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President's HCIIA Member Appointed To Fifth Circuit Rhesa H. Barksdale, HCBA member Among civic activities, he served in Column and partner in the Jackson finn of Butler, 1982-85 as chairman of the Mississippi Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, was Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program. He appointed to the United States Court of is a layreader at St. James Episcopal Church, Judith J. Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 12, An avid runner, he has participated in three Johnson 1990. He began serving· on April 1st. marathoris. He is married to the former Born in Jackson in 1944, he is the fourth Catherine Carson Davis, and they have This is my last month as president of the of six sons of the late Mr. and Mrs, John three children. flindsCounty Bar Association. I have many Woodson Barksdale, Jr. He graduated in people to thank for their help and cncour 1966 from the United States Milittry Acad agcmcnt,espcdally the Board of Directors emy. A Vietnam veteran, he served in the and Officers, Leonard Van Slykc, Tommy U.S. Army from 1966 to 1970, He rose to Furby, Pat Bennett, Hal Miller, Jay Tmvis, the rank of Captain and eamcd decorations Rick Courtney, Richard Montague, and including the Silver Star, Bronze Star for Hall Bailey. In addition, I want especially Valor, Purple Heart, and Vietnamese Cross to thank and commend Pat Evans, who has of Gallantry with Silver Star. done a mastc.rful job as our new Executive Barksdale graduated first in his class Director. from the University of Mississippi School I want to recognize and thank the chair of Law in 1972. He was a member of the persons of the committees and their mem editorial board of the Mississippi Law bers who did the work I have taken credit Journal and of the moot court team for for: interco!lc giatccom petit ion and wa~scl cctcd Beth Clay and the Judicial Poll Com as tllePhi Delta Phi nationalgraduatcofthe mittee, who among other things had to year. He served as law clerk to United conduct two unexpected judicial polls on States Supreme Court Justice Byron R. short notice; Linda Greaves, who served in White in 1972-73. two capacities, as Editor of the Newsletter and Chairperson of the Hinds County Bar Association Bar Room Committee; Robert Gibbs and the Black Lawyer Involvement Committee; Don Nichols and the Law~ Reception for Judge Barksdale Related Education Committee, which spon sored legislative tours for the Jackson jun The honorable Rhe.<;a H. Barksdale will be invested as Judge on the U.S. ior high schools and an essay contest for Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday, June I st. The Hinds County high school student~, among other things; Bar Association will sponsor a reception immediately following the investi Walker Watters and the Problems of Senior ture. The time and place arc to be announced. Lawyers Commiucc; CarterThompson and the Social Committee, who were responsi- ... continued on page 2
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April 17,19911 12 Noon $8.90 Capita\ City P~lroleum Club T!t~ SPI'ilkcr \>ill be Lee Roy lllack, Cormnissioncr, State Department of Cotr!.'Ciions. CW: What about your long range goals'? Ohio. continued ... New Dean Named President's Column DS: The primary mission of the Ole Following graduation from Chicago, he Hinds County CLE CALENDAR For Ole Miss Law School Miss L'lw St:hool is to provide the highest was admitted to UJC Rhode Island bar and b!e for our very successful Chris!.ma~ p:uty; Lawyers' Wives Dy Carol c. West quality legal education to the studems en served as associate with a Providence law John Maxey ;md the Library Services OF EVENTS rolled in the program. In addition, the law firm. Committee; Lynn Fitch Mitchell and the The Hinds County Lawyers' Wives school seeks to provide service to the bench In 1977. he bcg:m his teaching career as Women in the Profession Committee; Katie organization wi II host its annual mcm April 17 HCBA Membership Meeting, Capital and bar and to advance the law in the state. a visiting assistant professor at the Univer Hester and the Professional Ethics Com bcrship coffee at U1e home of Robert City Petroleum Club, Jackson, MS.* The law school has been succcssful in sity of South Carolina, attaining full pro mittee; Peyton Prospcre and the Program and Bobbie King, 3671 Woodward meeting its mission. I want to build on this fessor slatus there in 1985. In tile interim, Place. The May II affair will be held Committee; Richard Robert<; and !he Small strong base. he served visiting professorships at Ohio frotn 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. All April 24 Finn Practice Commiuec; Ben Piazza and WiU1 respect to students-- applications St<1teand thcCollegeofWillirun and Mary. spouses of HCBA members arc in !VIS Construction l.aw. Sponsored by Fulton Thompson and the Membership arc up, the calibre of the student body is He teaches in the areas of intellectual vited to attend. National Business Institute. Jackson, MS. Committee. I want to especially thank excellent, and graduates can be placed well property, civil procedure, administrative Ful!on for his work on our pictorial direc Annual dues of $15.00 may be in Mississippi and :mywhcre else. law, legal and equitable remedies, and tory and on the fund raising for the Bar sent to Mrs. Tom Cook, 5140Clmton April24 The alumni arc extraordinarily loyal to domestic relations. His book, Room. David Grishman and the Legal Eco Height<> Drive, Jackson, MS 39211. Cargo Loss and Damage Claims. Spon Somh Caro the school and have a strong record of lina Administrative Law, is in it~ second nomics Committee; Lisa Bourdcaux and GucsL<;are welcome at a costof$3.00 sored by UM Center for CLEand CLESN. the Problems of the lfomclcss Committee; each. Proceeds from the coffee will Oxford, MS. support. The many letters of welcome that edition. He is coauthoring a copyrightca~e Clifford Thompson and UJC Legislative be used for a scholarship for an Ole I have received from alums arc making me book, which he expects to be published in Committee; Spencer Gillx.n and the Legal Miss Law School senior. (Each year April26-27 feel very welcome and eager to start work 1991. lie ha~ made presentations on copy Conference on Child Abuse. Spon Aid Committee; Eddie Edwards and the a scholarship is given, alternately, to MS ing with this group. I have tried to respond right to the American Bar Association's by MS Commiw:,c for Prevention of Budget and Finance Committee; Cindy an Ole Miss or an MC Law School sor\Xl to each letter; I am looking forward to annual convention, at meetings of U1e South Child Abuse. Jackson, MS. Perry and the By-Laws Commiuce; Zeke student.) getting to know tlle members of the alumni Carolina Rar, and at various continuing Downey and Harrison Mciver and the Serving as officers for 1990 arc association. legal education scmimus and workshops. April27 Bench and Bar Relations Committee. Zcke Mrs. Richard A. (Noni) Montague, Dean Shipley CW: When will you be in Mississippi? He is presently serving his fourth tenn Fundamentals of Bankruptcy. Sponsored kept us straight with the judges, while President; Mrs. C. Glen (Jean) Bush, OS: I will be at Law Weekend on April as a member of !he Carolina Patent, Tmde by Professional Education Systems. Harrison plannW the judicial receptions, Jr., President-Elect; Mrs. A. Jerry On a lovely March morning, I reached 6-8th. Officially, I bcgil\ work on July 1st, mark and Copyright Association's Board Jackson, MS. John Henegan and the Continuing Legal (Susan) Sheldon, First Vice Presi Dean David E. Shipley in his office at the but I will be moving to Oxford in mid-June. of Managers. Education Committee; and Belinda Ste dent; Mrs. Marcus (Martha) Wilson, law school of Ute Uni.vcrsity of South Caro I am planning to be at the Annual Meeting Dean Shipley and his wife, Virginia F. May 10-11 vens and UJC WcllnessCommittee, who got Second Vice President; Mrs. Lewis lina, where he serves as professor and asso of the Mississippi State Bar in July. Colcmun, have an eight-year-old daughter, (Ruth) Bell, Third Vice President; A Course in Practical Legal Skills, Spon our Lawyers Assistance Program ~>lartcd. ciate dean. The sunshine outside wa~cqu..1lly CW: What have you identified as UJC Shannon Coleman Shipley. Mrs. Collier (Beth) Graham, Secrc sored by MSB Young Lawyers Division Finally, I want to thank all of you for matched with the enthusiasm of Prof grc~ltcst need of the law school? l.ary; Mrs. Tom (Marlene) Cook, and Harrison County Lawyers Associa your support during this very chai!cnging DS: Funding. This may be a lean year Treasurer; and Mrs. Barry (Angclyn) tion. Biloxi, MS. Shipley as I asked him to talk about Ole and gratifying year. I am confident that Miss and the Law School. His desire to for education budgets. We wiH need in under the le.adership of Leonard Van Slykc Cannada, Membership Coffee Chair know the lawyers in this state and his crca~ed funding to maintain our position the Hinds County Bar Association will man. For more information, plca'ie Moy 11 MS Sales and Usc Tax. Sponsored by genuine interest in our bar activities were with respect to the other souU1eastern st.atcs. continue to grow in service to !he profes call Noni Montague at 981-4481. National Business Institute. Jackson, evident. Ole Miss receives quite a bit of private sion and the public. MS. CAROL WEST: Thcst:Utdard questions suppolt, but I will be working to increase LAW BOOK SALE May12 for new deans relate to "Goals and Objec that support so that the law school can reach Addiction In A Nutshell Residential Loan Closings. Sponsored by tive..<;." Let me start by asking you: "What iL<> full potential. Hy Susan Hicks By Pshon Barrett, Wellncss Committee K.F. Boacklc. Jackson, MS. arc your short range objectives?" CW: What do you see a~ UJC relationship DEAN SHIPLEY: My experience as an between the two law schools in Missis Arc you interested in purcha~ In today's society so much is being said the life which is saved by abstinence from May12 applicant for this position gave me some sippi? ing used Mississippi law books'! about addiction. Everything seems to be addictive behavior. Any effective recovery MS Real Estate License Law. Sponsored sense of the atmosphere of the University. OS: I hope to have a good relationship Do you need to fill in gaps in your addictive. There is chemical addiction, pro&rram begins with rigorous honesty, that by K.F. Boacklc. Jackson, MS. The faculty's enthusia~m, cooperative spirit with Mississippi College. Both schools arc collection of Misissippi material? rclationshipaddiction,gamblingaddiction, is, learning to live life and to rehnc to others and good energy were apparent. The law healthy and improving. There is much that The SL.'lle Library has a deal for food addiction, work addiction, and an authentically. May 17-18 the two schools can do UJCy work to you! We arc in UlC process of endless list of oU1crs. News reports arc Secondly, recovery demands a personal school is in a very stable condition wiU1 if Workers' Compen~tion Educational gether. weeding from our collection filled with stories about drugs, talk shows commitmem to change, a decision to do much ofthccreditduc to Larry Bush for the Conference. Sponsored by MS Workers' nunwrous copies of surplus vol focus on addictions, and !he latest medical whatever is necc...;;sary to bring about such excellent way that he has administered the CW: What do you sec as the role of the Compensation Commission. Jackson, MS. umes of Mississippi Reports, breaklhroughs seem to relate to addictions. change. With this type of quality commit school as interim dean. The excellent fac Hinds County Bar in your plans? Mississippi Cases, General Laws, Addlction seems to be amajorcontributing ment comes awareness of new options for May 18 ulty hired during his tenure, the quality of OS: I hope that 170 miles will not keep and old state codes, such a~ Hutch" factor in school dropout~. family disputes living and the courage to exercise those Law Office Management. Sponsored by the student body admitted, and the high us from having a great working relation inson's and Hemingway's. Most of and dissolutions, the rising crime mtc, poor options. MS State Bar. Jackson, MS. morale of all persons associated with the ship. I will encourage students
