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In this issue:» Save the Date» Law Foundation Awards JusticeJanie L. Shores Scholarship

» Magistrate Judge Chosen forMiddle District

» MEMBER BENEFITS SPOTLIGHT:Special Income-Protection Offer

» ESIRT Presents E-Discovery Program

» Accolades» Adams & Reese Fills BackpacksAs Participant in Annual Drive

» Notice of and Opportunity forComment on Amendments to theRules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Addendum, official online newsletter ofthe Alabama State Bar, is published sixtimes a year (December, February, April,June, August, October) by The AlabamaLawyer Board of Editors, P.O. Box 4156,Montgomery 36101-4156. Contributionsfrom members are welcomed and en-couraged. Views expressed are those ofthe authors, not necessarily those of theboard of editors, officers or board of barcommissioners of the ASB.Copyright 2015. The Alabama State

Bar. All rights reserved.

The Alabama Law Foundation an-nounces that Amber Busby has beenawarded $4,750 as the 2015 winner of theJustice Janie L. Shores Scholarship. As Alli-son Skinner, chair of the scholarship com-mittee, explains, “In 2006, the Women’sSection of the Alabama State Bar, alongwith the Alabama Law Foundation, estab-lished the Janie L. Shores Scholarship tosupport a female Alabama resident at-tending an Alabama law school.” Thescholarship is named in honor of the firstfemale Alabama Supreme Court Justice,who was elected in 1974.Busby graduated from the University

of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts andSciences degree and a double major inSpanish and history. She was a memberof the University Honors and Interna-tional Honors College. Other notableachievements include being named an

Honors College Innovator, serving asvice president of Alpha Gamma Delta, aStudent Government Association Sen-ate assistant and a member of Order of

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Short articles of general interestare always welcomed from ASBmembers. All materials submittedfor publication in the Addendumare subject to editing for style,space and content. Send submis-sions as Word documents to margaret.murphy@alabar.org.

L a w F o u n d at i o n a w a r d s Justice Janie L. shores scholarship

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CLE Offered for ADR Section MembersAnd Registered MediatorsA three-hour MCLE program, Practical Tips from Top Mediators, will be

offered October 13. This mediation webinar is for all ADR Section mem-bers and registered mediators. Be on the lookout for more informationto come soon from the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution!

Pictured above are Allison Skinner,Amber Busby and Ginger Busby.

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Omega leadership honor society andPhi Alpha Theta history honor society.Busby has continuously worked to assistin financing her college and law schoolcareer and gained knowledge of gov-ernment functions as a professionalstaff member on the United States Sen-ate Committee on Appropriations andstaff assistant for Alabama Senator JeffSessions. She has used her fluency inSpanish as an English tutor in Spain andas a Spanish tutor in Tuscaloosa andWashington, DC. Busby plans to con-tinue working as a law clerk betweenlaw school terms.With a passion for underserved

women and children, Busby volunteersas a tutor and mentor, is a member ofthe Dorbin Association and has raisedmoney for Turning Point of West Ala-bama. She has the unique honor ofbeing the first scholarship recipientwhose mother, Ginger Busby, is an at-torney. Amber expressed her respect ofwomen in law and her appreciation ofthe scholarship, “With my mother as anattorney, I am even more appreciative ofwomen in the practice of law. I am hon-ored to be the recipient of this presti-gious scholarship that recognizes thecontribution of women in the profes-sion, particularly Justice Shores. I am sograteful for this financial assistance, andwith it, I will do my best to make themembers of this profession proud.”Busby was recognized at the Maude

McLure Kelly Award luncheon held dur-ing the ASB annual meeting. The lunch-eon is named in honor of Alabama’s firstwoman lawyer, who became the firstwoman lawyer in the United States toplead a case before the U.S. SupremeCourt.A silent auction, held the evening

after the luncheon, raised money for thescholarship. �

LAW FOUNDATION AWARDSJUSTICE JANIE L. SHORESSCHOLARSHIP (Continued from page 1)

