CHARITABLE FUNDS INC.,
CFI's Barristers' Ball
The First Annual Barristers’ Ball
"Starry Starry Night " is scheduled for April
30, 2005 at the Hilton Omaha Downtown. The Barristers' Ball
is a black-tie optional celebration in the cause of improving
access to justice in Nebraska. Over 400 leaders from the
fields of law, business, government, and community development
from across the state will be attending. The ball includes
a reception, gourmet dinner, silent and live auctions and
a dance. Through corporate sponsorship and generous patrons,
the ball is expected to raise substantial dollars that fund
the NSBA's Pro Bono legal services program, the Volunteer
Lawyers Project. To be a law firm sponsor or to buy a table,
click here. To buy tickets online, go to http://www.nebar.com/store/category.asp?category=81
THANK
YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE BARRISTERS BALL!!
Mark your calendars!! The second annual Race Judicata is
scheduled for April 30, 2005 at Chalco Hills
THANK
YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL RACE JUDICATA!!
Don't miss out on the second annual
Greater Nebraska Golf Scramble on June 17, 2005 at Wild
Horse Golf Course in Gothenburg!
THANK
YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL GREATER NEBRASKA
GOLF TOURNAMENT!!
The ninth annual NSBA golf tournament will be August 26,
2005 at the Platteview Country Club!
THANK
YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE NINTH ANNUAL NSBA GOLF TOURNAMENT!!
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GOV. HEINEMAN APPOINTS DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FOR SECOND
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(Lincoln, Neb.) Gov. Dave Heineman announced
on April 4th the appointment of David K. Arterburn of Papillion
as a District Court judge in the Second Judicial District,
which includes Sarpy, Cass and Otoe counties.
“I am pleased to appoint a person with such extensive experience
in private and public service,” Gov. Heineman said. “David
is respected in his field, and while we’re sad to see him
leave the Attorney General’s Office, we know he will serve
the court with character.”
Since 1992, he has prosecuted felonies as an Assistant Attorney
General in the Criminal Prosecution Division. He has appeared
in the courts of approximately 40 Nebraska counties, in addition
to the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals.
He also has worked with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, having
operated as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney to prosecute
select drug-related crimes in federal court. He has served
on a Governor’s committee to address methamphetamine abuse
issues since September 2002.
He began the decade as an advisor for the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services in Omaha. From 1986 to 1991,
he worked in private practice as a partner at Freeman and
Arterburn in McCook and served as Chief Deputy Red Willow
County Attorney.
Arterburn, 47, a speech communications graduate of the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, earned his law degree from UNL’s College
of Law in 1985.
Away from law, he serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees
of the Cornhusker Christian Children’s Foundation and as a
performance judge for high school mock trial competitions.
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ADD NSBA EVENTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR OUTLOOK CALENDAR
Simply click on the meeting you wish to download from the
NSBA
calendar and when prompted click the "Open"
button. An Outlook appointment screen should then appear.
Click the "Save & Close" button to save to your
calendar.
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HOUSE MEETINGS
CLICK
HERE FOR THE NSBA CALENDAR
Future meetings of the House of Delegates will be held on
Friday, April 22, 2005 at University of Nebraska-Kearney and
on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at the Cornhusker Hotel in
Lincoln, during the 2005 Annual Meeting.
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YOUNG LAWYERS BEST PRACTICES
SEMINAR SERIES
You are invited by the Nebraska State
Bar Association's Mentoring Committee and Young Lawyers Section to
attend, free of charge, the Best Practices seminar series. The
eight session series will focus on a wide range of substantive
topics and will offer practical training for new lawyers and
identify available resources to aid in your practice. The sessions
will be led by experienced Nebraska attorneys who will offer
insight, from a practical prospective, on how to successfully
practice law. Additionally, at the conclusion of each seminar, the
Nebraska State Bar Association will sponsor a free Reception for
the participants to get to know each other and other members of
the Nebraska Bar. Here is your opportunity to obtain high quality
training at no cost and meet many fellow Bar Members.
The sixth session of 2005 is scheduled for April 20, 2005
at the UNL law school. Pat Timmer, Jan Beran and John Milliganwill
discuss the topics of Trust & Estates and Landlord/Tenant
Issues. A reception will follow. Click here for the registration form.
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SECOND REVISED VERSION OF THE PROPOSED NEBRASKA
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
The Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) filed a “Petition
to Adopt Rules of Professional Conduct Governing Attorneys,”
requesting that the Nebraska Supreme Court adopt the proposed
Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct and repeal Nebraska’s
Code of Professional Responsibility. The second set of revisions
is posted on the website for comment.
Link to the Rules page of the website: http://court.nol.org/rules/
Look under the proposed rules for comment.
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EFFECTIVE APRIL 21, 2005, THE JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE WILL
BE 5.125%
The judgment interest rate is now 5.125%.
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JUDICIAL RESOURCES COMMISSION TO MEET VIA PHONE ON APRIL 19,
2005
The Judicial Resources Commission will hold a public hearing
via a telephone conference call pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat.
§ 24-1204 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
resignation of the Honorable Maurice S. Redmond, effective
April 1, 2005, and make a recommendation to the Supreme Court
as to the principal place of office of said vacancy.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at 10:30
a.m. central time. The hearing will be held via telephone
conferencing from the Nebraska State Capitol, Room 1525.
The commission makes its determination based on weighted caseloads,
adequate access to the courts by litigants, population, judicial
duties, travel time and other factors necessary to assure
efficiency and service of the court system.
Following the hearing, the commission will make a recommendation
to the Legislature of their determination.
Commission members are:
Supreme Court Justice Michael McCormack,
Chairperson
Alan L. Brodbeck, O'Neill
Robert P. Chaloupka, Scottsbluff
Thomas B. Dawson, Lincoln
Riko E. Bishop, Lincoln
Thomas F. Hoarty, Omaha
Ronald Furse, Aurora
Jolanda J. Kuzma, Lincoln
Nicole R. Neesen, Omaha
Jane Morgan, Gordon
Mark M. Sipple, Columbus
Gerald E. Moran, Omaha
Robert J. Parker, Hastings
Margie A. Smith, Bellevue
Patricia McQuillan, Greeley
Sharlon Rodgers, Omaha
D. Paul Hartnett, Bellevue
Any member of the public is entitled to attend the Nebraska
Judicial Resources Commission hearing in Room 1525 of the
State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska, and present, either orally
or in writing, any pertinent information concerning the existence
of a judicial vacancy. If anyone wishes to present written
material at the hearing, a copy of such material should be
furnished to the Chairperson at least one week prior to the
hearing.
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SUPREME COURT RULE CHANGE
Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
March 16, 2005 — amendments to rule number (Nebraska Ct.
R. of Prac. 11):
Regarding scheduling, argument, and submission in specified
juvenile and
criminal cases.
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 90days)”
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THE NEW SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT
THE NEW SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT by Mark E. Sullivan
[Mr. Sullivan is a retired Army Reserve JAG colonel who practices
with Sullivan & Grace, P.A. in Raleigh, NC. He is a board-certified
specialist in family law and past president of the North Carolina
Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He
is currently chair of the Military Committee of the ABA Section
of Family Law.
On December 19, 2003, President Bush signed into law the
“Servicemembers Civil Relief Act” (SCRA), a complete revision
of the statute known as “The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil
Relief Act,” or SSCRA. Even for lawyers with no military base
nearby, this federal statute is important. There are over
160,000 National Guard and Reserve personnel at present who
have been called up to active duty, and over 40% of the armed
forces serving in Iraq are Reserve/Guard servicemembers....(more)
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