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Bar News 1st Quarter 2014 edition is in the Mail. Preview here.

2014 SMBA Law Day
American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters

April 11: Deadline for award entries:
Scholarship
Liberty Bell
Distinguished Attorney

April 16: Deadline for youth contest entries:
Poster
Essay
Video

April 30: Law Day Lunch
Address by Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander

May 2:
Res Ipsa (formerly Law Day 5K)
Art Opening

More details on Law Day events, sponsorship, contest, and awards, on springfieldbar.com and in Bar News, 1st Quarter 2014.

Upcoming Ethics CLEs:

Considerations for In House Counsel (Registration/Information)
April 10, 3:00-5:00, SMBA office
2MCLE Ethics

A Southwest Missouri Buffet of Topics: Employee Drug Testing, Employee Application Do/ Don'ts, Privileged v. Non-Privileged Communications, Spoliation of Evidence, Video Taping and a Fried Twinkie.

Presented by Eric Nau, Corporate Counsel, Prime, Inc.

A Conversation with Missouri's Cief Disciplinary Counsel, Alan D. Pratzel (Registration/Information)
May 22, 3:00-5:00, SMBA office
2MCLE Ethics

Alan Pratzel, Missouri's Chief Disciplinary Counsel returns to present this very popular and informative program which will include:
-Update on the Disciplinary Process, Rule 5 Procedures
-Complaints, How to Avoid, How they are Evaluated, How to Respond
-Emerging Trends, Recent Opinions

Alan welcomes audience interaction so bring your questions or submit them in advance to chogan@springfieldbar.com.

Time and Billing Management (Registration/Information)
June 5, 3:00-5:00, SMBA office
2MCLE Ethics

Billing and Collecting From Clients and For Clients, and Managing Your Time and Mitigating your Stress.

Brent Green, SMBA member and popular CLE speaker, will present this two hour program on time and work load management with strategies to increase your effectiveness so that you can reap the fruits of your labor, with more free time and better billing practices.

Employment Listings on springfieldbar.com