The judges of the United States DistrictCourt for the Middle District of Alabamaannounce the selection of Gray M. Bor-den to fill the United States MagistrateJudge vacancy created in the Middle Dis-trict of Alabama due to the retirement ofHon. Charles S. Coody. A merit selectionpanel composed of attorneys and othermembers of the community reviewed allapplicants for the position and submittedto the District Court the five names ofthose best qualified for the vacancy. Aftera full-field background report by the Fed-eral Bureau of Investigation and the Inter-nal Revenue Service, Borden will beappointed by the court to fill the vacancy.Borden is an Assistant United States At-

torney with the Middle District of Ala-bama. A native of Montgomery, hegraduated with a B.S. degree from Wash-ington and Lee University. He receivedhis juris doctorate degree magna cumlaude in 2005 from the University of Ala-bama School of Law, where he was editorin chief of the Alabama Law Review and

qualified scholastically for Order of theCoif. After law school, he clerked forUnited States District Judge William M.Acker, Jr. and was associated for severalyears with Lightfoot, Franklin & White ofBirmingham before joining the U.S. At-torney’s office in Montgomery.Borden will serve an eight-year term,

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Magistrate Judge Chosen for Middle district

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MEMBER BENEFIT SPOTLIGHT

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If you need to learn more about e-dis-covery but you don’t know where to start,you’ll want to attend the upcoming spe-cial presentation of “The Decade of Dis-covery,” which will be followed by a paneldiscussion with some of Alabama’s mostknowledgeable attorneys and judges andwill close with a cocktail reception. Theprogram, hosted by Birmingham’s ESIRoundtable, will take place Thursday,September 24, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm atthe offices of Balch & Bingham, 1901 6th

Ave. N, Birmingham. The program hasbeen approved for 1.5 hours of MCLEcredit by the Alabama State Bar.“The Decade of Discovery” is an

award-winning documentary about agovernment attorney on a quest to finda better way to search White Houseemail and a teacher who took a stand

for civil justice on the electronic frontier.It chronicles events which took place inU.S. courts between 2002 and 2012,leading to revolutionary changes in theway that discovery of electronically-stored information is now conducted.The film focuses on the growth and evo-lution of the e-discovery industry andrecounts the significant cases–and thejurists who had to wrestle with them–toforge current e-discovery practices.“What I like about this documentary is

that it tells the history of e-discovery fromthe point of view of the lawyers andjudges involved since the inception of thechallenge, which is now mainstream in lit-igation and practice,” says Melissa Ro-gozinski, president of the ESI Roundtable.The ESI Roundtable is a community-

based organization with chapters in major

cities around the U.S. that brings togetherjudges, lawyers and e-discovery profes-sionals to help shape best practices inelectronic discovery, as well as makingcontinuing legal education available onthe topic of e-discovery. Membership inthe ESIRT is available and allows membersto receive reduced-price MCLE programs,a litigation forms library and a presenta-tions library. Rogozynski can also assistwith referrals to the most appropriate e-discovery technologies and providers.“The Decade of Discovery” is co-spon-

sored by the Alabama State Bar’s Prac-tice Management Assistance Program.The program is free but registration isrequired. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/nb4z3fn. For more informationabout the program, call Melissa Ro-gozinski at (205) 873-1234. �

Esirt Presents E-discovery Program

By Laura A. Calloway, director, ASB Service Programs

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Billy C. BedsoleThe Alabama Judi-

cial Inquiry Commis-sion recentlyselected Billy C.Bedsole, a partnerin the Mobile firm ofStockman & Bedsole,as its chair. He isonly the second at-torney to serve aschair in the past 25 years.Created by the Alabama Constitution,

the Judicial Inquiry Commission en-forces the Alabama Canons of JudicialEthics, the ethical rules that govern Ala-bama state judges. Its jurisdiction in-cludes consideration of sworncomplaints concerning any state judge’salleged violation of the Canons, miscon-duct in office, failure to perform judicialduties or inability to perform judicial du-ties because of a physical or mental dis-ability. The commission also prosecutesany formal charges it has filed in the Ala-bama Court of the Judiciary. In addition,the Alabama Supreme Court has author-ized the commission to render advice tojudges regarding their duties under theCanons.Bedsole, a member of the Alabama

State Bar for 52 years, was one of twoappointments by the state bar to thecommission in 2011. He has also servedthe state bar and the Mobile Bar Associ-ation in numerous positions.

