CHARITABLE FUNDS INC., UPCOMING EVENTS
NSBA's 1st Annual Greater Nebraska Golf Tournament - Sponsorship
Information - Golfer Registration
Friday, June 18, 2004
Shotgun Start - 1:00 p.m.
Wild Horse Golf Club, Gothenburg
Proceeds to benefit the Volunteer Lawyers Project
which is the NSBA's statewide volunteer legal services project and
referral network founded on the belief that all citizens should have
access to the legal system, regardless of ability to pay.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
NSBA's 8th Annual Golf Scramble - Sponsorship
Information - Golfer
Registration
Friday, August 27, 2004
Shotgun Start - 12:30 p.m.
Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, Lincoln
Proceeds to benefit the Volunteer Lawyers Project
which is the NSBA's statewide volunteer legal services project and
referral network founded on the belief that all citizens should have
access to the legal system, regardless of ability to pay.
THANK
YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
CFI's Barristers' Ball
The First Annual Barristers’ Ball "Starry Starry Night
" is scheduled for April 30, 2005 in Omaha. Dance the night
away under the stars with the bank Galaxy as they wheel through the
heavens. Swirl with the galaxies, flash with meteors and soar with
comets.
The evening promises to be an event to remember, so mark your calendar
and be prepared for a festive night of fun and entertainment.
Proceeds to benefit the Volunteer Lawyers Project
which is the NSBA's statewide volunteer legal services project and
referral network founded on the belief that all citizens should have
access to the legal system, regardless of ability to pay.
Back to Top
NSBA PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
The NSBA House of Delegates Nominating Committee seeks nominations
for the 2004 Public Service Awards. The deadline is June 15, 2004. To
make a nomination please complete the nomination
form and send to the NSBA by June 15, 2004.
Back to Top
2004 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
View the final legislative summary for the 2004
Legislative Session.....
Back to Top
SUPREME COURT RULE CHANGE
Attorney Admission Rule
May 13, 2004 -- amendments to the Nebraska Supreme Court Rules for
Admission of Attorneys, 5 and 16: Added the phrase “active and
in good
standing” to classification of applicants criteria and added “scaled
score”
to the passing standards for the MBE and MEE.
Changes may be found on the Judicial Branch Web Site: www.nebraskacourt.com
Select “Supreme Court Rules” look under “Rule Amendments
(made within the
last 90 days)”
Notice to Court Clerks: If you are using the AS400, send an e-mail
response “reply with history” and your request will be forwarded
to the
proper individual. The rule will be mailed to you.
Supreme Court Rule For Comment:
Adopt Rules of Professional Conduct and repeal the Code of Professional
Responsibility Deadline for comment: July 16, 2004.
The NSBA petitioned requesting the Nebraska Supreme Court to adopt
proposed
Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct and repeal Nebraska’s Code
of
Professional Responsibility. Proposed rules are modeled after the ABA
Model
Rules of Professional Conduct, with deletions or additions proposed
by the
NSBA Ethics Subcommittee. The proposed rules have been adopted by the
NSBA
Ethics Committee, Executive Council, and House of Delegates. (Case No.
S-36-040001)
Comment in writing to the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court and
Court of Appeals, P.O. Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509-8910, or via e-mail
to
lasmussen@nsc.state.ne.us,
no later than July 16, 2004.
Full text of the proposed Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct is
available at the Nebraska Supreme Court’s Web site address,
http://court.nol.org/rules/,
or hard copies available via written request
to Nebraska State Bar Association, Jane Schoenike, P.O. Box 81809, Lincoln,
NE 68501-1809, or via e-mail to jschoenike@nebar.com.
Back to Top
COURT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH JUSTICE
Nebraska county and district court information is now available on
the World Wide Web through the JUSTICE system. Case records from 185
of the state's 186 courts can be obtained electronically through Nebrask@
Online, the state of Nebraska's official Web portal. The system was
launched this January and is a collaborative effort with the State Court
Administrator and the Nebraska Supreme Court.
JUSTICE is an online trial courts case search system that allows users
to search for court records from most of the Nebraska State Trial Court's
cases. More than four million case records from all 93 county courts
and 92 district courts can be searched quickly and easily with the JUSTICE
system. Douglas County District Court information is the only jurisdiction
without electronic access - these records must be obtained directly
from the court.
