MCLE Compliance Due This Week
Missouri Lawyers are required to report 15 hours of mandatory CLE by Wednesday, July 31. Check your SMBA CLE attendance at the professional development tab on your member page at springfieldbar.com. Contact Melanie at the SMBA office if you need assistance. (MoBar CLE FAQ)
Need CLE? Two Video Replay Programs Offered This Week
Tuesday, July 30, 12-5 p.m., Guardian Ad Litem Training, 6MCLE (2Ethics)
Wednesday, July 31, 3-5 p.m., Ethics: Best Interest of the Child (2MCLE Ethics/GAL)
Experiences Working in Law Enforcement and Anti-corruption from Afghanistan to the UN (United Nations) to Missouri, Tom Schweich, Missouri Auditor
August SMBA CLE Lunch Program, August 21, 11:45, Tower Club (Registration)
State Auditor Tom Schweich is a fifth-generation Missourian and a graduate of St. Louis County Public Schools, Yale, and Harvard Law School. Schweich practiced law for over 20 years in St. Louis at the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP.
Schweich began his public service career investigating the notorious siege at Waco, Texas as part of Jack Danforth's Special Counsel investigation. Schweich then served as Chief of Staff to three United States Ambassadors to the United Nations and as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the law enforcement division of the U.S. State Department where he oversaw the activities of 4,000 people in over 40 countries with an annual budget of $2.5 billion. In March 2007, President Bush appointed Schweich U.S. Ambassador for Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan During his service in the State Department, he led diplomatic missions to approximately 30 countries.
New and Improved:
SMBA Lawyer Referral Service
The SMBA resently revised our LRS panels to better serve our members and the public. We added eighteen new panels with more specific descriptions, so that our members can get more of the types of calls they want. The following panels currently have low enrollement:
Civil Rights
Constitutional Law
Cyberlaw: IT, Internet, Web
Debtors: Consumer/Debtor Rights
Employment: Employee
Family: Paternity
Immigration
IP: Franchise
Media/Entertainment
Military/Veterans
Non Profits
Real Estate: Tenants Only
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Information/Enrollment)
