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Vol. XXXVI, Number 4 April 2010
Wake County Bar AssociationEst. 1925
April Meeting
T he April meeting of the Wake County Bar Association will be held on April 6, 2010, at the
Woman’s Club. Lunch will be served at 12:15 and the meeting will begin promptly at 12:40. We will start a little earlier this month due to the program.
Our speakers for the April meeting will be former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. They will speak about the role of Chief Justice and the extensive duties which accompany that position. Scheduled to appear are former Chief Justices James G. Exum, Jr., Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., Henry E. Frye and I. Beverly Lake, Jr. The Honorable Franklin Freeman, who has served with each of these
Message From The PresidentNan E. Hannah
LOOKING AHEAD:WCBA Meeting ScheduleApril 6 12:15 p.m. Woman’s ClubMay 4 12:15 p.m. Mordecai ParkJune 1 12:15 p.m. Woman’s ClubPlease check the Bar Flyer to confirm the meeting location.
MayThe May meeting of the Wake County Bar Association will take place May 4, 2010, at Mordecai Park. Mark your calendar and plan to join us then!
Upcoming Meetings
The Wake County Bar Association: Lots of Bang for your BucksIt is interesting to listen to discussions between lawyers about why they choose to join and/or remain a member of the Wake County Bar Association – your voluntary bar. Many who have chosen not to be members question the value of such membership, while most who have been members for years question why someone would not join. At a recent ABA meet-ing I attended, I found myself making a “Top Ten Reasons to Join the WCBA” list which I will share with all momentarily.
The interesting thing about the list is that to determine “value” you first must decide which services you need and where the value is for you. Some services are “dollar for dollar” val-ues in which services are provided which, if used, will exceed the dollar value of the dues you pay. Other services and opportunities are more intrinsic values – those which allow you to develop your professional life as well as your personal life.
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Sign Up Now!
The WCBA’s Lunch With a Lawyer Program Needs You!
Please sign up for the Lunch with a Lawyer program. We promise to match you with an impressionable youth for the 2010 Summer beginning in late June. We need you for this sixteen year old Public Service Program of Wake County Bar.
Please complete the sign-up form on page 5 and fax it to the WCBA office at (919) 657-1564.
Wake County Bar Association
Tenth Judicial District Bar
Swearing-In Ceremony
April 20, 2010 • 2:00 p.m.North Carolina Bar Center
Auditorium8000 Weston Parkway
Cary
See page 18 for details.
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Please note: If materials are received after the deadline, they may be published in a subsequent issue of the Wake Bar Flyer.Send news and articles to: Lucy Austin, EditorWake Bar Flyer1205 Haywards Heath Lane Apex, N.C. 27502-4203 Phone 612-5085E-mail [email protected] typewritten copy or ads on disk or e-mail (PDF files preferred) to:Maria DoverWake County Bar Association P.O. Box 3686 Cary, N.C. 27519-3686E-mail [email protected]
Please Note!
DEADLINEMay IssueApril 13, 2010
Typography: Capital Letters, Inc. (481-1011)
ADDITIONAL DEADLINESIssue Date Submission DeadlineJune 2010 May 11July 2010 June 15August 2010 July 13September 2010 August 17
Inside This IssueActivity PageWCBA Meeting Dates ........................4Member Information
Change Form ..............................4Upcoming Meetings of
Other Organizations ...................8WCBA YLD Activities .......................16Summer Clerk Program
Registration Form .....................17BarCARES Information ....................21Committee Sign-Up Form ...............23
The Top Ten List (in no particular order, or more specifically, to be ordered according to your prioritization):
1) Social Opportunities (dollar for dol-lar value)
a. Monthly Luncheons (10 per year) b. Family Picnic (September) c. Holiday Party (December) d. After-Work Socials (throughout the
year) e. Members Only Party (October) f. Others
2) Public Service Opportunities a. Pro Bono through VLP and LANC b. Komen Walk for the Cure c. Blood Drives d. Lots of new ideas in development e. By-Products – collegiality, networking
3) CLE (dollar for dollar value) a. Free programs offered throughout the
year b. 9.5 hours available in 2010
4) Professionalism/Civility a. Efforts to provide information and
opportunities to improve the civility among our members
b. Educational opportunities to enhance Professionalism
5) Bar Cares (dollar for dollar value) a. Counseling available not only for WCBA
members but also for their families – 3 visits per year
6) Bar Flyer a. Many members rate this as the greatest
benefit (not because of the President’s Column, I assure you)
7) Membership Directory a. Now that this is on-line make sure you
know how to access it b. Photographic directory with member
contact information
8) Staff Support a. We have the most wonderful staff who
do more for our members than most people realize
b. Get to know Alice Roman, Kathy Ruppert, Maria Dover, and Joan Linton
9) Networking Opportunities a. See above for the various opportunities
you have to meet lawyers and judges in purely social situations as well as in public service projects
b. Recognize the value of other lawyers as referral sources
10) Mentoring Opportunities a. Already exists through the YLD Silent
Partners program b. Expanding as we partner with Campbell
University’s Adrian Wiggins Law School in creating a formal mentoring program for law students and new lawyers in the WCBA
Now a challenge to our members: You belong to the WCBA for some reason. We would like to amass a list of those reasons. Please send your thoughts to [email protected]. We will publish some of the responses in the May Bar Flyer, so please help us add to our list. Tell us what value membership has offered you.
Message from the President continued from page 1
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Memorial Scholarship FundBrian O. Beverly, Endowment Scholarship Award and Oversight Committee Chair
The WCBA Memorial Scholarship Fund is a means for individuals and firms to make donations in the memory of, or in honor of, WCBA members. The fund is used to provide law school scholarships for Wake County residents. The Endowment Committee maintains a roster of donors and honorees. Memorial gifts and honoraria are acknowledged directly to the families of the de-ceased or honored member. If you or your firm wish to make a contribu-tion, please contact Alice Roman at 657-1572.
