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International Society of Barristers
Volume 49 Number 1
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
FIFTY YEARS OF THE ISOB: FOREWORD James Bartimus
PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS
FIFTY YEARS . . . AND COUNTING
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Annual Meetings
2016: April 10–16, Grand Del Mar, San Diego, California
2017: March 19–25, Ritz Carlton, Cancun, Mexico International Society of Barristers Quarterly Volume 49 2015 Number 1 CONTENTS ǣ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳ James Bartimus ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ͵ M.J. BrucknerǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͷ Carleton R. HoyǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͳ Charles F. Blanchard ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͷ Con M. Keating ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳ David L. NixonǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤʹͳ John G. Lancione ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤʹ Frank J. Brixius ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤʹͻ Myron J. Bromberg ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ͵͵ Joe McLeod ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ͵ͷ Daniel J. Kelly ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͶͳ Edward J. MatonichǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͶͷ Scott S. Powell ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͶ Edward J. Nevin ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͶͻ William R. Gray ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͷͷ William F. Martson Jr ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͷͻ Marietta S. Robinson ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͷ J. Graham Hill ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ Michael A. Kelly. .ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ͵
ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ Craig Spangenberg
ǤǣǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͺͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͳ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͳ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ͵ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͶ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͶ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͶ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͶ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͷ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͷ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͻͺ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͲͲ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͲͲ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͲͳ ǤQuarterlyǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͲ͵ Ǥ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͲ Ǥ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͳͳ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͳͳ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͳʹ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳͳͻ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳʹͳ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳʹͷ Michael A. Kelly ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤͳ͵͵ John Reed
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Past Presidents Ǥǡ ǡ ȋͳͻ͵ʹȂʹͲͳͶȌ ͳͻͻ Ǥǡǡȋͳͻ͵͵ȂʹͲͳͶȌ ͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͺ Ǥǡǡ ͳͻͻͻ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͲͲ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͲͳ ǡǡ ȋͳͻ͵ȂʹͲͲȌ ʹͲͲʹ Ǥǡ ǡ ʹͲͲ͵ Ǥǡǡȋͳͻ͵ͺȂʹͲͳ͵Ȍ ʹͲͲͶ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͲͷ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͲ Ǥǡ ǡ ʹͲͲ Ǥ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͺ Ǥ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͲͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͲ Ǥ ǡ ǡʹͲͳͳ Ǥǡ ǡ ʹͲͳʹ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͳ͵
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* * * I PRESIDENTIAL REFLECTIONS Recollections by Barristers presidents of the past thirty years, printed in the following pages, provide glimpses, both serious and light-hearted, into the rich fellowship known as the International Society of Barristers. Similar musings of the presidents of the Society’s first twenty years were published inʹͲ ͵ͺʹȂͶʹ͵ȋͳͻͺͷȌand are well worth rereading for comparisons. The presidents’ submissions are in response to an invitation from the guest editors, and they are published here in the formats in which they were received: essays, lists, poems, letters.
