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M ARCH 2017 President’s Column: Inside Count the Ways Appellate Advocacy How to Keep It Real at the Fifth Circuit 3. Social — Opportunities to interact are By Meade Mitchell 1 5 important in our organization and the Throughout the year, I have told you of Social Committee has been exceptionally 2016 Christmas Party the fine works performed by the Capital Area busy. It conducted a Fall Social, the annual View photos from our celebration Bar Association and the opportunities our CABA Christmas Party, and the first 7 bar association affords each of you. I wanted ever Bar Review at the Apothecary. The Meet Mississippi to let you know the impressive things that committee is planning a Spring Social Supreme Court Justice CABA is doing for our community and for and additional Bar Reviews this year; 8 Robert P. Chamberlin our members this year. Let’s count the ways: 4. Law Related Education — Your Law 1. Diversity — During each CABA membership Related Education Committee will again On Computing meeting the Diversity Committee presents a conduct an essay contest for 6th and Helpful Apps for Traveling “Did You Know” moment on diversity and 7th graders in the Jackson area. Each 10 inclusion. The committee is also sponsoring year essays are submitted by students a generational diversity presentation on throughout the area. Last year over 190 Bar Review April 18, 2017; essays were received and prizes were 11 A New Social Experience 2. Community Outreach and Pro Bono — The awarded to authors of the top legal essays; Community Outreach/Pro Bono 5. Women’s Initiative — The Women’s Committee, along with the Mississippi Initiative Committee sponsored a luncheon Upcoming Events Access to Justice Commission and others, earlier this month to discuss issues sponsored two free legal assistance impacting women lawyers. Two female March 27 workshops in October and November judges presided over a panel discussion 25th Annual CABA Golf Tournament to help individuals qualify for and obtain on these issues. The committee also Jackson Country Club expungements. The committee conducted sponsored a law student to attend the a Toys for Tots drive in connection with The views expressed in the articles published are the CABA Christmas party and also Continued on Next Page … solely those of the authors and do not represent served at Stewpot in December; the views of CABA, its officers, directors, or staff. 1. Meade Mitchell is a partner at Butler Snow LLP. He may be reached at 601–985-4560 or at meade.mitchell@ butlersnow.com. Evelyn Gandy Lecture Series in February; 12. Newsletter — This is the third of four Over 100 lawyers have participated in the 6. Golf Tournament — This year’s golf outstanding newsletter editions planned CABA committees that make these activities tournament will be on March 27, 2017 this year; possible. I believe CABA has provided and at the Country Club of Jackson. Each 13. Composite — Over 500 lawyers were will continue to provide value to each of you year the substantial proceeds from this photographed for the first courthouse and to our community. So, if you have not well attended event are donated to the composite in recent memory; attended a CABA event recently, please do. If Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project; 14. Programming — Speakers this year have you want to become more involved, you need 7. Solo and Small Firm — The Solo and Small included Briggs Hopson, Mississippi Bar only contact Pat Evans, CABA’s Executive Firm Committee will sponsor a CLE event President; Adam Kilgore’s CLE presentation; Director, or any member of the CABA Board this year for small firm practitioners. This Duane O’Neill, CEO, Greater Jackson and they will work to help you engage as fully event will be a continuation of the “Hang Chamber Partnership; and Mississippi as you desire. Your Shingle” event sponsored last year; Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. I look forward to seeing you soon. 8. Bench and Bar — The Bench and Bar Committee will sponsor a CLE event during the March 21 CABA membership meeting. Chancery, Circuit and County Judges from Rankin, Madison and Hinds MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE L AW Counties will present their “View from the Bench.” Additionally, the Committee is working to compile procedures, including LIBRARY HOURS possible “how-to” videos, for the operation of courtroom technology in each courtroom in the tri-county area. Also, each year the SPRING 2017 committee sponsors the Dinner for the January 11 — May 11 Judiciary, which affords an opportunity Monday — Thursday � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:00 am — midnight for fellowship and a