N.C. Supreme Court Library
The North Carolina Supreme Court Library is located on 5th floor, Justice Building, 2 East Morgan Street, Raleigh. To gain access to the facility, attorneys should provide their state bar number and photographic identification to the guard on duty. Employees of attorneys should present a completed visitor authorization form (see Library’s Web site for this form) or library card. State employees need only show employee badg-es to gain access. Normal hours of operation for the facility are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Holiday ScheduleGood Friday .............................. April 2Memorial Day .......................... May 31Independence Day ......................July 5Labor Day..................................Sept. 6
Our Sympathy …To the families of Howard F. Twiggs (the most recent recipient of the Joseph Branch Professionalism Award), Thomas F. Adams and James D. Little on their recent deaths.
Justices as either Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts or as an Associate Justice, will serve as the moderator of the panel.
The Woman’s Club is located on Woman’s Club Drive (off Glenwood Avenue just inside the 1-440 beltline.) Please note that parking is also very limited. No park-ing is allowed in the surrounding private parking lots. Carpooling is highly recommended.
April Meeting continued from page 1 Thank You
Great Committees; Great Teamwork!!The Wake County Bar Association Foundation Endowment Award and Oversight Committee would like to thank the 2009 WCBA Athletics Committee and the golf tournament organizers for donating the proceeds to the Wake County Bar Association Foundation Scholarship fund. A check in the amount of $898.96 has been deposited in the WCBF scholarship account.
Memorial Scholarship Nominees SoughtFor the 22nd year, a scholarship will be awarded to a Wake County resident who is presently at-tending law school or who will begin law school in the fall. The scholarship will be awarded based upon both financial need and individual qualifications and achievements. Nominations for the scholarship will be submitted by the seven North Carolina law schools. As part of the nominating process, the committee also invites association members to submit the name of a student from Wake County who will be attend-ing law school next year as a first-, second-, or third-year student. Members should provide the student’s name, address, and a brief statement supporting the nomination by April 26, 2010. Address it to: Alice Roman, WCBA, P.O. Box 3686, Cary, NC 27519-3686, fax the information to 919-657-1564 or e-mail it to [email protected].
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DepositionsDay In The Life VideosVideo Editing for Trial
Robert T. MerrittOwner / Producer
919-878-4442
(Currently videotaping WCBA, NCBA and NCATL CLE programs
and “This is the Law” Hispanic/Latino Workshops
and Memorial Services.)
Wake County Bar Association Directory/Membership Update Changes
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________________ Fax: ______________________________
E-mail address: ____________________________________________________________
Firm: ____________________________________________________________________
Spouse: __________________________________________________________________
If any of your “vital statistics” have changed since the latest WCBA Directory was issued, please complete this form and return to: Maria Dover, WCBA Directory Change, P.O. Box 3686, Cary, N.C. 27519-3686 or fax it to her attention at 657-1564.
Please note that any change in your WCBA records will change your NCBA data records.
Social CalendarFall Members Only Party Oct. 14, 2010
NC Bar Center • Cary 5:30 p.m.
Holiday Party Dec. 3, 2010
North Raleigh Hilton 7:30 p.m.
2010 WCBA Luncheon Meetings
Please mark these upcoming dates on your calendar. Buffet lines open at 12:15 p.m.; meeting begins promptly at 12:45 p.m. We hope to see you at each meeting!April 6 Woman’s ClubMay 4 Mordecai ParkJune 1 Woman’s ClubJuly 13 Woman’s ClubAugust No MeetingSeptember No MeetingOct. 5 Woman’s ClubNov. 2 Woman’s ClubDec. 7 North Raleigh
Hilton 12:15 p.m.
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weneed you!
To: All WCBA Members
From: Paul A. Suhr, Lunch With a Lawyer Coordinator Carrie Barbee, Public Service Committee Chair
Re: “Lunch with a Lawyer” Program
The Lunch with a Lawyer is an outreach, public service program of the Wake County Bar Association. Now in its sixteenth year of operation, it is the longest running public service program of the Wake County Bar Association. The program needs volunteer lawyers who would share at least two lunches during the months of June and July with a youth to be assigned from a pool of mostly minority high school students employed by the city of Raleigh for the Summer Youth Employment Program.
The overriding goal of a participating lawyer is to become a positive role model for the youth assigned, offering the youth an opportunity to meet with and learn from a professional at an informal setting such as lunch. We have had difficulty in recruiting enough lawyers on time to match up with the students who sign up for the program in the first week of June. If we have all lawyers (about a hundred or so) ready before June, we will be able to match them with the youths in the first week of June. Please give back a little to the community which so richly has sustained us.
Please take a moment and sign up for the Lunch with a Lawyer program below now.
CLIP AND RETURN
“Lunch with a Lawyer” Program
_______________________________________________________________ ___________________ Name Telephone Number
_______________________________________________________________ ___________________ Address Fax Number
_______________________________________________________________ City / Zip
_______________________________________________________________ E-mail address
_______________________________________________________________ Specialty
_______________________________________________________________ Special interests and hobbies
Please fax your completed form to 657-1564.
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Public Service ProjectsPublic Service CommitteeCarrie Barbee, ChairMichelle Cofield, Vice-Chair
Please consider the following requests for as-sistance:
The Capital Area Teen Court is an alternative sentencing program for first offender youth who commit a misdemeanor and admit guilt to the charge.
The Teen Court is funded by a grant from the North Carolina General Assembly. Due to budget cuts, however, the Teen Court received $20,000 less than it needs this fiscal year to run its operations. One way members of the Bar can help is to provide them with office supplies they would otherwise not be able to afford. Amy Hall, the administrator of Teen Court (856-5671), provided the following list:
• standardstaples• folderswithpocketsoneachsidewithfas-
teners in the center -paper clips (large and small)
• pens(SanfordUniball)• scotchtaperefills• printerpaper• colored/blackinkforDell948printer• Post-itnotes• clearaddresslabels• colored/blackinkforDellPhoto966printer
(for 2 printers)• manilafolders(3tabpositions)• Sharpiehighlighters• correctiontape/whiteouttape• legalpads• pencils• liquidpaper
We greatly appreciate your help.
Assistance League of the Triangle Area (ALTA) Thrift Shop (Antiques to Zippers Resale Shop) is located at 1689 North Market Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609. (Phone number is 875-8901.)
Shop for household furnishings and much more. Volunteers work to support Operation School Bell, WIN (Women In Need), KID’S PLACE at Wake Med (856-5671) and Scholarships. Many of these programs support family development. The Thrift Store is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00–4:00. (ALTA accepts donated items and will provide receipts for income tax purposes.)
