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SCRIPTUS
P.O. Box 400
Pewaukee, WI 53072
http://waukeshabar.org
A
Publication of the Waukesha County Bar Association
September, 2008
Danni Caldwell-Editor
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YOUR CALENDARS |
November 11,
2008
Brookfield Suites
December
4, 2008
Delafield
Brewhaus
January 12, 2009
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WCBA Ethics Seminar *
Details will be emailed to members
WCBA Holiday Party *
Annual Judges Update Luncheon
* (members only events)
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A Word From
Your President
Dear Members:
For those of you with
CLE reporting requirements after the 1st of the year, our ethics
seminar is coming up in November. Doug Swanson continues to do a
great job with this and the program this year will be of the same high
caliber you have come to expect.
I would also encourage you to put the holiday party on your
calendar for December. I am hoping that this year's party does
not bring another big snowfall, and I hope to see you there.
While my last letters had requested comment and input in what you
want out of the local bar, I also want to mention the State Bar.
State Bar President Diane Diel was in attendance at the juror
appreciation ceremony earlier this month. Ms. Diel confirmed what
our Board of Governors' representatives have consistently reported -
that things in Madison are somewhat contentious and always
interesting. If you have a position on those issues currently
before the State Bar, I would suggest you contact one of our Governors,
Mike Hausman, Jeff Zirgibel or Sam Benedict.
Very
truly yours,
Dan
Habeck
President
WCBA Board
Minutes - Thursday, August 21,
2008
Attendance: Dan
Habeck, President, Doug Swanson, President-Elect, Christy D'Angelo,
Secretary/Treasurer, Marjorie Wendt, Mike Hausman, Jeff Zirgibel, Craig
Kuhary, Michelle Martin, Danni Caldwell & Sharron Stolpa.
Minutes: The minutes
of the July 24, 2008, meeting were approved.
Treasurer's and Membership
Report: 381 membership applications had been received for the
2008-2009 membership year.
18 Month CD: $13,999.26
2 Year CD: $13,999.51
Money Market: $6,096.35
Checking Account: $26,589.59
Old Business and Committee Reports
State Board of Governors:
The results of the State Bar poll, on Judge Siefert's challenge to the
Judicial Commission's policy that judges be nonpartisan, showed roughly
57% of respondents approved the policy and felt that the State Bar
should do something to show support for the current policy. This issue
is on the State Bar Board of Governors agenda for September 12 &
13, 2008.
Scriptus/Website:
The August Scriptus was almost complete and ready to go out to members.
September 24, CLE:
There will be a free one hour CLE Presentation on September 24, 2008,
at 12:00 noon in room G55 of the Waukesha County Administration Center
on disaster recovery/file retention/business continuation planning for
lawyers presented by WCBA and WLMIC. A notice has been sent to members
to RSVP if planning to attend. A reminder notice will be sent next week.
Printer Purchase: Upon
motion and unanimous consent, the Board approved authorizing
Administrative Assistant Sharron Stolpa to spend up to $250 on a
printer.
New Business
Juror Appreciation Month:
September is Juror Appreciation Month. There will be a kickoff event on
September 3, 2008, in the Jury Assembly Room. Upon motion and
unanimous consent the Board authorized our President, Dan Habeck with
full discretion to approve funding a framed photograph of the first
combined male & female jury in Waukesha County, with attribution
for funding to WCBA.
Recurring Bills:
Treasurer Christy D'Angelo moved the Board to authorize the automatic
withdrawal from the WCBA checking account of two recurring monthly
bills related to the website and internet. Approved unanimously.
State Bar Request: The
State Bar of Wisconsin has requested to be given notice of any local
events and copies of newsletter or other publications. Danni will
verify that the State Bar is on the email list to receive this
information electronically.
Charla Gempeler:
Motion was made for the WCBA to create a policy allowing the
Waukesha County Bar, on behalf of its membership, to send a
memorial gift upon the death of a sitting Waukesha County Circuit Court
judge or his/her spouse. Motion passed by unanimous consent.