Jenna M. BedsoleBaker Donelson an-

nounces that JennaM. Bedsole recentlyreceived the firm’s2015 Susan E. RichAward for excellencein the promotion ofand commitment towomen in the legal

profession. She is a shareholder in thefirm’s Birmingham office.As co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Ini-

tiative Programming Committee, she isresponsible for developing programsdesigned to help the firm’s women at-torneys further their careers. She previ-ously served as the 2013-2014 chair ofthe Birmingham Business AllianceWomen’s Business Council, which worksto aid women in the achievement oftheir professional goals while encourag-ing a prosperous business community,and is currently serving as chair of theBirmingham Regional Economic Coun-cil, the coordinating body for all of thecouncils of the Birmingham Business Alliance.Bedsole is a member of the board of

directors for Autism 2 Ability, a 501(c)(3)non-profit that focuses on helping chil-dren with autism spectrum disorders tosuccessfully talk, learn and live. She isworking with the organization to de-velop an app, named TALK, designed to help give a voice to all non-verbal individuals.Bedsole is also the executive producer

and director of “Stand Up, Speak Out–The Nina Miglionico Story,” a feature filmdocumentary on the life and legacy ofone of Alabama’s first female attorneys.Baker Donelson established the Susan

E. Rich award in honor of Susan ElliotRich, who was the firm’s first womanshareholder, the first woman to be ap-pointed as an office managing share-holder and the first woman appointedto the board of directors. This award isgiven annually to a recipient who exem-plifies ongoing commitment and effortto strengthen the role of women attor-neys at Baker Donelson.

steven a. BurnsSteven A. Burns, a partner with Balch

& Bingham in the Birmingham office, re-ceived the Gold Star Speaker’s Award at

the Air and WasteManagement Asso-ciation’s Florida/Al-abama JointTechnical TrainingConference. Theaward was given bythe Alabama andCoastal Plains chap-ters of the Air andWaste Management Association inrecognition of and appreciation forBurns’s many years of outstanding envi-ronmental technical presentations atthe conference. In recent years, thosepresentations have focused on coalcombustion residuals.

Jay Holloway and david GravesThe Alabama Association for Justice

(ALAJ) announces that Jay Hollowayand David Graves, both with AlexanderShunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys PC,were named to new positions of leader-ship. Holloway was appointed to theboard of directors for 2015-2016, andGraves was elected to the board ofALAJ’s Emerging Leaders council.

david HallDavid Hall of Baker Donelson has re-

ceived the Transportation Lawyers Asso-ciation’s 2015 Distinguished ServiceAward.The Transportation Lawyers Associa-

tion (TLA) is an independent, interna-tional bar association whose membersassist providers and/or commercialusers of logistics and transportationservices, regardless of mode.A shareholder in Baker Donelson’s

Birmingham office, Hall concentrates hispractice in civil litigation with an em-phasis on transportation, personal in-jury, business torts, commercial disputesand product liability.