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IMPORTANT ~ IJCBA I"unchcon Meeting 12 Noon, April17, 1990 ~~I ~I HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.--1--. I MAKING OUR CASE FOR ABETTER COMMUNITY AUGUST 1990
President's People's Law School Moves Toward Reality Column The newly appointed People's tional meeting, Leonard VanSlyke, Law School Committee is pursuing Hinds County Bar Association Leonard D. a series oflaw related programs for President, announced that the Van Slyke, Jr. the public. association had applied for and The format will consist of four 1 received a $500 IOLTA grant to ll2 - 2 hour sessions over a four institute a people's law schooL It is week period in the spring, 1991. anticipated that the grant will be The Hinds County Bar Associa Tentative topics include: consumer used to help cover the administra tion is on the move! protection and financial matters; tive costs of the program. A£, of July 19, this Association real estate, landlord and tenant, The People's Law School Com had 1,011 members. At this point wills and estates; domestics rela mittee is chaired by Richard Hurt last year, the Association had 898 tions and family law; and the legal and composed of the following members. This means that we are members: Trey Bobinger, Vice 113 members ahead of our pace system and how to select an attor ney. A nominal fee of $15 for all Chair; Michael Gwin; Tommy Wil last year. four sessions or $5 per individual liams; Margaret Williams; Jim Why is this? Certainly, part of Keith; and Joe Lee. the answer relates to a change in session will be charged. billing procedure so that cooperat At the committee's organiza- ing firms are now being billed once for every lawyer in the firm, rather than through individual members. That's much more convenient and efficient, both for the firms and for the Association. Many thanks to Pat Evans, our Executive Director, for getting this program in place. If your firm, regardless of size, is not already a part of this improved process, simply contact Pat at The Mississippi College Law School Placement Office and she will set you up. But, I would like to believe that this improved administrative pro cedure is not the only reason for our growth. I believe it also has to do with you seeing exciting pro grams that will benefit both you as a lawyer and the bar as a whole. Let's discuss some of the things that are already in process or on the drawing board for this year: June Membership Meeting. The speaker was Fran Finch (seated), 1. HabitatforHumanity.You President ofthe Board ofDirectors of Habitat for Humanity/MetroJackson, have responded beautifully to this Inc. With Ms. Finch are Rowan Taylor, HCBA Habitat Chairman, Nina project of building a home for a Redding, Habitat Executive Director, and Ernest Ware, a prospective ... continued on page 2 Habitat owner.
HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON MEETING August 21, 1990 12Noon $8.90 Capital City Petroleum Club The speaker will be Kane Ditto. President's Column cont... cost to our members. It is expected Hinds County results wi11 be sepa that this concept will appeal to all ··rately reported. We know that the very worthy low-income family. You members, but is being designed results wi11 be informative and of have already contributed more than with special emphasis on assisting much value to the profession. OF EVENTS $7,000 toward our goal of$15,000 the sole practitioner and lawyers 7. Newsletter.! trust that you that is needed as matching funds. in small firms. have noted the redesign of the I have a personal goal ofhavingthe 4. Child Advocacy. This com Newsletter. I think it looks great August 21 September 14 October 25 necessary amount in hand by our mittee is exploring ways to assist , and I know youjoin me in thanking HCBA Membership Meeting. 4th Annual Bankruptcy Law. Insurer Insolvency. UM Center August meeting so that we can the non-profit corporation that is this committee for its consistent Capital City Petroleum Club, MC School of Law. Jackson, MS. for CLE. Jackson, MS. move forward with construction. If opening a center in Jackson for contributions over the years. Many Jackson, MS.* you or your firm has not contrib child abuse problems. This will be members have told me that they September 18- October 23 November 1 uted to this worthwhile project, a place where victims ofchild abuse feel the information provided by August 23 Jurisprudence Lecture Series. Annual Fall Pension and Em· this N ewsletteris the Association's please contact Pat Evans today. As can be interviewed by the variety MS Real Estate Titles. Profes UM Center for CLE. Jackson, MS. ployee Benefits Update. UM soon as the money is raised, Ben of governmental agencies involved most important service. sion a} Education Systems. Jackson, Center for CLE. Jackson, MS. Piazza wi1l be coordinating our vol in these tragic cases. The idea is to 8. Vendor Fair. The Legal Eco MS. create an atmosphere of sensitiv nomics and Social Committees are September 27 unteer labor efforts. November2 2. Peoples Law School. A ity toward the victims. We believe together looking at the possibility August 24 Private Placements after Rule committee is presently hard at work that lawyers in the Metro Jackson of sponsoring an event that will 144(a). UM Center for CLE. Real Estate Exchanges. KF. MS Real Estate Titles. Profes Boackle. Jackson, MS. planning a four-session school for area have much to contribute in provide you an opportunity to view sional Education Systems. Jackson, MS. lay people on basic legal matters this area. Pat Flynn and her com the latest technology and products Gulfport, MS. such as making a will, buying a mittee are identifying just how we available to our profession and, at September 29 November2 home, etc. The school will be held can help. the same time, have a social occa August24 Taxation of Partnerships and MS Real Estate License Law. 5. Bench and Bar. This com sion. Plans are incomplete at this in the spring of 1991 and you will Hazardous Waste in MS. Na~ Corporations. MS Assn. of Pub~ KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. be hearing more about this as plans mittee is taking a much more "sub· time. lie Accountants, Jackson, MS. stance oriented" role in its liaison There's much more going on in tional Business Institute. Jackson, are finalized. See article this issue MS. November9 for details. function this year. Meetings with this bar association, but I hope this gives you a sampling. Get involved. October 6 3rd Annual Workers Compen 3. > 2 3 MSBReturns used his little one as an excuse to chaired the Litigation/General ~ Reasonable Person of 200, 300, perhaps 500 BILLION fra~en_ts. (Guns Don't Kill People play in the sand on the beach· Ben Practice Section meeting where our . Ordinary Prudence, dollars. ($2,000 for every man, - Cnmmals Do). A controversial To Sandestin Piazza just walked around with a own 5th CircuitChiefJudge Char woman and child in the U.S.) artistic statement, a tad more smile on his face. Even Ray Bailey les Clark gave the breakfast ad Where Are You? provocative than a non-threaten By Carol West Item: U.S. Budget deficit in who was trying to deflect any pot~ dress. Henry Chatham, Dan Hise, By Captain Equity creases another 169 BILLION ing paint-by-the-numbers happy shots that corporate lawyers took and Thomas Sheppard were pro dollars in the current fiscal year to face, is suddenly perceived as the When the Mississippi State Bar at the Secretary of State's office, gram participants for the Corpo go with a TRILLION or so of dol norm, justifying outraged taxpay selects Destin, Florida as the loca Remember law school? Every seemed to be having a good time. rate Finance and Commercial Law attorney does. Some memories are lars in accumulated debt over the ers to throw the ballet out with the tion for its annual meeting for the Judging by the number ofHinds Section. Billy Carter chaired the past decade, Governmental re bath water. (Robert Mapplethor second year in a row, there is more better than others, i.e., Friday 0ounty tags ~hat were in the park Estates and Trusts Section meet afternoon beer vs. overdue legal sp?n~e: paralysis, partisan finger pes homoerotic photos and NEA than a suggestion that conducting mg lots as I circled daily looking for ing; R. James Young was on the pomtmg, and a debt service equal funding). And to make matters "the business ofthe Bar" wi 11 not be bib assignments. (Do I detect teeth a spot, the entirety of our local program. The Labor and Employee clenching and palms sweating out to 20% ofthe annual federal budget. worse, our so-called elected lead theprimaryorderoftheweek. Your association may have been there. Rights Section meeting was chaired Item: Louisiana legislature ers of both parties are often in the editor undoubtedly knew that I had ther~?) Despite the quality ofyour Many of our members were ac by Herbert Ehrhardt. Scott Hem particular law school experience seeks to limit criminal liability for C Span-OpEd Page- Free Frank been quite vocal in my criticism of corded special honors. YLD selected leben chaired the Natural Re kicking the hell out of flag burners ing Privilege front row, irresponsi taking our annual meeting out-of we all share a common body of J. Richard Hurt as "Outstanding sources Section and William Blair !