Guardian ad Litem — Volunteers are needed to serve either as (1) guardians ad litem, to investi-gate and advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in juvenile court, or (2) pro bono appellate attorneys, to either appeal juvenile court decisions or defend against appeals on behalf of the best interests of the children. If you are interested in option one, contact Naeime Livingston at 755-4120 or [email protected]. If you are interested in appellate work, please contact Kurt D. Stephenson or [email protected] or visit their Web site at www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GAL/Default.asp.
YMCA Big Brothers Big Sisters — Volunteers are needed to mentor youth ages 8–16 in the Wake County area. Training and ongoing support are provided. Required time is extremely flex-ible. If interested, contact Ruel Charles or Eva Hobson at 828-1140.
If you know of a community need, contact Elaine Whitford, 789‑9315, or [email protected].
Need to Reach Us? Here’s HowWake County Bar AssociationPhone 677-9903Fax 657-1564Mail P.O. Box 3686 Cary, NC 27519-3686
President - WCBANan E. HannahVann and Sheridan Attorneys at Law1720 Hillsborough St., Ste. 200Raleigh, NC [email protected]
Staff [email protected]@[email protected]@ncbar.org
Wake Bar FlyerChairMike TadychEverett, Gaskins, Hancock
& Stevens, LLPP.O. Box 911Raleigh, NC 27602-0911755-0025 (Phone)755-0009 (Fax)[email protected]
Wake Bar FlyerEditorLucy T. Austin1205 Haywards Heath LaneApex, NC 27502-4203612-5085 (Phone)[email protected]
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Other Meetings
Solo Women In LawWomen attorneys who practice law solo and are interested in networking are invited to a monthly lunch of SWIL. Lunches are held on the second Thursday of every month, 12:00 p.m., at Bear Rock Café, 7400 Six Forks Rd. (north Raleigh across from Celebration Shopping Center). For information call Jan at 870-1770 or Leslee at 846-6585.
Senior LawyersAny Wake County Bar member who publicly admits that he or she is 60 years of age is welcome and encouraged to attend. Senior Lawyers meet the third Tuesday of every month (except June, July and August). Meetings are held at the University Club with lunch at 12:30 followed by a speaker.
For more information, contact George Anderson at 755-1000.
WCBA Breast Cancer Support GroupCome Eat Lunch With Friends!
The Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the second Monday of each successive month at 12:15 p.m. at 42nd Street Oyster Bar (508 W. Jones St.). Anyone who is a Wake County Lawyer or family member is welcome to eat with us. We have camara-derie, compassion and confidentiality, and we always have a great lunch. No advance reservation or notice is needed. If possible, let us know by e-mailing [email protected].
Wake County Family Lawyers Attorneys interested in family law issues are invited to meet for dinner and discussion on the third Wednesday of each month. For more information, please contact [email protected] or the Rosen Law Firm at 787-6668 ext. 0.
Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial LawyersWCACTL provides regular e-mail bulletins on criminal law issues and legislation, judicial forum opportunities, social events, and CLE for members.
Please join us the second Wednesday of every month for our regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the Oxford (located directly across the street from the Wake County Courthouse on Fayetteville Street). All
members and those interested in joining are encouraged to attend. Dues are $35 for the year. For more information contact Dave Ward, President, at 844-9228 or by e-mail at [email protected] for questions, membership, or CLE information.
Collaborative LawyersAttorneys interested in or practicing fam-ily collaborative law are invited to meet for lunch and discussion on the first Friday of each month. Rotating location. For details contact Randolph (Tré) Morgan, III at 781-1311 or [email protected].
Wake County Real Property Lawyers AssociationThe Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association meets for lunch and brief program on the third Wednesday of each month at the Cardinal Club at noon. Please contact Maureen Miller at [email protected] for reservations and further information.
Association RoundtableAttorneys interested in association and legislative law meet periodically with guest speakers. Meetings are usually held at the Raleigh office of K&L Gates LLP. The meetings begin at 7:15 a.m. and end at 9:00 a.m. approximately. For information about the Roundtable, contact Bill Scoggin at (919) 743-7327 ([email protected]) or Andy Ellen at (919) 832-0811 ([email protected]).
Wake Women AttorneysWake Women Attorneys will host our April event at Peche de Chocolat from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 8th.
Please be our guest for this open house event. Enjoy complimentary wine, choco-late and cheese pairings from Peche de Chocolat, a chocolate lounge located at 14 Glenwood Avenue (near the intersection with Hillsborough Street). Dress, a women’s clothing boutique, will be open for brows-ing along with neighboring artists’ spaces. Parking will be available on Glenwood Avenue. For more information on Peche, visit http://pechechocolat.com/ Please RSVP no later than 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th to [email protected].
Capital City Lawyers AssociationThe Capital City Lawyers Association meets the first Thursday of every month. During our meetings, we conduct “Law Experience Seminars” and provide CLE opportunities. Please see a member for additional infor-mation or contact Dayatra Matthews at [email protected]. Please visit us at www.thecapitalcitylawyers.org.
Wake County Chapter – Christian Legal SocietyThe CLS meets on the third Friday of every month at Pam’s Farmhouse off Western Blvd. (12:30 p.m.). We have a “keynote speaker” (local attorney, clergy, parachurch organization leader, etc.) who gives an inspiring talk, usually geared towards ap-plying faith to legal practice. To be placed on the CLS monthly e-mail or fax list, call Rik Lovett at 783-9333 or e-mail him at [email protected].
Raleigh-Wake Paralegal AssociationThe Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association has its member luncheon/speaker meeting the second Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Glenwood and 440. For information on becoming a member or upcoming meetings, please go to www.rwpa.net. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact RWPA President Dianne Shackelford at [email protected] or (919) 743-7300.
Editor’s Note: If your organization has periodic meetings and you would like to “get the word out” to your fellow attorneys through the Wake Bar Flyer, please mail your information to Lucy T. Austin, Bar Flyer Editor, 1205 Haywards Heath Lane, Apex, N.C. 27502‑4203, or e‑mail ltaustinle‑[email protected].