Reminder: The Board
was reminded that we will take up the revision of the Bylaws at the
next Board meeting.
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 12:45 p.m. The next
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.,
Room G55, Administration Building. *
Respectfully submitted,
Christine D'Angelo, Secretary/Treasurer
Editor's Note: The next WCBA Board meeting is October 23, 2008 - Room
G-55
of the County Administration Building.
From the
Clerk of Courts
Waukesha Bar Presents Photograph of
First Female Jurors
Members of the Waukesha Bar Association were well
represented at the September 3rd Juror Appreciation event. Your
Board graciously agreed to donate a matted and framed 1921 photograph
of the first female jurors in Wisconsin to be hung outside of the Jury
Assembly Room CG-6 on the ground floor of the courthouse.
September has been declared Juror Appreciation Month
statewide and the photo presentation capped the event here in
Waukesha. In addition to your President, Dan Habeck, who
presented the photograph, participants included Chief Justice Shirley
Abrahamson, Judge Jim Kieffer, County Executive Dan Vrakas, County
Board Chairman Jim Dwyer, State Bar President Diane Diel, and
myself. Thank you for your generous presentation and for helping
to make the event a big success!
- Carolyn Evenson, Waukesha County Clerk of Circuit Court
(Editor’s Note: Images of the photograph are posted on the WCBA website.)
Section News
Please
send section news and information to Michelle Martin at mmartin@murnlaw.com or Danni Caldwell at wcba1@waukeshabar.org.
Member News
September 24 CLE
Recap
We
had 27 members in attendance at our September 24 CLE on disaster
recovery and business continuity planning presented by Sally Anderson
of WLMIC. While sobering, her presentation was also an eye-opener
for those who attended, and hopefully was a call to action as
well. For those of you who were not able to attend, this is a
topic that you should learn more about; you don’t want to see all of
your hard work disappear after a disaster. There are steps you
can take!
The WCBA Board is very interested in providing low
cost or free CLE for our members and would love to hear from our
members who have ideas for subjects and/or speakers. Please
contact any Board officer or member with your ideas. Thanks to member
Mary Boehnlein who did approach me with a topic for another session.
Our ever popular and well attended ethics seminar
will be held on November 11. More information will be emailed to
our members as we get closer to that date. As always, it will be
free for members, so all are encouraged to update their memberships
soon to ensure that you will get emailed notices and be able to attend.
You can download the membership form from the opening page of the WCBA
website.
LEGAL ACTION’S VOLUNTEER
LAWYERS PROJECT SPONSORS TRAINING TO ASSIST PRO BONO LAWYERS
Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Volunteer Lawyers
Project (VLP) invites lawyers who are interested in providing pro bono
legal services to attend the 2008 Volunteer Lawyers Project Fall
Training. The training will be held November 4-6, at WCTC in
Pewaukee, and November 18-20 at the American Family Training Center in
Madison. Training topics include Bankruptcy (11/4 afternoon),
Family Law (11/5 full day), Elder Law (11/6 morning), Unemployment
Compensation (11/6 afternoon), Consumer Law (11/18 full day), Housing
(11/19 full day), Working with Interpreters (11/20 morning) and
Immigration Issues (11/20 afternoon).
The Volunteer Lawyers Project presents this training
without charge for lawyers who agree to provide direct pro bono legal
services to poor people in Legal Action’s 39- county service
area. Advance registration (before 5:00 p.m. on October 29,
2008), is required. More detailed information about the training
and a registration form are available online at www.legalaction.org,
click on “Volunteer Attorneys” and follow the “Training” link.
For more information about the pro bono opportunities offered by the
VLP, contact Patricia Risser, at pzr@legalaction.org or 414-274-3063
(toll-free 888-278-0633, ext. 3063).
New
on the WCBA Web Site
Check out the image
links to the mixed jury photograph presented as part of the Juror
Appreciation ceremony earlier this month.
Comments
or questions about the Scriptus should be directed to:
Danni Caldwell, Editor
548-7432
wcba1@waukeshabar.org
Have a Great Autumn - Hopefully We’ll
Be Cheering the
Brewers in October!