-D a ~25 fine, while also attempt bly pandering to dissension and state when she assigned me to write wisdom that penetrated the depths Young Lawyer" and Suzanne Saun par~icipated in the program. Amy of our souls and psyches. You re mg. m effect, to make a woman's discord in a shameless effort to an article on the July 7-15th meet ders and Walter Weems were Wh1tten presided over the Judicial use of an IUD birth control device promote themselves and fill their ing. member-we all remember: Pals tapped to be 'Fellows of the Young Administration Section. The Real graph v. The Long Island Rail illegal. Mississippi Senate repeat re-election war chests. Perhaps our Well, how was it? I had a great Lawyers Division. Judge Charles Property Section's "Shoot-out at the edly refuses to allow registered exasperation contributes to a sys time and so did everyone else. road, The Mailbox Rule The Rule Clark and William Winter were Insurance Corral" featured Bill Against Perpetuities (We never voters to express their collective tem that makes it all possible and Sandestin is an elegant, world-class made honorary YLD Fellows. Smith, Rowan Taylor, Sr., James will on a state lottery to fund a even preferred. It seems we would resort. Our little group oflaw school were quite sure how it worked but Pamela Prather is YLD secretary. Partin, Don Lacey, Albert Rush, we've all heard ofit) and use ohhe comprehensive education reform all be better served to provide in women shared a condominium at Jeep Peden and Marshall Bennett Gary Gatten, and Richard Bailey. program. Result: program goes centives forthe individual exercise "Tivoli by the Sea." Amenities in word "mere" in court opinions as a were seen at the YLD meeting, ap Carl Black chaired the Taxation synonym for, "You're about to lose." unfunded, businesses around the of moral courage and leadership to cluded washer/dryer, dish washer ' parently trying to blend in with the Section and Jim Overstreet made a nat_ion take note, Mississippi re help the nation realistical1y con microwave. oven, etc. - with a These references, curious to sur under-thirty-five crowd. presentation. CliffAmmons headed geons and stock brokers are the mams on the bottom. front its problems. running commentary by Walter On the opposite end of the age theAdministrative Law and Work Item: Handgun murders in U.S. I tis an unsettlingphenomenon. Epps whose family was also based building blocks that tra~sformed spectrum,HCBAmembersFrancis ers' Compensation meeting. Donny us from would-be surgeons and pass 10,000 annually· children My wish for this summer is that at Tivoli. Maintenance was im Bowling, George Butler, Jr., Joe H. Meeks was joined by Rick Court the reasonable person of ordinary maculate, including the condo pool. stock brokers into lawyers. Two of living in poverty at a~ all time Daniel, John Kuykenda1l, Jr., ney at the Domestic Relations t?ese law school nuggets are par high; high school dropout rate prudence is due for a comeback. Other bar members were at the Dixon Pyles, and IWbertSugg were Section meeting. pushesoneinfournationally· AIDS Maybe in November. various groups of condos within ticularly appropriate to the troub· recognized for fifty years at the But, you ask, isn't this the major led times confronting the Ameri epidemic out of control ~vern the complex or at the Hilton Hotel bar. business meeting of the profes mental Response: Strip the NEA of on the Gulf side. I found a few folks can ~xperience. I speak ofthe hypo Alex Alston is MSB President sional organization that we are thetical reasonable person of ordi funding, seek to limit the Bill of who had negotiated a better deal Elect; Pat H. Scanlon (immediate required to join? Yes, and there Rights with a flag burning amend with some of the other vacation nary prudence and the importance Memorial pastMSB President) completed his was, indeed, some business. There of defining tenns to understand ment, and increase to 34 the num resorts nearby. responsibilities on the Board ofBar were 575 persons registered at the ber of crimes for which one can Service Come sunshine (which was fully their meaning and impact on Commissioners; F. Hall Bailey annual meeting. Fewer than 100 our lives. Let me illustrate. receive the federal death penalty. abundant) or rain (some of that became President of the Young were present at the Saturday And I haven't even mentioned The 1990 Mississippi ~o), the camaraderie andjoie d~ Summer 1990 finds us living in State Bar Memorial Serv Lawyers Division. The Seventh morning business session. The a paranoid fantasy land that, on drugs, nuclear waste, the home Ute of the attendees was at a high Circuit Court District is repre major items of business were the ice honoring the memory point. Even John Milner was seen paper, has become the envy of the less, oil spills, or BUD. sented on the Board of Bar Com election of E. C. Ward as ABA Dele world. We won the Cold War not This is where the reasonable of Mississippi attorneys once without a coat and tie· Mike missioners by W. Scott Welch gate, adoption of a resolution ask person of ordinary prudence and who died thispastyearwill Malouf appeared to have the'role of on the basis of tank strength or be held in the Old Supreme ~ichaelJ. Malouf, William H. Cox: ingthe Mississippi Supreme Court warhead superiority, but rather the ~ecessity of defining terms "Dorm Daddy" to a batch of teen Richard Edmondson and Cliff to requireS V2"by 11" paper for all come mto play, Please define, if Court Chambers, Room ~ge girls; Curtis Coker cheerfully because West German TV beamed Hodge. filings, a bylaws amendment to Westt;rn Cultme, which is really you can, what democracy individ 216 at the New Capitol in ~uggled a ~ddler during the open HCBA was equally visible at the create an Interprofessional Rela u_al_l~berty, pluralism, fisc~ I respon Jackson, on Monday, Sep mg receptiOn; Hubby Saunders Amencan Culture, to millions of section meetings. Mike Ulmer tions Committee, and adoption of a bummed out Eastern Europeans SlbJhty, honesty, and compassion tember 10, 1990, at 10:30 resolution recommending that "'opt exhausted by years of standing in have come to mean in post-Cold a.m. Deceased Hinds out" be incorporated as part of our cabbage lines. And what has cre War America. Better yet, please County attorneys to be hon Mississippi College School of Law IOLTA program. ated the sparkling affluence of define the terms traditional family ored are: Library Schedule Did I change my mind about Western Culture that has so capti values, American values conser· meeting in Destin?No, lawyers are vated the countries of the Warsaw vationism, and patriotisn't. Unfor Thomas Bell lots of fun to vacation with, but we Pact and much of the rest of the tunately, these once easily under G. Robert Ferguson August 1990 need to work to maximize member world? Democracy, individuallib- stood concepts have become mu John R. Hutcherson involvement in the business of the 7rty, pluralism, fiscal responsibil tated buzz words for an increas O.B. Taylor, Jr. August 13-17 ...... (Mon.- Fri.) ...... S:OO a.m.-6:00pm. bar. Having the annual meeting Ity, honesty, compassion, etc.; ingly cynical and mean-spirited August 18 & 19 ...... (Sat. & Sun.) ...... CLOSED 300 miles a way from the major every label-pin-wearing incum segment of the population bent on Ifyou are aware of any center of lawyer population does other Hinds County attor ~ugust 20-24 ...... (Mon.- Fri.) ...... B:OO a.m.-6:00p.m. bent politician worth his salt can exploiting our national frustration not accomplish this goal. However neys who died since Sep August 25 ...... (Sat.) ...... 9:00a.m. - 3:00 p,m, recite the litany by heart. with fear, bigotry, and denial. for those of you making plans fo; Now, reality. In the summer of '90, the aver tember 1, 1989, please ugust 26 ...... (SunJ, .... ., ...... 2:00p.m. -10:00 p.m. next year, the word on the beaches Item: Educated, articulate age An;terican finds it increasingly contact Larry Houchins is that MSB will return to San politically connected Americar: appeah ngto adopt a bumper sticker Executive Director of th~ REGULAR LIBRARY HOURS WILL RESUME ON AUGUST 27 destin for the 1991 and 1992 meet citizens lootAmerican savings and '!flentality which reduces complex Mississippi State Bar. ings. loan institutions to the tune of 1ssues down to emotional sentence 4 5 Many Hinds County Bar members attended the HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. BUDGET recent Mississippi State Bar annual meeting in Sandestin, Florida. 1989-90 Actual INCOME: 1990-91 Budget $ 4,510.95 Interest Earned $ 4,000.00 1,500.00 Law Finn Survey 1,400.00 36,575.00 Membership Dues 38,500.00 295.00 Membership Dues (Students) 500.00 2,965.15 Membership Luncheon Fees 3,300.00 1,520.00 Miscellaneous Pictorial Directory 3,000.00 From Retained Earnings 5,000.00 47,366.10 Total Income $55,700.00 EX!'ENSES: Casual attire was the order of the day, as can be seen with fanner 991.31 Board Luncheons 1,000.00 HCBA president Richard Edmonson, left, Alex A1st 7 6 OII!NDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIOND Are you overwhelmed OFFICERS Lt.'Ollllrd 0. Van Slykc, Jr. ' by work-related stress, marital conflicts, Pnsidmt nichard A. Montague, Jr. drug or alcohol dependence, Pnsidmt·EU>ct Jamea A. Peden, Jr. depression or other problems? &u.. tary.Tnasuru Judith J. Johnaon Pl1.St Prt4 EXECUTIVE DIREL'TOR Patricia H. ~:vans NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL BOARD Call 968s5032 Sam lJiConc11io Editor Debra !,. Allen Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Co·Editor Robert A. Biggs, Ill William J. Little, Jr. GeorgeS. Luter Carol G. We«t ******** Captain EquiLy Conlribuling Rdilor CotnJ6pondence regarding the newsletter A service of the ahou)d be directed to: f;ditor, P.O. Box 12141, Jackson, MS 39'236·2141. L<:ttcn! to the editor Hinds County Bar Association mlllll be eigncd, hut the writer's name will he withheld upon rnqUCBt. Telephone inquiriCII should be made to the gxecutivc Director at 353·3907. Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. 151 E. Griffith Street Jackson, MS 39201 FIRST CLASS IMPORTANT HCBA Luncheon Meeting 12 Noon, August 21 L___jl HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.-!