The JUSTICE system provides users with all available public information
about a case as entered by court staff. This information includes, but
is not limited to:
· Case Detail, such as the date and outcome of the trial, the
case type, and presiding judge;
· Party Listing, including the plaintiff and defendant, and sometimes
the associated attorneys;
· Court Cost Information, including all fees associated with
the case;
· Payments by and to the Court; and
· Register of Actions, so users can follow with the proceedings
of the case up to, during, and after the case (assuming it has already
been recorded).
Access to the JUSTICE system is available via a $50 annual subscription
to Nebrask@ Online. This subscription also provides access to a wide
variety of online state services, including driving and motor vehicle
records and corporation and Uniform Commercial Code information. JUSTICE
name searches, which deliver a list of names that match a search, are
available free of charge. Case details are priced at 60 cents per record,
and a $300 per month flat rate option is also available for high-volume
users.
For Nebrask@ Online Subscription information, visit the Nebrask@ Online
Web site at www.nebraska.gov/subinfo.phtml.
To learn more about the JUSTICE system, visit the Frequently Asked Questions
page at www.nol.org/faqs/justice.
System demonstrations are also available at www.nol.org/demo/justice.
For additional questions, contact Nebrask@ Online at info@nol.org
or 800-747-8177.
Back to Top
REVISED TITLE STANDARDS
Title Standards 14.1 & 16.2 have been revised. Click
here to order the revised title standards.
Back to Top
NCLE SECTION CALENDAR
Click here for a calendar
of CLE programs to be offered in upcoming months.
Back to Top
UPCOMING CLE SEMINARS
Late Summer and Fall Live Seminars - Satellite / Web Broadcast. Mark
Your Calendars
Come to the Roman Hruska Law Center and participate in 1, 2, or 4 hours
of programming on August 13, October 15, or December 10. More information
coming soon. These live broadcasts from CLE Options, one of our LegalSpan
partners, will cover these areas:
Register for part or all of any of these programs. Programs begin at
10:30 M Central Time at the Roman Hruska Law Center.
1. August 13 - Health Care Law
Health Care Fraud - Civil and Criminal Trial Practice
Trial Document Management in Complex Cases
Ethical Issues for Health Care Lawyers
2. October 15 - Environmental Law
Effective Litigation Techniques in an Industrial Pollution Case
Clean Air Act Case
Ethical Challenges in Environmental Litigation
3. December 10 - Currency Regulation after the Patriot Act (more details
later)
Call Kathryn for more details. Watch your mail and the NSBA website
for registration information.
LegalSpan updates available soon. Watch the LegalSpan website in the
next few weeks for programming in appellate practice, elderlaw, estate
planning, trusts, construction law, and more. Go to the LegalSpan website
now and try a free sample on online education so that you will be ready
to register for the programs of interest to you.
Family Law
Update July 23rd. Special guest speakers as well as familiar family
law topics. Mark your calendars or register now
Back to Top
RISK MANAGEMENT TIP
Stress, substance abuse and depression directly affect your practice
and pose a significant statistical factor in creating malpractice claims.
Knowing your level of stress can provide an indication of what action
you may need to take to avoid making errors in your representation of
clients. Click here for the legal
practice stress inventory survey..
Back to Top
PRACTICE TIP: INVOLVEMENT IS GOOD!
Involve your clients in their legal matters as soon as possible
and as much as possible. The lawyer-client relationship that develops
is much better than those in which the client is not involved. Ask your
clients to draft their own case histories, review documents obtained
in discovery, and participate in the preparation of pre-trial statements.
As a result, clients obtain some appreciation for the amount of time
and type of work involved in preparing their cases, gain some control
over their own cases, understand the effort and skill involved in being
an attorney, and gain a greater sense of trust and appreciation for
your services.
Back to Top
PRACTICE TIP: A LITTLE THING CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
If you send a thank you letter to clients at the end of a matter
(and you should), include a client satisfaction questionnaire. While
a thank you letter speaks volumes, adding a short questionnaire can
help cement client loyalty. It can also help raise negative issues the
client did not raise in person. Even if clients do not respond, they
will be glad you asked for their input.
Back to Top