April 2010 — 9
WAkE COuNTy BAR ASSOCiATiON
BESt MEMBErShIP BENEfItS
– Bar None! ➧ BarCARES Program
(Family Members)➧ Bar Flyer Electronic
Newsletter➧ Monthly Luncheon
Meetings➧ Website –
www.wakecountybar.org➧ Socials Family Picnic Fall Members Only
Party Holiday Party After-Work Socials➧ Pictorial Membership
Directory➧ Free CLE Programs➧ Membership in Young
Lawyers Division for Qualifying Attorneys
➧ Athletic Events Golf Tournament Tennis Tournament Basketball League Softball League Volleyball Tournament➧ Over 25 Professional
Committees➧ Social Networking
– Facebook and LinkedIn
Plus More! — Join Now!
Questions? Call 677-9903
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTSPremium single or law firm office space avail-able on top floor of beautifully kept building in Five Points area. Contact Cindy Hudson 828-4800.
OFFICE BUILDING/SPACE FOR LEASE. Building and/or office space available overlook-ing St. Mary’s School campus on St. Mary’s Street within first block north of Hillsborough Street. Located minutes from courthouse and short walk from lunch at Glenwood South. Building available: 3,038 square feet in an updated, brick building with private park-ing lot in rear as well as parking along street. Alternatively, may lease 2,200 square feet with a co-tenant. $14/sq. ft. Available immediately, 314 sq. ft. office at $400/mo. Share conference room and break room. Call: Ann @ (919) 755-9229
Attention Wake County Attorneys:
You may save a life or help improve the quality of someone’s life. The Lawyer Support Committee has volunteers who are always ready, willing and able to help others. Don’t put off asking for help for yourself or encouraging someone else to seek help from BarCARES, your Lawyer Support Committee, a mental health professional, or a minister with your church or synagogue. Even lawyers have problems . . . . Call BarCARES at:
1-800-640-07351-877-FYI-BAR1 (statewide)
or 919-929-122724 hours a day
or call Alice Roman at the Wake County Bar office, 677-9903, for a confidential referral.
Tip of the month: One of the most powerful things you can do in life is to create an image. The next most powerful is to destroy it. … And remember, our BarCARES.
New Lawyer? New to the Area? Need a Mentor?
Wake County Young Lawyers Division
Silent Partners ProgramRebecca Redwine
Bridge the Gap ProgramShannon Frankel
Elise Johnsey782-6860
Get Involved InWake County Specialty Bars (several Specialty Bars
list contact names and meeting dates
in the Wake Bar Flyer.)and
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Silent Partners Seeks MentorsThe Wake County Bar Association Silent Partners Mentorship Program is currently seeking volun-teers to serve as mentors. Mentoring is a minimal time commitment, but provides a valuable service to new members of the Wake County Bar. Please contact Rebecca Redwine at [email protected], 781-4000 if interested.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina State University and Campbell Law School will offer a dual degree in public administration and law beginning in the fall. This marks the state’s first JD/MPA from two separate institutions of higher learning.
If pursued separately, it would take five years to complete the two programs. The dual degree option enables students to earn both degrees in four years of full-time study. Recipients of the JD/MPA will possess professional credentials for a diverse range of careers in law, government, nonprofit management, teaching, and research.
“With Campbell Law’s recent move to downtown Raleigh, combining the strength of our law degree program with NC State’s MPA is a per-fect fit for the state capital,” said Dean Melissa Essary of Campbell Law School. “This is a unique and efficient public-private partnership for the 21st century, and we believe generations of future North Carolina leaders and legislators will be graduates of this dual degree program.”
“Raleigh is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing capital cities in the nation. Our com-munity and our state need committed leaders, and the partnership between NC State’s MPA program and Campbell Law School fits hand and glove,” said Dr. Richard Kearney, director, NC State’s School of Public and International Affairs. “There are many shared values between our respective programs, including a special emphasis on community service, leadership, and professionalism.”
For admission to the JD/MPA program, students must apply and be accepted to both programs separately and then complete a dual degree enrollment form. Candidates who are admitted will typically complete the first year at Campbell Law, the second year at NC State, and the third and fourth years will be divided between the two schools to maximize course availability. Students who are already in their first year of the MPA program may reverse this admissions procedure if they are admitted into the School of Law for the subsequent year. Similarly, stu-dents already in their first year of law school may apply for admission into the MPA program.
NC State University and Campbell Law School partner on Law and Master of Public Administration dual degree program
About the NC State Department of Public Administration: NC State University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is locat-ed within the School of Public and International Affairs’ Department of Public Administration. The MPA is a professional degree that prepares students to enter or advance in a broad range of public service leadership posts, from legislative staffs and government agencies at all levels to nonprofit organizations and academic institu-tions. More than 1,000 N.C. State alumni who hold professional positions in federal, state, and local governments, as well as the non-profit and private sectors, have earned the MPA degree. For more information, visit pa.chass.ncsu.edu.
About Campbell Law School: Since its found-ing in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve oth-ers. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for hav-ing the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,200 alumni, including 2,200 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 21 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated to a new state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit law.campbell.edu.
Visit the WCBA web site at
www.wakecountybar.org
• Read the Bar Flyer Online!
• Confirm Meeting Dates
• Watch for CLE Programs
• Look for Sports Events
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[Editors’ Note: This article is a collaborative effort of the Professionalism Committee’s Articles Subcommittee.]
Find a MentorWhat are the realities?
In this extraordinary time in our State’s economic history, North Carolina is none-theless facing an increasing number of new lawyers graduating from an increasing number of law schools. At the same time, because of the economic down turn a lot of firms are downsizing and the job market is tougher than it has been in quite some time. Many lawyers are graduating from law school, passing the bar exam and hang-ing out their own shingles in the absence of an offer from a firm or other employer. This is the right time to think about mentoring.
Why should a young lawyer want a mentor?
The nice thing about mentors is that with the benefit of an older and more skilled lawyer, a new lawyer can learn on a rapid learning curve many things about the area of the law where he or she intends to prac-tice, and more importantly, many things about what it is like to be a good lawyer. You could spend days and days reading books about how to throw a curve ball in baseball, or you could go out to a vacant lot with a pitcher and see how it is done in about 15 minutes. When sorting through the complexities of the practice of law, it can be a challenge to discern the opera-tive question, let alone the answer to that question. Many real-world topics, such as understanding people and running a prac-tice, do not receive a lot of attention in law school. A lot of these things are learned in the school of “hard knocks.” New lawyers have every reason in the world to look for a mentor to assist them in transitioning from inexperienced and uninformed to wise and experienced practitioners. There is no shame in seeking out a mentor. Scratch
Professionalism CommitteeLori Vitale, ChairTed Smyth, Vice Chair
Find A Mentor, Be A Mentor
under the surface of any great Wake County lawyer and you will find evidence of her own mentor from an earlier day. Several lawyers interviewed for this article indicated their mentoring relationships have lasted longer and are stronger than they could possibly have imagined at the time.