--. MAKING OUR CASE FOR ABETTER COMMUNITY DECEMBEH 1990 munity we serve. This is, of course, President's reflected in our new Habitat for Column Humanity and Peoples Law School programs as well as our continued Leonard D. efforts in education and other ar eas. VanSlyke, Jr. The Habitat House is well un derway, according to Volunteer The Hinds County Bar Associa Coordinator, Ben Piazza. Ben re tion has reached a record member ports that the house is framed and ship of 1,113 for the 1990-1991 bar the roof is on with shingles to be applied soon. year. This exceeds the goal we set of 1,100 members. Congratula There will be a continuing need tions are in order to the Member for volunteers through the end of ship Committee, chaired by Marcus construction. The good weather Wilson. The Membership Com has allowed a fast start and it is mittee contacted all of the prior now believed that construction will be complete in February. year members who had not renewed Frank E. Melton their membership to remind them The following firms have either completed or committed to a work to do so. They also contacted attor Frank E. Melton is a graduate of neys in Rankin and Madison day: Thomas, Price, Alston, Jones and Davis; Wise, Carter, Child and Stephen F Austin State University Counties who have a practice in in Nacogdoches, Texas. He has Hinds County. All of these efforts Caraway; Brunini, Grantham Grower and Hughes; Heidelberg served in many capacities bore fruit. and V(oodliff; Watkins and Eager; throughout his professional career I also want to commend Pat in broadcasting, ie., President of Evans, our Executive Director. Pat Watkms, Ludlam, and Stennis; Young, Scanlon and Sessums; and the broadcast Division of Buford has put into place a system whereby Television in Tyler, Texas; Gen a finn may sign up all of its attor Ott and Purdy. If you would like to volunteer on a Saturday as a firm eral Manager of KTRE-TV in neys, or as many as desire to do so Lufkin, Texas and also News An with one check. This will simplyb~ or as an individual, you may call Ben at969-3IOO. The foreman will chor prior to becoming General updated from year~to·year. This Manager at KTRE. new system accomplishes two ma be on hand from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00p.m., but you may fee free to Mr. Melton currently serves as jor purposes: (1) it results in ad President and Chief Executive Of ministrative convenience for each work for two to three hours rather than committing to the whole day. ficer ofTV-3, Inc., which owns tele participatingfirm andforthe asso vision stations WLBT in Jackson ciation; and (2) it keeps members Your help is needed and appreci ated. This project has been a major WLBM in Meridian, and its mosi from falling through the cracks recent acquisition.s KLTV in Tyler, through non-renewal by oversight undertaking, but the results more thanjustifytheeffort. Many thanks Texas and KTRE m Lufkin, Texas. as frequently happens with indi He serves as part time instruc vidual renewal notices. If your to all who have participated. Even with the completion ofthis tor and volunteer instructor at firm (no matter how large or small) Jackson State University and vol~ is not on this new system and wants house, HCBA will continue its in volvement with Habitat through unteerinstructorfor Jackson Pub to be, please call Pat at 353-3907. lic Schools. Thanks again to Pat for a super job. membership on the organization's board. Richard Montague, our Mr. Melton was appointed to the I believe that a major contribut Texas Department of Mental ing factor in our additional mem president-elect, will be our repre· sentative. Health and Mental Retardation by bership is our association's in Governor Mark White in 1985. He creased emphasis on professional ism through outreach to the com- ... continued on page 2 HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON MEETING December 18, 1990 12 Noon $8 .90 c apt•tal c·tt y p etroleum Club The speaker will be Dick Molpus, Secretary of State. Frank E. Melton cont... Mourning the Death This summer the Committee pation, Women, much more than of the Expert serves on the Board ofDirectors for on Women in the Profession of the men, were involved in setting fees, the Jackson Metropolitan YMCA, r By the Board of Trustees for Leader Mississippi State Bar conducted a deciding whom to accept as clients, Captain Equity ship Jackson, Board of Directors survey on matters pertaining to assigning cases, even in hiring. for the Mississippi Special Olym gender in the practice of law in This unexpected contrast can be 1990 has been a big confidence pics and is also a member of the Mississippi. The survey, modeled attributable to the unusual differ booster for average guys like me. Jackson Rotary Club. ential within each sex by age, as Back in my formative years, I (with permission) on a recent New bought in to the secular deification He was recently appointed by mentioned above. A similar con Governor Ray Mabus to serve as Hampshire Bar study, was mailed of the al1-knowing, Chairman oftheMississippi Youth to in-state members. Those who trast, for the same reason, was inately-superior, and always Services Board of Directors and responded sent the questionnaires clearly evident in reported incomes trustworthy "Expert" whose life was also appointed by Governor to Multi Quf!st, a marketing re· by sex. work was given to unraveling and Mabus to the Department of Hu search firm, for tabulation. Questions about the compari sorting out the inexplicable com plexitiesofmodern life. Whether it man Services Board of Directors. The reply rate is comparable to son oftreatment of men and women Mr. Melton has dedicated him was economics, finance, or gov self to the youth in the city of those for most mail-back surveys attorneys prompted answers that ernment, we could count on a cadre Jackson and has spend much ofhis of similar professional groups con show male respondents to perceive of philosopher king-techno ge time workingto end youth violence. ducted throughout the country. more discrimination against niuses to free up the Joe Median He has sponsored two youth camps While such rates are not high women than female respondents set to confront such inscrutable for high risk youth and volunteers enough for the results to be a sci perceived. Twice as many males as mysteries as assemblingchildren's his time in the public school system toys; making words typed on home to instill values, hope and direction entific cross-section of bar mem females thought that women had a computers appear in tangible form to inner-city children. bers, nevertheless the data repre harder time in finding a first job on low cost, bargain dot printers; He and his wife, Dr. Ellen Melton sent to the characteristics and than men, that men progressed or perhaps repairing running toi have two children; Lauren Ash leigh thinking of a large segment of at faster and got the choicer cases. lets without having to surrender to - 4 years and Matthew Ryan - 6 torneys in Mississippi. Explanations for this unusual dif the humiliation of a plumber's years and eight adopted children, service call for something so obvi D.J., 9;David, ll;Robert,15;Joe, A total of 701 lawyers replied. ferential again are based on the ously simple as to provoke resent 16; Mitch, 17; Mondric, 17; Of these, 214 were women (110 in demographics of the survey's re ment and contempt from your five Raymond, 18; and Floyd 17. Hinds County) and 470 men (218) spondents. Older women attor year old. As I bumbled my way in Hinds). There were 17 who neys could be less likely to encoun from car payment to car payment refused to mark that question! ter discrimination, since they are in the 70s, it never occurred to me then that the faceless "Expert" class Women respondents were older more established in their practice. should be second guessed or, hor Paralegals than their male counterparts be Younger men attorneys, one-fourth ror ofhorrors, be held accountable. MayUsethe cause younger male attorneys re of whom also happened to be mar But then came the decade of the plied disproportionately more ried to attorneys, may be more sen SO's and the beginning of the end MC Law Library than their elders. These differen sitized to instances of discrimina for the cult of the expert. It's taken ten years to debunk and rethink tials will affect some of the com tion than their elders. With a policy change effective my reverence for the highest ofthe parisons of answers between the Sexist behavior toward women high. However this past year fi immediately, paralegals who are sexes. attorneys was also reported more nally provided the smoking gun I trained in legal research will be Presented below are selected by male than female respondents. needed to bury my deferential pos aUowed to use the Mississippi Col findings. A full report is being l•'ew reported observing improper ture forever. Ihavecomefull circle, lege Law Library. prepared and is expected to be touching or advances, but about back to when I was a five year old Law firms are required to verify who thought I could do just about half noted frequent or occasional that their paralegals have legal published in 1991 in the Missis anything, which included fixing a research skills. The verification sippi Lawyer, and an article will condescension, and sexist running toilet. In the process, my will be made on a form available also be submitted to the Missis joketelling. self-esteem has been set free to soar. from the law library. To obtain a sippi Law Journal. There are, of course, many more Some working conditions in findings about sex differences in The first clue came in the sum form, call Diane Chaffins at 944- mer of 1980. One day Pres 1970 or write Carol West, Missis firms and offices were the same the practice oflaw and in the treat ident-to-be Bush declared flatly sippi College Law Library, 151 E. regardless of sex, e.g., flexwork ment of attorneys. All point to a that a proposal to lower taxes, raise Griffith St., Jackson, MS 39201. opportunities, and the availabil degree of chauvinism in the pro defense spending, and balancing The procedures for admitting ity of maternity leave. Half of all fession. the federal budget was a bad idea. respondents reported there was a He dubbed it Voodoo Economics. paralegals to the libary were devel But what did he know? This doubt oped by the "Paralegal Advisory formal or informal maternity leave was later confirmed by a perma Committee" composed ofrepresen policy; one-third indicated that the --by John Quincy Adams, nent memory lapse suffered by the tatives of the Mississippi Associa leave was with pay. Mississippi Vice President Vice President-to-be on the last tion ofLegal Assistants, the Hinds There were distinct differences of Multi Quest, day of the Republican National Convention in Detroit, a few short County Bar, the Warren County "t:-_ ~ p .