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ȗȗȗ M. J. (JIM) BRUCKNER*
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SIOUX FALLS,SOUTH DAKOTA PRESIDENT 1988 ȏȐǣ ͳͻʹǡ ǡ ǡǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻ͵ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ The Emerald Seasǡ ǯǤ ǡǡǤ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯ
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ͳͻͺͲ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǩ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡǤ ǡ ͳͶ
ȗȗȗ CHARLES F. BLANCHARD
RALEIGH,NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT 1994 ȏȐǣ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯ ͳͻͻͷ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͷͲ Ǥ ǡ Ǣ ǡ ȋ ȌǢ ǡ Ǥ ǣ
ͳͷ ͳ
Ǥ ×ǡ ǡǡǡǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǤ ǡ CON M. KEATING
LINCOLN,NEBRASKA PRESIDENT 1995 Ǥ Dz dzDzǡdzDzdzDzǡdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͷǡ Dzdzǡ Ǥͳͻͷǡ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͻǡ Ǥ ͳͻͻǡ ǡ ͳͲͲ Ǥ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ
ͳ ͳͺ
Ǥ Ǥ Ǣ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡ Ǩ ǡ Ǥ DzǤdz ǤǦ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǫ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǤ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Dzdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǤ ͳͻͻʹǡ Ǥ Ǥǡ ǡ ͳͻ
Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǩ ǡ ǡ ǡ ƬǤ ǡǤ Ǥǡ Ǣ ʹͲͳͶǤ ǡǤ ǡ Dz Ǥdz Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ʹͲ
ȗȗȗ DAVID L. NIXON
MANCHESTER,NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENT 1996 ȋǡ ǡ ʹͲǡͲͲͲǡǡDz dzȌȂ ǡ ͳͻͲǡ Ǥ ͳͻǡ ǡ ǡǤǡ ǡǡ ǡDz dz Ǥ ǡǡ ͳͲͲ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǯǤ ȋ Ȅ Ȅ ǡ Ȍǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡDzǡǤdz ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǩ ǡ Ǧǡ DzǦdz Ǥ
ʹͳ ʹʹ
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̈́ ȋǯȌǡ ͳͻͷʹǤ ǯ ǡ ͶͷǤ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺǡ ȋǯ Ȍ Ǥ ǯDzdz Ǥ ǯǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡDzǡ ̈́ͳͲǡͲͲͲǤͲͲ ǫdz ǡ Ǥ ǡǯǤ Ǥ Ȅ Ȅ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ȅ Ȅ Ǥ ǡ Ȅ Ȅ Dzǯdzͳͻͻ ǡ Ǥ ǣ ʹͷ
Hail to the Barristers! ǡ ǡȄ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǡǡ ǡ Ȅ ȄǤ doǫǡ ǡǤ Ȅǡ Ȅǡǫ Ǣǡ ǯǡǤ ǡǡ ǯ Ǥ courseǯ ǡ Ǥ ǯǡǡ ǡ ǯǤ Ȅǡ ǡǤ ǡǡ ǡǤ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹ
ǡǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǡ ǯtheseǦǤ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯǤ ǡDzdz Ȅǡ ǡǡǯ Ǥ ǡǡ Dz Ǥdz ǡ ǡǡ Nowǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǩ Ǧ Ǥ ʹǡͳͻͻ͵ JOHN G. LANCIONE
CLEVELAND,OHIO PRESIDENT 1998 ǡ ͷͲ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡǡ Ǥǡ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǯǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǣ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǣ Dad, I’ve wracked my brain and cannot come up with any one story about my time with you and Mom and the wonderful Barristers; there were so many. What I do know is that I’ve never had more fun, or gone to more fabulous places or met a finer group of people in my entire life. I’m thankful and honored to have been included, and will never forget it. It was like being in the Land of Oz, surrounded by men and women who have great brains, great hearts, and great courageǤ
ʹ ʹͺ
ǡǡ ǤǤǤ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ƭ FRANK J. BRIXIUS
MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA PRESIDENT 1999 ȏȐǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡǡ Ǥǡ Hail To The Barristers!ǡDz ǡ Ǥdz Ǥ ǦǦǡǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯǤ
ʹͻ ͵Ͳ
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ǡǡ ȋ ȌǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Dz ǡ ǡ ǤdzǤ ǣǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ Ǣ ǡ ǡǤ Ǥ ȋ ǡ Ǧ ǦǦ ǫȌ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Dz Ǥ Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ ͵ʹ
ȗȗȗ MYRON J. BROMBERG
MORRISTOWN,NEW JERSEY PRESIDENT 2000 Ǥ ǦǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥǯͷǡ ǡǡǤ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ
͵͵ ͵Ͷ
ȗȗȗ JOE McLEOD
FAYETTEVILLE,NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT 2001 Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ Dzdz Ǥ Ǥ ǦǨ ǦǦǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡǡǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Dzdzǡ ̵Ǩ ǡDz ǯ Ǥdz ǡ ǡ Dzǯ dz ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz ǡ ǫdz
͵ͷ ͵
