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fun working with a group that is productive for the community ant.l willing to work. ils members. Much has bccu accomplished this I want to thank all of you for the President's year. We have raised a lot of opportunity that yon have given me Column money for the Mississippi Volunteer to serve what I consider to be the Lawyers' Project; the Golf most wonderful group of people, Tournament was the most attonwyli. Ours is a sacred trust and successful in history; we have had obligation ·- both l~l the community by Harris II. Barnes, Ill (Trip) many fnn socials; the luncheon and to those whom we serve. lt is hard to believe that this is speakers have been cxt:ellcnt; the Thanks, too, to Sandra Odom, my my last column as th~: President of committees have all done a great secretary, for her tireless hours in the Hinds County Bar Association. deal; the Peoples Law School is assisting me in this project as well The year has flown by and has been once again a wonderful puhlic as Pat Evans, without whose help one of the most enjoyable service; and the Association we simply wouldn't have made it experiences of rny life. It is always continues to be responsive and through the year.
February Membership Meeting
Speaking.(tt the Febhiary_ · wtu.'SuweyL Wall, Presidenrcinli-C.E,O, of Pinna(:le 'lh1.H (.wxond froni" right). With Wall is Edward]Jtwier,· HCBA p;·ogram Chairman; Beth B. McGaugh, Chief F'inaftciril Officer (d Pitina.de Tmst;· and Harris H. 8ame,,~ lll,. HC!JA Presirl April 20 April !8 The Hinds County Bar Association and & Preventing Legal Malpmctice Ethics JICHA Mcmbc1·ship l\fe{'ting. The Jackson Young Lawyers Association, Inc. Complaints in Personal Injury and General Practice. Noon. Capital Club 'fhc Mississippi Bar/American Nati111Jal I.awycrs invite you to join us during Law Week .for an Insurance Reciprocal. 804-965-1295 Muy4 HCBA/JYL .Judg{'s Dinner and The April 25 Evening Honoring the Judiciary Judge William C. Keady Dislingui.~hed Lecture Series. Trust and Asset Protcdion Alternatives in lVIS. 6:30 p.m. Primos Northgl!tc NHI. 715-835-7909 and June 20 April 26 JICHA Membcrshipl\'lceting The Judge William C. Keady Distinguished Lecture Series Health Law in MS: with One Hour of CLE credit. The Legal Implications of Health Care, Noon. Capital Club on May 4, 2000 Peer Review and Managed Care. NBI. 715-835-71J09 t1ugust 15 at Primus Northgate HCHA Membership Meeting. 4330 North State Street 1Har 2 Noon. Capital Club J Jmited I Jability Companies in l\·IS. Ueception at 6:30p.m. and Dinner at 7:30p.m. NBI. 715-835-7909 111/.f:USf /7 IICUA Golf 'lhurnamcnt. May 5 Speaker: Noon. Annandale Golr Club Annual Taxation Section Tax Clinic. 1he Honorable William F. Winter The Mississippi Bar. 948-4471 Special Guests: /Hay /1) Hinds, Madison and Rankin Cmmty Govc1·nmcnt l,aw Scdion Seminar. State and Fedcra{1udges The Mis~is~ippi Bar. 94X-4471 May24 Workers' Compensation in MS. l,orman Educution Services. 715-833-3944 I June X Annual Spring Estate l'lmming l'radicc Update. ALI-ABA Video Law Review. MC School of l.aw. 925-7173 LEFOLDT &co.,PA. (;E!n'IFIED I'URIJC N.'COUN't/\N"!S Jww 9 15th Annual Federal Pl'Hclicc and Procedure Seminar UM-CI,E. 662-'J 15-1221 LITIGATION CONSULTING HCBA Election Results All of our experience is directly relevant to your need H>r professional excellence fi:om your an:ounting experts. Our services include expert witness Secretary-Treasurer testin1ony at depositions and trials, trial assistance rdatitlg to opp(>sing experts, William R. Wright consultation on litigation options and approaches) support during the dis Director - I>ost 3 At the February Membership Meeting, the Hinds County covery process, damage analysis and review, investigative auditing, t(xccasting Lynn P. Risley Bar Association presented Phyllis Thornton, Executive of economic losses, IJ·aud audits, asset searches and tracing of fi.mds. Director of the Mississippi Volunteer l.awycrs Project. with a Director .. Post 4 check for $13,000, the proceeds from the HCBA Golf Run1a Haque Tournament. The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project provides free civil legal service to !ow-income citizens Congratulations to our new oj)iccr and directors! utilizing private attorneys who donate their time. Piclurcd with Ms. Thornton arc .John H. Proctor, Gol r Tournament 5280 e..;abxic Drive • Post Ot"lke Box 134WJ • Jackson, J'vlS 39236·3409 • ( 60 l) 91-!2- 1591 145 B ;\-bin Str("Ct • !'o~t Office Box 263 • Biloxi, MS 39533 • (228) 435·7903 Chairman, and Harris H. Barnes, 111. HCB1\ President. 2 ------· UPGRADE OR DIE, OR IS IT UPGRADE AND DIE? On Computing by <:aptain E 4 ·····------On Computing ... ContinucdfmiiiJHlf{c 5 ' \ Legal research on !he web? lferc, courtesy of Law Office Computing. arc thirty sites you should be familiar with. Starling Points Speciality Sites l. WI'>'W.ceocxprcss.cotn Antitrust Link~ to over one hundred sites. I 7. w w.c Iubi. ic/coplpctit ion/compframes i te/i ndex .him 2. www.law.corndl.edu Competition OnlinC, an Irish site. 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" ------7 ---~------·-- Remembering Justice Michael D., Sullivan me a great deal of confidence in my matter of legislative prerogative which Mississippi Con~titutinn. The abilities which I was lacking prior to the Court should not invade. chancellor found that Hw statutes were (December 2, 1938 ~ Fehruar)' 27, 2000) working for him. A compliment from constitutional. The Supreme Court by Mary l\'lillcr Justice Sullivan was worth more to me State v. ;\dam.\· County Circuit Court, found that the state constitutioual right I began working for Justice Sullivan the individual liberties. for consumers than numcnms cumpliment-; from any 7:\5 So. 2d 20 I (Miss. J 9Y9)- As part to privacy includes an implied right to as a law derk in August of 1990 with, and for the rights (lf the accused. other person because I knew he meant ol" a plea bargain, the State agreed to choose whether or not to have an what he ~aid. As I told .Justice Sullivan rctiR~ charges in two separate cause~ in abmtion. The Court further found that ! admit, much trepidation. I had heard Further, Justice Sullivan W\1~ a strong rumors that Justice Sullivan had high believer in the ability of the citizen when I left the Court !a.\t year, if I exchange for the dd"cndants pleading Mississippi's two-pareJll consent law passes the umluc burden test for expectations of his law clerks, and I jury to do justice. were given a choit·c, I would still guilty to a separate set of charges in chOllSe Justice Sullivan as the justice another cause. At the hearing on the dctermining state constitutionality. was afraid I would ht~ unable to meet Working for .Justice Sullivan taught his standards. During the year I learned me that I needed to look at both sides for whom I would want to clerk. State's motion to dismiss, the trial U.S. Fitldity & Guaranty Co. \', that in fact his expectations were high, of an issue and not accept at face value Clerking for him w;IS the highlight of judge denied the motion and ordered Ferguson, 698 So. 2d 77 (Miss. !Y97) hut he required no more than should that a decision was right simply my nine years with the Court. that the case proceed to trial. The Sl --~·---- . ~··~·~--- Remembering .Justice Michael n. Sullivan ... Continucdfmm page 9 Remembering ,Justice iVIiclwcl Jl. Sullivnn ... Continlted_ti-om page 10 sentence be servetl and eliminated the with or without cause. McAn1 claimed !1- a claimant is permanently and totally cin:umstauce and that there is no appealed from a chancery court dccrt'e grandmother \\-ho was not a natural opportunity for parole that existed prior that lie was discharged because he occ11pationally disabled. he should be authority for the Court to reweigh findin~ Chevron had no right under <1 parent of the chi ldrcn, the rights of the entitled to compensation for a remaining aggravating circumstances JlJ57 oil and g:1s lease to explore, over maternal grandmother to have custudy to the bilL The trialjudgl~ ruled that the reported conduct of his employer seuate bill is an ex post facto law as it which caused members of the public to permanent total occtlpational disability. when it finds one or more to be invalid 25 year~ later, for oil and g. 14 ------==--===-- ~----- :_ __ Patricia Bennett Attends llll\DS CO!il\TY lHH ASSIH:JATIO~ Ol!HCE!lS ABA Leadership Institute Harris H. fl"rne>. !!I Pr>:. Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. n,.,.t Cta'>.~ .