chance to thank Friday � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:00 am — 7:00 pm the state and federal judges who provide Saturday � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:00 am — 7:00 pm so much to our profession. This year’s Sunday � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �noon — midnight dinner is on May 18 at the Country Club of Jackson. Chief Judge Carl Stewart of the Fifth Circuit is the keynote speaker; EXCEPTIONS 9. Library — The Library Committee administers a sizable fund which maintains SPRING BREAK: March 10 — March 19 various law libraries in our area and provides Friday (Mar 10) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:00 am –5:00 pm funding for several free Westlaw access Saturday & Sunday (Mar 11 — Mar 12) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � CLOSED portals for our members. This year the Monday — Thursday (Mar 13 — Mar 16) ������������������������7:00 am –5:00 pm committee also approved an allocation to Friday — Sunday (Mar 17 — Mar 19) ����������������������������������CLOSED purchase courtroom technology equipment for two circuit courtrooms in Hinds County; EASTER: April 14 — April 16 10. Professionalism — Each year, after an Friday & Saturday (April 14 & April 15) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:00 am –5:00 pm extensive review of many nominations Sunday (April 16) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � CLOSED submitted from throughout the area, the Professionalism Committee selects an GRADUATION: May 12 outstanding lawyer as the recipient of the Friday � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:00 am –5:00 pm prestigious CABA Professionalism Award; 11. Membership — The Membership Committee actively recruits new members in the tri-county area and participates in Final Exam Hours to be posted at a later date. the two yearly Mississippi Bar swearing-in Hours subject to change without notice. For more info call the Circulation Desk at 601–925–7120 ceremonies. Also, please take a look at our Facebook site and active Twitter feed; CABA NEWSLETTER 2 Join us for CABA’s Annual An Evening HONORING THEJUDICIARY Banquet of Law, and Suffolk University School of and the Just the Beginning Foundation of by Margaret Cupples Law. He is a charter member of the Harry V. African-American Federal Judges. The Capital Area Bar Association and the Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz Chapter of Chief Judge Stewart is a frequent speaker, Jackson Young Lawyers Association will hold the American Inns of Court in Shreveport, having participated in events from the America’s their annual “Evening Honoring the Judiciary” Louisiana, and currently serves as President of 400th Anniversary Rule of Law Conference on Thursday, May 18, 2017. The event will the American Inns of Court. He is a member of in Jamestown, Virginia, to the Magna Carta again be held at the Country Club of Jackson, the American, National, Federal, Louisiana, and Celebration and Rededication of the American beginning with a reception at 6:00 p.m., Shreveport Bar Associations, and the Federal Bar Association Memorial in Runnymede, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. This year’s England in—to give only two examples. He event will pay tribute to the critical role of this also has authored a number of publications on co-equal branch of government in ensuring topics central to the practice of law and to the and preserving the rule of law established role of the judiciary, including Contemporary under our Federal and State constitutions. In Challenges to Judicial Independence, in Loyola addition, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Law Review (1997); Balancing Professionalism, Justice Waller, Jr. will provide a preview of the Ethics, Quality of Life and the Successful Practice judicial branch’s role in upcoming celebrations of Law, in Southwestern Legal Foundation’s of the State’s bicentennial. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Institute on The Honorable Carl E. Stewart, Chief Labor Law Developments (1999); and Abuse of Judge of the United States Court of Appeals Power & Judicial Misconduct: A Reflection on for the Fifth Circuit, has graciously agreed Contemporary Ethical Issues Facing Judges, in the to provide the keynote address for the event. University of St. Thomas Law Journal (2003). He became Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Please join CABA and JYL on May 18th Court of Appeals in 2012, after having been in this annual celebration to honor our State appointed to the Fifth Circuit by President and Federal judiciary, as well as the recipients of William J. Clinton in 1994. the organizations’ annual outstanding service, Chief