 471-2558
The next significant change for filer/clients will be a consolidated
billing statement for billable Corporation and Uniform Commercial Code
Services. The consolidated billing feature will be implemented later
this year.
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YOUNG LAWYERS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Date: July 25, 2003
Time: Shotgun start at 1:00 p.m.
Place: Beatrice Country Club which is ranked as one of the top ten courses
in Nebraska by Golf Digest Magazine and which also hosted the 2003 Nebraska
State Stroke Play Championship and the 2003 Nebraska U.S. Open Qualifier.
Price: $75.00 per person.
Includes: 18 holes with cart, range balls, prizes drinks and dinner.
Entertainment: The band "Giggle Box" will play following cocktails
and dinner.
Room Reservations: A block of rooms are available at the Super 8 Motel,
phone number 402-228-8808.
Click
here for a registration form
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ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Ballots for the election of the 3rd District Representative to the
Executive Council and odd-numbered House of Delegates Districts were
mailed yesterday to members in those districts. Ballots are due in the
NSBA office by 5:00 p.m. on August 13, 2003. A number of races are uncontested.
REMEMBER TO VOTE AND SEND BACK BALLOTS RIGHT AWAY.
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NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE FUNDS, INC.
On May 30, 2003 the NSBA Executive Council approved the creation of
Nebraska State Bar Association Charitable Funds, Inc....
Click here
for the full article
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CLE
UPDATES
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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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ONLINE CLE
NCLE and LegalSpan are partnering to provide NSBA members with online
CLE. LegalSpan provides online CLE for more than 25 state bar associations.
LegalSpan is the nation's leading Legal Internet broadcasting company.
LegalSpan provides a seamless and fully integrated online CLE catalog
that enables associations in the legal, accounting and banking professions
to provide the highest quality educational content on the Internet.
Watch the website for further information at http://www.nebar.com
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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-Bill Chapin; * 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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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
1. All former members of the firm are covered by my policy even
after they have left the firm.
FALSE. Again, a majority of the insurance companies do provide this
protection to policyholders. There are a few companies offering coverage
in Nebraska that provide this coverage ONLY if the former member of
the firm is no longer engaged in private practice. This means that if
a firm has associates or partners who have left the law firm for another
firm or to start their own practices, it is possible that the departing
lawyer would not have continued individual coverage for acts on behalf
of his former firm. Why is this important? Many new practices are written
without prior acts coverage. If the former firm doesn't continue to
cover the former employee for his/her individual acts on their behalf
and the individual policy doesn't, a gap in coverage exists for the
individual. As the market shifts to more restrictive underwriting not
all attorneys will automatically be provided prior acts.
2. My paralegal and secretary are also covered for the work they
perform.
TRUE. After reviewing most of the Lawyers' Professional Liability policy
offered in Nebraska we did not find any case of this being excluded
from the policy. All of the policies reviewed did make it clear that
this coverage is for the work they perform in the scope of their regular
employment with the law firm. Risk managers advise that the processes
of the firm should be set up to allow the attorney to review and approve
all work of subordinates. Please note that employment by the law firm
is required. Independent contractors would not have individual coverage
under the firm's policy.
This quiz is intended for discussion purposes only. It does not address
all insurance issues. Please speak to an authorized representative of
your current carrier for specific coverage interpretations.
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CASEMAKER™ TIP#11: HOW CAN I ACCESS AND SAVE A SINGLE RULE?
It was mentioned in a previous tip that it was not possible to print
or load a single rule from the various rules 'books' even though when
you used the browse function it took you directly to the rule chosen.
There is a workaround. You can use the select, cut, and paste technique
described in Tip #10.
Place the cursor just in front of the text you wish to copy and using
the mouse, left click and hold, drag all the way to the right and then
down until all the text you want is selected(highlighted). Release the
mouse and copy the selected text, ctrl-C. You can paste into a word
processing document, re-format to your preference, print, and/or save
for use now or in the future.
Doug Kluender
dkluender@law7000.com
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PRACTICE TIP-CONFIDENTIALITY
Practice management advisors from bar associations and law societies
(in Canada) make numerous visits to law practices to help lawyers in
the management of their practices. One issue that frequently arises
is the confidentiality of client information. If you are in an office
sharing arrangement, you should take overt steps to ensure that persons
not associated with your practice do not have access to your files or
other client information. Client files must remain confidential, and
that confidentiality does not extend to other lawyers or non-lawyers
sharing your suite. Lock your office door when you're out of the office.
Remember to do the same with the files on your secretary's workstation
or in file cabinets in a public area. Also, if you share a receptionist,
be sure to periodically remind him or her not to discuss your business
or your clients with others sharing the suite.
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