e-bar (Volume 10, No. 2)
Article Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
N.C. COURT OF APPEALS RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY HELD MONDAY
Formal ribbon-cutting festivities for the newly renovated N.C. Court of Appeals Building were held Monday morning in downtown Raleigh with Chief Judge John C. Martin presiding. The ceremony commemorated the return of the Court of Appeals to its home after roughly a year and a half in the old Wachovia Bank building on Wilmington Street. The $9 million renovation effort marked the first major renovation of this building since it opened as the home of the state Supreme Court in 1913.
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WELLS CHAIRS NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE; DEADLINES FOR AWARDS NEAR
Winston-Salem attorney Mike Wells who serves on the NCBA Board of Governors has been appointed chair of the Nominations Committee. The committee is tasked with nominating vice presidents and board members at the 2010 NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 24-27 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. The deadline for nominations is March 5; access the link below for details and instructions. Also, please note the following awards and deadlines for nominations: General Practice Hall of Fame, due Jan. 22; Liberty Bell Award, due Jan. 22; Pro Bono Awards, due Feb. 5.; and Citizen Lawyer Awards, due March 8
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N MEMORIAM
Tarboro attorney Jimmie R. Keel died Jan. 7 at the age of 58. He practiced law with the firm of Keel, O'Malley, Tunstall LLC.
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NEWS AND NOTES: COLLIER NAMED, WAKE LAW SCHOOL RECOGNIZED
Former Superior Court Judge Robert A. Collier Jr. of Statesville, who serves on the NCBA’s Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, has been named chairman of the N.C. Board of Transportation. Access the link below for additional information. Also, click here to read about a success story involving the Wake Forest University School of Law’s Innocence and Justice Clinic, which last week helped a man avoid serving two extra years in prison.
http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/jan/09/collier-named-head-state-transportation-board/
NCBA TEAMS WITH LEGAL MARKETING GROUP FOR LUNCH/LEARN EVENT
The NCBA has partnered with the Southeastern Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association to offer a lunch and learn program at noon on Jan. 27 at the Raleigh office of Williams Mullen. The program is designed to give attorneys a foundation to create opportunities for discussion that can ultimately lead to new business. Josh Wright of Akina will provide insight into a strategic framework to think about why and how to build professional networks while also providing participants with pragmatic tools to help them engage in productive conversation.
http://www.legalmarketing.org/Southeastern/chapter-events/creating-conversation-and-networking-1
WEB SITES OF THE WEEK
Paying homage to the end of the year and, some would say, the end of the decade – purists will argue that we’re a year away – three well-known magazines have produced various lists for your consideration. From Rolling Stone, there’s the 100 Best Albums of the Decade; from National Geographic, there are “Best of 2009” listings for Photos and Discoveries; and accessible via the link below, Time’s Top 50 Web Sites of 2009.
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1918031,00.html