ǡ ȋǯȌ DzǤdz ǡDz ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǩ Ǥ Ǥ Ǩdz Ǥ ǡ Bad, Bad, Leroy BrownǤ ǡ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ͳͲǡͲͲͲ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǩ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǤ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz Ǥdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥǡ ͵
ǡǯ Ǩ ǨǨ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ƭ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Dz Ǥdz Dz Ǥdz ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȋ ȌǤ Ǩ ǦǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡDz ǫdz ǡǡǡDzǯ Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ ǡ ͵ͺ
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ͳǤǡ Ǥǡ ͳͻͳͳǡ ǤSeeǣȀȀǤ ȀʹͲͳʹȀͲȀʹȀǦ ȀǤ See also ǣȀȀǦ ǤǤȀȀ ǤǤ ͶͲ
* ** DANIEL J. KELLY1
SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT 2003 Remembrances, Including Michigan Inspiration and Erudition, the Texas Twang, and the Alabama Drawl ʹͲͲ͵Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡǡǤ Ȃǡ ǡ Ǥ ǣ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥʹ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ QuarterlyǤ ǡDzǤdz͵
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Ͷͳ Ͷʹ
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ͷǤǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯǡ Ǥǯǡǡ ǡǡǤ Ǥ DzdzǤ Ǥ ǣ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǤǡǤ ͶͶ
ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ƭ Ǥ ǡȋ Ȍǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Dz dz Dz dz Ǥ Ǥ Dzǡdz Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǦǤ Ǧǡ Ǥǡ ͵ͻ Ǥ ǡDzǡ Ǥdz Ǩ Ǥ EDWARD J. MATONICH
HIBBING,MINNESOTA PRESIDENT 2005
The Answer Is Frozen in the Wind ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡDz Ǥdz ǯ Ǥ Dz Ǥdz ǡDz Ǥdz ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ͳͻͺͶǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǩ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
Ͷͷ Ͷ
ȗȗȗ SCOTT S. POWELL
BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA PRESIDENT 2006 ǡ ͳͻͻǡ ǡ ǦǦǦǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡǦǦ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǤ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ
Ͷ Ͷͺ
Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡǯ Ǥ EDWARD J. NEVIN
SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT 2007 Ǥ ȋ Ȍǡ Ǥ Dz ǡdz Ǥ ͳǤ ͳͻͻͻ Ǧ ǯ Dz ǣ ǡdzͳ Ǧ ʹǡǡ ǡ ͳǦ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǤǤ ǤǤǤǤ Ǥ
ͳǤ͵Ͷ ͵Ͷ͵ȋͳͻͻͻȌǤ
Ͷͻ ͷͲ
Ǥ ǡǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Ǥʹ ʹǤ Dz dz͵ȋǦǡ ʹͲͲʹȌȀ Ȁ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǣ Ǥ ǤǤǤǤȏ Ȑ ǡDzǤdzǤǤ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǤͶ ͵Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ǡ ͳͻͶǣ Dz dzǣͷ
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ǤIdǤ͵ͶͲȂͶͳǤ Ǥ͵ͺ ͵ͺʹȋʹͲͲ͵ȌǤ ͺǤIdǤ͵ͺʹȂͺͺǤ ͷ͵
ͷǤ ǡ ǯǣ ͳͻͻǡ Ǥ New York Review of Booksǡǡ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ȗȗȗ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǤ ͷͶ
ȗȗȗ WILLIAM R. GRAY
BOULDER,COLORADO PRESIDENT 2008 Reflections on the 2008–2009 ISOB Presidency ǡ ǡDzǦ ǡ dz Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͺǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤǡ ͳͶǡ ʹͲͲǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǦǤǡ Ǥ ʹͲͲͺ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǯǤ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡǤ
ͷͷ ͷ
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ʹͲͲͻ Ǥ Ǧ ʹͲͲͻ ǡ Ǥ ǡ̵Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡǤ ǡǯǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͻ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͲͻ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯǤ ǡ Ǥ ͷͺ
Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ WILLIAM F. MARTSON JR.
PORTLAND,OREGON PRESIDENT 2009
Preserve the Magic Blinkǡ ǡ ̈́ͳͲ kourosǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡhowǡ whyǤ ǤǤǤ ǤǤǤȏȐǢ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯǤͳ ǡ ǡ Dz ǡdzǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
ͳǤ ǡ ǡ ͷʹȋʹͲͲͷȌǤ
ͷͻ Ͳ
Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Dz ǡdz ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȋǤǤǡ Ȍ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͲ Ǥ ǣ ͳ
A. The International Society of Barristers has been and should continue to be an organization comprised of elite trial lawyers. There are other organizations which recognize and celebrate excellence in many aspects of the practice of law. Fine people who have outstanding practices and who are well regarded as leaders in the organized Bar may be members of those other organizations. But to be considered for Fellow- ship in the Barristers, the person must be a trial lawyera person "outstanding in the field of advocacy."
