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LAW DAY FESTIVITIES MAY 2; EGGERS RECEIVING LIBERTY BELL AWARD
The NCBA and its Young Lawyers Division will commemorate Law Day on Friday, May 2, in Raleigh. Stacy Eggers Jr., an icon of the legal profession in his native Watauga County, is this year’s recipient of the Liberty Bell Award. Eggers and student winners from statewide essay writing, photography, poster art and moot court competitions will be recognized during an awards ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History in Daniels Auditorium. Funding for Law Day and Law Week events is provided by the Beverly C. Moore Justice Fund of the NCBA Foundation.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2976/index.aspx

FREE CASEMAKER 2.0 TRAINING SCHEDULED MAY 22 AND 23
Members may have noted the changes on the new Casemaker 2.0, but have not had a chance to fully understand all of the enhancements and new functionality. Join Lawriter for a one-hour Webinar to learn more about using the system. Novice training will be held Thursday, May 22, from 11 a.m.-noon; click here to register. Advanced training will be held Friday, May 23, from 11 a.m.-noon; click here to register. For more on Casemaker including your NC Casemaker Web Library, access the link below.
http://www.ncbar.org/casemaker/index.aspx

IN MEMORIAM
The NCBA has been notified of the deaths of Patrick Massey Sharpe, 74, and Susan Barry, 51. Sharpe, who maintained a successful estate planning practice in Mount Airy, died Sunday. He provided leadership to numerous community boards and foundations, and served in the formative years of the NCBA’s Technology Committee. Barry, co-founder of the Sisko Foundation for breast cancer patients and their families and a past president of the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys, died April 10. The Sisko Foundation will hold a celebration of her life on Sunday, April 27, from 2:30-5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-Brownstone, 1707 Hillsborough St., Raleigh.
http://www.ncbar.org/membership/memoriam/index.aspx

AWARDS GALORE! COLOMBO, ROPER HONORED; PRO BONO AWARDS SET
NCBA Past-President Mike Colombo was recognized last week by the University of South Carolina School of Law as a recipient of the Compleat Lawyer Award; click here for details. The Health Law Section presented its Distinguished Service Award to Leighton P. Roper III; click here for details. Also, the 2008 Pro Bono Service Awards have been finalized for presentation at the NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 19-22 in Atlantic Beach. Christopher Graebe and Evan Lewis join Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, the Immigration Law Association of the UNC School of Law and the NCBA’s Young Lawyers Division as honorees; access the link below for more.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2977/index.aspx

MAC VS. PC BATTLE EXTENDING INTO THE LAW OFFICE
In the never-ending quest to find and use the best technology in a law practice, perhaps the first and most critical decision a lawyer makes is whether to use a Mac or a PC? Until recently, this choice wasn’t seen by most lawyers as a choice at all – nearly everyone chose the PC. But Macs now command a 7.5% market share, a segment of which is made up of lawyers who realize they can run a practice on a Mac. Should your next office computer be a Mac or PC? A recent Popular Mechanics article, accessible via the link below, may be helpful in formulating an answer.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/4258725.html?page=1

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Lawyers Insurance Agency recently unveiled its new Web site, which prominently features the NC Bar Health Plan (NCBA Health Benefit Trust). Separate headings are also devoted to Structured Settlements, Court & Probate Bonds and Auto, Home & Office coverage. A subsidiary of Lawyers Mutual, Lawyers Insurance is the official agency of the NCBA.
www.LawyersInsuranceAgency.com