------. by sex in decision making partici- and member, Texas Bar. Bar, and paralegal education. Habitat House in progress. months after his brief foray into 2 4 'The James McClure clairvoyance. NotvvithstandingMr. by the experts. Bench and Bar HCBACALENDAR Bush's observation, the Expert But don't think all this is re CLECALENDAR Memorial Lecture Class embraced the supply side stricted to the economic and finan Committee OF EVENTS economics proposal put forth by cial community. We are indeed OF EVENTS in Law the former host of "Death Valley fortunate to have a numberofhigh The Bench and Bar Committee By Days" with a loud, collective, level military-intelligence· in terna exists to facilitate communication and understanding between judges December 28 December 18 David Shipley "Sounds good to us." In the ensu tional relations-policy maker ex Real Estate Law. K.F. Boackle. HCBA Membership Meeting. and lawyers. The committee's par ingdecade, the federal budget defi pertsin government who have been ticular project this year is to try to Jackson, MS. Capitol City Petroleum Club. The James McClure Memorial cit doubled while combined public watch in gth e national defense store Jackson, MS. Lecture in Law at The University clarifY the application of discovery December 28 and private debt in the United while the less sophisticated of us ofMississippi School of Law, origi rules and rulings in recurent situ MS Real Estate License Law. February 19 States increased to 1.9 times the try to discern the difference be ations. KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. HCBA Membership Meeting. nally scheduled for Monday, No gross national product verses 1.4 tween taxes and giving Iraq bil For example, in both Hinds Capitol City Petroleum Club. vember 12, has been reschedule_d in 1980. Given the post-Reagan lions in weapons credits in the December 29 Circuit Court and the Southern Jackson, MS. to Monday, January 28, 1991. Th1s years, that just may have been for 1980s despite knowing that the District of Mississippi, Requests Real Estate Brokerage Law. change is due to political develop KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. March 19 openers. country's leader had a penchant for Admission are not considered People's Law School. MCSchool ments in Czechoslovakia. The next innovation hailed by for torture, poison gas, and atomic discovery and can be served at any January 12 of Law. Jackson, MS. This year's lecturer, Dr. AE. the financial gurus was the junk weapon development. According time, regardless of discovery dead Real Estate Agency. K.F. Dick Howard, the White Burke~t bond, which is often attributed to to the experts, such trifling mat lines. Boackle. Jackson, MS. March26 People's Law School. MCSchool Miller Professor ofLaw and Pubhc Michael Milken and the go-go in ters can be overlooked as long as Also, both Judge Barbour and January 12 of Law. Jackson, MS. Affairs at the University of Vir vestment banking firm, Drexel such unpleasantness is directed at, Judge Banks have ruled that a MS Real Estate License Law. ginia, a renown expert on constitu Burnham Lambert, Inc. (also re oh I don't know, how about-Iran. plaintiff in a personal injury suit KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. April2 tional law, is consulting with ferred to in some quarters as Drexel According to the experts, the geo cannot be compelled to execute a People's Law School. MC School President Vaclav Havel and other Burn'em Lambert). The idea was political factthatBaghdad is justa medical authorization. February 22 of Law. Jackson, MS. lstAnnualAltcrnative Dispute members of the Czechoslovakian simple; raise piles of investment short missile ride from about half If you have any suggestions for Resolution Seminar. MC SchMl April9 government about drafting a con capital by promising high yield re of the world's proven oil reserves the Bench and Bar Comittee, please communicate them to Barry Powell, of Law. Jackson, MS. People'sLaw School. MC School stitution. President Havel has turns that bear no relation to real~ was just an extraneous detail. And of Law. Jackson, MS. Chairperson. February 28 chosen Sunday, November 11, for a ity, fiscal or otherwise. Once again, so, thanks once again to the ex Personal Estate Planning for April16 critical meetinganditisimportant the experts were dazzled. Hostile perts, one quarter of American the Elderly. UM Center for CLE. HCBA Membership Meeting. for Professor Howard to be in takeovers ensued and green mail military muscle is today flexing at Law Library Notes Jackson, MS. Capital City Petroleum Club. Prague. flourished. In turn, the stock mar Iraq's border, poised to prevent$70 Jackson, MS. The School of Law is very will ket shot up, real estate went a barrel oil, which translates to Personnel changes: March I ing to reschedule this year's through the roof and America rode $2.89 a gallon for unleaded at 1st Annual Business Law Semi· McClure Memorial Lecture for Susan Upton Hicks, formerly a decade-long wave of good times, Starvin' Marvin's and $3.00 bell State Librarian, is now law li nar. MC School of Law. Jackson, Professor Howard because of his MS. or at least some of America did. Of peppers at the Jitney Jungle. In brarian for the Fifth Circuit key role as an advisor to President course, when it came time to actu the long run, this expert-created Court of Appeals iO Jackson. March 11 Havel in restructuring the Czecho ally fork over the promised earn dilemma requires the dismantling ProfessorJ. Wesley Cochran, Summary of Recent MS Law. slovakian government, His role ings, few did. Bankruptcy, foreclo of Saddam's million man war ma Abbott & Weems. Biloxi, MS. Law Librarian and Associate there is analogous to being the con sure and worthless paper became chine to avoid having to face the Professor of Law at Ole Miss, March 13 stitutional law consultant for the order of the day along with fulfillment of Bible prophecy as vvill be moving to a similar po Summary of Recent MS Law. Madison, Mason, Jefferson, and looted S&L's, vacant office build soon as Iraq is able to ro1l a nUclear sition at Texas Tech in the Abbott & Weems. Jackson, MS. Hamilton; our Founding Fathers. ings and a growing sense ofbetrayal warhead off the production line Summer of 1991. Professor Howard's lecture now by the statif'tically average and aim it at Tel Aviv. Kenneth Raigins, formerly will be given on January 28, 1991, Americans who believed in the And if all these instances of ex with the Mississippi Legislative HCBA Nominations Announced for 1991-1992 at 3:00 p.m. in the Moot Court experts. Once again, bewildered, pert malpractice aren't enough to Reference Bureau, is Evening Room at The University of Missis and in many instances, out of work convince you to swear off your mis Reference Librarian at the Judith J. Johnson, chairman of The Association's bylaws pro Mississippi College Law Library. vide that any other member of the sippi Law Center in Oxford. He financial wizards scratched their placed sense of trust, how about the HCBA Nominations Commit will comment about his work in tee announces the following can HCBA may be nominated by peti collective, oversized heads to fig the Congressional budget process Computerized Legal for office for the coming tion signed by not fewer than 20 Czechoslovakia as well as the ure out what happened. or perhaps the adventures of the Research: did~tes United States Supreme Court year: members in good standing and filed This is what happened. Accord Keating Five and their PAC fueled The Mississippi Code is now with the secretary-treasurer on or without Justice Brennan. ing to the latest figures compiled pals in regulating government in on-line with LEXIS. It can be Vice President & Presdent-Elect before January 15. The James McClure Memorial by The Washington Post, the value sured financial institutions. And accessed by searching the Harold D. Miller, Jr. Aballotand biographical sketch Lecture was established in 1979 by of commercial real estate has de still, ifnoneofthisconvincesyou of MSCODEdatabase. All statutes James A. Peden, Jr. of each nominee will be mailed to Mrs. Tupper McClure Lampton of clined 15% in the last three years; your own superiority in the com through the 1990special session each member in good standing Columbia, Mississippi, and the stocks are off20% since July; junk plex business of forgoing your own are available. Secretary-Treasurer during the month of February. To Honorable James McClure of bonds as a group have declined destiny, just mouth the mantra of Video Collection: Patricia W. Bennett be counted, ballots must be re Sardis, Mississippi, to honor the 35% in value. And while a new institutional incompetence and I The latest addition to the Ben J. Piazza, Jr. turned to the Association and re memory of their father, James generation of experts keeps revis guarantee you will feel better in Mississippi College Law ceived not later than February 15. McClure. Hewasaprominentlaw ing the cost of the S&L bailout Director, Post 1 short order. It's easy to remember. Library's video ta.pe collection is The results of the voting will be yer, civic leader, and alumnus from upward on a daily basis, philoso Just close your eyes and repeat "Representing Corporations in Henry C. Clay, III announced at the membership Leyser Q. Morris Sardis, Mississippi, who loved the pher king - techno genius Milken after me: "Mississippi Legislature, Environ men tal Criminal Cases," meeting on February 19. University. got lOyears while Drexel Burn'em Mississippi Legislature, Missis produced by ALI-ABA. It is 55 Director. Post 2 Please contact me at 232-7361 Lambert got credit for single sippi Legislature." minutes long and can be checked For further information, please for additional information. handedlydoing-in41 S&L's. Chalk Res Ipsa Loquitur. out. J. Richard Hurt call Pat Evans at 353-3907. Marcus M. Wilson up another slight miscalculation 3 5 Judges To Be Sworn 01-!INDS COU!'.'TY BAR ASS0CJATION0 Are you overwhelmed InJanuary2 01-'FICERS by work-related stress, Le<>nard D. Van SJyke, Jr. All members of the HCBA are Preslden.t marital conflicts, drug or Rkhard A. Montague, Jr. invited to attend a swearing-in President-Elect alcohol dependence, ceremony on Wednesday, January James A. Peden, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer depression or other problems? 2 at 9:30a.m. in Courtroom No. 1 at Judith J. Johnson the Hinds County Courthouse. Past Presidml There is help through the United States DistrictJudge Henry DIRECTORS T. Wingate will administerthe oath Patricia W.Henndt· Post 1 Lawyers' Assistance Program Harold D. Miller, Jr.,· Foot 2 to newly elected Circuit Judge Linda Thompson Greaves. l'oot 3 Robert L. Gibbs and also to re Richard C . .RoberUJ, Ill· Poot4 turning Chancery Judges for the EXEClYriVE DIRECTOR Fifth Chancery District, Circuit Patricia H. Evana. NEWSLETI'ER Judges for the Seventh Circuit EDITORIAL BOARD Call 968-5032 Court District and Hinds County Sam DiConcilio Editor Court Judges. Debra{,, Allen Mississippi Baptist Medical CoEditor Robert A. Biggs, IH Center William J. J,ittlc, Jr. GeoQ,' Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. 