How can a young lawyer find help?
Many firms have formal mentoring pro-grams. The North Carolina State Bar is cur-rently considering programs and grappling with how to help prepare new licensees for the practice of law. The Professionalism Committee of the Wake County Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar is considering a joint effort with Campbell University School of Law to develop a for-mal mentoring program.
If you are not with an employer who has built-in monitoring, you don’t have to wait for these other programs to develop. Right now you can take advantage of the WCBA Young Lawyers Division’s Silent Partners Program. You can sign up or request more information by contacting Rebecca Redwine at (919) 755-0025 or [email protected].
Another good resource to consider for guidance is the North Carolina State Bar’s ethics hotline which can be reached at (919) 828-4620.
Mentoring is a benefit many practitioners enjoy by getting together on a regular basis to focus on issues specific to certain practice areas (see for example the regular meetings advertised in the Wake Bar Flyer for family lawyers, criminal lawyers, real property lawyers, and legislative lawyers). Similarly, other organizations provide an opportunity to meet such as the Christian Legal Society and Wake Women Lawyers. These gatherings are opportunities to get to know other lawyers who have experience or share an interest in the same area of law.
Also, our bar association is taking ad-
vantage of social media tools such as Facebook®: http://www.facebook.com/search/?ref=search&q=wake%20county%20bar%20association&init=quick#!/group.php?gid=63429624958&ref=search&sid=100000874586693.881501789..1 and LinkedIn®: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2219334&trk=anet_ug_hm# where questions can be posed and issues discussed. Other bar associations such as the North Carolina Bar Association and Advocates for Justice have listservs for different practice areas where members can ask questions and seek advice.
Additionally, a number of different indexes provide information about lawyers who spe-cialize in the various practice areas (even the yellow pages!) so that even if you have no direct connection with another lawyer or group of lawyers, you could research local experienced lawyers with an interest in the practice area that interests you. You may also find a mentor in opposing counsel or in other settings (for example an attorney you see trying a case at the court house or presenting at a legal education program.)
How should a meeting proceed?
First, identify a prospective mentor and make contact. Request a meeting at a place and time convenient for him or her, whether that is lunch or stopping for coffee in the morning before work. If you have a few extra dollars lying around (not always the case with new lawyers) offer to buy her coffee or a sandwich. Make a list of things you are interested in knowing. If you have a list, you are more likely to focus your conversations on things that will be of direct benefit to you. Ask him about things that are rewarding or that have worked well in his practice. Ask her about things she considers to be the biggest trapdoors, obstacles or dangers in her practice, or how she balances her personal life and her law practice. Ask him when he is going to be in court or a similar public environment where
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you could learn something by watching him in action (maybe taking a deposition, trying a case or working his way through a clos-ing or mediation). If you do not get along with a particular person, move on and try to find somebody who is compatible. Not all match-ups will be perfect. Try to avoid making your first meeting one to handle a current disaster or on-going tragedy. One good reason to use a mentor is to avoid such situations at the front end! Senior lawyers might be more hesitant to take the time to meet and address particulars of situations if they feel that they are simply being tapped for free legal advice on an isolated matter. Rather, preventive prospective advice and guidance is always the better course.
Get Started!!
The important thing is to take the first step and decide that you would like to get some advice from somebody older and more ex-perienced. That is the big step. Everything else is easy. Finding a mentor is easy if you decide you want to have one. The reasons for doing it are numerous.
Be a MentorWhy is mentoring important?
We’re very fortunate to practice in Wake County. Our local bar is recognized nation-ally – really, we have the ABA’s Gambrell Professionalism Award to prove it – for being cordial and professional. This did not happen by accident. The lawyers who came before us set the tone. They served as our role models and coaches. We learned to advocate for our clients’ best interests without getting personal or being underhanded. Our local lawyers know that practicing law is difficult enough, and that with trust, professionalism, and sometimes a little grace, life is better. We also learned that “what goes around comes around,” and that our own reputations and careers are a culmination of our choices. Norms are frag-ile and can change in a short time (perhaps all the shorter given the speed of e-mail and Blackberrys®). Now, it’s our turn to set the tone with the next generation of lawyers.
Why me? The better question is why not me?
If you’ve read this far into this article, then you probably recognize that we have something special here in Wake County. Preserving that is in all of our best interests. Your actions can make a huge difference in the quality of a young lawyer’s practice and the practice of law in Wake County as a whole. For those who are more legalistic, consider this analogy -- just as lawyers are to provide pro-bono services, it is our duty as experienced lawyers to mentor other lawyers who are asking for or are in need of guidance. Indeed, Rule 6.1(b)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct was amended in January to clarify that pro bono service includes participation in activities that im-prove the legal profession. Mentoring falls into that category and can be a component of meeting the 50-hour annual and aspira-tional goal promoted by the North Carolina State Bar.
How much time will mentoring take?
Like anything, you can expect to get out of it what you put into it. Doing it right will re-quire at least some time and effort. Clearly, some “mentees” will need less guidance than others. That being said, meeting for lunch once or twice per year is probably not “mentoring.” Instead, mentoring has more to do with being available to provide timely guidance. Mentoring can lead to a career-long journey with a lawyer who becomes a trusted friend and advisor. Mentoring also benefits the experienced lawyer in giving him an opportunity to refocus on what is important and reflect on the key ingredients in being a good lawyer.
How do I start?
The first step is to be open to situations and opportunities where you can serve as a mentor. Look for opportunities on bar committees, listservs and social media outlets (remember WCBA is on Facebook®: http://www.facebook.com/search/?ref=search&q=wake%20county%20bar%20association&init=quick#!/group.php?gid=63429624958&ref=search&sid=100000874586693.881501789..1 and LinkedIn®: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2219334&trk=anet_ug_hm#).