\!ail 151 E. (iriffith Street V.S. Po~~~~~· Jackson, MS 39201 PAm Jad.wn, ~lS l'ennit #670 FIRST CLASS HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MAKING OUR CASE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY AUGUST2000 President's Column b)' Robert C. Grenfell Football Season Is Upon Us, And I Predict ... Later in this column, I will fCVealmy Small firm Practice- Stevt: II. Smith in-stale college prognostications, but Social -Ann Cmso business before pleasure. The IICBA Women In The Profession- Aiken McLain Board of Directors had a very productive Please calendar Thursday, August 17, 2000, for the Juuc meeting. I invited the Commillcc Chairpersons to f!CBA/JYL Annual Golf Tournament. A huffet will he allt.:nd and share their goals with us for this year. I was served at noon, tcc-olT at I :30, with cocktnils/awan.ls/door impressed with the time and cucrgy put into for()lulating prizes to follow. Thi~ year's golf tournament will h~.: held at these goa b. I sec this as a precursor of a very successful Annandale County Club. The cost is~ 125 per person, with year. I want to commend aml thank these individuals for all proceeds going tn the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer's taking their time to serve our local b(lr. These CommiHccs Project. The registration deadline is August I, so please and their Chairpersons arc: rcgistcl' now. I guanlil!tc one thing .. Ihis golf tournamenl is African-Amcrinm l.awycr Participation - LaVerne J!dney nothiug hnt fun! Alternative Dispuk Resolution" Stanley Q. Smith Now for my ill··Slate Y2K/Major college football Bench & Bar-R. David Kaufman predidions: Ole Miss 10-!; Miss St 10-1; So Miss 10- J; Jx Budget- Anthony Simon State 10-1; Alcorn Stale 10-t; and Miss Valley !O-J. If GolfTourna1ncn1- John II. Proctor, ill anyone reading: this article wants to retire early from Membership- Douglas E. Lcvanway practicing law, then hook a !light to Las Vegas and hct these Ncwslcltcr/Editorial Board ·John Land McDavid predictions. You should get incredible odds and if you hit, People\ Law School - I .cyscr Morris-Hayes )'Oll will be rich! I.e! me warn you: you have -~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~---~ is a 11111.1ic therapist. working at home. I think technology relations case, drafting contracts, Q: I would think !hilt being dc(.:!Cd Bar has definitely changed the practice settling empirlymcnt disputes, President has to ralc as one or the or law and ullimatcly a\! of us will adopting a child, incorporating a highest proiCssional honors you've he compelled to recognize the bwdness. You don't hear much about received. Would Y\lU agree with that sweeping dwuges that technology the good and necessary things th;lf statement',' brings or promises to bring to our we do for our clients. A: I <.:ertaiuly do and would like to state profession_ Net1der:1· Digest has. been publishing publicly that I'm very proud to he a Q: i\t the same time, do you see a stories for years scaring the public Mississippi lawyer ami will always potential downside to all the to death about the explosion of deeply apprecia!tc the great privilege technology and the speed? I ha\"C litigation in this country. Thi~ of serving The Mississippi Bar ,11\d be111d people make rdCrcnce to the H('(/d('r\ JJige.rt Lpm P. Risle1; Direclm: Not pictuwd me• Ruma Haque and 0. Stephen Monta{[nct, !II, /Jirectmx :1ho received tremendous support your best gucs.~, ;1s to why the legal Continued 011 paf;c 4 -~····~·······~~ 2 .. =-",..,. Interview with Richard 'I~ (Dick) Bennett ... Conlinuedfrom page 3 t:ritical of lawyers. People love to children decide to prm,:licc law. We , \ Program Director and Coumcl. The Spring Sociai~eld quote from Shakespeare, "The first have not tried to cncomagc or Mississippi Bar's Consumer Hinds County Bar A~~oeiation members and their gueMs enjoyed the Spring 'Social that was held on 'Dmrsday, May 25, at thing we do, kt's kill all the discourage them: it\ really been a Assistance Program helps people Hal & Mal's Brewery. The HCBA would like to thank American National Lawyers lnsuranec RedprOOaT'and Fox Everett for lawyer~." But how many people persona! decision on their part. with questions or problems with their sponsorsllip of the event. ----f~~->_;,. realize this quotation is taken out of Q: Moving on infO some of your Mississippi attorneys. When context and the quotation comes formalized goals as president, what someone calls or writes The from Shakespeare's play, Jlenry VI, arc some of the things you want to Mis-;issippi Bar to compluin about a where one of the chief rebels, Dick focus iu on for the upcoming year'! Mississippi lawyer, the Consumer the Butcher, comments that in order A: Again, l'n1 goi11g to focus directly on Assistance Program responds In the for the rebellion to ~ucceed, '·the The ,V\is~issippi Bar. I think it's inquiry and atlernpts to identify the first thing we do, let's kill all the imperative f(Jr us to bcUer educate proh!ctn. !Vlany problems can he lawyer~.·· In other words, if you nltl our membership and the public about resolved by providing information. get rid of the primary defenders of what we do as a bar association, so contacting the allorncy, or society, then you can overthrow the people will rcadily rccogni1e our suggesting ways in whieh to resolve social order. contribution~ to the people or the dispute, The general public is Q: [ wke it then that one of your goals ivlis~issippi and our proiCssion. usually provided with a Request for for the year, whether you make it an Q: Anything else? Assistance form to contact the of!kial goal or not, will he to A: We're going to havc our Mi~sissippi Consumer Assistaucc Progrant. but continue efforts to sort of rehabilitate Volunteer l.awycr Project ongoing. the form is not rcquir~~d as the CAP the image of our profession since and. as you may recall, we have responds to all phone calls and you feel ina lot of ways we have established aspirational goals or SO written correspondence sent to The been unfairly maligned. hours per lawyer in Mississippi, and !"vtississippi Bar offices regarding A:That is corn:<.:!. I don"! have a reccutly it\ significant to note that a complaints or inquiries. This specific theme this year, but I hope survey W ···········~··-- ············-······-~~-- 7 -- ~- --·~ ~~--~-~~~------GOLF OUTING JUST FOR LAWYERS Circuit Judge Hilburn and Chancery Judge Owens Address HCBA (All Lawyers and Judges in Hinds, Rankin & Madison Counties arc eligible.) by Linda A. Thompson 8th Annual A packed house of members and humorously adding that any lawyer scrvicc of process before various guests at the June luncheon meeting of with the Rule hook in her Courtroom !Hatters can he heard in Chancery the Hinds County Bar Association gets one "free" sustained objection. Court. If the appropriate amount of enjoyed the informative progwm She emphasized the importance of time has not been honored, the presented by Senior Circuit Judge L Uniform Chancery Rule 3.09 that oral Chancery Judge cannot proceed to hear Breland llilburn and Chancery Judge agreements of counsel should be the matter. Additionally, RuleS l Denise Owens. recorded. She advised that the best specifics that certain kinds of actions HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION and Judge 1-lilhurn addressed the practice is for the attorneys to read the require an answer and others do not JACKSON YOUNG LAWYERS troublesome issue of how to get a civil agreement into the record with all and that certain cascs require proof c::~sc set and tried in a timely fashion in parties present. If possible, the lawyer under any circumstance. GOLF the Hinds County Circuit Court, while should present the order to the Jndge Judge Owens reminded everyone minimizing judicial "down time.'' on the same day, particularly if one that earwigging the Chancery Judge is TOURNAMENT There arc more than .'i,OOO active party is appearing pro sc. These steps prohibited. Apparently some lawyers civil cases on the Hinds County Circuit will minimize the development of do not ahide by the carwigging rules Thursday, August 17, 2000 Court docket, with about I ,JOO being misunderstandings about the that also forbid ex parte \etters to the filed each year. There arc also 2,643 agreement. Judge Owens sees Chancellor. Shotgun Tee Off: 1:30 p.m. criminal cases pending on the Circuit numerous prose litigants in Chancery Regarding proposed orders, Judge Court docket, und the Court is required Court in such maltcrs as divorces, Owens asked that the attorneys not Hamburger/Chicken Buffet 12:00 noon to give the criminal docket priority estates, and paternity suits. mail in orders to her but bring them to Anm1ml.3lc Gulf c~,urstl'ioft__Sgjkg,_..