151 E. Griffith Street Jackson, MS 39201 FIRST CLASS . IMPORTANT HCBA Luncheon Meeting [ 12 Noon, December 18 ~--~~~~~--~ ' Febmary 1990 President's HCBA Nominations J.T. Noblin To Serve As Announced for 1990-91 Federal Court Clerk Column By Uuda Thomp~on Greaves Jay A. Travis III,chainnan of the HCBA Nominations Committee, announces the .Judith J, following candidate.~ for office for the .Johnson coming year: Yice Prcsjdgnt & l'n:sidenHJllt Lawyers' Assistance Richard A. Montague, Jr. Program Annonnced R. Fulton Thompson. Secretary-Treasurer I am pleased to announce a new service for members of the Hinds County Bar Tommy E. Furby James A. Peden, Jr. Jackson attorney and HCBA member Association, a Lawyers' Assistance Pro J. T. Noblin has been appointed Clerk of the gram. The program is being offered at a low U.S. District Court for the Southern Dis Director. Post 3 cost to members using it through the Mis trict of Mississippi, effective January 1, sissippi Baptist Medical Center's Employee Linda 1110mpson Greaves 1990. Noblin succeeds Clarence A. Pierce Assistance Department. Harrison D. Mciver Ill who retired from the position. Many of us have personal problems "As much as I enjoyed private practice, which interfere with our performance and Director. l'ost 4 and most particularly my association with affect our quality of life. It is often the case Ben J. Piazza, Jr. the members of my firm," Noblin said, "I that we do not know where to tum for help Richard C. Roberts III am really looking forward to the challenges or even exactly what the problem is. These presented by the work of U1is fine court. I problems may be related to marital and The Association's bylaws provide that also look forward to working with the family conflicts, stress, financial problems, any olher member of the HCBA may be members of the Federal Bar." He was a emotional problems, such as depression, nominated by petition signed by not fewer parlncr in the Jackson law firm of McCoy, and family or personal alcohol and drug than 20 members in good standing and filed Wilkins, Noblin & Stephens when the court problems. Such problems may be over with the secretary-treasurer on or before made its appointment. whelming and impossible lO overcome March lst. Noblin noted that our state should be without help. The goal of the Lawyers' A ballot and biographical sketch of each very proud of the impressive abilities and Assistance Program is to assist our mem nominee will be mailed to each member in qualities of leadership and industry that bers and their families toward a course of good standing during the month of March. characterize the judges of the Southern action designed to deal with their particular To be counted, ballots must be returned to District He was also quick lO praise the problems. high level of competence of !he administra Hinds County Bar Association mem the Association and received not later UHUJ April 10. The results of the voting will be tive staff of the court. bers and any member of their immediate He explained that one of his immediate families may call the Employee Assistance announced at the membership meeting on April I?. goals is to aggressively pursue computer Program (EAP) Office at the Mississippi automation and implementation of data For further infonnation, please call Pat 2 ... continued on page Evans at 353-3907. ... continued on page 2 HINDS COUNTY UAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON MEETING FchruMy 20, 1990 12 Noffil $(1.25 Capital City l'c!n>!eum C!ob The ~jl(·.<~ker "!I! be Honnrable Bill Cole rcporli11g on :' Hinds County Bar Association, Inc 151 E Griffilh Strec:L Jackson, MS 39201 FIRST CLASS IMPORTANT HCBA Luncheon Meeting 12 Noon, February 20, 1990 ···--··------~ [~HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONC~] MAKING OUR CASE FOR ABETTER COMMUNITY OCTOBEH 1990 ------·---~- President's 'Slugflation': Column The Law Firm Challenge of The '90s? Leonard D. An assumption that inflation experience an unprecedented Van Slyke, Jr. ary pressures on operating costs squeeze. In the past, inflationary would be more than compensated (and deflationary) factors hit both by even greater inflationary influ the top and the bottom of profit Snapshots from around the ences on rates and revenues guided and-loss statements at roughly the Hinds County Bar Association: law firm economics for most ofthe same time. Now, law firms may 1980s. But now that premise is no well face several years of sluggish VISITORS FHOM CHINA - longer true. New financial guide revenues (deflated income) as well Your bar association has been lines may have to be put in place as a continued severe inflationary requested to host a delegation of for effective planning during this push on the cost side. In a word, decade. law firms (and most businesses) attorneys from Hainan Province Bar Association, Peoples Republic Focus on revenues? The so may, for the rest of the 1990s, have of China. 'l'he Board of Directors called "revenues" argument that to contend with the new phenome non of"slugflation." agreed to extend an invitation to prevailed for commerce generally this group and we anticipate the during the last decade seemed to Traditional business is better be particularly appropriate to the equipped than the legal profession visit in late October or November. legal industry. In meeting after to counter "slugflation." In 1989, While the specific agenda, activi ties have not been determined, it is meeting at ABA, ALA, and !CLE U.S. corporate profits fell 1.7%, anticipated that the group will conferences, successful managing after having risen 18.9% in 1988. desire to observe our court system partners, consultants, and admin And in the second quarter of 1990, and visit with fellow attorneys, law istrators lay down the fo11owing profits of U.S. businesses declined philosophy: Concentrate your ef 11% across the board- the fourth professors and business persons. forts on the revenue side-that's consecutive quarter ofdecreases in VISIT WITH FOREIGN where the fatter buildup of profits profitability. Nevertheless, ordi CHIEF .JUSTICES -This writer is. After all, the theory went, it's nary mercantile businesses can easier and more effective to in~ often downsize more quickly and representing HCBA joined Larry less painfully through almost in Houchins, Executive Directorofthe crease blHable time and hourly Mississippi Stale Bar and Han rates than to buck the inevitable stant.aneousreductions in expenses trends ofhigher associate salaries, for marketing, sales, promotion, BaileyofThe Young Lawyers Divi rising overhead, and growing part research and development, and so sion in a meeting on September 20 with the Chief Justices of eight ner compensation expectations. on. Such costs usually represent a countries. The countries repre Hiking fee levels and gross income substantial portion of these busi sented were Argentina, Barbados, appeared to be a far more viable nesses' operating burdens. Law Denmark, Ethiopia, Fiji, Mauni route to a bigger bottom line than firms, on the other hand, are largely tius, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. the unwieldy, frustrating, and of restricted to staff cutbacks in cost These dignitaries were in Jackson ten nitpicking job of containing containment reactions. through the auspices of the Inter costs. And, in most firms for most Without substantial corrective national Center at Jackson State of the decade, this generally remedies in 1990 and 1991, infla University. The items primarily of worked. tionary pressures on existing law concern to the justices were the But law firms -reflecting the firm operating costs will approxi- economics of the rest of the com ... continued on page 2 mercial world- are beginning to ... continltCd on page 2 HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON MEETING October 16, 1990 12Noon $8.90 Capital City Petroleum Club The speaker will be Frank Melton - CEO, WLilT. _tbe individual who works directly President's Column cont... BLACK LAWYERS IN THE PROFESSION -This committee with thefamilyin working through met on October 1 to identifY how legal and practical details of the CLE CALENDAR disciplining of attorneys and deliv this association can better serve its real estate closing and building OF EVENTS ery of legal services to the poor. Black members and how we can process. This is an exciting project Chief ,Justice Roy Noble Lee of the encourage more Black lawyers to and we look forward to seeing you Mississippi Supreme Court hosted at the site on Chapman Drive in October 16 November 10 December 7 join HCBA and become more in HCBA Membership Meeting. a luncheon for the group, and they volved in service to the profession south Jackson. Real Estate Contracts. KF. 1st Annual Federal Practice In~ also had an opportunity to observe Capital City Petroleum Club. Boackle. Jackson, MS. stitute, MS Chapter, Federal Bar. and community through its activi Jackson, MS. an oral argument before the Mis ties. I am encouraged that we will WOMEN IN THE PROFES Jackson, MS. sissippi Supreme Court. reach this goal SION will soon receive results of November 10 the survey in which you partici October 18 MS Real Estate License Law. December 7 Recent Developments in Cor RECm'TJONFORJUDGES BROWN BAG CLE is moving pated this summer. The Hinds KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. MS Agricultural Law Seminar. Many of you attended a reception County results will be printed in porate Taxation. UM Center for UM Center for CLE. Greenville, for Mississippi's Trial and Appel toward reality. Both the CLE and CLE. Jackson, MS. Small Firm Practice committees our next newsletter. November 15 MS. late Judges on September 26 at the are involved in this effort and we Negotiating a Commercial Real Mississippi Bar Center. The judges LEGAL ECONOMICS has re October 24 EstateLease. UMCenterforCLE. December 18 expect two or three two-hour credit Fall Training Conference. MS were in Jackson for their fall semi sessions during the first part of cently held well attended seminars Jackson, MS. HCBA Membership Meeting. nar. The wine and cheese party Prosecutors Association. Olive Capital City Petroleum Club. 1991. at Ole Miss and Mississippi Col was co-sponsored by the Hinds lege Law Schools on "Practicing Branch, MS. November 16 Jackson, MS.