Next, do not assume that the “mentee” has the burden of seeking out a mentor. Perhaps the mentee perceives that you are too busy or too important to take the time to be a mentor to her. You can reach out to a younger lawyer to establish a mentor-ing relationship. Make contact and make yourself available. Reaching out can be as simple as inviting him to have lunch or coffee with you; sitting with a new lawyer at the bar luncheon or CLE or asking him to join a committee on which you serve.
Third, contact Rebecca Redwine at (919)755-0025 or [email protected] to let her know of your interest in the WCBA YLD’s mentoring program. Also stay tuned to the Wake Bar Flyer, the bar luncheons, and the WCBA’s website: www.wakecounty-bar.org as opportunities will be mentioned there as well.
Be ready.
The class of 2010 will be here in six months!
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WCBA Young Lawyers Division Upcoming Activities
YLD 2010 Quick CalendarApril 1, 6:00 p.m. YLD Social @ Player’s Retreat, 105 Oberlin RoadApril 20 2:00 p.m. Swearing-In Ceremony (N.C. Bar Center)May 3, 5:30 p.m. YLD Board Meeting May 6, 6:00 p.m. YLD Social @ Natty Greene’s, 505 W. Jones St.June 3, 1:00 p.m. Summer Clerk Orientation Program & YLD SocialJuly 1, 6:00 p.m. YLD Social @ Isaac Hunter’s Tavern, 112 Fayetteville St.Aug. 5, 6:00 p.m. YLD Social @ The Busy Bee/Hive, 225 S. Wilmington St.Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m. YLD Board Meeting Sept. 20, TBA Swearing-In Ceremony (Performing Arts Center)Dec. 2, 6:00 p.m. YLD Board Meeting & 2011 Elections
Swearing-In CeremonyThe YLD needs your help as new attorneys join the Wake County Bar after passing the February 2010 Bar Exam. The Swearing-In Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. on April 20, 2010, at the North Carolina Bar Center, 8000 Weston Parkway, Cary, North Carolina. If you can make time to serve as a sponsor, please contact the committee chair, Erin Jochum ([email protected]). Thank you very much in advance!
Silent Partners ProgramWe are looking for volunteers and participants in the Silent Partners Program. The program pairs a new lawyer with an experienced lawyer from the same community who can answer the new lawyer’s questions about the practical aspects of practicing law. At the moment, we need some volunteers to serve as mentors. Anyone interested should contact Rebecca Redwine ([email protected]).
THE YLD SUMMER CLERK ORIENTATION PROGRAM RETURNS! The 2010 Summer Clerk Orientation Program hosted by the YLD is set for Thursday June 3, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the North Carolina History Museum. This informative afternoon program will consist of a broad variety of guest speakers from different areas of the local legal community. The event is intended to provide all interested Wake County summer clerks (from firms, agencies and groups) with a true insider’s view of our local bar, its judiciary, and the many positive aspects of our local Association. This program and the social after are free of charge, but advance registration is required. Those in charge of summer interns are asked to fax the form contained in this newsletter with your participants’ names and e-mail addresses as well as the contact information for the person at the group registering attendees to: Alice Roman (919) 657-1564.
Immediately following the June 3rd program, the summer clerks are invited to join lawyers and judges from the Wake County Young Lawyers’ Division at the June YLD social at Flying Saucer (328 W. Morgan St.) at 6:00 p.m. In order to attend this social and to have full access to three other YLD summer socials (great networking opportunities), please complete and mail the attached form and a check (payable to the WCBA for $30 per clerk for full summer access) to the Wake County Bar Association, 8000 Weston Parkway Cary, NC 27513 (Attn: Alice Roman).
If you have questions about these events or wish to sponsor or volunteer at an event, please contact the program chair: Bo Thompson ([email protected]).
Bits ’n’ PiecesIn February, Mark Sullivan testified in hearings on custody and visitation legislation for military parents in the Alaska Senate and House of Representatives. He was called as an expert witness there and also in Congress, where he testified for the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on federal legislation regarding military custody and deployment issues. Sullivan is a retired Army Reserve JAG colonel and the author of The Military Divorce Handbook (American Bar Association, 2006).
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2010 Wake County Bar Association –Young Lawyers Division Summer Clerks Program Registration Form
please fax or mail by May 20, 2010
Law Firm / Agency Name: _______________________________________________________________
Contact Name & Title: ___________________________________________________________________
Contact E-mail: ________________________________________________________________________
Contact Phone: _________________________________________________________________________(check one for each clerk)
Clerk Name Clerk E-mail or PhoneJune 3thSeminarONLY
Full Summer
YLD*1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(add additional names, if necessary)
SUMMER CLERK ORIENTATION PROGRAMThursday June 3, 2010 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PMNorth Carolina Museum of History Auditorium (5 E. Edenton Street)
The YLD is pleased to continue the tradition of providing Wake County’s summer clerks with a •true insider’s view into our local legal community. Outstanding speakers from various aspects of the profession are slated to speak on topics of interest to our summer clerks! The program will begin after lunch (on your own) with registration starting at 12:45. This program is provided by YLD free of charge but courtroom attire is suggested and advance registration is required. For additional details, please contact Bo Thompson (• [email protected]).
FULL SUMMER YLD The YLD offers additional opportunities for the area’s summer clerks to meet their fellow clerks •as well as attorneys and other members of the legal community at a nominal cost* per clerk. This includes full invitation to four monthly socials connecting young lawyers from all over Wake County. It is a great way to complement each firm or agency’s own summer program, by providing a venue to meet clerks, attorneys from other firms and groups as well as local judges. MONTHLY YLD SOCIALS • (business casual attire):
May 6 • Natty Greene’s (505 W. Jones Street) 6 p.m.June 3 • Flying Saucer (328 W. Morgan St. following the Summer Clerk program) 5:30 p.m.July 1 • Isaac Hunter’s Tavern (112 Fayetteville St.) 6 p.m.August 5 • The Busy Bee / Hive (225 S. Wilmington Street) 6 p.m.