__&~.. m!ircill over the civil docket. Another practical tip from Judge the Court for signatmc on Er l'arte day A civil case is set according to the Owens to hold down so that the Court will not be lawyers' best estimntc of how much misunderstandings is that the attomey f(~sponsihlc for keeping up with all the All proceedsfi-om the tournament will xo to the time it will take to try the case, and should have his or her client initial important documents. She explained that much time is reserved on the each page or a document that she once lost original divorce MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT Circuit Judge's trial docket. Backup memorializing a properly settlement. documents which were replaced only seuings for other cases arc seldom Otherwise, clients sometimes suspect with great difficulty while one party utilized properly, because the cases that someone has slipped in an extra was in Europe. She snid that the 4 Person Scramble* with the second or third setting beg off page to the document after the fact. attorney with an order to he signed Limit 116 Persons ne:1r the time for the trial when the Judge Owens suggested that may call the Court Administrator for lawyers on the first setting assure the attorneys ask their clients to complete an available lime to come to the Court. others that their ca~e is going to be the financial statements required by Judge Owens asked that attorneys COST ONLY $125 Per Player includes Lunch and Post-l Phone .. - ·~ ~~~~------~----~- the day-to-day practice in Chancery certain matters in Chancery Court. She Owens thinks is a very good idea. She Courl. She said she has ;1skcd the noted that many attorneys forget about encouraged everyone to use mediation ~Each compding "4., tntl.'il have a combined handicap of allca;l 40 or more with only ! Hwmlwr h~tving a hmHlicap of 10 or Ju,o. attorneys appearing in her Court to MRCP RuleS I which specifics certain bul to do so early enough so that the bring their Rule book with them. numbers of Jays after completion of trial is not delayed in the process. Send registration and checks payahlc to: Hinds County Bar Association, c/o Debra Allen, 312 N. President Street, Jackson, MS 39202. For more information call, Debra at 353-0001. ------' Highway Eats ' ' by The Road Lawyer Recently had to handle some was a treat to be had only on trip~ to business in Chocww County that kept New York or other northeastern city, or IlK at the Courthouse in Ackerman until New Orleans. or comse. I always lunch. So I went to the Zagat's of small wondered if lvtississippians avoided the town Missi~sippi the ladies in the Tnx bakery business because of the long hot >'_, ------10 II Separation of Powers ~ Three Recent Challenges in Mississippi .. . Continued (rom pa~-:c 12 Separation of Powers news item. An example might be her At least one of the Senators who had ari~c. Hrnte phy~ical force i~ not often n::coun!ing that an alumnus of a local voted to table the nomination requested in play, hut political considerations Three Recent Challenges in Mississippi co!kge hclievcllthat current students an Attorney General's opinion liTqucnt!y arc decisive. Usually in such by Leslie Southwick1 should seck ways to haze each other as regarding the validity of this ~tep. In inter-branch disputes, the final word ns frequently as possible. I jtella then July, an opinion was issued that as a a matter of procedure is from the The Unill:d States Supreme Court has separation or powers Garden contaiqs internal procedural rulings in !he would rail against the shameful matter of statutory C(lllStructionthc judiciary. The final word liS a matter of rcdiscovcrcd federalism. ln the last five an unsettling secret. bach of the threC legislature. suggestion, the elevating of tradition governor could uot lllake this appropriations or positive law is from years the Court invalidated the Brady is to pursue happiness while abiding hy What joins the three events together over the rights and feelings of others. appointment of a ~enior assistant the legislature. The final or at least Bill's provisioll that required state law the cnnuwmdment that they respect the is that nne brand1 assessed whet\lCr a and the fact that too many people adjutant general until there was an mmt noticed words to the public arc enforcement officials to conduct rights of the others. However, eating legislative decision should be \ell as the final word. In each case the initial accept the unacceptable. At the end of m!jtUant general to make a ot"tcn from the branch that has the best background checks on tho~c seeking to fruit from tltc Tree of Knowledge will her vigorous conm1cntary, one of the recnnunendation.' (lcncral Walker access to a statewide pulpit, the purchase a gun, found neither the Gun reveal that transgressions give ;tt lca~t decision was that it should not be. other newscasters would correct her, resigned his position, thereby making executive, Free Schoo! Zone Act nor the Violence temporal pleasures, risk the wrath only Hhil"ing the Flag: Judiciary ··the man said that student~ ~hou\d the variou~ legal issues at lea~t The lines separating the functions of Against Women Act to have CoHtmcrcc of the other two in the Garden, and Pfeempls },egislatil'e resolution. The pmise each other." Pausing, she would temporarily moot. the three branches arc uot always clem·. r:!ausc justifications, and in several may succeed. Temptation is bom. current Mississippi state !lag which then give her timeless response: "oh. \VIwl \"a Constitution 1\mong Rca~orlable people frequently disagree cases limited Congress's power to The desire to divide power W 12 The Dark Side of the EntertainmentJ•~conomy by Captain Equity her publicity ~tunt wedding ~howcd, ln between the latest John Grisham seems to holster my own long-held view that the most important factor in this was a bad idea. Bnt that hasn't thriller and the most current Advance stopped television programmers intent Sheets, my summer reading preference the fall or eonmmnism and the dissolution of the Sovicl Union and the otl ~iving America thnt ya\m: added LEFOLDT &co., PA. drif"ts to J\On-rietion hooks which seck Eastern Bloc was not Ronald Reagan's ctn~;tion;;l booster shot. Consequently. a CERTIFIED PUBI.JC At:COUKL\0ri-S to explain the present. This genre of whole gCJJCration of yoycnristic losers Deficit Defense Spending and hard writ in!! tlilfcrs from works of without anything bc11cr \0 do stays Jlnc, hut mther, West German con!CI;;porary history which r..:quirc tlw glued to their 15 inch big screen passage of lime for historians to gauge Television. It was difficult for Eastern Europe's Conmwnist I ,eadcrs to extol television set~. Worse ~till, are l]msc the signi ficancc of relatively recent online addicts dialing np 2-417 Internet events. hll· instance, how will Pr..:sident the virtues of cotmnunisrn while its citi1.ens spent much of the day in food sites that show these network Clinton he viewed by historians? To my cxhihitioHish skcping, eating, emoting ration line~. To make mailers wor~e, the knowledge, only Rush Limhaugh and heaven only knows what else). comnmni~t captives all' boiled pola!Oes pre~umes to know for sure, while most But then again, I guess reality shows most every night while they wa1ched legitimate historians would tell you that could have wmc appeal if only the right thcif black ami white ~ets only to sec it is tml early to tell. llistorians call this people had to share the camera-infested young \Vest German~ only a few mile~ gap in time, pn~pective. Only now is island or house or whatever. How about away driving to discos in Mercedes and the Nixon legacy emerging. Even the this ror a reality television/website Porches. In effect, Communism wa~ former president would probably be idea? The working title would he Who not ~o much vanquished, but rill her. pleased, if not surprised to know that Wnnls 'J'o ,)'ee Thin-Skiuwd, l'ricklr was cancelled for lack of interest. As de~pite Watergate, he is held in higher l'u!Jiic figun's AI their \Hnsl. Rig the esteem than anyone would have thought vou remember, not a shot was fired. i\athcr, all the old Pmty leaders quietly Governor's Mansi 1m with cameras and back in August of l 974, The pas~agc of resigned so they could get a politicnl then lock some of our favorite people time and the gift of pcrspcttivc allows up in the big hottsc. Let's sec ... ! would makeo\'er and reemerge as populi~! u~ to measure recent history Jll(lrc democrats_ Indeed the world is more starl with Kirk Fordice and Bert Ca~e. LITIGATION CONSULTING clearly and with a dispassionate eye. You would have to have Frank Melton, the same than it is dillerenl. But snch is not the case when it nltncs Mayor Johnson aml the .Jackson City At any rate, Mr. Wolf conelmk~ that to our presently unfolding pop culture. _ All :>f <_mr experience is directly relevant to vour need entertainment is the driving engine of Council. And. of nmrsc, there would he The summer of 2000 will he that folksy lady named Mu~grove from for protcss,Ional ~xccllence fi·om your . ' OJi'FICERS ' -Rubert C. Grenfel,r' . i:':ti.tJ;idia· W BConCu ___ _ \lit·« Presidi:1lt ~nd Pre,\ideiii'Elec_t \Viliiam-R\Vtight Sei'retaiy11~i1Siira Harris H. Ba.mes: JJI l'aitP><>-Iidl'l!t DIRi~CTOI{S' teysd Monis H.iye~ -Post I --- St(lafl G. Kruger- l'!l~t 2 Lynn P. RJ~!ey ~Po~\- j - ·-i{{irmiHai!lie- l'o~t 4 0. St"c1•tn Montagnct, JH·- Pre.,ident J 17 at 1\mwnda/e Go{f Course are committee nwmhers: (seated) Slllarl Krugc1; Boh GreJ!fdl, Kenny Gr(([ts, Keith Obert, (standinfi) /farris Collie~; Bm Piazza, Chairman John l'rocfm; and Jody \fame~: Not pictured are: Debra Allen, Paul Miller and Ken Mil fa The prorecds fimn the tournament wilt benefit the Wh\:ri"ISifJf)i \iJ{uutecr IAIII')¥:rs l'mjecl. ------~~ ~~~ Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. Fin,t Cla>s \h1il J 51 E. Griffith Street U.S.I'o~tag•· Jackson. MS 39201 l'AIH .hwkwn, MS l'crmit #!l70 FIRST CLASS HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MAKING OUR CASE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY I>ECEMHEH. 