* County Bar Association and the Law in the Real World." Topics 6th Annual Estate Planning FffiST WORK DAY FOR October 25 Jackson Young Lawyers Associa HCBA'S HABITAT HOUSE will such as hours, billings and over Seminar. MC School of Law. December28 tion. head were of real interest to these Insurer Insolvency. UM Center Jackson, MS. Real Estate l,aw. K.F. Boackle. be October 13. Anyone desiring to for CLE. Jackson, MS. volunteer to work on the project future lawyers. Jackson, MS LEGAL-MEDICAL LIAISON should call Ben Piazza, our Volun~ As you can see, there continues November 17 - Committee members are explor October 25-26 teer Coordinator at 969-3100. to be lots of activity in HCBA If Real Estate Contracts. K.F. December 28 ing what should be done to make A Course in Practical Legal Contributions are still needed to you are not already active on a Boackle. Biloxi, MS. MS Real Estate License Law. Living Will forms more accessible committee, call me at 973-7435, SiriUs. Young Lawyers Division, KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. complete our portion of the cost of MSB. Jackson, MS. to the public in light of a recent the house and should be sent to and I will that you get the opportu November 17 United Stales Supreme Court de HCBA, 151 East Griffith Street, nity to be of service. You, the pro· MS Real Estate License Law. December 29 cision. The committee is also look fession and the community will be October 31 KF. Boackle. Biloxi, MS. Real Estate Brokerage Law. Jackson, Mississippi 39205, Liza Trial Advocacy in MS. National ing at whether the Living Will form Purcell, one of IlCEA's newest better as a result. KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. should be revised to more closely Business Association. Jackson, November 30 members, is serving as the Habitat MS. track the statute and whether the Advocate for the project, that being 45th Annual MS Law Institute. December29 statute itself should be amended. MS Law Institute. Jackson, MS. MS Real Estate License Law. November 1 K.F. Boackle. Jackson, MS. Annual Fall Pension and Em December 1 ployee Benefits Update. UM Residential Loan Closings. KF. 'Slugflation' cont... Center for CLE. Jackson, MS Boackle. Jackson, MS. *Not approved for CLE credit. mate 8% to 10% per annum treatment of the two sides of law MEMORIAL November2 December 1 without any expansion or firm economics- costs and reve SERVICE 6th Annual Real Estate Semi MS Real Estate License Law. hcadcount growth. Thus, in a stable nues- is called for now. Tougher nar. MC School of Law. Jackson, KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. MS. and static individual law firm envi and more severe actions on the On September lOth, the ronment, costs by the beejnnjng of expense side are mandated as ways December 3-4 Mississippi State Bar held November2 Individual Income Tax Seminar, ] 992 could be almost 20% hichcr to enhance revenues which become a Memorial Service honor than at the be(tinninc of 1990. Yet increasingly limited. Associate MS Real Estate License Law. 1990 Tax Laws. MS Association of ing Mississippi attorneys KF. Boackle. Jackson, MS. Public Accountants. Jackson, MS. every reasonable estimate indicates salaries, for example, have a kind who died this past year. sluggish income picture across the of momentum already bullt into Deceased Hinds County November 6 December 6 Mark your board in legal markets and serv them; overhead (non-lawyer costs) attorneys honored were: ices. Under these circumstances has already gone from Jess than 40 Charitable Giving Conference. HCBA Christmas Social. MS calendars now! Millsaps College. Jackson, MS. Bar Center.* and without meaningful remedial cents of every dollar of revenue to Richard Allen actions, the difference must come more than 45 cents; and partners' Billy Bacon from the firm's bottom line. expectations have risen accord November9 December 6-7 Thomas Bell 3rd Annual Workers Compen AnnualMeeting&Bankruptcy JfCB.9l Obviously, the "slugflation"pre ingly. In most law firms, each of R Jess Brown diction is an economic generality. these areas needs reining in~ they sation. MC School of Law. Seminar. MS Bankruptcy Con~ now must be controUed in accor Wiley Hill Jackson, MS. ference. Jackson, MS. Cliristmas Socia{ Some Jaw firms will be exempt from John Hutcherson its effects, some will feel its impact dance with realistica11y anticipated Alex McKeigney November 9 December 7 less severely than others, but all flat or even declining levels ofreve James Phyfer Mississippi Labor and Employ 3rd Annual Law Office Man~ law firms - regardless of their nues. William Robbins 5:30- 7:00p.m. client and revenue makeup or their Law Office Management & Ad ment Law. National Business agement Seminar. MC School of Thursday, December 6, 1990 O.B. Taylor Institute. Jackson, MS. size and culture - should, at a ministration Report, September Law. Jackson, MS. Mississippi Bar Center minimum, plan their cost strate" 1990 Issue. Reprint by permis gics conservatively. More equal sion. 2 " ------Status Report on Habitat For Humanity Project ~ping With The Information Age By Ben J. Piazza, Jr. I ...... , .... Hy Captain Equity during the week. It is anticipated ANNOUNCEMENT Fund raising for the IICBAHabit Robinson Road. Chapman Drive Autumn, 1990 has final1y ar asking," who (or what) is (are) for Humanity Project has now gone runs between Robinson Road and that construction will start on Sat rived on the heels of a long awaited over the $10,000 mark, according Hickory Drive one block south of urday, October 20. This first day Wings? Or worse yet, who is Paul Central Mississippi Legal Serv to Project Chairman Rowan Tay Raymond Road. will involve digging and founda cold front, mercifully sequeing McCartney? See what I mean. ices, Corporation, is seeking to fill lor. This is two-thirds of our goal of tion preparation. The following Mississippi from months of high And so you ask, seconds before the position of Executive Director. fifteen thousands dollars. Although two Saturdays, October 27 and summer to something a little more abandoning Captain Equity in Central Mississippi Legal Serv individual fund raising will con VOLUNTEERS NEEDED November 3, will be for framing. in keeping with habitability. Per favor of Leonard Van Slyke's haps there are those who actually ices, Corp., (CMLS) is a nonprofit tinue, the IICDAiloard has agreed The project will probably take until "President's Column," where is this organization providing legal serv to advance the remaining funds HCBA has not only agreed to April to complete, depending upon like, or atleastdon'tmind, livingin leading and why is it important to climatic conditions nearly perfect me? The candidanswerisnowhere ices to low income clients in West from the HCBA budget and con raise half of the thirty thousand the weather. Central Mississippi. The budget is struction is now scheduled to begin dollar cost of the house but also HCBA volunteers will be work for a Malaysian rubber plantation and it probably isn't. That's the this month. work with the homeowners and ing alongside the homeowners and or an unduly harsh French penal whole point. Because being a liter approximately $1,000,000 includ The Habitat for Humanity other Habitat volunteers to actu volunteers from other groups. Ap colony in the Suriname jungle, but ate, informed adult in 1990 has ing IOLTA funds and Title 111-B Family Selection Committee has ally build the house. The project proximately 15-20 volunteers can I am not among them. But, thanks gotten to be such an elusive chore, funds. selected Raymond and Sharon superintendent, Mark Scott, will be used on any particular Satur to those wonderful human traits it's likely that we can find out about Responsibilities of the position Skinner as our prospective home schedule the work days for both day. You do not need any particu known as the "short attention span" as much oflasting significance from include the overall supervision and owner partner. The Skinners have the homeowners and HCBA volun lar building skills to volunteer. We andthe"selcctivememory", we soon Leonard as we can from Ted Kop management of CMLS including been married for seven years and teers. Usually these will be on will also need people to help with move on to other pursuits, leaving pel, George Bush, Saddam Husein, overseeing the Program's priori have two children, Heather, age 5, Saturdays, although with sufficient telephone coordination and some our carping and complaining about et al. Because no matter what we ties and legal work; attorney re and Jeremy, sixteen months. They notice, people can volunteer to work to prepare lunches for volunteer heat and humidity behind until learn, it's going to change faster cruitment and supervision; com workers. If you have a particular are members of Beacon Hill Bap next year, than Chicago's weather. i skill orjust a desire to do a munity and pub1 c relations includ tist Church. Raymond And speaking of short attention Actually, given the state ofmany ing liaison with the local and state works for Borden Dairy and specific kind of work, you spans and selective memories, isn't Sharon is a housewife. can indicate that on the matters oflocal, regional, national bar associations; personnel and it just shy of amazing how events and international importance these financial management; fundrais They are required, with the fonn below. Please re once thought to be of such crucial help of family and friends, member that staff mem days, this phenomenon of "Cur ing; and the Board of Directors. to put in 500 hours of bers from your firms and importance seem to fade into an rent EventOverload"isa real bless Applicants must be admitkd to "sweat equity" working on your spouses are also in cient history with only a slight ing in disguise. In order to make practice law in any jurisdiction for to their own or other Habitat vited to volunteer and par nudge from newsmakers eager the best of it, I suggest the follow a minimum of five (5) years; be star on this evening's edition of houses. BCBA member, ticipate in this most worth ing coping measures: admitted to practice in Mississippi; Liza Puree], has agreed to while project. Nightline and implant themselves on tomorrow morning's front page. L Stock up on light beer, chips must have a minimum of two (2) fill the role of" Ad vocate" to Anyone interested years administrative experience at work with the Skinners in volunteering or making To illustrate my print, here is just and dip; a policy-making level in legal serv~ during the construction a contribution should con a sampling ofrecent hot news items 2. Add the HBO/Cinemax tier to process. She will act as a tact Ben Piazza at 969- now consigned to permanent inter your cable Wlevision service; ices or in a legal services type pro liaison between Habitat for 3100 or fill out the form ment in archival microfilm mauso gram;mustbebondable;andshould Humanity and the Skin below and send it to the leums, to wit: 3. Don't feel guilty about having possess a strong commitment to ner family. HCBA, 151 E. Griffith forgotten that Mississippi has providing high quality legal serv The three-bedroom Street, Jackson, MS 1. The Lithuanian Independence a legislature; ices to the indigent in service and house will be built on do 3920 L AU contributions Movement and Soviet (L toR) Richard Montague, HCBAPresident-Elect; 4. Read Leonard Van Slyke's impact cases and administrative nated land on Chapman are tax-deductible and Countermeasures To Cut Off "President's Column" as soon advocacy. Drive in South Jackson. To Rowan Taylor, Habitat Chairman; Ben Piazza, your check should be made Natural Gas, Food etc. (And Habitat Volunteer Chairman as you get your next HCBA Applications accepted until va reach the lot, go south from out to "Habitat for Human after finally being able to spell News; cancy is filled. Ilinds General Hospital on ity". and locate Vilnius.) 