e-bar (Volume 9, No. 5)
Article Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
YLD WILLS FOR HEROES SETS NEW RECORDS IN WINSTON-SALEM
The resounding success story that is the Wills for Heroes project of the Young Lawyers Division continues to illuminate the good works and great deeds of the NCBA through its service to first responders. Saturday in Winston-Salem, volunteer attorneys, paralegals, law students and notaries provided pro bono services to some 420 police officers, firefighters and their spouses, establishing new state and national records. Access the link below for coverage and set your calendars for the next Wills for Heroes endeavor on Saturday, March 14.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/3615/index.aspx
INTERIM LAW DEAN APPOINTED TO FULL-TIME POST AT ELON
George R. Johnson Jr., who has served as interim dean since August, will succeed Leary Davis as the second dean of the Elon University School of Law, the school announced Tuesday. The appointment is effective immediately. Johnson is a founding member of the law school faculty and also served as associate dean of academic affairs, thereby playing a key role in Elon’s successful bid to achieve provisional accreditation from the ABA.
http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?id=934743&type=atom&departments=62&max=4&h=law%2fheader&css=%2flaw%2fNoteCMS.css&s=law%2fmain_navigation&ecast=true
IN MEMORIAM
Former Insurance Commissioner James E. Long, 68, died Monday in Raleigh. Judge Marvin Rhem Wooten of Lincolnton died Jan. 29 at the age of 80. Joseph L. Hutcherson II, 64, of Matthews died Jan. 27. Bob Dean Worthington of Kinston, 66, died Jan. 22. Louise Ellen Harris of Winston-Salem died Jan. 17 at the age of 57. Access the link below for additional information.
http://www.ncbar.org/membership/memoriam/index.aspx
CLE WORKING HARD TO MEET ATTORNEY NEEDS IN FEBRUARY
The CLE Department of the NCBA Foundation always goes the extra mile in February to ensure that our members obtain their credit hours before the grace period ends Feb. 28. For example, on Friday, Feb. 6, the schedule includes a phone seminar, video replays in Greenville, Goldsboro, Hickory and Asheville, and four live programs: 2009 Nursing Home Litigation at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary; Changes in ’08, What to Expect in ’09 (YLD Legislative CLE) at the Museum of History in Raleigh; Effective Lawyering in a Complex World (Lawyer Effectiveness/Quality of Life Committee, BarCARES and LAP CLE) at Pine Needles in Southern Pines; and Lawyer Trust Accounts and Professional Client Relations: Keeping out of Discipline’s Way (featuring Gary Richards) at the Charlotte Marriott. Register online or phone 800-228-3402.
http://www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/index.aspx
BURGIN RETIREMENT RATES RICHLY DESERVED COVERAGE
The recent retirement of Charles Burgin rated richly deserved praise for the Marion attorney this week in The McDowell News, and superb recognition for the North Carolina Bar Association. The article, written by Mike Conley, denoted Burgin’s service as president of the NCBA in 1993-94, his induction last year into the General Practice Hall of Fame, and his “four decades of earning a reputation as one of North Carolina’s foremost attorneys.”
http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2009/feb/02/charles-burgin-retires-after-life-law/news-local/
WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Volunteer now for the second annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day on Friday, March 6, 2009. The date is easy to remember (3-6-9) and online registration is easy too. Simply access the link below and volunteer now for a shift during the daylong ask-a-lawyer event at call centers in Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Raleigh and Wilmington.
https://4allnc.ncbar.org/participate/volunteer-for-4all.aspx