February 2023 Newsletter

DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you to Sheriff Randy Smith for speaking at our January CLE; as always, he was informative and entertaining.

Our next CLE is on February 17th at Zea Restaurant on Hwy 190 in Covington. Our guest speakers are District Attorney Warren Montgomery and Chief Public Defender John Linder. It is assured they will give us an enlightening CLE on “Criminal Law from Dueling Perspectives”

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/february-17-2023-luncheon-and-cle/

Save the Date for our 2023 CLE’s:

February 17th– District Attorney Warren Montgomery and Chief Public Defender John Lindner
March 17th– Chief Disciplinary Counsel Charles Plattsmier
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

FAMILY LAW MEET-AND-GREET
The 22nd Judicial District Family Court Judges invite you to join them for a meet-and-greet with our new Mental Health Professional, Deanna Desmond, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in Judge Amacker’s Courtroom – Courtroom 10 located on the 3rd floor of the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center.
Coffee and donuts will be provided.
Please RSVP to Michelle at msimon@stpgov.org
by February 6th if you plan to attend.

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.
Zea’s is limited to 50, so please click on the link below to reserve your spot.

https://22ndjdcbar.org/product/march-10-2023-family-law-luncheon-and-cle/

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)

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 purple membership cards are no longer good. 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