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Annual Meeting Early Bird-Rate Extended to This Wednesday!

Don't miss your chance to register for the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting at the early-bird rate! We have extended the early-bird registration deadline through this Wednesday, June 10. In addition, we are giving away one free registration on our Facebook page on Wednesday morning. Check it out here!

HOW WILL IT WORK?

We will be using Zoom to present 9+ hours of CLE programming. Because each virtual session will be presented live, you will receive CLE credit as if you were attending in-person. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information, including instructions on joining the Zoom and a link to a CLE attendance form.

Please note, your registration confirmation email will not come immediately after you submit your Annual Meeting registration; you will receive it the week before the Annual Meeting. Your registration fee covers all of Thursday's programming; Friday's Grand Convocation is free to attend! 

View the agenda here.
 

GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY!

All registered attendees will be entered to win a vacation to The Grand Hotel! We will draw the winner during the Grand Convocation, and you must be watching to claim your prize! Thank you to Insurance Specialists, Inc. for providing our GRAND Prize Giveaway!

GOLD SPONSORS

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available!
Email annualmeeting@alabar.org for details.

Alabama State Bar Sponsors Group Health Plan for Members: 
A Letter from Alabama State Bar President Christy Crow

Dear Alabama State Bar Members,

As many of you know, the Board of Bar Commissioners approved the adoption of an Association Health Plan (AHP) for our members in March. Since then, we’ve been working diligently to launch the program and we are excited to announce that, effective August 1, 2020, our plan will begin!

Click here for details on the plans that will be available. Enrollment materials can be found here. We knew it was important for our members that these plans be flexible and offer options. With our AHP, you have the ability to choose as many as three health options, two dental options and the vision plan. This means that each employee can elect their own level of coverage and specific benefits. This unprecedented level of customization is truly in the best interest of our members and will allow our plan to be valuable and remain viable.

A primary goal I had this year was to improve member benefits and healthcare is one of the most expensive benefits many of us have. Our Insurance Benefits Task Force navigated the new rules pertaining to Association Health Plans and we formed partnerships with BlueCross, VSP and Alliance Insurance Group to meet our goal and have plans  that provide value to our members while keeping their healthcare costs down.
 
In the coming weeks, you may be contacted by representatives from our Third-Party Administrator, Alliance Insurance Group with instructions and guidance on how our plan can work for your firm. If you would like to reach out to them directly, you may do so via email at albar@allianceinsgroup.com. Mike Hicks and his team stand ready to answer any question you may have. They are seasoned employee benefit consultants and can help you navigate this new opportunity.
 
There is still work to be done between now and August 1 but we wanted to go ahead and make it official: The Alabama State Bar will sponsor group health, dental, and vision plans for our members! We look forward to bringing you more information and details at the Annual Meeting.
 
We hope that you join us in our excitement over this large endeavor and support us as we launch these new plans. As always, we remain Better Together.

Sincerely, 

Christy Crow

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Appellate Court Decisions and Opinions from Friday, June 5

  • Click here to view the Alabama Supreme Court decisions and opinions.

  • Click here to view the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals decisions and opinions.

  • Click here to view the the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals decisions and opinions.

Alabama Appellate Courts Assistant Reporter of Decisions, Position Available

Starting date for position is expected to be September 1, 2020. Applicants must be members of the Alabama State Bar; an undergraduate or a graduate degree in English helpful but not required; experience in editing preferred. Requires knowledge of legal-citation formats and strict attention to detail.

The assistant reporter is a full-time employee expected to work in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in Montgomery and not remotely. Salary range for this position is $61,024 to $97,696, depending on experience and ability. Submit application letter with résumé by June 15, 2020 to

Sean Blum, Office of Reporter of Decisions
Alabama Appellate Courts
Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building
300 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3741.

Duties include editing and proofreading; reading the advance sheets of Southern Reporter (3d) to ensure that the headnotes accurately state the legal principles in the case and to ensure the accuracy of the reports of the opinions of the Alabama appellate courts; checking lists of decisions without opinions by the Alabama Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Court of Civil Appeals for publication in the Alabama Reporter; drafting and editing amendments to various rules of procedure adopted by the Alabama Supreme Court; preparing the documentation for, and assisting in, releasing the opinions of the Alabama appellate courts for publication in the official reports; and coordinating publication of the opinions of the appellate courts with the publisher of the official reports.

The assistant reporter serves at the pleasure of the Alabama Supreme Court and is not a merit-system employee. As a confidential court-system employee, the assistant reporter regularly deals with confidential and sensitive matters.
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