GCBA Newsletters
1/11/2012
January Newsletter
1/11/2012
January Newsletter
Happy New Year to everyone!
Congratulations and thanks to Alan Zaunbrecher for all his hard work as president last year. He and Sue Williams, past president emeritus, helped our association continue to grow to meet the needs of our members and our community. When I first served as president of the Covington Bar Association in 1987, there were fewer than 75 members. In 2011, 419 attorneys joined the Greater Covington Bar Association.
It’s time to renew your membership for 2012! Our association membership follows the calendar year, January 1 to December 31. We are keeping our annual dues at $45, but need to get more people involved. Talk to your friends and colleagues, and make sure they join. Attached is the 2012 Dues Notice and Application.
We are putting together another great year of affordable CLE. We will continue offering an hour of CLE following our regular monthly luncheons on the third Friday of every month, except October, when we will host a day long CLE, and December, when we have our Christmas party. Payment options are on the dues notice, which is attached. We will offer an hour of both Ethics and Professionalism following our November luncheon, and another hour of each at our all day CLE in October.
We will again offer a full day of Family Law CLE in April. Watch your e-mail for the full schedule and registration details.
Our first 2012 luncheon is January 20, 2012 at noon at Dakota Restaurant. Guest speakers Daniel A. Oppenheim and Mary M. Taylor will present “Holiday Hangover – An Overview of Current Bankruptcy Law from the Perspective of Creditor and Debtor”.
Mark your calendars now for the rest of the monthly meetings: February 17, March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21 and November 16.
Be prepared to hear a constant plea for more active participation in the Pro Bono Project. We have much to be thankful for, and there’s no better way to give back to the community than using our education, training, and experience to assist someone less fortunate with a legal problem.
Finally, be sure to visit our website, www.covingtonbar.org for regular updates and contact information. Our Executive Director, Judy Walz and all the officers look forward to making 2012 a great year for our association.
Meg Kern
President, Greater Covington Bar Association
2/7/2012
February Newsletter
2/7/2012
February Newsletter
Thank you to our January speakers, Mary Taylor and Daniel Oppenheim, who spoke on "An Overview of Current Bankruptcy Law from the Perspective of Creditor and Debtor"
The next monthly meeting will be held on February 17, 2012, at Dakota Restaurant. Our guest speaker will be Mitchell Hoffman, who will present "Better Safe that Sorry, A Practical Guide to Pre-Nuptial Agreements". Lunch starts at 12:00 and the CLE will start about 1:00. Please RSVP judy@covingtonbar.org
Immediately following the February 17th CLE, the Family Law Section will have a meeting in the bar area of the Dakota Restaurant. Section will discuss the selection of officers and topics for the 2012 All Day CLE. Section members should plan to attend this informative meeting.
Sue Williams will once again be selling raffle tickets to the St. Tammany Home Builders.First prize is a 4 bedroom 3.5 bath home in Masion Du Lac subdivision valued at $470,000. Don’t forget to bring your checkbooks to support this worthy cause and a partner with the Bar Assn in the Bench Bar Badge build project.
The annual Family Law CLE will be held April 13, 2012, at the Covington Center, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Six hours of specialized CLE training is available for only $150. The entire program and list of speakers will be published soon.
The Greater Covington Bar Association is again a sponsor for the Chef's Soiree event given by Youth Service Bureau on March 18, 2012. We will give away a door prize of two tickets (a $250 value) at both the February and March CLEs, but you must be in attendance to win.
The Henry Dart Law Firm has office space for rent as a prime location of 1/2 block from Covington courthouse, at 510 N. Jefferson Ave. Single offices and suites are available from 120 sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft. Rent includes off-street parking, reception services, cleaning services, use of common conference room and reception area. call 985-809-8093 or email: btroyani@dartlaw.com for more information.
If you have not already done so, please renew your membership for 2012. It is also still cost-effective to sign up for the full year of CLE for just $100.
The membership form is attached.
Margaret H. Kern
President, Greater Covington Bar Association
3/12/2012
March Newsletter
3/12/2012
March Newsletter
Thank you to our Feburary speaker, Mitchell Hoffman, who spoke on "Better Safe than Sorry-A Guide to Pre-Neptial Agreements".
Our next luncheon meeting will be this Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:00 at Dakota. Our CLE presenter will be Peter Mansfield, Asst United States Attorney Deputy Chief-Civil Division, who will speak on "Basic EDLA Federal Practice and Procedure". Please rsvp judy@covingtonbar.org.
The Greater Covington Bar Association is again a sponsor for the Chef's Soiree event given by Youth Service Bureau on March 18, 2012. We will give away a door prize of two tickets (a $250 value) at the March CLE, but you must be in attendance to win.
The Covington Bar Association has been given several LSBA CLE 50% off vouchers which we hand out to members on a first-come first-serve basis. Attached is a list of their upcoming CLE's. Please contact judy@covingtonbar.org if you are interested in a voucher.
The annual Family Law CLE will be held April 13, 2012, at the Greater Covington Center, 317 N. Jefferson Avenue, Covington, Louisiana 70433. Six hours of specialized CLE training is available for only $150. Registration begins at 8:30. Our first speaker starts at 9:00. We have gathered another outstanding group of presenters, and all six hours will be approved for Family Law specialization credit. The registration form will be available soon.
Remember that the Bench, Bar and Badge project for Habitat for Humanity will take place the entire month of May. Start saving the day (or days) you can participate, and try to raise a work crew among your friends and co-workers. A link to sign up for specific dates will follow. For additional questions, contact co-chairs Elizabeth Sconzert, esconzert@bluewilliams.com or Alan Zaunbrecher, alan@ztlalaw.com.
The fourth annual Red Mass for Lawyers will be held at the St. Scholastica Academy chapel on May 4, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. We will again be entertained and inspired by the talented SSA choir. A reception will follow at Alan Zaunbrecher’s office, 226 E. Gibson.
The Covington Bar Association has a list of Attorneys and legal assistants who are looking for work. This information is completely confidential and will be supplied to appropriate members who are looking for help. Please contact judy@covingtonbar.org.
The Henry Dart Law Firm has office space for rent as a prime location of 1/2 block from Covington courthouse, at 510 N. Jefferson Ave. Single offices and suites are available from 120 sq. ft. up to 3,000 sq. ft. Rent includes off-street parking, reception services, cleaning services, use of common conference room and reception area. call 985-809-8093 or email: btroyani@dartlaw.com for more information.
Support our Bar Association by attending these meetings, events or socials!
If you have not already done so, please renew your membership for 2012. The membership form is attached.
Margaret H. Kern
President, Greater Covington Bar Association