B. Defining the attributes that qualify a nominee as "outstanding in the field of advocacy" is a knotty problem. It is not possible to articulate a clear, bright- line definition. Every election decision will depend on context. Nevertheless, we assert the following propo- sitions: (1) We believe there are many people trying cases. (2) We should select people who, in the present, are actively trying cases. In reaching a decision as to a nominee's suitability for Fellowship, we will scrutinize the entire body of work of the nominee, with emphasis on the most recent years of practice. Clearly, we want lawyers who regularly advocate the rights of their clients in a courtroom setting where the skills of advocacy are practiced and demonstrated. (3) We need to work harder to identify younger lawyers, in their 40s and 50s. (4) With regard to advocacy experience, jury trials are the preferred credential. Bench trials carry less weight than jury trials. Arbitrations of significant duration and involving complex matters in the adversary system are acceptable, but only if the nominee has also had experience as a jury trial lawyer. (5) Mediations or other results from settlements are irrelevant. Ǥ ʹ
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ʹǤǡWaiting for the Hateǡ ǡǤͶǡʹͲͳ͵ǡͶͻǤ ͵
ȌǦǡȋʹȌ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǦ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡDzdz ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǡDz ȏȐ dz Dz Ǥdz Dz ǡdz Ǥ Dzdz ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz Ͷ
Ǥ ǡ Ǥ MARIETTA S. ROBINSON
WASHINGTON,DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PRESIDENT 2010 The Barristers Fiftieth Anniversary ʹͲͲͲǢǡ ǡǢ ʹͲͳͲȂʹͲͳͳǤ ʹͲͲͲǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͺǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Dzǡdz ǣ ͳǤ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹǤ Ǥ ȋǡ
ͷ
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ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǡǡǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ J. GRAHAM HILL
HOUSTON,TEXAS PRESIDENT 2011 Welcoming Remarks at the 2012 Convention Ǥ ǡ Ͷ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǤǦǤ ǡ ǡǡǯ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳʹǤ ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ± ͓ͳ ǤǤʹͲͳʹǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡǯǤ ǯ ȋ ȌǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǡǡǡ ǤͻͷͲ ǣ ǡ Ǥ ͷͺǡ Ǥ Ǥ
ͻ Ͳ
Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ ʹͲͳʹ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǡ ǤǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ͳͲͲΨ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǤ ǤǦ ͶͲͷͷǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͳ Ǥ ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͳ
̵Ǥ Dz Ǥdz ǡǤ ͷͺǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤ ǡǤ Dz ǡdz Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǯǤ ǡǤ ʹ
ȗȗȗ MICHAEL A. KELLY
SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT 2012
Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǯ ǡDzǤdz ǡ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷͲǤ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡǡǡDz Ǥdz ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ
͵ Ͷ
Ǥ ǡǤǡ ǡ ǦǤ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǯ Dz dz Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǦǦǦ Dz Ǥdz ǡͳͻ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǣ Ǥ ǡ Ǩ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡͳͻͻͻǡ ͷ
ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ʹȋ͵ʹȌ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡǡǡǦ ͳͲǤʹǤǡ ǡDz ǡ Ǥdz ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ͳͲͲΨ ǤǯǡͳͲͲΨ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡʹͲͲ͵ ǡʹͲͲͻǡ ǡǡ Ȃǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ
ͳͻͷǤ ǣǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȂǤ ʹͲͳͲ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡǤǯ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͶǦǡǦ Ǥ Ǥ ǦǡͻͲΨ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǧǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ
ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳͲǡ Dz ǡdz ǡǡǤ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳ͵Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Dzdz Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Dzdz ʹͲͳ͵ ǡ ȋȌǡ ͺ
ǡǤ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǦǤ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ± Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ͳͲǤ Ǧǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ
FIFTY YEARS . . . AND COUNTING
I THE EARLY DAYS
Craig Spangenberg Anyone seeking to know the character of the International Society of Barristers mustbegin with a reading of “The Early Days,” an essay by Craig Spangenberg, the Society’s first president. Mr. Spangenberg was present at the Society’s founding and helped set its course. Here is that essay:ͳ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
ͳǤͳͷ ʹͺͷȋͳͻͺͲȌǤ
ͻ ͺͲ
ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǣ ʹǤ ǡ ǡ Ǣ ͵Ǥ Ǣ ͶǤ Ǣ ͷǤ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ ǯ ͳͻͷ Ǧ ǡǤ ǤǤǤ ͺͳ
ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǯ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡȏǡȐǦǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͺ ǣ ͺǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Dz ͺʹ
Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Dz dzDzǤdz ǡ ǡ Dz dzDz Ǥdz Dz Ǥdz Dz ǡdz Dz dz ǤǤǤ ͺ͵
Ǥ DzǤdz ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz Dzǡdz Dz ǡdz Dzǡdz Dz ǡdz Dz dz Ǥ ǡ ǡ Quarterly ǡDz dz ǡ ǡ ǡǦǡǤ ǡ ǡ ǦǤ ǡǡ ͲΨ ̵ ͶͲΨǤ ǡǡ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǦǤǦǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ Dz Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ͺͶ
ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ ǡǦ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ Dzdz Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Dzdz ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͳͻͷǡ ͳͻͺͲǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻǡ ǡ Ǥ Dz Ǥdz ǤǤǤ ͺͷ
QuarterliesȋǤʹǡǤ ͶȌǤ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤǤ ǯ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǦǦǦǤ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͺ
Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ʹͲͲǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤǤǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͷ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǣ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǤǤǤ ͺ
ǡ ǤǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ ̵ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǦǦ ǫ ͺͺ
ȗȗȗ
II THE EARLY DAYS: AN APPLEMAN ADDENDUM ǯ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ȂǤ Ǣ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ ȋInsurance Law and Practice, with FormsʹȌǤ ʹǤ ǡ ǡ ȋͳͻͶͳȌǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
ͺͻ ͻͲ
Ǧ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ Dzǡdz ǡ ǯǤ͵ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǣ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
͵Ǥ ǡ ǡThe Origin of the International Society of Barristersǡͻ ͷ ȋͳͻͶȌǤ
III MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA AND SIZE
Criteria Dz ǡdz Ͷ Ǧǣ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Dz Ǥdz ǡ ǣ ǡ ǯ Dz ǡ ǡdzDzdz Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ ʹͲͲ͵ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǣ
ͶǤͳͻͻǡDz Ǥdz
ͻͳ ͻʹ
Dz Ǧǡ Ǥdz Dz ǤǤǤǤǤdz Dz ǤǤǤǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥdz Dz Ǥdz Dz ǯ Ǥdz Dz ǡǤdz ǣDzX Ǥdz ǣDz ǡ ǡ X. X ǡ Ǯ ǯ Ǥdz Ǥ ǡ ǡǦ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǣ Dz Ǣ Ǥ ǡ Ǥdzͷ ͷǤ ǣDz Ǥdz ǤǤǤ ͻ͵
ǯ ±ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
Size ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǣ ͳͻͷ ͺͺ ͳͻͷ ͵ͺͲ ʹͶ ͺ ͳͻͺͷ ͷ ͵ ͵ͻ ͳͻͻͷ ͷͲ Ͷͳ ͳͲ ͳʹͺ ʹͲͲͷͷͷ ͶͶ ͳͲ ͳͷͶ ʹͲͳͷ ͺͺ Ͷ͵ ͳͳ ͳʹͺ ǯ ǡ ǯͳͻͻǡǡDz ͷͲͲ Ǥdz Ǥ ǡǡ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ͳͻͺǤ ͻͶ
Ǥ ǡ ǡ ȋȌǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Dzdz Ǥ ȋ ǯ ǡǡ ǤȌ
