ABA TECHSHOW is Feb. 26-29 in Chicago
Legal work today is dependent on technology to manage day-to-day activities, to practice more competently and to service clients more effectively. The ABA TECHSHOW teaches you how technology can work for you, regardless of your expertise level. Alabama State Bar members qualify for a special reduced rate with this discount code: EP2016. Click here for the registration and schedule information for the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW, set for Feb. 26-29, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Free CLE Webinar: Ethical Digital Communications
Do you know how electronic communications can affect your ethical obligations? Join us for a webinar tomorrow, Dec. 17, to better understand the changing data-handling regulations, cyber-security threats and how they may affect the ethics around your client communications. Register here.
Reserve Your Hotel Rooms for Midyear Meeting by Dec. 23
The 2020 Midyear Meeting is Jan. 22-23 at the Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores. The deadline to reserve a hotel room with the bar’s discounted rate is Dec. 23. Click here to make hotel reservations at The Lodge at Gulf State Park. You can knock out all your CLE hours for 2020 in January for only $150; you'll get to network with more than 100 judges from across the state, and hotel rooms are only $115 per night! For more information or to register, click here.
Deadline Approaching to Get Your 2019 MCLE Hours
The deadline to complete your MCLE requirements for the year is coming up on Dec. 31. An attorney must earn at least 12.0 total MCLE credits (including 1.0 ethics) annually. For more information, click here.
Save the Date for the Young Lawyers' Section Orange Beach CLE
The Young Lawyers' Section's annual Orange Beach CLE is set for May 14-17, at the Perdido Beach Resort. Registration will open in January. Contact Chris Driver with questions.
Oral Arguments
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals will hold oral arguments Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. View the docket here.
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The Supreme Court of Alabama will hold oral arguments Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 12. Click on the dates to view the dockets.
Decisions and Opinions
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Click here to view the most recent Alabama Supreme Court decisions and opinions.
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Click here to view the most recent decisions from the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Click here to view the most recent decisions from the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.
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ASB Calendar
Tuesday, Dec. 17: Free CLE Webinar: Meet Your Ethical Obligations When Communicating Digitally with Clients
Thursday, Dec. 19: Alabama Bankruptcy Assistance Project CLE
Tuesday, Dec. 24 - Thursday, Dec. 26: ASB Offices Closed
Wednesday, Jan. 1 - ASB Offices Closed
Friday, Jan. 10 - Board of Bar Commissioners Meeting (Montgomery)
Wednesday, Jan. 22 - Thursday, Jan. 23: Midyear Meeting at The Lodge at Gulf State Park
Wednesday, Feb. 5: State of the Bar - Shelby County
Thursday, Feb. 20: State of the Bar - Calhoun/Cleburne County
Friday, Mar. 6: Board of Bar Commissioners Meeting (Shoals Area)
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Birmingham Bar Association Annual Meeting
We had a great time attending the Birmingham Bar Association's Annual Meeting and Holiday Party! We add our congratulations to the award recipients and send our well wishes to all those who will take on new leadership roles.
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Alabama State Bar Blanket Drive
As part of our staff holiday celebration, we held a blanket drive for HUGS-Homeless United Group Services, right next door to the bar building. Join us in incorporating a charitable component in your festive plans, too!
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Stay Informed on the 100th Anniversary Plans
The ASB is proud to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. We developed a website to chronicle the history of women’s suffrage and share resources and events related to the celebration.
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IN MEMORIAM: Deceased Attorneys
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Stephen Jonathan Ellmann
New York, NY
Died: Mar. 8, 2019
Admitted: Apr. 28, 1978
John Croom Falkenberry
Birmingham
Died: Nov. 26, 2019
Admitted: Aug. 14, 1970
Booker Taliaferro Forte, Jr.
Eutaw
Died: Nov. 29, 2019
Admitted: Apr. 23, 1973
Albert Martin Guemmer
Tampa, FL
Died: Apr. 30, 2019
Admitted: Apr. 4, 1967
Herman Hardy Hamilton, Jr.
Davidson, NC
Died: Nov. 26, 2019
Admitted: Jan. 1, 1955
Christopher Stephen Kuffner
Huntsville
Died: Sept. 6, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 29, 2006
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Norma ‘Genell’ Lee
Hartselle
Died: May 25, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 29, 1995
Barbara McBrayer Montoya
Titus
Died: Feb. 21, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 27, 1996
Kay Webb Savage
Birmingham
Died: Nov. 23, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 28, 1989
John Wallace Starnes
Guntersville
Died: Sept. 18, 2018
Admitted: Mar. 29, 1965
David Campbell Wear
Fort Payne
Died: Apr. 21, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 27, 1976
Robert Lee Williams, Jr.
Columbiana
Died: Nov. 28, 2019
Admitted: Sept. 28, 1975
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