211011 President's Column by Robnt C. Grenfell "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money... " Warren Zcvon, the musician and lyri Court granted £_t;rli_orari as to whether the Florida Supreme cist, stated his appreciation Ji1r attorneys Court exceeded its judicial powers, it became cvideutthat when he wrote "Send lawyers, Guns and everyone has a watchful eye over the Florida elcctmal con Money.'' In fact, it is the opening song test_ when Mr. Zcvon pcrf(mns conn~rls. In this song, ML Zcvon \'art of the htscination is that events arc so f ~~ October Membership Meeting HCBA Calendar of Events CLE Calendar of Events Dick Bennett Addresses HCBA RichardT. l3cnnctt, !'resident ofTh~.: and the President's Forum on the Bcnnetl said the complaint process FdmtW)' 5-N:cbrumy 16 ivlississippi l~ar a11d former President of Prat:lit:c ofl.aw lin· the 21st t:cntury. fie i~ the most important activity of the the !linds County Har Assodation, may also address specific issues such as Department of l'rofe~sional Pictorial Directory Pictures Taken. Jamtmy I 0 8:30~5:30. The Mississippi Bar Center addressed the ··············--~~~~ 2 J --,-- _, __,~·· ' Highway Eats ' ' Road Lawyer ... Contimred fimn paJ.:C 4 . ' by the Road Lawyer Northeast i\·fississippi has '{ou can pour all the tea )'(JU want from the food, f read all the news clippings ings with liunily and ti:iends. 1'll be on past the l'urnitun; Mart, hct:ll my main destination of a big pitcher and just pig out !"or hours. on the waH about I !cnry Sollys who the road again in the new year and across from the Airport, and late, so much so that I've Yum. Aud all for about ten dollars. bc"an selling tamales in or nut on the tl1inking of recommendations fi.1r new stoppe(i in to poke about the become a regular at an oasis Bcliwe you leave Vicksburg. stop by str~cl ncar tl~·at very establishment in places to stop !i1r a bite. II" you ha\"C Red Door Antique Mal\ and on !Jighway S2 at t'vlathiston: Solly's Tamales at 192! Washington Jl)J9. llclivcdtobco\'cra IOOund suggestions, please write me in care of Col!cctih!c J:mporil!m (! 00! Scooter's Exxon Station. It's Street tin· a takc~out order to have later was a legend in Vicksburg, apparently. this newsletter. or e-mail me in care or Coley Roatl). This is a won about a half a mile ca~t of the at home. It\ just a hole in the wall, bt1t I hope your holidays be filled with wehn Jastcr{ojh i ndshar.com. dcdUI place to dig lilf old Natchez Trace. the tamales arc fine. While waiting !"or good cheer and rood and happy gather- things more col!cctib!c than I don't know who thought antiques in most instances. of this "bundling" concept, It\ a hig mall with lmmerous but I think it's great that we dealers displaying all kinds of HCBA Fall Social- A Successful Event can gd pretty good li1sl food ·, : 1 stlJO-. It's open Monday A Fall Social was hosted by the IICBA on October 19 at Hal & Mal's Brewery, and the Association would like to at a gas station. Al Scooter's, ·~·, through Saturday ll"om 9:30 there's a choke. Of course, thank American National Lawyers Insurance Reciprocal and Fox-Fvcrcl! tOr their sponsorship of the event. until 5:30. fi·icd food is my middle name, The China Capita! is and I'd walk over hot coals to gd to a booths partitioned one lfom another my other favorite restaurant in Tupelo, Chcstcr-11-icd chicken on fn June the !IC:BA sent nll\:cctcral and State .Judges in the Jacbmnmctro :m:a the 40111 Anniversary Edition of llarpcr Our hlitor asked n1e to pl"O\"ide a Ji~t Reinhold Niebuhr'~ The .Vatrrre <1mf some highlighh or 11. So: Jane t\u.~tcn. Lee's novel Jh Kill a MockingbinL Below arc the cxccrpis li-mn the many thank you notes Wt:- received lhl!n the Judges. of books which would make good /Jcstim· o{Xlan. \Vdlimn hllllkner. Shelby Foote wrote Chn~tma~ prescnb. Since the newspa 1\.-lv nlvorite list is the fvlodern r .ihrarv fiction ton. you know. E.F lknson\ per~ and ma~uines thi~ time ol\"e ,, 7 ------.<-:::c--·- A-m-eric~n Democracy: The Hottest New Thi.~-gi-n-the Big Bucks l World of Trash Talking Contact Sports by Captain Equity ' . 1\s a litC long baseball fan, I grudg over 444 days back in 1979 to 19X I. the audience so as to rdhmk their LEFOLDT f.:}'' Co., PA. ingly understand some of the game's By the time you read this, we might (lccision of moving W Mississippi. younger and more vocal critics. "The have a President-Fleet. Right now, (as Un(()rtunatcly hate and ignonmcc arc game is too slow." "There is not Dave Barry would ~ay, I am not nwk alive and well in a swtc some would enough nctmn." "('ontad is where it's ing this up) Las Vegas is giving 7 to .'i rightfully conclude is last Ji.1r a reason. at.'' Granted, a I to 0 pitcher's duel odds on Bush. h really is just like a In defense or Mississippi and its provides a level of nuance not !itlly Tucs{lay before a football Saturday people, just look at the Presidential appreciated by many younger sports when the bookies arc establishing the election and the conduct of both the enthusiasts raised on computcri;ed betting line. The only dilkrcnce is that Bush and Gore campaigns. Both antiheroes living out their homicidal the game site is the Fkmda Suprc!llc camps arc doing groundhrcaking ·work limtasics in a virtual reality eHvlnm Court rather than a root hal! stadium on in fostering new lows in public cyni nlent; NHL hockey fights that league a college campus. Instead of scholar cism thanks to rct.:ord-brcaking dis re/Crecs arc seemingly powerless to slnp athletes, nval Republicans and plays of disingt.:nuons partisan t.:onduc!. stop; and weekly portions of televised, Democrats arc cheering on election Urged on hy talk radio and endless high speed auto ratnlities that arc lawyers while color commentary is talking heads sci r righteously posing as ghoulishly ofkrcd up under the seem provided on a rnund~thc-dock basis on _journahsts. America has added politics ingly respectable banner of NAS('AR. ;\11C. NBC, CBS, ivlSNBC, CNN, et al. as the latest extreme, lake-no-prisoners, Come to think of it, when your enter by the political ;tna!ys( cq Rcgt1lar hours resume on Saturday, January 13,2001. For more infi:mnation plensc call 925~ 7120. Stlbject to change without prior notice. ------·------· ------· ------" '" HCBA Officer Candidates IIINDS COUNTY HAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Announced Robert C. GwniCH Pn.:sident Pairkla W" Jknrtetr The Nominations Committee is pleased to announce Vi~e l;f~~ident andl'residi:nt:Ef~<:t the f(1Jiowing I JCBA members who have graciously . Wi!li~m.lC Wright agreed \0 nm f(x on·icc hH· the year 2()() J-20()2. Scr-rdmy~Trcusurer ·. The nominees for the three positions to be filled arc: ·H~irrl~ n: n~rue.-;, m · PJst Presid~nt Secretary~ Treasurer Stuart Kruger HI RECTORS John Proctor -Lcystr Morris Ha:fi Director- Post 2 Doug Lcvanway ·NEWSL~'rtEI{ EDI'fORIAf; HOARD Will Manuel JOhn Lan'd lli<;:David Linda A. Thumpson -BIIilor: Co-Editor SheldOtl G. ,\J~lnn Ri~hard Mon{ag:oc The Association's bylaws provide that any other member of H. !~ec Hetherington BMry R l'owcll the I ICBA may be 1mminatcd by petition signed by not fewer _Jod \it. Unwell, Ill J~mcs L Robertson than 20 members in good standing and filed with the ::lccrctary -K-cviu L J-ltui1phrCj-s !J,wiil I,_ Trewo!ia· ... 'Non(c Joli'!Cr· ca;:ou:_ \Vc;;l Trcasurcr on or before January 15. A ballot and biographical sketch of each nominee will he · Con:C$!