November 2018 Newsletter

DEAR MEMBERS:

The ALL DAY CLE is on Friday, November 16, 2018, at the Southern Hotel, 428 E. Boston Street, Covington, Louisiana. This seminar has been approved for 6 hours of credit, including 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism.

• 9:00 – 10:00
  “Personal Injury Cases” presented by Paul Wilkins, with Dudley Debosier
• 10:00 – 11:00
  “Professionalism” presented by Judge Carl Barbier, with US District Court
• 11:00 – 11:15
  Break
• 11:15 – 12:15
  “Ethics” presented by John Lindner, St. Tammany Parish Public Defender
• 12:15 – 1:15
  Lunch: At the Southern Hotel and included in the price of registration
• 1:15 – 2:15
  “Public Records and Open Meetings Law” presented by Michael DeShazo, with Kinney, Ellinghausen, Richard & DeShazo
• 2:15 – 3:15
  “Handling En Banc Cases ” presented by Judge William Crain, with 1st Circuit Court of Appeal
• 3:15 – 3:30
  Break
• 3:30 – 4:30
  “Navigating the STPSO Website” presented by Lauren Hudson, with St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office

Registration is essential to prepare for the amount of food and handouts needed. The registration form is attached, please submit by Friday, November 9, 2018 for the discounted rate.

For members, the cost of this CLE is $200.00, if paid before November 9th; after November 9th the cost is $225.00 and material will be emailed to you after the CLE. For non-members, the cost is $275.00.

To print and mail registration, click on link below:
Print & Mail Registration

To register and pay on line, click on the link below:
Register & Pay Online

Tammy Karas-Griggs
President

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Below is a note from the CEO of the Northshore Food Bank:

The Northshore Food Bank continues to address the food insecurity within the communities of St. Tammany and Washington Parishes. Earlier this year we began a collaborative effort with local nonprofits which have food needs.

• We began working with Safe Harbor to provide food to the families located in their homes for sheltering. Through this initiative, with the anonymity of the family being maintained we are providing nutritional supplements to these families which is saving Safe Harbor $$ and allowing them to redistribute a portion of their nutrition funds to other expenses Safe Harbor incurs with their ministry.
• Recently we began an affiliation with Camp NORA, a Veteran’s Homeless Home, with registration of their interested residents to help a portion of their expenses as well.
• Last month we began an affiliation with NAMI to help provide food supplements to those residents which live in their dedicated houses.

Though these affiliations and collaborations may not meet all the nutritional requirements present for the individual(s) being served, it is having an impact in reducing the expense burden these other non profit programs may incur for nutrition.

November is the month designated by the Legal Community each year to help provide food to hungry families in our community. The Food Bank is requesting much needed donations of cereal, dry beans and canned tuna. MONETARY donations are always most welcome and can be stretched by the Food Bank to purchase many more food items than probably any of us can purchase for the money you donate. Remember, too, that the 22nd JDC Bar Association matches all monetary donations to the Food Bank, so please be as generous as your budget allows. On Wednesday, November 14th, we will have volunteers pick up donations from law offices, so please start collecting now.

Contact Judy at judy@22ndjdcbar.org if you have any questions and to schedule your pick up time.

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Kasi Brannan
Community Outreach Chair

The Annual Christmas Party will be held at Dakota Restaurant on Thursday, December 13th, from 7-10 p.m. All current members and a guest are invited to attend.

Judy Walz
Executive Director
985-867-4833