December 2020 the Monthly Newsletter of the Evansville Bar Association
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Enhance. Cultivate. Promote. The Summation The December 2020 The Monthly Newsletter of the Evansville Bar Association PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By: Erin Bauer 915 Main Street, Suite 108 Evansville, IN 47708 THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL I think I see the finish line of 2020. Hopefully, we’re not just approaching a hydration station with the worst of the race left to come. As I sat down to write this month’s Summation article, I began to recount all of the bad things 2020 has brought to us each month. I was so depressed by the time I got to July that I decided it’d be best for me not to put onto paper all of those events for us to relive. However, I do want to take a moment to remember those EBA members we lost this year — John Hegeman, Magistrate Michael Cox, Jeff Dodson, and Jonathan Parkhurst. Please keep the loved ones of those members in your thoughts as the holidays approach. Because 2020 is the gift that just keeps giving and COVID cases are once again spiking, we Inside this issue: made the call to close the EBA office to the public and in-person events. We will continue to offer CLE, including the always popular Bench and Bar CLE, virtually. The Bench and Bar CLE EBA News 2 will take place on December 10, 2020 and offers 4 CLE hours with 1 hour of ethics credit. Please sign up if you are still needing hours this year. Also, our video replays have gone EBF 3 virtual so you can continue to obtain credit from the safety and comfort of your home or office. CLE Offerings 4 Unfortunately, we also made the call to cancel the December caroling for which I was so Bar Updates 5 excited. Thank you to Greg Freyberger for attempting to plan the event. I expect next year’s EBA Board to resurrect the event and everyone to attend donning their ugliest We Are The EBA 6 holiday attire. Calendar 7 For a bit of good news...this year’s Estate Planning Institute was a great success. We had 90 attendees, which is the second highest number of attendees ever (despite being offered virtually). The event generated $18,500 in income. Because of that income, we anticipate the EBA ending the year approximately $8,000 in the black. Ending in the black is an amazing feat considering the circumstances this year. Thank you to Julie Moore Holtz and Ashely Martin for their efforts in organizing the event and otherwise busting their rears to keep us going and innovative this year when they could have easily stuck their heads in the sand and waited for this horrific year to pass. Finally, on behalf of the EBA, I’d like to wish everyone happy holidays. The holidays will certainly be different this year, but, as you pass around the gravy, be thankful for your health, your family and friends, and that you don’t have to fight with Aunt Karen over the election results. WE REMEMBER... John Hegeman Mag. Michael Cox R. Jeff Dodson Jonathan Parkhurst February 16, 1948- December 22, 1965- December 10, 1960- April 27, 1963- May 1, 2020 June 5, 2020 July 29, 2020 August 20, 2020 Page 2 The Evansville Bar Association is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for staff, members and guests. Until further notice, the EBA office is closed to the public and open on a limited-basis to our members. As we continue to adapt in response to COVID-19, we want to share information on our ongoing actions that will help ensure that we continue to fulfill our mission. VIDEO REPLAYS HAVE GONE VIRTUAL! View EBA video replays from the comfort and safety of your office or home via Zoom! Replays will be available at the scheduled date and time as listed on the website at evvbar.org. Materials and link to will be sent 24 hours prior to the start of the course. Registration and pre-payment required. Email [email protected] or call (812) 463-3201. Registrations received less than 24 hours prior to the start of the course cannot be guaranteed. VLP News By: Judge Smith and Senior Judge Corcoran For many years, this column in the Summation has been headlined by both Judge Gregory Smith of the Daviess County Circuit Court and myself. Judge Smith was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court to serve as the leader of the Volunteer Lawyer Program’s Board of Directors and continued in that leadership role for the past year as VLP became the headquarters of Pro Bono Indiana. His dedication to access to justice and the rule of law shows in all of his work. Please join me in thanking Judge Smith for his years of service. A great way to honor Judge Smith would be to sign up for Talk to a Lawyer