*Full Summer YLD registration is $30 per intern/clerk. Please complete this form and enclose a check payable to: WCBA-YLD (Memo: 2010 YLD Summer Clerk Registration) to:
Alice G. Roman, Executive Director Wake County Bar Association
P. O. Box 3686 Cary, NC 27519-3686
(Registration forms not requiring payment should be faxed to Ms. Roman’s attention @ 657-1564)
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New AttorneysSwearing-In Ceremony and Reception
Deborah L. Hildebran-Bachofen, ChairChristina McAlpin Taylor, Vice Chair
Tuesday, April 20, 20092:00 p.m.
North Carolina Bar CenterJames K. Dorsett, Jr. Auditorium
8000 Weston ParkwayCary
Open Court will be held at the Bar Center by Judge Ripley E. Rand. New attorneys must be sworn in during open court. This can be done in any of the 100 counties in North Carolina.
Candidates for swearing in should select a sponsor and contact Joan Linton at 919-677-9903 to register. The candidates should also have two (2) copies of the oath, license, or letter from the N.C. State Bar if the license has not been received, and a valid photo I.D. Those candidates who can not arrange a sponsor may contact the Wake County Bar Association (919-677-9903) and the Young Lawyers Division will arrange a sponsor.
Our guest speaker will be Melvin F. Wright, Jr., North Carolina’s Executive Director of The Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, current Chair of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professionalism, and as a member of the Consortium of Professionalism Initiatives, the North Carolina Bar Association Professionalism Committee and the Wake County Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar Professionalism Committee.
Reception Will Follow
Interested in Serving
on a Committee?Contact Kathy Ruppert
at the Wake County
Bar Association
657-1573or
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“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”
Winston Churchill
These are wise words from a man who knew a thing or two about strategy and more impor-tantly, results. The Boards of the Wake Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar met on February 18, and effective implementation of strategy was on the top of the discussion list. President Nan Hannah reported that the Long Range Planning Committee is focused on developing oversight mechanisms to ensure that innovative ideas developed by the Committee come to life. The Committee has developed five areas of workgroup concentration: communica-tion, finance, membership, public service, and organizational infrastructure. These work-groups will develop action plans with targets for achievement over the next three years. The action plans will be submitted to the Board for review. The Committee also proposes the development of a Strategic Planning Committee to complement the Long Range Planning Committee, because the Long Range Planning Committee tends to go dormant between actual planning efforts. The proposed new Strategic Planning Committee will be tasked with con-tinuing oversight of the progress toward fulfill-ment of each long range plan and will advise the Board when it is time to undertake a new planning process and may, from time to time, identify new intermediate goals to be added to the existing action plan as items are completed. In describing the strategic planning process, President Hannah said: “The long range plan-ning process is most useful if and when there is an implementation plan to ensure that the plan survives through succeeding years and multiple administrations. We are fortunate to have visionary and engaged leaders developing the current Long Range Plan and it is incumbent upon this leadership to make sure the follow through occurs as well.”
Minutes in Seconds: Highlights from the Wake Bar Association and Tenth Judicial District Bar Board Meeting
By Secretary Ashley Matlock Perkinson
Among the other items discussed by the Board was the excitement felt by the entire Wake Bar on having the Campbell School of Law in Raleigh. YLD President Bo Thompson said that the YLD has been approached about several potential opportunities to partner with students at the Campbell School of Law and that they are reviewing each of these requests. The YLD currently plans to partner with Campbell law students on a 5K race to benefit Legal Aid. In describing the partnership possibilities between the Bar and the Law School, YLD President Thompson said: “The YLD Board and committee members are keenly aware of the importance of incorporating the new law school community into the fabric of our existing organization. One of our most important tasks this year is to con-tinue our effort working with the law student leadership to create the framework capable of coordinating this significant influx of energy and enthusiasm. Law students are eager to participate in existing YLD and WCBA pro-grams. On the other side of the coin, the law school community, through its myriad of student organizations, will spearhead dozens of service and social projects annually of its own. Many of these organizations have already reached out to our members to participate. Thoughtfully expanding this mutually beneficial relationship can only improve the local legal community and, as a natural result, our ability to contribute in exciting new ways to the community at large.”
Between the efforts of the Long Range Planning Committee and the energy generated by the move of Campbell School of Law, these are exciting times for members of the Wake County Bar Association. We have a golden opportunity to capture the energy of these great opportuni-ties.
Don’t ForgetKeep your membership records
up to date (including e-mail address).
Call Maria Dover at 659-1441 or e-mail her
20 — Wake Bar Flyer
We’re Off and Running!Lawyer Support Committee Bettie K. Sousa, Chair Kristy Rice, Vice-ChairWe told you recently of the “re-branding” of the Lawyer Support Committee, which for many years has been honored to tout the BarCARES program, but which has expanded its role to better help our members.
We are excited to report that we have had several volunteers contact us to assist us with our efforts. And, we have undertaken to reach out to several of our members who suffered a death in their family, and to at least one who underwent major surgery.
We continue to need your help to TELL US when you learn of someone who would appreciate knowing that we care. Call Alice Roman at 657-1572 and she’ll get in touch with one of our committee members. Thank you for helping us help you.
?Have you moved or changed law firms? Do you have a new e-mail address? If so, please fill out the change of address form on page 4 and fax it to the WCBA office at 657-1564.
Thank You!Legal Aid of North Carolina would like to thank the following law firms and individuals, who have donated to our Raleigh Access to Justice Campaign since January 28, 2010.
Law FirmsHarris, Winfield, Sarratt & Hodges, LLPStratas & Weathers, L.L.P.Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
IndividualsWilliam J. AustinFrancis BagbeyDavid A. BohmMelissa BrumbackJody DardenJames GalePamarah GeraceLee HogewoodDanae HudsonRichard LeagueKatherine A. MurphySusan Perry ColeEvelyn PursleyMary R. SantowassoWilliam L. StanfordNicholas A. StratasAlice TejadaMargaret WestbrookCharles M. Whedbee
If you have donated to the 2009-2010 ATJ campaign in Wake County since 1/28/10 and do not see your name or law firm on this list, please contact the LANC Development Director, Janeen Gingrich: [email protected].
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22 — Wake Bar Flyer
Committees of the Wake County Bar Associationand Tenth Judicial District Bar
The Athletics Committee directs the basketball league, softball league, annual golf tournament and the annual tennis tournament.
* The Bar Candidate Interview Committee is responsible for arranging and conducting bar candidate interviews for the February and July bar examinations.