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william w. HortonWilliam W. Hor-

ton, a partner withJones Walker in theBirmingham office,was recently in-stalled as the chairof the American BarAssociation’s HealthLaw Section. Hortonis the first Alabamaattorney to serve as chair of the section.The ABA’s Health Law Section is the

voice of the national health law barwithin the American Bar Association. Itsmembers represent clients in all seg-ments of the healthcare industry, includ-ing physicians, hospitals and otherinstitutional providers, teaching and re-search organizations, managed-care or-ganizations, pharmaceutical companiesand device manufacturers. The membersalso work in governmental healthcareprograms, federal and state regulatorybodies and academic communities.

timothy M. LupinacciBaker Donelson

announces that Tim-othy M. Lupinacciwas recently in-ducted as a Fellowof the American Col-lege of Bankruptcy.Lupinacci was one

of 34 nomineesworldwide beinghonored and recognized for their contri-butions to the field of bankruptcy andinsolvency.A shareholder in the Birmingham office,

Lupinacci is a frequent author and lectureron creditors’ rights, workouts and insol-vency and is a member of the AmericanBankruptcy Institute, as well as the Ameri-can Bar Association, Alabama State Barand Birmingham Bar Association.The college is an honorary professional

and educational association of bank-ruptcy and insolvency professionals.

Brian McCarthyBrian McCarthy, a member of Mc-

Dowell Knight Roed-der & Sledge LLC,was recently in-ducted as a fellow ofthe InternationalAcademy of TrialLawyers.Fellowship in the

academy is by invita-tion only. Each nomi-nee is assessed by his colleagues and thejudges before whom he has appeared. Inthe U.S., membership in the academy islimited to 500 fellows under the age of 70.McCarthy joins McDowell Knight

founding members Michael Knight andEdward Sledge, III as a fellow of theacademy.

Circuit Judge Julie a.PalmerCircuit Judge

Julie A. Palmerwasrecently named 2015Judge of the Year bythe state bar’s FamilyLaw Section at thesection’s annual CLE,“Divorce on theBeach.” Judge Palmeris past chair of the section and served onthe board in many capacities for sevenyears. She was awarded “Lawyer of theYear” by the section in 2006. JudgePalmer is presiding judge for the domes-tic relations courts for the 10th JudicialCircuit/Birmingham Division.

H. Jerome thompsonH. Jerome Thompson of Moulton

was recently elected to serve a two-yearterm on the Lions Clubs InternationalBoard of Directors. Lions Clubs Interna-tional is the world’s largest service or-ganization with 1.4 million members inmore than 46,000 clubs.In addition to his work as a member

of the Lions Club, Thompson has servedas an active member of the LawrenceCounty Chamber of Commerce, presi-dent of the Lawrence County Bar Associ-ation and former Alabama State BarCommissioner. �

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The Adams & Reese Mobile office par-ticipated in the Volunteers of AmericaSoutheast’s annual Operation Backpackdrive to provide school supplies to chil-dren in need for the new school year.The organization distributed more

than 400 backpacks to the local depart-ment of human resources for their fosterfamilies, Woody’s Song (serves childrenwith autism) and six church partners todistribute to kids in rural communities.VOASE has distributed more than 3,000filled backpacks to children in need overthe past five years.The firm’s Mobile office had a fundraiser

lunch and a dress-down day and, with

contributions of donations and supplies,was able to fill 12 backpacks with at leastone of every supply on their list.VOA is a national, nonprofit, faith-

based organization providing localhuman service programs and opportuni-ties for community involvement. VOASEbegan serving the community in 1980.VOASE is one of the more-than 200 or-

ganizations that the Adams & Reese em-ployee volunteer program, also knownas HUGS (Hope, Understanding, Givingand Support), donates thousands ofhours and dollars to offer communities“hands-on” activities and assistance tothose less fortunate. �

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071(b), noticeand opportunity for comment is herebygiven of proposed amendments to theRules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for theEleventh Circuit.A copy of the proposed amendments

may be obtained from www.ca11.uscourts.gov. A copy may also be obtained

without charge from the Office of theClerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for theEleventh Circuit, 56 Forsyth St., NW, At-lanta 30303 (phone: 404-335-6100).Comments on the proposed amend-ments may be submitted in writing tothe Clerk at the above address by Sep-tember 4, 2015. �

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