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SUMMIT ON CIVIL ACCESS TO JUSTICE TARGETS UNMET LEGAL NEEDS
The ever-increasing legal needs of North Carolina’s poorest citizens garnered the undivided attention of key stakeholders in the state’s judicial system Friday when Chief Justice Sarah Parker convened the Summit on Civil Access to Justice in North Carolina. The daylong program attracted an impressive gathering of court members, legal scholars, legal services attorneys and volunteers, business leaders and members of the bar. Access the link below for extensive coverage including major addresses by keynote speaker Gene Nichol, president of The College of William and Mary, and Thomas W. Lambeth, former executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2730/index.aspx

CAPACITY CROWDS AWAIT JUSTICE GINSBURG IN ASHEVILLE
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive a reception befitting a member of the U.S. Supreme Court this week when the NCBA and its Women in the Profession Committee welcome her to Asheville for “The Changing Face of Justice: A View from the Bench.” Sellout crowds are expected for Thursday evening’s “Conversation with Justice Ginsburg” and Friday morning’s symposium and CLE. An impressive array of jurists from North Carolina and beyond will participate in the CLE, including Chief Justice Sarah Parker of the N.C. Supreme Court. Click here to access the CLE brochure and access the link below for additional coverage.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2732/index.aspx

THERE’S MUCH TO BE SAID FOR THE ALMOST PAPERLESS LAW OFFICE
Online readers of e-bar will find favor in the eyes of Michael D. Day, a Connecticut lawyer who has eliminated almost all paper from his family law practice. Day went digital three years ago, streamlining his office so as to make it more efficient, profitable and environmentally friendly. And while Day’s commitment to the digital law practice may seem extreme to some, his insights on software, PDFs and multiple computer monitors make for interesting reading in an article accessible via the link below.
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1192439005266

BETTY QUICK RECEIVING PROFESSIONALISM COMMISSION AWARD
NCBA Past-President Elizabeth L. “Betty” Quick has been selected as the seventh recipient of the N.C. Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism Award. The managing member of Womble Carlyle’s Winston-Salem office will be recognized Wednesday night in conjunction with the 74th annual meeting of the N.C. State Bar in Raleigh. “If you want to define professionalism, you just need a picture of Betty Quick,” said Mel Wright, executive director of the commission.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2731/index.aspx

MORE MEMBER NEWS: WINNER TO Z. SMITH REYNOLDS; JOHNSON NAMED
Two more NCBA members made the news in a big way last week. Leslie Winner, UNC system vice president and general counsel, was named executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation on Thursday, succeeding fellow member Tom Ross who left to serve as president of Davidson College. Access the link below for more. Also, in a follow-up to last week’s item regarding the death of Progress Energy chair and CEO Robert McGehee, the company’s board of directors met Friday and unanimously elected William D. “Bill” Johnson to serve as its chairman, CEO and president. Click here for more on Johnson who previously chaired the NCBA’s Corporate Counsel Section.
http://www.zsr.org

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Members who have not crossed paths with LegalZoom.com may be interested in knowing about a company that proclaims to “save time and money on legal matters” by using its “expertise to simplify the law and make it accessible for everyone.” The company, which bills itself as “the nation’s leading online legal document preparation company,” was co-founded in 2001 by Robert Shapiro and is currently targeting business start-ups in a very big way through promotion of its LLC services.
http://www.legalzoom.com