Diversity National: ǡ Dz dz ǯ ǡ ǢǦǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǦͳͻͺͲǤ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Geographic: ǡ Ǧ Ǣ ǯ Ǥ Ǧǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǦ Ǥ ǯ ǯ ǡ Ǥ Racial: ǡǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǤǤǤ ͻͷ
ǢǤ ǡ ǡ ǯ Ǥ Gender: ͳͻͷǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǣ Ǥǯ ͳͻͺͳǡ ǤǦ ǡ Ǣ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ
The Shadow Membership ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͻ
ȗȗȗ
IV MEETINGS
Conventions Frequency. ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǯ ǯǡǦ Ǥ Dz Ǥdz ͳͻ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Dz ǡdz Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻ ǡ Dz Ǥdz ǡ DzǦ Ǥdzͳͻͳǡ ǦǦ Ǥ ǣ ͳͻʹ Ͷ͵ Ǥ Program ContentǤ Ǥ ǯǤ ǯ Ȃ ȋ Dz dzȌ Ǥ
ͻ ͻͺ
ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǯǤ ǡǡǡǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz Ǥ ǯ QuarterlyǢ ǡ Quarterlyǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Convention Sites. ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧǡǡ Ǥ ǡǦ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǣ ͳͻ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻ ǡǡ ͳͻͲ ǡǡ ͳͻʹ ǡǡ ͳͻ͵ ǡ ǡ ǤǤǤ ͻͻ
ͳͻͶ ǡǡ ͳͻͷ ǡ ǡ ͳͻ ǡǡ ͳͻ ǡǡ ͳͻͺ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͲ ǡǤǡ ͳͻͺͳ ǡǡ ͳͻͺʹ ǡǡ ͳͻͺ͵ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺͶ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͷ ǡǡ ͳͻͺ ǡǡ ͳͻͺ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͺ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺͻ Ǧǡǡ ͳͻͻͲ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͳ Ƭǡǡ ͳͻͻʹ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ͵ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͶ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͷ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͺ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͻ ǯǡǦǡ ʹͲͲͲ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͳ ǡǡǡ ʹͲͲʹ ǯǡǦǡ ʹͲͲ͵ Ƭǡǡ ʹͲͲͶ Ǧ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͷ ǯǡǦǡ ʹͲͲ ǡ ǡ ͳͲͲ
ʹͲͲ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͺ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͻ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͳͲ Ƭǡ ǡ ʹͲͳͳ ǯǡǯǡ ʹͲͳʹ ǡǡ ʹͲͳ͵ ǡǡ ʹͲͳͶ ǡǡ ʹͲͳͷ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Convention Administration. ǡ ǯ ǡ ȋ ǯ ȌǤǡǦǦ ǡ ǡǡǦ ǡ Ǥ ǡƬ ȋ ǡ Ȍ ǯ Ǥ Ƭ ǡ ȋȌ ȋǡ ǡ Ȍǡ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
Board of Governors Meetings ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǤǤǤ ͳͲͳ
Ǥȋ ǯ Ǣ ǤȌ Meeting Locationsǣ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡǯ ǯǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ƭǡ Ǥ ǣ ǣʹʹǡͳͻ ͳͻȂͳͻͲ ͳͻͳ ǡǡ ͳͻʹ ǡǡ ͳͻ͵ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͶ ǡǡ ͳͻͷ ǡ ǡ ͳͻ ǡǡ ͳͻ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺͲ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͳ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺʹ ǡǡ ͳͻͺ͵ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͶ ǡ ͳͻͺͷ ǡ ǡ ͳͲʹ
ͳͻͺ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺ ǯ ǡǡ ͳͻͺͺ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͺͻ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͲ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͳ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻʹ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ͵ ǡ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͶ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͷ ǡǡ ͳͻͻ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻ ǡǡ ͳͻͻͺ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͻ ǡǡ ʹͲͲͲ ǡǡǡ ʹͲͲͳ ǡǡ ʹͲͲʹ ǡǡ ʹͲͲ͵ Ƭǡǡ ʹͲͲͶ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͲͷ ǡǡ ʹͲͲ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͲ Ǧǡǡ ʹͲͲͺ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͲͻ ǡǡ ʹͲͳͲ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͳͳ ǡǡ ʹͲͳʹ Ǧǡ ǡ ʹͲͳ͵ Ǥǡǡ ʹͲͳͶ ǡǡ
V THE QUARTERLY ǯ ǡǤ QuarterlyǤǡͳͻǡ ǯǡ Ǣ Ǥǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǣ ǡ Ǧ ȋǦ ȌǤ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ƭǡ ǡQuarterlyǤ ǡ Ǣ QuarterlyǤ ǯ Quarterlyǡ Ǧ ǣ ͳͻͷȂͳͻʹ ͳͻ͵Ȃͳͻͻ ͳͻͻȂʹͲͲͻ ʹͲͳͲȂ ǡ
ͳͲ͵ ͳͲͶ
