August 2018 Newsletter

DEAR MEMBERS:

Thank you to Michael DeShazo for his very informative CLE presentation last month. Our next CLE is August 17th at Dakota Restaurant. Lunch is at 12 and the cost is $28. The CLE begins at 12:30, the cost is $15 for members and $30 for non-members. Our guest speaker is Louis Fitzmorris who will speak on “The Review of the Assessment Process”. Please RSVP to Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org if you plan to attend, or click on the link below to register and pay online:

Upcoming CLE Presentations:
September 21st: Lewis Kahn & Michael Swick, Securities Class Action Litigation
October 19th: Warren Montogomery, Domestic Violence in St. Tammany Parish
November 16th: All Day CLE at the Southern Hotel, 6 hours including Ethics and Professionalism

Please visit our calendar for upcoming events and ways to participate. If you have not signed up for the on-line directory, please take a minute to fill out the form. You are not included unless you fill out the form below. Contact Judy if you have any questions.

Tammy Karas-Griggs
President

POSITION OPEN AT THE 22ND JDC

The 22nd Judicial District Court seeks to hire a Deputy Court Administrator. For more information contact Vicki Hart at 985-809-5301 or vicki@stpgov.org. Inquires will be accepted until 4:30 August 17, 2018.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

As the Community Outreach Chair, I am teaming up with “Project Blessings All Year” to help get basic food items to the pantries and tables of truly needy families in St. Tammany. This month we will bringing boxes to participating law offices to be filled with food items needed by a particular family in our community. These boxes will be picked up and delivered to those families and the box brought back to your office; this is an on-going monthly project. I intend that our boxes will be nicely labeled so that our community will know our 22nd JDC Bar Association is providing and contributing, and I intend to have this program continue on into years to come.

A small act on the part of your office would mean the world to those going hungry. If you would like to participate or have any questions, please contact Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org

The 9th Annual Court Chase has run into some bumps this year. We are actively working on the issues and will let you know the status as soon as we do. Thank you for your understanding.

Kasi Brannan
Community Outreach Chair

CRIMINAL LAW

Our annual All Day Criminal Law CLE is set for September 7th at the Southern Hotel. I am finalizing the line-up of speakers and will get the registration forms to you soon. Please put this date on your calendar, hope to see you all there.

Cameron Mary
Criminal Law Chair

FAMILY LAW

COURT IMPROVEMENT DAY FOR FAMILY LAW PROFESSIONALS

This is a reminder that the 22nd Judicial District Court’s Family Court’s annual Court Improvement Day on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 is being co-hosted by Family Court and the 22nd JDC Bar Association. We encourage all professionals, both those you are familiar with our Family Court and those who are new to the 22nd JDC Family Court, to attend. The cost is $35 for three CLE credits and lite breakfast. Please contact Judy Walz at judy@22ndjdcbar.org to let her know they want to attend or click on the link below to register and pre-pay. We ask that all RSVPs for the CLEs be made no later than August 20, 2018.

The Agenda for the day is tentatively set as follows:
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and light breakfast.

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Welcome.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Update from Melissa R. Henry, Clerk of Court.

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
“The Proverbial ‘He Said / She Said’: How to Improve Communication in Moderate and High Conflict Cases” presented by Kevin Dorsey of Our Family Wizard.

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Around – Join Judge Amacker and our Family Court Staff to have lunch at a local restaurant (dutch-treat!).

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
“Open Source Intelligence for Harvesting Information” presented by Paul Delaup of OSINT Online Investigations.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
“Updates on Legislation and Jurisprudence” presented by Frank Tranchina.

For the Lunch Around, please email Claire Strain (not Judy Walz) at cstrain@stpgov.org with your top 3 choices of restaurants no later than August 20, 2018. We’ll do the best we can to accommodate your requests but spots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Restaurants: Del Porto, The Shack, Gallagher’s, Meribo Pizza

Deanna J. Hamilton-Lamz
Family Law Chair

WOMEN IN LAW

Our next meeting will be on August 10th starting at 8:00 a.m. at Abita Roasting in Covington. This is not a CLE and breakfast is on you, so come network, collaborate and meet fellow women colleagues in your bar association.

