February 2019 Newsletter

DEAR MEMBERS:

Thank you to Judge Jay Zainey for his CLE presentation last month. Our next CLE is February 15th at Dakota Restaurant. Lunch is at 12 and the cost is $28. The CLE begins at 12:30 and the cost for members is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For non-members the cost for the CLE is $30. Our guest speaker will be Julie Knight, who will speak on “Recent Domestic Violence Law Changes and How it Affects Custody and Consent Judgments”. Please RSVP to Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org if you plan to attend, or click on the link below to register and pay online:

Eventbrite link:

Upcoming CLE Dates:
March 15th
April 18th- please note that this is a Thursday due to Good Friday.
May 17th
June 21st
July 19th
August 16th
September 20th
October 18th
November 15th All Day CLE at the Southern Hotel

Please visit our website calendar to see all of our upcoming events and ways to participate.

Justin Marquez
President

MEMBERSHIP:
Your 2019 membership is now due, the cost is only $60 (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 blue membership card once payment is received; the purple membership card are no longer good.

2019 Membership Application to print or pay on-line:

WEBSITE LISTING
The Bar Association has a really great website, please check out the rest of the website 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.
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).

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Community Outreach Committee is looking for ideas for the 2019 year. Please email Kelly M. Rabalais at kmrabalais@stpgov.org if you have any thoughts on events and/ or programs for this year.

Kelly Rabalais
Community Outreach Chair

FAMILY LAW

Please mark your calendars for the All Day Family Law CLE which will be held at the Southern Hotel on May 24, 2019. More information and the speaker line-up to follow as the date approaches.

If there are any specific family law topics you wish to be discussed, please let me know at philliplynchjr@gmail.com.

Phillip Lynch
Family Law Chair

WOMEN IN LAW

I am looking forward to Chairing the Women in Law section this year, as I believe we will have many interesting topics to discuss and much to look forward to!

Jesmin Finley
Women In Law Chair

Judy Walz
Executive Director
985-867-4833