}oni:knecrCgardi0j):the-llCW:ikllct ~houtd b~ dirceh~d tD: IICB/1 Nt\Vs!e!l~t E,d\tor, 151 tL Gritrith Strect,Jacboq, MS'J920!~ Letters I~> mailed to each member in good standing during tlw month of _the cdlior mO-~l IX: signed, but the \Hitcr' Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. 151 E. Griffith Street '''"U.S. Cl"'' fo1tag~ ,;,"] Jackson, l'v1S :19201 I'AIU J~rk,on, MS [ l'crmil #670 ------FIRST CLASS HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MAKING OUR CASE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY FEBRUARY 2000 ======------participants and processes; has shown Peoples Law SchooL Last year it was 11 commitment to the practice as a tremendous succc~s, Pfiumitif; iiw EI•enii18_Horw~'i11g - the Jtidicimi _trj --~e-ltefd Tlwi·sdl(-,( Mtiy 4,_-- tit_- Pi:im(i~; N_Ottlif;.ate_·(fre: Robert Grei!fil{ HCBA' Pi~sident~ _ E/e(:t; Rohel'l Gibbs,- d!iairman; - liarrts Barnes, llCBA President; and Stej#um Mon'wgnet, JYD President-£lect. MJt pictured al'e conmiiuel! uiembet-s _Meade __ Mitchell, JohwMcCullmich and \Valier J~)hi1sou. !iJvitmioM will be mailed-in early i).pril for this imnual ewint. HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION LUNCHEON MEETING February 15, 2000 12:00 Noon Capital Club Lunch $10.00 Stacey L. Wall "ith Pinnacle Trust will talk on The Economy and Stock Market for the Ne\\ Millennium. Fcbruan• 17 AI,J-ABA ·Annual Winter Estate Planning Pf-adice. MS College Law Schnol. 925-7173 Fehnwrv 18 The Hinds County Uar Association and 9th Amuml Lahnr & Employment J,aw Senlimw. MS College l.aw School. 925-7173 The .Jackson Young Lawyers Association, Inc. Probate Practice Fundamentals. UM-CLE. 662-915"1221 Fchmarv 25 invite you to join us during Law Week .for an Construction Claims in MS. l.orm:m "r~ducation Services. 715-833· 3t)40 March 2 Collection l ,aw in l\.·lS. l.onnan Business Center. 715-833-3!)40 Evening Honoring the Judiciary Murch 8 Summary of Recent MS Law. Abbott & Weems. (J62-2J4-0956 and March 9 Limited Liability Entities Update: LLCs, LLPs & Other Unincorporated Business Entities. MS College Law School. 925-7173 The Judge William C. Keady Distinguished Lecture Series March 14 ABA Center for CLE -Leveraged M:magement Buy Outs nf Subsidiaries & Divisions. MS College Law Schoo!. 925-7173 011 May 4, 2000 Mrm:h 16 ALl-AHA Video Law Review- Retirement Plan Distribution; Fundamentals fm· Estate Planners; Financhtl Planning & the Practice ot' IAtW. MS College l.aw School. 92S-7173 at Primos Northgate Mmdt 24 4330 North State Street Social Sct·urity Update. UM-CIJ\. 551-915-1221 Mmrh 2H Reception at 6:30p.m. and Dinner at 7:30p.m. ALI-ABA Video Law Review- Hot Issues in Employment Law & Litigation. MC College l.aw School. 925-7173 March 30 AU-ABA Video Law Review- Health Plans, I HPJ> A & Cobra Update. MS College Law School. 925-7173 ,)'pecial Guests: Apri/6 Hinds, Madison and Rankin County Practicing Law Institute- Co1lyright & Trademark Law for the Non-Specialist: State and Federal-Jwlr;es Understanding the Basics. MS College l.aw School. 925~ 7 I 73 AjJJ·il 7 6th Annual Real Estate Transactions Seminar. UM-CIE 662-915-1221 April 13 ALI-ABA Video Law Review- Annual Spring Employee Benefits Law & l'racticc Update. MS College l.aw School. (}25-7173 Innovator Award Nominees Last year the HCBA instituted an better comm~mieate with the public, tn presented to the Mississippi Supreme Innovator Award to he presented to a advance technology in the coU1iroom, Court. judge who has begun various. and many others. Your nominations arc encouraged. LEFOLDT &co., PA. innovative ways to imprnve the The award will be given at the Please send nominations to Pat Evans, CERTJHED PUBJ .JC ACCOU>-JT:\NTS aJministration of justice, such as an Evening Honoring the Judiciary on HCBA Executive Director, 151 H. approach to speed up the docket, to May 4th. In 1999, the award was Griffith Stt·ect, Jackson, MS 39201. HCBA Calendar February 15 LITIGATION CONSULTING HCHA Membership Meeting. Noon. Capital Club /vlarrh 14 All of our experience is directly rc\ev;mt to your need l(lr profl·ssional People's Law School. 7:00-\.J:{}(l p.m. Clarion-l-edger Building, 201 S. Congrcs~ Street cxcd!cnce from your accounting experts. Our services include expert witness Man·h 21 testimony at depositions and trials, trial assistance relating to opposing experts, People's Law School. 7:00"9:00 p.m. Clarion-l.l'dger Building consultation on litigation options and approaches, support during the dis Mwrh 28 covery process, damage ;malysis and review, investigative auditing, fi.mxasting People's Law School. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Clarion-f.{'(/gcr Building of economic losses, ti·aud audits, asset searches and tracing ofli.mds. April4 l,eoplc's Law School. 7:00-lJ:OO p.m. Clarion-Ledger Building April 18 HCHA l\lemhership Meeting. Noon. Capital Club Mav4 IICHA/.JYL Evening Honoring the Jiidiciary. 6:30p.m. Primos Northgate 5280 G1bxie DriYc • Post Oftire Box I 3409 • Jackson, ivlS 39236 3409 • ( 60 I) 9fQ.J591 June 20 145-B •\bin Street • l'o~t 0/lice Box 263 • Hilo:-.i, AtS 39533 • (221-l) 435-7903 HCUA Membership Meeting with One Hour CLE Ethics. Noon. Capital Club 2 Sports, Entertainment & Business: A National Obsession At What Cost'? Or consider Chuck Muncie who left dnven world. These kids need all the At the end of the day. you want to by Captain Ettuity the pres! igiJJUS I lnivcrsi! y of Calif{Jrnia help they can get. That means hope that Peyton i'vlanuing is the norm: - Berkley for a successful pro career suppmting the concept of No Pass No not Rae Carruth, Cecil Col! in.;; nr John Carolina Panthers' rcccin:r Rae /vlunlcr and burglary arc crimes, not course, few eighteen year olds have any with New Orleans. Year~ al"\cr Play a~ j<.; done in Texas. Payiug Rorkcr. Maybe a little more of a Carruth is arrested for the drive-by poorjudgnlcnt. Making incendiary idea of the downside. In point of fact, rcliremcnt from the NFL, Muncie athletes a tuition-plus stipend for critical view of the sport~ cnlertainmclll shooting mun!cr of his pregnant remarks agam~t and about anyone not a scholarships arc only one-year conk~scd to not knowing how to read. playing college hall. Improving husincso;; will help channel more young girlfriend in (:harlottc. mirror imagc of themselves betrays a commitment~. (iraduation rates arc Cal-lkrklcy? How lHany more sad .!'raduation rates_ Not allowing players athlete\ in the right direction while still • Miami Dolphins r11nning hack Cecil narrow, ignorant, uneducated awJ dubious at most of the big time college stories arc out there that we never hear to leave college early fo enter thc NFL allowing us all to the inalienable. God Collins is charged with burglary and prejudiced mind. !-king idiotic enough spnrts factories. And even for highly about? or NBA draft. Instituting an absolute given ri~h! to scream our heads oiT J~u· parole violation fm breaking into the to repeat those remarks to a .\'ports qualified and motivated ~tudcnt<>. there And even for the elite who do sign ban 011 signing pro football and the team or our choice. I'd like to think bedroom of a married couple in lflustrated writer speaks for itself. is precious lillie tim.~ arter practice, the big contracts, there is thc J.."onstam haskctbnll players straigh! out or high that sports aud sportsmanship have not Baton Rouge. t\s ML Rocker will surely !earn this film ~essions, weight training ami game danger of too much money and school. Holding the NFL NBA, NHL become mutually exclusive terms. Atlanta Braves relief pitcher .lolm coming season, words have related travel to do what is necessary to anent ion ton soon. Just ask Ryan 1.caf, and i"l'lilior League Base hall accountable j Editor's 1/IJ/('." the l'icwpoinls Rocker is ordcr.::d by lvl<~jor League comcyuenccs. Starling with his truly excel in a meaningful m;~jor. Sure, or bencr yet, the San Diego Chargers for the conduct of their players. Refusal expressed in !his column arc solely Ba~cbal! to S(~ck psychological teamnwtcs in Spring Training and some do. Most don'L On the other side who paid the Wtl';hington Stale dropout of ticket buying spol"ls fans to accept those(?{ Captain /:.'quit\· a11d w~' not to counseling artcr publit:ation of a continuing with the fans all he first of the ledger, the univcrsities make millions, only to Watch him unravel. excuses and rati(malit.ations for condttct he allrihuted lo the lliuds County Bur .