5. Start memorizing MP&L's Salary commensurate with ex 2. The Iranian Earthquake That emergency service phone perience. Good benefit package, Killed More Than 50,000. Name=------number and begin practicing including a sabbatical Office Address: ______3. Neil Bush, Dick Tracy and your weather related com Manuel Noriega (In no par plaints for the next ice stonn. APPLICATIONS: Home Phone:______ticular order of importance.) January, after all, it just Send resume and references to: OflicePhone: ------around the corner. U I wish to volunteer my time And of course, there is the fall of SEARCH COMMITTEE communism in Eastern Europe; So, until next time, remember 0 I would like to do the following work: ignorance can indeed be bliss. On CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI German reunification and for a real LEGAL SERVICES, CORP. memory stretch - The Tianamen second thought, in view of all the Foundation Sheetrock Telephone committee other facts and figures stuffed into Post Office Box 951 SquareMassacre. The speed, mag Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Framing Painting Lunch preparation nitude and sheer volume of events your head, that might be asking Roofing Trim work make it all numbing and some too much. And besides, it's not Siding Landscaping what unbelievable, much like a really important anyway. Have a An Equal Opportunity Other: ______revelation that Paul McCartney light beer and forget it, Employer was in a band before Wings. And of course there is someone out there 0 ·Enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution of$------ 4 5 Old Capitol Tells All ~-~----~-- August Bar Exam --NOTICE-- By Chrissy Wilson New Videos Available at Results The Small Firm Practice Com The State Historical Museum, mittee intends to organize a series housed in Mississippi's Old Capi MC Law Library Catherine Baber, executive sec of"round table" discussion sessions tol in Jackson, highlights its num retary of the Mississippi Board of for the benefit of small firm practi ber one arti fad in a current exhibit The MC Library has added Bar Admissions, announces that tioners, provided that there is suf depicting the 150-year history of several new tapes to its video 81% (162) of the 200 persons tak ficient interest in the concept. the building itself. 'l'he exhibit will collection. All are available ing the July bar examinations As envisioned, the sessions run through March 1991. fOr check-out at the library passed the test. One-hundred-fifty would last approximately 1 1/2 "I'm History: After 150 Years, Circulation Desk. The titles two of the 179 (84.9%) first time hours, which would include a bri~f the Old Capitol Tells All," is a light are: takers passed, compared to ten of hearted look at the people and presentation by one or more topl the twenty-one (47.6%) of there cal experts on subjects such as events important to the building I.) Legal Opinion Letters examinees. Of the two lawyers since it was first occupied by in Real Estate 1'rans bookkeeping practices, computer who took the attorney's examina technology, and use of paralegals. Mississippi's state government in actions. tion, 50.0% passed. 1840. This presentation pro The sessions will be followed by a The over-all pass rate compares general discussion ofthe topics and 'l'en characters from the Old vides instruction on the with previous years as follows: Capitol's past were chosen to tell drafting of legal opinion sharing of information in small its story. Some are we11 known, letters prepared for real groups with discussion leaders. like William Nichols, architect; estate transactions. February, 1990 ...... 65.70% If these sessions interest you, Hiram Revels, the first black July, 1989 ...... 71.98% please call one of the committee United States senator; and RE. 2.) Rule 11 Sanctions: A February, 1989 ...... 79.40% members listed below. If there is Kennington, Jackson business Pandora-'s Bo;c? July, 1988 ...... 75.10% !;lufficient interests, then the ses man. Others were less well known, '!'his tape examines the February, 1988 ...... 78.00% sions will be organized, and you like Piety Hadley, who ran a board Included in the exhibit is a portion of the State Library, c. 1885, complete practical applications of July, 1987 ...... 85.00% will receive notice of the time and inghouse and lobbied early legisla with law books recently returned to the Old Capitol by the State Law Federal Rule of Civil Pro place. tors, who were also her guests, for Library. cedure 11. Instructions One-hundred-five of the exam the first Married Womens Prop are provided on the types inees were Ole Miss graduates; Richard C. Roberts III ... 353-9455 erty Rights. Included are Fred state departments were also housed searched and written by Dr. Ray of conduct sanctioned un fifth-three were from Mississippi Grant, teenaged son of General in the building. der Rule 11 and the pro College. Other law schools repre Dale Hubbard- Skates. Dr. Skates is professor of Vice Chairperson ...... 949-4700 Ulysses S. Grant and Mary Mo By 1903 the New Capitol was history at the University of South cedures for reporting, or sented were Cumberland (4), rancy, the state librarian who completed and the Old Capitol, as em Mississippi, and his book is en responding to allegations Emory (1), Indiana U. (1), Loyola Robert W. Sneed ...... 354-0044 worried as her increasing store of it soon became known, was virtu of Rule 11 violations. New Orleans (1), LSU (3), Mem volumes weighed down the titled, Mississippi's Old Capitol: James L. Martin ...... 969-7007 ally abandoned, serving as storage Biography ofa Building. The 173- phis State (2), Rutgers-Camden ( 1), building's floors. 3.) From Law School to space and the once-a-year site of page, illustrated history will be SMU (1), Tulane (5), U. of Arkan John M. Colette ...... 355-6277 "The Old Capitol has witnessed the state fair. It was renovated in Law Practice: What sas(!), U. ofF'lorida(l), U. ofMiami a lot of important Mississippi and available this month at the Old Every Associate Needs Don W. Moore ...... 948-3014 1916 as a state office building. Capitol Shop. A book signing is (1), U. of North Carolina (1), U. of American History and a lot of ev In the 1950's the State Depart to Know Tennessee(2), U. ofTexas(l), Van scheduled for November 11 at the This is a two-part presen James D. Bell ...... 355-5632 eryday life, too. The purpose ofthe ment of Health, the last agency derbilt (1), Yale (1). Old Capitol. tation which provides exhibit is to show the range of ac housed in the building, moved to The swearing-in ceremony was Suzanne Ainsworth ...... 969-1222 tivity during these 150years," said The State Historical Museum is practical skills training new quarters. The Old Capitol was a division of the Mississippi De held in the Old Capitol House of RobertS. Murphree ...... 353-0311 Cavett TafT~ curator of exhibits. for new associates and extensively restored and reopened partment of Archives and History. Representatives chamber on For sixty-three years the three as the State Historical Museum in mid-level associates. John Robin White ...... 355-0955 story brick building housed all of It is open to the public weekdays8- Thursday, September 27th. 1961. 5, Saturdays 9:30-4:30, and Sun state government, including the In observance ofthe !50th birth legislature and governor. Other days 12:30-4:30. For further infor day ofthe building, the Mississippi mation, call the Museum at 359- elected officials, the state courts, Department of Archives and His the state library, and various other 6920 or contact Chrissy Wilson at The Hinds County Bar and the Chancery Clerk's office and staffhosted tory is also publishing a book re- 359-6850. a DEDICATION OF NEW CHANCERY COURT FACILITIES AND HANG!NGOFPORTRAITSOFFORMERCHANCELLORSonA~~'t22, 1990 with the Honorable Roy Noble Lee, Chief Justice of the MISSISSIPPI Catherine Baber, executive Mississippi College Law Library Supreme Court, presiding. . . h secretary of the Mississippi Regular Hours 'l'he Chancellors on behalf of the Fifth Chancery Court D1stn~t oft e Board of Bar Admissions has Shte of MississipPi expressed their appreciation to all parties, and been named Chairman of the Monday-Thursday...... 8 a.m. until midnight es~ecially to the taxp;yers who have made the facilities ayailable for those National Committee of Bar Friday...... 8 a.m. until9 p.m. whose interests are affected. They also acknowledged th~ndevoted than~s Admissions Administrators. Saturday ...... 9 a.m. Wltil 9 p.m. and appreciation for those chancellors who have preVIously served thts chancery court district and decreed that the portra1ts of the former Chan· Jerome Hafter is on the Sunday...... 2 p.m. untillO p.m. Board of Managers of the cellors AF. Summers; Stokes V. Robertson, Jr.; Betty Tucker; Paul f!· National Conference of Bar Alexander; James Arden Barnett and Plea~a~t Z?bulon Jon.es ~e hung m Mr. Pete McGee, Hinds CoWlty J.)xaminers. The next "special hours" will be Thanksgiving and the December Exam! Courtroom No. 2 of the Chancery Court bmldmg m perpetUity m remem Chancery Clerk, accepting the Christmas Schedule. brance of their service. order of the Court from Chancellor Patricia Wise. L______7 6 ···~···-~-----~~------. Ofl!NDS COUN'I'Y BAR ASSOCIATJO~O Are you overwhelmed OFFICERS LeonaTd D. VanSlyke, Jr. by work-related stress, marital conflicts, l'nsident Richard A. Mor.l.ab"'"• Jr. drug or alcohol dependence, l'resident,Ekcl Jam<.-s A. Podcn, Jr. depression or other problems? Secrelary-1'reasurer Jodith J. Johnwo l'l>ill President There is help through the DIRECTORS Patricia W. Bennett· l'ost 1 Harold D. Miller, Jr.,. !'oot2 Lawyers' Assistance Program Linda Thomf>"nn Grcavw. Pool 3 Richard C. &berta, JJ[. Poat 4 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Palricia H. ~:vans NEWSLETI'ER EDITORIAl. BOARD S..m DiCuncilio Edilar Debra L. Allen Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Co-Editor Robert A. lligw<, Ill William J. UUie, Jr. Geoq>'c S. Lukr Carol C. We>~t ******** Captain f:quity ConlribuJ.ing JM!Ir Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. 151 K Griffith Street Jackson, MS 39201 FIRST CLASS nwi>ORTANT A Luncheon Meeting Noon, October 16 5 ______j