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NCBA Delegation Leaves Friday For Turkey
Article Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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| The Blue Mosque of Istanbul |
The North Carolina Bar Association's Attorney Exchange Program is
headed to Turkey later this week for a two-week visit hosted by the
bar associations of Istanbul and Ankara.
A
delegation that includes 13 NCBA members will depart
on May 28 and will return June 9. Raleigh attorney Deborah
Hildebran-Bachofen is serving as the delegation leader.
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| Ankara, the capital of Turkey |
Delegates include Justice Paul Newby of the N.C. Supreme Court,
Linda Markus Daniels of Durham, Kelly Daughtry of Smithfield, Becky
French, William Harazin, Mary Hulett and Ronald Tucceri of Raleigh,
Richard Gabriel of Greensboro, Cecilia Johnson of Asheville, Susan
Montaquila of Wake Forest University and Steven Sadler of
Charlotte.
Organized through the NCBA's International Law and Practice
Section, the exchange program is designed to foster professional
understanding through the exchange of ideas, information and
experiences on the practice of law in each legal system.
The program was launched in 2006 when an NCBA delegation visited
Taiwan. The NCBA sent a delegation to Argentina in 2008 and hosted
delegates from Argentina last year.
Members of the Turkish bar are expected to visit North Carolina
next year.
A hectic itinerary begins with a week in Istanbul, the nation's
largest city which was formerly known as Constantinople. Sessions
with local lawyers and firms, judges and prosecutors are
planned.
Similar programs are scheduled during the second week of the
excursion in the capital city of Ankara. Delegates will also meet
with the Consul of State and visit the Grand National Assembly of
Turkey (The Parliament).
Regular reports will be filed throughout the excursion and will
be accessible via the NCBA's new Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NCBAorg)
and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/NCBAorg)
pages.