Ǥ ͳͻͺͺ ʹͲͲͻǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Quarterly ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͲǡ ǡ ǡ Quarterlyǯ Ǥ ǯ ǡǡ ǤǡǦ Ǥǡ Ǧ Ǣ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡQuarterly ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Quarterlyǣ ǤǤǤ ͳͲͷ
Utilitarian ǫǡǤͳǡ͓ͳȋǨȌ ǦǡǤͺǡ͓ͷ ǡǤͳͳǡ͓ʹ ǡǤͳʹǡ͓͵ ǡǤͳͶǡ͓ʹ ǣ ǯǡǤʹǡ͓ʹ ȏ Dz dz ǤȐ Issues in the Profession Ǥͳǡ͓ͳ Ǥʹǡ͓͵ ȏ ǤȐ Ǧ ǡǤͷǡ͓Ͷ ȏǦ ǤȐ ǣ ǯǡǤͳͶǡ͓Ͷ ǡǤͳǡ͓͵ ǣǡǤʹʹǡ͓Ͷ ǡǤ͵ǡ͓Ͷ Hamden Ǧ ǡ ǤͶͷǡ͓ʹ The Larger Culture ǡǤͳͳǡ͓Ͷ ǡǡǤʹͶǡ͓͵ ǣ ǡǤʹǡ͓Ͷ ͳͲ
ǣǡǤ͵ͻǡ͓Ͷ ǡ ǤͶ͵ǡ͓Ͷ ǣ ǡǤͶͶǡ͓Ͷ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ QuarterlyǯǤ ǡ ǣ ǡ ǡ Ǥͳǡ͓ʹ ǯ ǡ ǤǡǤʹǡ͓ʹ ǡ ǡǤʹͺǡ͓͵ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ͵ͻǡ͓ʹȏ ǤȐ ǡ ǡǤͶǡ͓ʹ ȏ ǡ ǤȐ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǤQuarterly ǯ Ǥǡǡ Ǥ
VI THE FOUNDATION Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥͺ ǡ ǯ Ǧǣ ȋ Ȍǡ Ǣ ǡ ǯǤ ʹͲͲʹǡ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǯ ǯȋǤǤǡ Ȍǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
ͺǤ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ
ͳͲ ͳͲͺ
ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷǡ ǯ ̈́ͷͲͲǡͲͲͲǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ̈́ͷͲͲͲ ǡͳͻʹǤ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ȋ̈́ʹͲͲǡͲͲͲ ʹͲͲͲ Ȍǡ ǡ ǡ ǯ ͳͻ͵ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͷ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ̈́ͳͷͲǡͲͲͲ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ͳͻͻͻǡ Dz dz ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤǤǤ ͳͲͻ
ǡ ǯ ̈́ͳͲͲǡͲͲͲ Ǧ Ǣ ̈́ʹͲǡͲͲͲ Ǥ ǣ ȋ Ȍ ȋ Ȍ ȋ Ȍ ȋ Ȍ ȋ Ȍ ȋ Ȍ ͳͳͲ
ȗȗȗ
VII GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Governance ͳͻͷǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧǡ ȋ ȌǤ ǡ Ǧǡ ȋǡ Ǧ ǡ ȂȌ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǦǤ Ǥ ǡ Ǧǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ
ͳͳͳ ͳͳʹ
Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ Ǣǡ Ǥ Ǥ
A Listing of Presidents and Governors Ǧ Ǥ ȋǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǤȌ ǣ ǡ ͳͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͲ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͳ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻʹ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻ͵ Ǥǡ ͳͻͶ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺ ǤǤǤ ͳͳ͵
Ǥǡ ͳͻͻ ǡ ͳͻͺͲ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺʹ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺ͵ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͶ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͲ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻʹ ǡ ͳͻͻ͵ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͶ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͲ ǡ ʹͲͲͳ ǡ ʹͲͲʹ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲ͵ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͶ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͷ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͺ Ǥǡ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͲ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳͳ ͳͳͶ
Ǥǡ ʹͲͳʹ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳ͵ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͶ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͷ ǣͻ ǡ ͳͻͺ͵Ȃͳͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͶȂʹͲͲͲ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺͷȂͳͻͺͺ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲȂʹͲͳ͵ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͳȂʹͲͳͶ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͷȂʹͲͳͳ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺȂͳͻͺͳǡ ͳͻͺͶȂͳͻͻͲ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͺʹ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͷȂͳͻͻͳ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͳȂͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺͳȂͳͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺʹȂͳͻͺͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͲȂͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳʹȂʹͲͳͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͳȂͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͺ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳʹȂʹͲͳͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻ ͻǤ Ǥ ǤǤǤ ͳͳͷ
