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SCRIPTUS
P.O. Box 400
Pewaukee, WI 53072
http://waukeshabar.org
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Publication of the Waukesha County Bar Association
April, 2009
Danni Caldwell-Editor
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YOUR CALENDARS |
May 2, 2009 New Date!
(details tba)
May 14, 2009 - Noon
Radisson - Pewaukee
Location change!
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Spring Awards Dinner and Casino Night
- Legends CC *
Invitations mailed week of 4/6 and on WCBA website
Annual Meeting and Spring CLE
Lunch is free!
* (members only events)
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A Word From
Your President
Dear Members:
We are pleased
to announce the Bar Association's 2009 award winners:
Distinguished Member
Award E. John Raasch
Community Service
Award Michael Hasslinger
Lifetime Achievement
Award Charles I. Phillips
The Spring Awards Dinner will be held Saturday, May 2 at The Legend
Country Club in Wales; you will receive a separate invitation from the
Bar.
Our Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, May 14 at the
Radisson-Pewaukee. The speaker will be Diane Diel, State Bar
President. One change from past years is that the Bar will cover
the cost of lunch for all attendees. A second change is that we
are working in conjunction with our sections, which will be conducting
meetings and/or continuing legal education immediately after the
lunch. At present, the Young Lawyers Section will have its
meeting but no CLE; the Family Law Section will be presenting a CLE by
Attorney Dayten Hanson who will speak on tax and bankruptcy issues; the
Real Estate Section will be presenting a CLE by Attorney Dan Stevens
regarding residential real estate causes of action; and the Probate
& Estate Planning Section will have a CLE concerning patient rights
and patient advocacy provided through the State of Wisconsin Nursing
Home Ombudsman Program. You can contact the sections directly for
more information.
Finally, we are participating in the State Bar's professional clothing
drive. You can help give someone else a second chance by donating
your clean, interview-appropriate clothing. Kathleen Madden and
the Clerk of Courts Office is generously assisting and drop-offs may be
made to Alice Whitmore at the Courthouse, Room 108.
Very truly yours,
Dan Habeck
WCBA Board
Minutes - No approved minutes are
available for publication in this issue.
*The next meeting is Thursday, April 23, 2009, Room G-55, Waukesha
County Administration Center.
From the
Clerk of Courts
Clothing Drive
As Dan Habeck noted, we’ve joined forces with the Clerk of Courts and
the State Bar Association to collect gently used, professional clothing
to be distributed to unemployed individuals to use for interviewing for
employment. If you have clothing that may help the cause, please bring
it to the Waukesha county Courthouse, room 108 before May 22.
Section News
Free CLE Opportunities - May 14, 2009
Please attend our Annual Meeting on May 14 for a FREE lunch, a
presentation by our State Bar president Diane Diehl and some free CLE
provided by our sections. You need not be a member of a section
to attend and take part in their CLE presentations. Did I mention
that lunch is FREE?
Just don’t go to the Country Springs and expect to find us there -
we’ve moved this event to the Radisson-Pewaukee, I-94 and Hwy 164,
behind the Thunderbay Grille.
Please
send section news and information to Michelle Martin at mmartin@murnlaw.com or Danni Caldwell at wcba1@waukeshabar.org.
Member News
Attention
Criminal Defense Attorneys!
If your practice includes criminal defense work, please go to
the WCBA website and check out the letter from Judge Davis regarding
contract work for misdemeanor cases.
New
on the WCBA Web Site
Website Changes
If you had trouble accessing our website in late March, please accept
my apologies. We shifted our webhosting to a different provider,
and there was an unavoidable downtime while this process took
place. All is well now, but if you notice any broken links,
outdated materials or any other problems, please let me know.
Proposed Revised WCBA By-Laws
The WCBA Board has considered and proposed changes to the WCBA
By-laws. They are available on the WCBA website for member
perusal. If you have any concerns or questions about the By-laws,
please contact any WCBA Board officer or member before the annual
meeting. A vote on the proposed By-laws will occur at the annual
meeting.
Comments
or questions about the Scriptus should be directed to:
Danni Caldwell, Editor
548-7432
wcba1@waukeshabar.org
SEE YOU AT THE AWARDS
DINNER
AND CASINO NIGHT
- MAY 2!
