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DISTINGUISHED BAR LEADER BOB ELSTER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
J. Robert “Bob” Elster of Winston-Salem, a former member of the NCBA Board of Governors who co-founded the N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys in 1977, has died unexpectedly at the age of 69. Arrangements are incomplete and will be made available on the NCBA Web site through the In Memoriam section as soon as they are published. A 1964 graduate of the Duke University School of Law, Elster practiced with the Kilpatrick Stockton firm and served as the NCADA’s second president in 1979-80.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2234/index.aspx

RIBBON CUTTING MAKES SUPREME COURT’S HOMECOMING OFFICIAL
The N.C. Supreme Court marked its official return to the Law and Justice Building with a formal ribbon cutting and celebration Friday afternoon. The Welcome Home Gala was sponsored by the N.C. Supreme Court Historical Society. Following a brief ceremony which included opening remarks by Chief Justice Sarah Parker, the rejuvenated 1940 building was opened for tours, including the historical society’s impressive new exhibit room which debuts with a tribute to women judges who made history in North Carolina.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2233/index.aspx

PROPER FORMATTING IS ONLY AS TRIVIAL AS SAVING TIME, MONEY
At first glance, document formatting may seem trivial, but proper formatting can save a law firm significant time and money. Poorly formatted documents are full of tabs, hard returns and manual numbering. Every time text is added or deleted, someone must remove tabs, adjust hard returns and page breaks, and manually renumber paragraphs. Well-formatted documents, however, use smart features to contain variable content and divide information into table cells so when the content of one cell changes, other cells are not affected. The result? Editing takes seconds instead of minutes.
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1178269481344

SPITZER, REICHS AND REVELEY COMPRISE STELLAR SPEAKER LINEUP
N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer headlines a stellar speaker lineup at the 2007 NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 21-24 at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Gov. Spitzer will speak Saturday morning at the General Session and is joined on the Annual Meeting agenda by Dr. Kathy Reichs, a noted author, professor and forensic anthropologist who will be the featured speaker during Saturday’s Carolina BBQ Luncheon, and Dean Taylor Reveley of the William and Mary School of Law who is the Willis Smith and Willis Smith Jr. professionalism speaker at the Friday President's Luncheon. Discounted registration rates are still available; access the link below for more.
http://www.ncbar.org/featuredItems/1/2141/index.aspx

NEW LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP FOR LAWYERS
Leadership is an imperative. As successful attorneys and firms are rapidly learning, they can only grow their business if they are committed to a strategic course guided by a clear vision and mission, and supported by a culture of leadership. This awareness has a profound impact on how law students are taught, firms are staffed and managed and new clients are cultivated and won. The new issue of The Complete Lawyer looks at leadership: What is it? Who has it? Can it be taught and learned? To what new levels of leadership can lawyers aspire and attain?
http://www.thecompletelawyer.com/volume3/issue3/index.php

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
The CIA unveiled its new Web site this week featuring an updated look and feel, consistent navigation, virtual tours of its headquarters and museum, expanded content and a quick links section.
https://www.cia.gov