Ǥǡ ͳͻȂͳͻͺ͵ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͲȂʹͲͲ Ǥ×ǡ ʹͲͲʹȂʹͲͲͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺʹȂͳͻͺͺ ǡ ͳͻ͵Ȃͳͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲ͵ȂʹͲͲͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳ͵ȂʹͲͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳʹȂʹͲͳͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻʹȂͳͻͻͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͷ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͺ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͷǦʹͲͳͳ ǡ ʹͲͳͶǦʹͲͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺȂͳͻͻ͵ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻʹȂͳͻͻͷ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͲȂʹͲͲ͵ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͳȂʹͲͲ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺʹȂͳͻͺͺ Ǥ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺȂͳͻͻͲ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͳ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻǡ ͳͻͳȂͳͻͶ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͻȂʹͲͳʹ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͺͶ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͲȂͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͳȂͳͻͶ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳ͵ȂʹͲͳ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͺȂʹͲͳͶ ǡ ͳͻͷȂͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͲȂͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͶȂʹͲͲ ͳͳ
Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺʹȂͳͻͺͷ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͲȂͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻ͵Ȃͳͻͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺȂͳͻͺͶ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͷ Ǥ Ǥǡ ͳͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͳȂͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲͻȂʹͲͳʹ Ǥ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺȂͳͻͺͳ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͺȂͳͻͻͳ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲȂʹͲͳʹ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲʹȂʹͲͲͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͳȂͳͻͺ ǡ ʹͲͲȂʹͲͳ͵ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͲȂͳͻͺ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͷ Ǥ Ǥ ʹͲͲ͵ȂʹͲͲͻ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͲȂʹͲͳ͵ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͶȂͳͻͺͲ Ǥǡ ͳͻͶȂͳͻ Ǥǡ ͳͻͺͷȂͳͻͻͳ Ǥǡ ͳͻͶȂͳͻͺͲ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͶȂʹͲͲͲ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲ͵ȂʹͲͲͺ Ǥǡ ͳͻȂͳͻͻ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͳȂʹͲͲ ǡ ʹͲͳͶȂʹͲͳ Ǥǡ ʹͲͲͲȂʹͲͲ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻ͵Ȃͳͻͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͺͻȂͳͻͻͷ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻȂͳͻͺʹ Ǥǡ ͳͻͻͷȂʹͲͲͳ ǡ ʹͲͳͶȂʹͲͳ ǤǤǤ ͳͳ
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IX THE CONVENTIONS OF THE CONVENTION Michael A. Kelly Newly elected members of the Barristers Society are formally inducted at the first session of each annual convention. Before they and their spouses are welcomed individually, a senior Fellow speaks to them about the traditions (the “conventions”) of its annual meetings and of the Society itself. These presentations inform and instruct the new members, of course, but they also refresh the recollections of the earlier members and play an important role in maintaining the group’s unique spirit. A roster of those who have spoken thus on the Society’s behalf once or more includes Craig Spangenberg, M. J. Bruckner, Joel Boyden, John Reed, Jack Liber (most frequent), and Michael Kelly. Mr. Kelly spoke at the 2014 meeting in Hawaii, and his version of the Conventions of the Convention is printed here. Ͷͻ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͺ ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ
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