March 2023 Newsletter
DEAR MEMBERS
Thank you to District Attorney Warren Montgomery and Chief Public Defender John Linder for speaking at our February CLE.
Our next monthly CLE is on March 17th at Zea Restaurant on Hwy 190 in Covington. Our guest speaker is Chief Disciplinary Counsel Charles Plattsmier, who will speak on “Recent Developments in the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct”. This will be one hour of Ethics credit.
Lunch service will begin at Noon and the cost is $35. The cost for the CLE is $15 for members, $25 for non-members. Click on the link below to register and pre-pay. If you paid for the annual CLEs please click on the link and pay for lunch only to reserve your spot. Space at Zea is limited to 50, so register soon.
CLE link: https://22ndjdcbar.org/product/march-17-2023-luncheon-and-cle/
Save the Date for our 2023 CLE’s:
April 21st
May 19th–Supreme Court Justice William Crain
June 16th– US Attorney Duane Evans
July 21st– Judge Scott Gardner
August 18th– Judges William “Billy” Burris, Alan Zaunbrecher, Raymond Childress and Shannon Hattier LPC.
September 15th
October 20th
November 17th –All Day CLE at The Southern Hotel
Sincerely,
Collin Sims
President
DONATION OF LAW BOOKS
A retiring attorney would like to donate a complete set of Southern Reporters and the Southern Reporter Second Series through book 694, including the shelves. If you are interested, contact Delbert Talley at 985-796-3455 or 985-789-1314
* FAMILY LAW CLE*
The 22nd JDC Family Law Judges will present a joint CLE on
“New Rules and Procedures in Family Court”.
Friday, March 10th at noon at Zea Restaurant.
*ALL DAY FAMILY LAW CLE*
Save the date for our annual All Day Family Law CLE to be held June 9th at The Southern Hotel
More information to follow.
*Clinic Faculty Position – Family Law Section*
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, a Jesuit institution, invites applications for a clinic faculty position focused on family law. The Law Clinic advances a dual mission of providing experiential, live-client clinical experience for law students and outstanding legal representation to underserved clients and community partners. The Clinic is dedicated to fulfilling the Jesuit Mission of pursuing justice while educating persons for others by exposing students to critical legal needs in the community. Clinic faculty must have a demonstrated commitment to justice. The Clinic serves as a large, well-respected social justice law organization within New Orleans and around the country.
Loyola Clinical Programs currently include teaching in children’s rights, criminal defense, externships, family law, immigration, special education, and workplace justice.
The successful candidate must be eligible to practice law in Louisiana. The family law clinic faculty position is expected to collaborate with clinic law professors, students, staff attorneys, and staff in developing and maintaining outstanding work in all areas of instruction and practice including but not limited to: client selection, intake, and representation. All clinic faculty report to the Dean and the Law Clinic Director.
The successful candidate will have teaching and supervisory experience and must be willing to maintain a caseload. Candidates must demonstrate
1. a strong practice background in Louisiana family law;
2. a good track record of engagement with social justice lawyering and the legal education community,
3. a capacity and commitment to effective teaching and student supervision,
4. a capacity for scholarship,
5. an outstanding commitment to justice,
6. demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills, and
7. excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Prior clinical teaching experience is preferred.
Loyola is committed to building and supporting a vibrant, multicultural, and diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. As such we encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented populations.
Appointment and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Outstanding junior lateral candidates are encouraged to apply.
Please include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a list of three references from both academic and legal practice, and an official transcript to resumes@loyno.edu.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
If you have paid for your 2023 membership, Thank you! Please go to our website to make sure you have signed up for basic listing to be included on our website.
If you have not paid your 2023 membership dues, please do so today, the cost will increase after March 1st. Click on the link below to pay on-line or print out the form and mail it in with payment.
WEBSITE LISTING
Visit he Bar Association directory at: https://22ndjdcbar.org/directory/
If you have not had a chance to look at this, please check it out and let us know your views. This 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. This information must be filled out by you.
Premium Listing: Lists your name, phone, address, link to website and area of practice, and is only $50 per year. (look for ways for a discount price on your membership form).
2023 Membership: https://22ndjdcbar.org/2023-membership/
Judy Walz – Executive Director
judy@22ndjdcbar.org
(985) 867-4833