The Women in Law section is starting a project to work alongside the Drug Court Program. We are asking for donations of gift cards to any local store, grocery store or gas station. These gift cards are used as incentive for our clients going through the Drug Court Program. Please consider a gift card donation of any amount you are able to give. Thank you in advance for your participation,

Kelly Rabalais
Women In Law Chair

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board is seeking volunteers to serve as hearing committee members for the Board. A hearing
committee consists of three members, two lawyers and one non-lawyer. Hearing committees serve in a variety of adjudicatory roles for the Board, including deciding whether the Office of Disciplinary Counsel had demonstrated probable cause to proceed with a disciplinary proceeding and serving as the initial-triers-of-fact in lawyer discipline matters. You can learn more about the role of hearing committees and the qualifications at www.ladb.org/About.

Individuals qualified to serve as a hearing committee member are appointed by the Board’s Administrative Committee. The appointment process starts with completing an application and submitting it to the Board. The Board will conduct a background check, the results of which will be submitted to the Board’s Administrative Committee for review along with the application. Persons interested in applying to be a hearing committee member can request an application from Jennifer Stewart, Deputy Administrator, at: 504-834-1488. If you have any questions about serving as a hearing committee member, please contact Jordan Huck, Hearing Committee Counsel, at: 504-830-5497.

Additionally, if you are aware of any non-lawyers who would be interested in serving on a hearing committee, please encourage them to request and application.

I hope some of you will take advantage of this unique opportunity to serve the legal professions. Without the dedication of the Board’s volunteer hearing committee members, the Board would not be able to fulfill its important role of protecting the public and preserving the integrity of the profession.

Anderson Dotson, III, Chair
Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board

EMPLOYMENT
Do you have a passion for community outreach, partnership development, event coordination, or fundraising campaign management?
If so, please take a look at this employment opportunity at YSB!
The Youth Service Bureau is accepting applications for the position of Community Outreach Coordinator. The Community Outreach Coordinator will design, develop, and implement services and strategies for increasing awareness and outreach of the Youth Service Bureau and its programs in the local community, enhancing services and growing our client base. This position holds the primary responsibility for community outreach, partnership development support, special event coordination, and annual giving campaign management. This position offers program and service awareness to all communities served by YSB. The position is primarily a standard Monday – Friday, daytime schedule, but some evening and weekend hours are required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum two to five years of demonstrated success in community development
• Experience in public relations, fund development, and/or event coordination is preferred
• Experience supervising volunteers
• Experience may be substituted for education

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Careful attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational skills; excellent time management skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Positive attitude; team player; strong interpersonal skills
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Excellent public relations skills
• Ability to operate a variety of equipment such as computer, printer, fax machine, copier, calculator, telephone
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, bend and lift up to 25 pounds
• Loyalty, dependability, flexibility

COMPENSATION:

• Salary range: $32,000 – $38,000, Depending on Experience
• Paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, paid vacation (in accordance with length of service)

Please submit cover letter and resume to humanresources@ysbworks.com. Absolutely no phone calls or walk-ins, please!

ONLINE DIRECTORY
The Bar Association receives many calls asking for an Attorney referral. We direct them to our website and let them choose one based on our on-line directory. If you have not submitted your information to our Attorney Directory, you are missing out on potential new clients. But you must fill out the online form. If you have any questions contact Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org

• The directory can be searched by name or practice area.
• The directory not only allows members to find members, but also allows attorneys outside of our area to find your contact information, and allows the general public looking for an attorney based upon practice area.
• The bar association receives many calls looking for an attorney, if you are not on the list you will lose out on this opportunity for new clients.

*The Basic Listing is included in your annual membership dues, but you must be a member in good standing and fill out the online form.

*In addition to the Basic Listing, we are pleased to offer a Premium Listing at the low cost of $50 per year. The Premium Listing includes the same information as the Basic Listing, plus a link to your website, map to your office, and a photo.

Please visit our online attorney directory to see the various possibilities.

Website Premium Directory Listing Link

Judy Walz
Executive Director
985-867-4833