for next year or to take a case. A sign-up sheet for Talk to a Lawyer, along with a form to report your independent pro bono hours, follow at the end of the Summation. It is especially important for us to all report our hours this year as funding for VLP, which is dependent on IOLTA rates, will be limited. Have a happy holiday season. Page 3 s the year draws to a close, I am A reminded that despite all of the struggles we have faced in 2020, Daniel Robinson, Jr., Legacy of Leadership there have been several bright spots President Randall K. and Rebecca L. Craig Family Foundation, Inc. too. Sure, most of us have not had a hand in developing a Covid-19 Senior Partner vaccine, or developing Covid-19 treatment protocols, but Gary and Paula Gerling Foundation, Inc. Terry Noffsinger we have all had an impact in our respective spheres of Sarah Woods and Javier Lugo influence. One of those spheres is the Evansville Bar Foundation. While our contributions to the Foundation Lead Counsel might seem trivial in light of what is going on around us, Foster, O’Daniel, Hambidge & Lynch the support provided by the Foundation to recipient John Gaither organizations is meaningful and needed now more than Steve Hoar ever. So at a time when we need more good, I would ask Brian and Barbara Williams you to consider making a donation to the Foundation if you have not already done so. If you have already made Court Counsel a donation, thank you again for your support. If you have James Casey Ole Olsen, Jr. Hon. Sheila Corcoran Mark Samila not already received the Foundation’s annual donation Marc Fine Laura Scott campaign letter, be on the lookout. Let’s finish 2020 on a James Gentry, Jr. Sheets, Charles & Charles high note! Hon. William Hussmann Stephen Thomas Michael Land Tuley Law Office To donate to the Foundation, go to Morgan Stanley—The Stanley Group Neil Woods https://evvbar.org/foundation.aspx or click the DONATE button below. All donations are tax deductible and reportable under Revised Rule 6.7(a)(3) of Professional Attorney of Record Conduct! Donald & Elizabeth Baier Jones Wallace Steve Barber Rebecca Kasha Ted Barron Hon. David Kiely Todd Barsumian David Lamont Erin Bauer Stan Levco Diane Bender Hon. Mary Margaret Lloyd D. Timothy Born Teresa McKeethen Michele Bryant Greg Meyer Laurie Bumb Mike Mitchell The Vanderburgh Law Library Foundation is a not-for-profit Bob Carithers Andy Ozete corporation that has been invaluable in keeping our high-quality Will Cartwright Ryan Parker legal research facility open to serve the courts, the bar, and the Thomas Clowers Christopher Pietruszkiewicz general public. Founded in 1982 under the leadership of the late Hon. W. Timothy Crowley Daniel Robinson, Jr. Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge William H. Miller, the Law Hon. Richard D’Amour Carrie Roelle Library Foundation has a dedicated board of directors constantly Larry Downs David Shaw searching for new ways to enhance library services. This month Max Fiester Toby Shaw the current Law Library Foundation President Carl Heldt will Greg Freyberger Charles Spaetti send a letter highlighting the many valuable benefits offered to Frick Powell LLP Phil Siegel members of the Law Library Foundation. Kevin Gibson Gary Taylor David Harris VanStone & Kornblum, As one of only two county law libraries in the state of Indiana and Hon. Carl Heldt Kathryn L. Kornblum the first to offer the services of a pro se coordinator, the Law John Henderson Keith Vonderahe Library provides access to legal resources to members of the Kelly Jackson Scott Wylie public looking for help in dealing with a legal issue or concern for Johnson, Carroll, Norton & Kent their family. This work has been even more important during the pandemic. Please respond generously to this opportunity to New Attorney (0-3 Years) Paralegal support the Law Library’s work! Your membership contribution benefits not only your practice but also our community as a Nicholas Gartner Rebecca Korba whole. Law Student As always, I welcome your questions, comments, and Nicholas Loehr suggestions. Please feel free to call me, Kathleen Weston, at (812) 435-5175 or send me an email * 2020 Campaign donations received November 1, 2019-October 31, 2020 ([email protected]). Donations made after November 1, 2020 will be in The Summation in 2021 Page 4 You can find an up-to-date listing of CLE on the EBA website at evvbar.org Registration and pre-payment required; Registrations received two hours or less prior to start of course will be charged an additional $5; Registrations received less than 24 hours prior to start of course cannot be guaranteed. 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