January 2020 Newsletter

HAPPY NEW YEAR:

I hope everyone had a healthy and successful 2019. Along with myself, Rachael Catalanotto, president, the officers for this year are Roy Burns, III, Vice President; Bailey Morse, Treasurer; and Judy Walz, Executive Director. I am confident that we can continue to work together to grow the Bar Association and meet the needs of our membership.

There is a lot going on in our Association, therefore, to keep it running to meet the needs of our members, we have increased our membership dues to $70, a $10 increase. We are still significantly lower than other bar associations in the New Orleans area. Please note, this year we will be offering a referral discount. If you refer a new member, you will receive a discount of $10.00 which will reduce your dues to last years’s rate.

We will start the new year off with an event sponsored by the St Tammany Chamber of Commerce, 22nd JDC Bar Association, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel and the 22nd Judicial District Court. On January 15th from 6-8 p.m. at the St. Tammany Justice Center, all of the judges of the 22nd will present a panel discussion to members of the business and legal communities to give an overview of the inner workings of the 22nd Judicial District Court. This event was a approved for 1 hour CLE credit.

There is no fee to attend but registration is required.

Click on the link below for more information and to register.
REGISTER
or contact Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org to RSVP

MEMBERSHIP
Your 2020 membership is now due, the cost is only $70 (look for ways to get a discount price on your membership form). Please click on the link below to pay on-line or print out the form and mail it in with payment. Remember to check any of the sub-sections you would like to participate in or receive notices regarding upcoming events. You will be mailed a yellow membership card once payment is received; the blue membership card will no longer be good after January 31st.

WEBSITE LISTING
Our website is not only the place to quickly look up everything going on in our Association, but is also our attorney referral source. The Bar Association receives many calls from the public and this is where we send them to find an attorney; as well as other attorneys who may be looking for you. So, please fill out the on-line form to be included; this must be done every year to keep it current.

Basic Listing: Lists your name, phone number and address and is free with your current membership dues.
Premium Listing: Lists your name, phone, address, link to website and area of practice, and is only $50 per year. (look for ways to get a discount price on your membership form).

SUB-SECTIONS
Our sub-section chairs this year are: Josh Allison, Community Outreach; Lam Tran, Criminal Law; Shandy Arguelles, Family Law; Angela Cox Williams, Women in Law; and Chandler McCoy Young Lawyer. Participation in these sub-sections are included in your membership dues. Please mark on your membership form which sub-section you would like to be a member.

CLEs
Our first CLE of the year is January 17th at Dakota Restaurant. Sheriff Randy Smith will be the speaker and will present with Chadwick Collins on updates regarding the Sheriff’s Office. The cost of lunch is $28 and the CLE, for members, is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The CLE price for non-members is $30. Please RSVP to Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org if you plan to attend. Please click on the link below to prepay for the lunch and CLE.

January 17th CLE to pay on-line:

Mark your calendar for the remaining CLE’s for the year:
February 21st
March 20th
April 17th
May 17th
June 19th
July 17th
August 21st
September 18th
October 16th
November 13th All Day CLE at the Southern Hotel

If you have any questions, concerns or recommendations, please feel free to contact me or one of the other officers. Thank you for providing me with this opportunity to work alongside all of you. I look forward to making 2020 a great year for our association.

Rachael Catalanotto
President

Judy Walz
Executive Director
985-867-4833