Applicants Announced, Interviews for Circuit Judge Set
The 31st Circuit Judicial Commission today released the demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancy created at the retirement of Circuit Judge Dan Conklin. The applicants are: Becky Borthwick, Jason Brown, Sarah Donelan, Wendy Garrison, Margaret Holden, Ami Miller, Mark Powell, and Nancy Price.
The commission announced that it will conduct public interviews of the applicants Thursday, June 11, 2015, beginning at 8:30 a.m., at the Missouri Court of Appeals, 300 Hammons Parkway, Third Floor Courtroom, Springfield, Missouri. The commission will select three nominees from the applicants interviewed for the governor's consideration. Governor Jay Nixon will have 60 days to appoint one of the three nominees to the position. The members of the Thirty-First Judicial Circuit Commission are: Chief Judge William W. Francis, Jr., Andrew Bennett, Steve Garner, Steven Stepp and Joann Hosmer.
MCLE Deadline Approaches!
Missouri Lawyers have until June 30 to complete 15 hours of Continuing Legal Education, including two hours of ethics credit, for the current reporting year (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015). Supreme Court Rule 15 allows a maximum of six hours of self study. The SMBA is offering our very popular annual SMBA CLE Hour by Hour with great discounts for preregistered SMBA members to help you satisfy all or part of your MCLE needs.
2015 SMBA CLE: Hour by Hour
Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 8 am to 5 pm, 1-9 MCLE (2MCLE Ethics)
Hickory Hills Country Club, 3909 E Cherry (register online), or register by phone (417) 831-2783 or email to melanie@springfieldbar.com.
Advance Registration: SMBA Members: $40/hour, $35/hour 4 hours or more, $300 all day
Non Members: $50/hour, $400 all day
On site Registration: SMBA Members: $50/ hour, $400 all day, Non Members: $60/hour, $480 all day
Lunch available at noon, $15.00
| Outstanding Hour By Hour Speakers and Topics: |
| 8:00 |
Brian Hamburg
Probate and Trust Law Review and Update |
| 9:00 |
Jessica Kruse
Elder Law Review and Update |
| 10:00 |
Susan Jensen
Family Law Review and Update |
| 11:00 |
Adam Woody
Criminal Law Review and Update |
| 12:00 |
Brent Green
Debt Collection Bingo |
| 1:00 |
Brent Green
Time and Stress Management (ethics) |
| 2:00 |
Lee Viorel
Recent Updates & Current Cases on the Rules of Professional Responsibility (ethics) |
| 3:00 |
Daniel Wooten
Employment Law Review and Update |
| 4:00 |
Pat Platter
Workers' Compensation Law Review and Update |
June SMBA Member CLE Lunch: Magna Carta and Its 13th-Century Cultural Contexts: Politics, Religion, Bureaucracy and the Law
Presented by Dr. Thomas Russo, Drury University
June 17, 2015, 11:45, The Tower Club, 1MCLE (register)
July SMBA Member CLE Lunch: Implicit Bias and Access to Justice
Presented by Wesley Pratt
July 15, 2015, 11:45, The Tower Club, 1MCLE (register)
Everyone is biased. Part of being human is having personal preferences and inclinations. But when those inclinations manifest in explicit bias that results in unfair treatment, our profession and courts must and have intervened. As our society makes strides in eliminating explicit bias, we must also take note that not all bias is explicit. Equal access to justice requires that we become educated on implicit bias. Understanding on how unconscious factors shape our attitudes and decision-making is crucial in becoming a society that promotes equal justice to all Americans. Registrants are encouraged to set aside a few minutes before the presentation to take two of the implicit association tests on gender and skin tone at this link.
Make your SMBA event reservations by phone, mail, or online.
springfieldbar.com | 417-831-2783 | melanie@springfieldbar.com |