~J)(n/s 1{/wtmred article in whid1 he home stand in Atlanta and extending to millions while the coaches cam In short, big time sports, college or that would nevcr he accepted by their !ls.wciution, its {d}icers and dire(·tors, made dcn)gatOI"f remarks against all XI away games, especially those hundreds of thousands or dollars and pro, is p!aycd out in a tough, dollar- hoss or molher. or its editorial hoard./ racial minorities, gays, and played in New York, .John Rocker's life rnnrc from salary. shoe contracts, immigrants living in New York City. will be a liviug hell. As ror Collins. he television tic-ins, booster clubs, L~tc. To is now payi11g for his crimes in jail, make matters worse, the NCAA, which Thank You to the 1999 Golf Tournament Sponsors In the best tradition of the LS/\T or while Carruth faces the pro~pcct of is nm by the rraternity of do!lnr hungry The 1\im!s County Bar Association and the Jackson Young Lawyers want to thank the !1)1)9 (iolf Tournament Sponsors. perhaps. Who Hl(mfs 7iJ Be ;l being strapped on!o a gurney Ill the University Presidents, is always ready The event, chaired by Jo!m Proctor. was held August 26 at Patrick J-lanns Golf C:lub :md raised a recordS! 3,000 for the 1"'1illimwire. what is the common middle of the night while a prison to find the most insignificant violation /"vJississippi Volmllccr Lawyer~ Project. clement iu all of these recent news doctor slips a needle into his ann. of their impo&sib!e rules while at the Co-Sponsors: Forman Peny Watkins Krut1: & Tardy items'! (Choose The Most Correct Justice will prevail for these three. It is same time ignoring the financial Ameriean National Lawyers lnsurauce Reciprocal Fowler-Buick CilvJ(~ '!'ruck Answer:) (A) Each incident takes pl:-tce the re~t of America I'm worried about. inequity created by kids who nrc Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Fox~Evcrctt Inc. in the American South. (/3) Fach The road to trouble starts imwcenlly making fortunes for the institution~, yet Bell South 'IC!ccommunieations, lne. Ciilsbar lnc. ilh:idcnt invtJ!ves extremely poor enough with starry-eyed kids who Jive, who arc not even allowed spending First Amerieart 'l'itlc Insurance Company Chaphic Reproductions judgment. (C) Each incident involves a cat and breathe sports, both on money hJr laundry and piaa Enlergy Mississippi Inc. l{cidclbcrg & Woodliff professional athlete. (D) Each incident tdcvi~ion and in their backyard The more insidious ;md troubling l.angston Frazer Sweet & Freese involves a player whose position starts stadium-; ;md arenas. As these kids aspect or college athletics involves kid~ J,unch Sponsor: l.awNctCom ilK·. with the letter '"R."' progress through junior high and high in their teens and early twentic~ who Pinnacle Trust Company l,exis-Ncxis Assuming you were Carruth, Collins school, those with enough talent to begin to develop an entitlement to the Lingle Gril"fis & Soul hem Cocktaill'art_y Spnnsnr: Markow Walker & Reeves or Rocker, the answer would surely be make their teams di~covcr the _ioys and intangible benefit of living a~ young I .cgg-Masmt Maxcy Wann Begley & Fykc B. If you were the NFL or M;~jor rewards of organi/cd sporls.Ld 's face cdchritics fo whom a diffcrcut set of McGlinchey Stafford League f3aseball, the answer would be it, what teenage boy in his right mind rules apply. Just ask Florida State's Hole Sponsur~: lV!crril! I ,ynch-Randy Boyles D. Jr you were a resident of New York would prc1Cr doing algebra problems to Peter \Varrick or any ora number or Adams & Reese Attorney General Mike Moore City still smarting from John Rockcr'?s hitting three-point shots or catching athletes who "make mistakes" only to Akers & Oherl i\lississippi College School of Law remarks, you could understand an touchdown passes. I don't know about receive a half hearted slap on the wrist, 1\llen & Conway Mitchell McNutt Threadgill Smi!h & Sams answer of A. Fol· everyone dse, the your school days. hut in mine if that. 1\lston & Jones lvlockbec !\all & Drake an~wcr is C. [n the sports-ohscssnl cheerleaders seldom sought out guys Unfortunately. the dream of stardom, Armstrong Allen Prewitt Gentry Johnston & Holmes Ott & Purdy United States, truth, as the l"orcgoing who cmtld master imaginary munber~, professional riches and all the re~t is not Bnkcr Donelson Hcnrman & Caldwell Page Kruger & 1\ulland example teaches, is too often dependant cqulllions and all the other arcaue the exclusive province of legiti!natc Bancorp South l'aine Webber upon who is answering the questions. aspects of higher ma!h. college and pro prospct:ts_ \low many Barnes Broom D ····----- 4 --~--~---- of font sty it's before you choose them. 10. VERSION COMPATIBILITY 2000, formatting features that arc not On Computing ' \ J. 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This Word 2000 will now count the words iH takes a few months, and during this backwards compatible with Office 97 each manurncttll'cr's top ten tips ror application is designed to help legal footnotes and emlnotcs with partial text time, files created in the older and the fi lc formats in a !I of the applications legal power users. users edit and proofread complex legal selections thai contains footnote or newer version of the productivity suites except for Access 2000. documents. It reduces time spent endno\t; references, must co-exist To help in this migration proofreading complex transactional 4. DRAW AND !"O!HvlAT TABLES effort, Word 2000 ;II lows users to turn WORI>J'ERFECT ·legal documents by identifying non- The new Office 2000 suite lets you off features that are not supported by Questions or comments'! I. THE LEGAL TOOLBAR eonforming phrases and marking_ errors create tables cxaci!y that way you want the company standard format. 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The goal is to get committee are: Peter Doran, a pas! chairman: Meta Swain; Lcyser Morris America arc requiring that documents characters or verify that alllimtuote 2. f'ORMAT DOctJMEN.l'S users working as quickly as possible, Hayes, HCBA Board Liaison: La'Verne Edney, co-dwimwn; Hlizabcth Haine; filed electronically arc submitted in characters arc accmatc each time they Select the perfect font the first time often without even knowing there was Sherri Flmvo~~. co-chairman. Committee memben· not pictumd are: Jolm PDF format. edit a document. with the new drop-down WYSIWYG a problem, eliminating non-productive llf'negmt, Mike Hhodes. /Jeanne Mosley ami TCselyn Melton. 4. TABLE FEATURE X. AUTOMATED PROOFREADING font mcuu, which gives you a preview down time. 6 7 ------1-Mississippi Needs New Administrative Proc~dures Legislation hy .James L. Rohcrtson Imagine that your client nms a hy the legislature at its 1991'\ session. mandatory declaratory opinion business regulated by a stale agent:y Chaired by Secretary of State Eric processes for years. Once issued. the and you a~k for advin; whether your Clark. the ·n,sk Force began with the opinion will protect the pcrsou client can order his business in a certain /Vtodd State A{lministrative Pmccdurcs receiving: it froHl civil and criminal way. The agency gives you nn answer, Act promulgated by the National liability. This will be Profc~sor J. Allen Smith died on December 14, 1999, at the "who" as much as the "what." Hoy, wa~ lte right! ag.: of scvcnty-~cvcn. In mid-November, he had moved from his Professor Smith loved to ~pend time with his students. He retirement home in Key West. Florida to Asheville, North lived for advcuturc. intrigue and. yes, gossip. After I graduated, I Carolina. 10 be ncar family. kept in touch with Profcs~or Smith hut not as rnuch as I should He came to Mississippi College School of l.aw in 19R4. illkr a have: none of us did. When we did speak. it W ' ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ - ~~~~~ Hinds County Har Association, Inc. Fi,.,l na~~ M~i! ! 