The Bar Flyer Committee oversees the publishing of the monthly Wake Bar Flyer.
** The Bench-Bar Committee serves as a liaison between the Bar and members of our judiciary in Wake County.
The CLE Committee coordinates and plans local Bar CLE programs.
The Directory Committee oversees the membership online directory.
The Endowment Scholarship Award and Oversight Committee oversees the selection of the winners of annual memorial scholarships and the investment of memorial scholarship funds.
* The Facilities/Public Records Committee coordinates the needs of the attorney workspace in the Wake County Courthouse and coordinates the needs of the Wake County Bar office at the Bar Center.
* The Fee Dispute Resolution Committee of the Tenth Judicial District Bar exists to resolve disputes involving fees between lawyers and clients.
* The Grievance Committee investigates complaints against members of the Tenth Judicial District Bar and makes recommendations of whether probable cause exists for finding a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. (Must be licensed in NC for 5 years.)
The History Committee collects and organizes records and other items that pertain to the history of the Wake County Bar Association.
** The Lawyers Support Committee provides assistance to lawyers in need, including promotion of the BarCARES program.
** The Long Range Planning Committee is charged with looking ahead to propose programs to meet the needs of our membership in the years to come.
The Membership Services Committee from time to time surveys the membership and makes recommendations to the Board as to additional services that would benefit its members.
* The Memorial Committee is responsible for a semi-annual program where deceased members of the Bar are memorialized.
** The Professionalism Committee is charged with exploring ways to promote professionalism among attorneys.
The Professionalism Award Committee oversees the selection of the recipient of the Justice Branch Professionalism Award.
The Public Service Committee coordinates community projects that Wake County Bar members can participate in as a group.
The Social Committee, traditionally one of the most active in the Wake County Bar Association, plans the Holiday Party, Fall Social, Family Picnic, Afterwork Socials, and other social functions throughout the year.
The Summer Programs Committee coordinates an annual summer clerk orientation program.
** The Swearing-In Ceremony Committee coordinates the semi-annual swearing-in ceremonies for new attorneys who have passed the bar exam.
** The Technology Committee explores available technology that will enable the Bar and the justice system to work more efficiently and effectively for the profession and the public.
*Tenth Judicial District Bar Committee**Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association Committee 7/08
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2010 CommitteesThis year has again been a year of growth for the Wake County Bar Association and the Tenth Judicial District Bar. With growth comes changes. Our goal is to keep up with the growth and continue to better serve the attorneys and community of Wake County. We need the help that so many of you are prepared to give. Please take a moment and consider your role in the Wake County Bar and the Tenth Judicial District Bar. If you have any interest in serving on any of the following committees, please fill out the survey below, number in order of preference and return to:
2010 Committee SurveyWake County Bar AssociationP.O. Box 3686Cary, NC 27519-3686Fax (919) 657-1564
I am willing to serve on the following committee(s)(Committee members will be selected later this year. Appointment letters will be mailed shortly thereafter.)
PLEASE NUMBER IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE
Name: _________________________________________________________ Telephone: ___________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail address _______________________________________________________________________________________
†List Practice/Specialty Areas of Law ________________________________________________________________________
Please check the category that applies to you:
❑ I am a Wake County Bar Association member
❑ I am a Tenth Judicial District Bar member
❑ I am both a Wake County Bar Association member and a Tenth Judicial District Bar member
___ Athletics
___ Bar Candidate Interview*
___ Bar Flyer
___ Bench-Bar**
___ CLE
___ Directory
___ Endowment Scholarship Award & Oversight
___ Facilities and Public Records*
___ Fee Dispute Resolution*†
___ Grievance*†
___ History
___ Lawyers Support**
___ Long Range Planning**
___ Membership Services
___ Memorial*
___ Professionalism**
___ Professionalism Award
___ Public Service
___ Social
___ Summer Programs
___ Swearing-In Ceremony**
___ Technology**
*Tenth Judicial District Bar Committee**Tenth Judicial District and Wake County Bar Committee
1/09 Note: Please copy this form if you are mailing your information to the WCBA.
OFFICERSWake County Bar and Tenth J.D. BarNan E. Hannah, PresidentChristie S. Cameron, President-ElectAshley Matlock Perkinson, SecretaryAllan B. Head, TreasurerE.D. Gaskins, Jr., Immediate Past President, Wake County Bar AssociationDouglas J. Brocker, Immediate Past President, Tenth Judicial District Bar
DISTRICT BAR COUNCILORSDavid W. Long Sally H. SchererCarlyn G. Poole Nicholas J. (Nick) Dombalis, IIJohn M. Silverstein Cynthia (Cindy) L. WittmerJohn N. (Nick) Fountain
BADGER-IREDELL FOUNDATION, INC.OFFICERSPresident William E. Brewer, Jr.Vice President Thomas H. Davis, Jr.Secretary Thomas L. Norris, Jr.Treasurer John Nicholas Fountain
BOARD OF DIRECTORSGeorge M. Anderson William E. Brewer, Jr.Thomas H. Davis, Jr. John N. FountainHolmes P. Harden Wilson HaymanRobert D. McMillan, Jr. Staci T. MeyerFred P. Parker, III Judge Robert B. RaderMark S. Thomas Thomas B. Wood
BOARD OF DIRECTORSBradley J. Bannon John J. ConnellNicholas J. Dombalis IIKimberly W. DuffleyReed N. FountainMichelle L. FrazierN. Lorrin FreemanKeith O. GregoryDeborah L. HildebranDavid E. HolmLeonard T. Jernigan, Jr.Judge Ned W. Mangum
Karen Britt PeelerJ. Heydt PhilbeckRobert J. Ramseur, Jr.David L. SherlinRoger W. Smith, Jr.Theodore B. SmythEric P. StevensHannah G. StyronMichael J. TadychC. Colon Willoughby
ABA DELEGATERoger W. Smith, Sr.
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISIONSamuel “Bo” Thompson, President
WAKE BAR FLYERLucy T. Austin, Editor1205 Haywards Heath LaneApex, N.C. 27502-4203(919) [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAlice G. RomanP.O. Box 3686Cary, N.C. 27519-3686(919) 657-1572 / 657-1564 [email protected] advertising information, see page 2.
WAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.P.O. Box 3686Cary, N.C. 27519-3686www.wakecountybar.org