51 E. Gri!Tith Street U.S. Pl!ll~l\C Jackson, MS 3920! PAID Jarhon, MS l'rrmH #fi70 FIRST CLASS HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MAKING OUR CASE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY JlJNE 20110 ···----~---======President's Column by Robert (;rcnfcll What Would Atticus Do? Now that I have Scnut and Jcm finally come to see th11t under the judicial system. But with your attention (more the fear and ignorance behind some of that honor comes many to come on Atticus), their w:tiom were not mudt better than responsibilities: You must be true to I want to thank Trip the suspicion and scape-goating that led your profession; you nm~t be true to Barnes for the to the killing of one of their father\ your dil:nts; nnd you must be tme to fantastic joh he did as last year's clients. yourself. PrcsidcnL His leadership was The hook is a moving s!Ory about There arc many challenges in appreciated hy all Bar members. I truly their father. Allir.:us. a lawyer who had practicing law. None is greater than the enjoyed working with Trip. and I look the courage and r.:onvictiotl to defend decisions you make by yourself in the forward to working with our Vice his client in spite or the prejudice of stillness of your office. Sometimes you President, l'at Bennett, and Secretary- society. Allicus Finch is a lawyer with will be faced with competing interests. Treasurer, William Wright. integrity and perseverance who believes What is financially best for you and Now hack to Attieus I hope most in respect, fairness, and eqtwlity. your firm, may not necessarily be what or you have read To Kif/ o Mockingbird, !low docs this tic in with my role as is best for your client. We must and have also seen the movie. I n lawyer? It is very simple, my role is maintain the ethical values that make n:commcml doing both. fn Harper Lee's to '"do the right thing" each and every ours a prof"cssion and not a business. novel, set in Southern Alabama around day. In ditlir.:ult situations, always 19JO, Attints Finch is a local attorney Each of you has earned and "rcnJctHbcr to do the right thing." and a single parent of Scout, his received a great gil"!, which is your I encourage you to look to Allie us daughter (a six-year-old tomboy nnd the license to practice law. It is a gift Finch as all example. Take this story's narrator), and Jem, Scout's older because it allows you to help pcoplr: example to heart when faced with a brother. The novel tells of the gradual and to defend the Constitution. problem, and ask yourself a simple cthicaiHwakcning of these two children. Remember that lawyer~ arc ministers question, "What would Allicus do?" April Membership Meeting Cl•atrmana:mlmr 7 extraordinary relief, and admiuistrativc that older lawyers write better than adjective and adverb clutter has nn JICHA Christmas Sudal. Legal Education to the paperwork. They arc awa~h ill paper. those just out of law school. Most or us cfl"ect opposite than that intended. 5:30-7:00. MS Bar Center AHA, serving from the Office of the Consultant which is They need you In provide them with a believe that we excel as writers. hut L~dit.mgJ..rc-cdit. Simplify, si1nplify, located in !ndiaJJapolis, Indiana. clear and succinct statement of why often that is a delusion. There arc simplify. Unless you arc a brilliant FdmW!Y 20 several causes fnr this~ and several writer (and believe me. none of us Richard told me that this fall he will he taking a new JICHA i\!h:mbcrship Meeting. you arc there 1 to a dry and dull statement of the facts summary of the argument took on a kuow, hut 1 will find out aml provide Ar< umcn!. If you really think oral judge ~lnesn'tlook at the table or Thoughts about whole new impmtHnce in my briefs. the information in a post-submission argument would be lwncfieial, take a that iii filled with legali~1m? If you do, contents. heading.-.; serve as signposts Oral Argument 1 have a bridge to sell you. S.t<_m~t ----~---··· 4 An Evening Honoring the Jud.itiary Are You Ready For Some Uastille Day!!! The ;;eventh annunl Evening Honoring the Judiciary, co-sponsored by the Hinds County Bar Association and the Jackson l by .John Land Md)avid Young Lawyers, was Thursday, May 4. at Primos Northgate. Chaired by Robert Gibbs, this year's event was held in inner court to discuss their demands . cm~junction with the Mississippi Humanities Council and William Winter presented the Judge William C Keady Lecture. The .July 14th is approaching. I along park. On July 14th it held only seven As they streamed through the gate, the HCBA and the JYL wish to thank Trusunark National Bank for hosting the receptimi before the dinner. with mauy or you arc thinking about prisoner~. The week before an eighth how we will cclchratc Bastille Day. resitlent was Comic Donatien Alphonse soldiers believed the crowd was Women especially are wondering what Francois de Sade, also known as the mshing toward them with hostile they will wear. Some will go as Maquis de Sa(le, inspiration for the intentions. The soldiers began to yell Marianne of the People. Some will not word '·sadism". Of the seven prisoners for the crowd to go hack or they would because standing on a barricade ban: in the Bast!llc on July 14th, four were shoot. The crowd thought they were brcastcd wcariug a red hat and waiving convicted forgers, two were insane. being called forward. At some point the tricolor !lag would he considcnx! one of whom thought he was Julius the trnops fired. The crowd retreated tlashy even in the avant gardc quarter Caesar, and the seventh was a young and began a siege or the Bastille. or Belhaven. Only the French nob!cmml, Comte de Sol ages, About the middle of the afternoon a Revolution is symbolized by a barc desnihcd as a ''libertine" and an representative or the revolution brc 7 _'-<"_'(- ------~--~- ~··~--~ Reuben V. Anderson , \ Receives 2000 Professionalism Award GOLF OUTING JUST FOR LAWYERS The second Himh County Bar (All Lawyers and Judges in Hinds, Rankin & Madison Counties are eligible.) ;\ssociation l'roiCssionali~m Award was presented to Reuben V. Anderson 8th Annual during the annual Evening I Ionoriug the Judiciary Dinner on May 4, 2000. Professionalism was c~tablishcd two years ago as qne or the principal themes of the Hinds County Bar Association, an(\ at that time the Bar decided to present a Professionalism HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION and Award each yeat: Anderwn received ~------J 8 Freedom Of Information Act 101 by David I,. Trcwolla The Freedom of Information Act Access to Certain Records How to Make a (l'OIA), which can be found in Title 5 Without a FOIA Request FOIA Request of the United States Code, Section 552, All agencies arc currently in the 1\ FOil\ request can be made for WllS enacted in I 966 and provides that process of nmking certain types of any agency record. This doe~ not any person has the right to request records, created by the agency on or mean, however, that the Justice access to federal agency rt,cords or after November 1, 1996, available Department will di~dosc any record information. All agencies of the United elcctmnically. Anyone with access to sought. As noted above, there arc States government arc required to the World Wide Web will not need a statutory exemptions that authorize the disclose records upon receiving a formal FOIA reque~t to obtain:(!) withholding of information of a written request f()r them, except for final opinions and orders made in sensitive nature. When the Justice those records Ihat arc protected from adjudicating cases: (2) ("ina! statements J)cpartmcnt docs withhold information, disclosure hy the nine exemptions and of policy and interpretations which it ordinarily must specify which three exclusions of the }'()lA. Thi~ have not becu published in the Federal exemption of the 1-<0IA permits the right uf access is enforceable in court. Register; (3) administrative stall withholdiug. As a Hlatler of policy. the The federal FOTA docs not provide manuals and instructions to staff that Justice Department will consider accc~s !o records held by state or local affect a member of the public; (4) making u discretionary disclosure of government agencies, or by private Ouch! copie~ of records that have been the exempt infonmttion whenever possihk. businesses or individuak A!l sllltcs subjcet of a FOil\ request and arc of The FOIA docs not n:quirc agencies to have their own ~tatutcs governing sufficient public interest that the do !"<':search for the rcquc~ter, to Look Closely At What You Pick public access to st:l!c and local records. agency believes other persons are analyze data, to answer wriucn A snhsequcnt f-lCHA Newsfclla aniclc likely to request them; and {5) the questions, or to create records in order Or You Could Easily Get Stuck. will discuss the enabling laws ---···· ····------10 ll ---- ·-·--·- ·--· Freedom Of lnfonnation Act I 01 ... 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Saturdays, Sundays nnd legal holiday~. or phy.~ical safety, or where 1111 resolved, the component will send the appeal if he has requested expedited appeal within twenty business days. For further information about the This period docs not begin until the individual will suffer the loss of requester a writ len initial detcnni11ation. request is actually received by the FOJA substantial due procc~s rights if the processing or a fcc waiver am\ the The Olfice may allirm the component's FOit\, the Department of Justice In the vast majority of ca~cs. Justice component has not granted the request. art ion in full, or alfi nn pari of the website includes the following office nf the component that maintain~ records arc not promptly processed. A Department components will include Ordinarily, an appeal must he received comprmcnt\ action (identifying the informative attadlmcnts: ( !) list or the records sought. An agency is uot request will not be expedited simply any documems that can be disclosed within sixty days of the date of !he applic;thle cxcmplions), hut order the FOIA contacts 11t all l'cderal agencies; required to rde:tsc documents by the because the n:qucstcr is facing a court along with the determination letter, last business day; it can send a letter deadline. component\ determination letter. This release of other info rmation previously (2) description of Justice lkpartmcnt although in exceptional cases the tinle may be extended if the component withheld, or it may r·cmand the request components and related information: informing the requester about its documents themselves may he sent failed to notify the requester of the to the component fo r complete (3) descriptions of majtlr informati(l!l decision and then forward the Fees and Fcc Waivers within a reasonable time afterward. The There is no initial fcc to file a FOIA right to appeal in its determiw1tion rcproce~sing. If arc(]ttestcr still ~ystems; (4) copies or forms; and (5) documems within a reasonable time FOIA provides access to all federal thcrcatkr. rcquc~t and, in the lll<0ority of requests letter. There is no specific form or believes that the Jus tice Department description of recent 1--'0fi\ litigation, agcm:y records (or portions of those ...... made to the Justice Department, no """"- --~ ------·-·-- Some components of the Justice records), except for thme records that fees are ever charged. By law, an Department, such as the FBI and the arc withheld under any of nine agency is emit!cd to charge certain Hinds County B ar Association DEA, receive thou~ands of requests exemptions nr thr.cc exclusions. The fees. which depend on the category of each year. 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'l"hcy're open recorder, cooked in marsala wine, blackened prime rib, teriyaki The Windows CE system as well as' capturing programs arc also available. fronl 6:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. and serve a real old-fashioned keyboard ror chicken, chicken cordon bleu, shrimp scampi, and all manner that nf the Apple Newlon never rcnHy breakfast with bacon strips, sausages, or ham slices, and data entry, pager Qucstious or comments"! Drop me au of pasta dishes old timey selections like lasagna and caught on, but the operating system homemade biscuits at a moderate price. Old ti1ncrs enjoy system, a universal VCR email to wehmastcr(n)hindsbar.com. chicken tctrnzzini illld ravioli, with some newer, lighter (05) devised hy Palm is a significant ~ittiug, around thc"scrvc yourself coffee put," enjoying both controller. and a modem. We'd also appreciate your specialties, some vegetarian, as well. advm1ce. l.aw Technology New~ food and conver~ation. 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" February Bar Exam Results II!NilS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Robert C. Grent"dl Bar Admissions Admiilistrator Linda B. Knight has l'wsidc11t released the statistic,~ for the february, 2000 Bar Patricia W. lknndt Examination. \.'ice l'llt-\ideflf amll'r<' Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. l•ir,t C!~>s \l;~il 151 E. Griffith Street V.S.I'o~t~g<· Jackson, MS 19201 Jlt\11) .hn·hnn, \IS Permit #670 FIRST CLASS ---····· -·--- HINDS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MAKING OUR CASE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY OCTOBER 2000 President's Column by Robert C. Grenfell The Golf Tournament Was A "Sizzling" Success The annu1.1l Hinds County Bar Cnnceming other Bar matters, the Annual Judges· Association ("HCHA") Golf Tournament Appreciation Dinner has been !llOvcd from Primos was a tremendous success. This year's Norlhgale to the Old Capitol Inn. This May event was Tournament venue was Annandale, and moved after the Bench & Bar Relations Committee met with golf chairman John Proctor (as well as his Joyal committee) Mende- Malouf and received a very attractive bid. Primo::. did another outstanding job. Although the final numbers arc Northgate has always done an excellent job, but the IJlll in, it appenrs that there will be another hefty donation to Committee thought a change would be nice. Mike Malouf's the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project ("MVLP"). The Old Capitol inn is certainly a first class operation. MVIJ' is a joint venture of the Mississippi Bar and !.ega! lt has been five years since the IlCEA published a Services Coalition. The MVLP's primary mission is to Membership Pictorial Directory, so we arc scheduling to do provide high quality pro bono legal assistance to individuals this again in l;'ebruary 200!. Pictures will be taken at The who meet federally mandated income and asset eligibility Mississippi Bar Center. I encourage you to participate. The 4uidclines. Pictorial Directory is a great resource that willie! you put The oft1cial high temperature nt the Tournament was l03''. names and faces together. Most of you who played will agree that it felt like 120". The As many of yon know, the IICBA sent all the Jaekson committee will attempt to move the tournament to May. If Metro area judges a copy ofiJarpcr Lee's 7iJ Kill a such a rnove isn't successful, then we will distribute salt Mockingbinl. The Bar has received many warm thank you pills and have intnlVenous solutions available. notes in response. l hope to publish excerpts from some of those letters in the next Newsletter, so please stay tuned. HCBA Calendar of Events CLE Calendar of Events Nick Harkins President-Elect of DRI P. N. "Nick'' articles addressing current As a member by invi!ation of the Harkins, Ill of developments in the law and litigation International Associution of Defense October 26 Watkins & Eager practice, authored by defense lawyers Counsel. he has hccn chair or its October 17 New AMendment" to Federal Rules PLLC: in Jackson and experts from aaoss tht: country. products liability committee and HCBA Membership Meeting. of Civil Procedure & Evidence. has been elected DR! also has a liaison affiliation director of its 26th Annual Defense Noon. Capital Club (ALI-ABA Video Law Review). pre~ident-elect of the with the 66 state and local defense Counsel Trial Academy at the MS College School of Law. 925~ 7173 22,000~membcr lawyer organimtions throughout the University of Colorado. He also is a October 19 Ddense Research United States. member ol" the Local Rules Ad\•isory November 2 Institute. the nation's largest association HCBA Fall Social. I Iarkins specializes in defense of Committee of the U.S. District Cmu1s & Representing the civil litigation defense lawyers. 5:30-7:00. Hal Mal's BreWCIY or major products liability, toxic tort, and for the Not1hcrn and Southern Districts E-Commercc Company (PJ,f). With l1eadquarlcr~ iu Chicago, DRI pharmaceutical and medical device of Mississippi and he is a Fellow of the December 7 MC School of Law. 925-7173 offers its members the opportunity to litigation. He has written and lectured American College of Trial Lawyers. 1-ICBA Christmas Social. participate ill 2() substantive Jaw and November 9 extensively in national publications arllf Harkins earned a bachelor's degree 5:30~7:00. The Mississippi Bar Center practice committees addressing a Thirteenth Annual Workers' Compensation at local and national seminars on from the University of Notre Dame, variety of defense Jaw ~pecial!ies. 1-.ractice & l)rocedurcs Seminar. subjects related to his areas of practice. and his law degree from the University Felmuuy 5 ~ February 16 The commitlees also participate in Pictorial Directory Pictures Taken. MC School of Law. 925-7173 producing 24 annual defense practice fn adt.lition to membership in the Hinds of Mississippi School of Law. I lc is a County Bar Association, Mississippi former president of the Advisory Board The Mississippi Bar Center November 10 semiuars throughout the country which Har Association, and Pcdcral Bar of Catholic Charities, Inc. of the Fundamentals of Real Estate Closings in MS. arc a principal source or education for February 20 the dct'ense bar, attracting defense Association, he is a former president of Catholic Diocese of Jackson and a .Lorman Business Ce-nter. 715~833~:;3940 fiCBA McnlberSMp Meeting. a\lorneys, insurance professionals. and the Jackson Young Lawyers former member of the Advisory Board Noon. Capital Club Nrwember 14 corporate counsd. Many nlfporalions Association and the Mississippi Bar of St. Dorninic-Jackson Memorial How to Build & Manage a ~pollSOr mcclings of their (JUtsidc Foundation. He also is a member of Hospital and Medical Services. He is April17 Persm~al Injury Practice. (ABA CLE). counsel in nmjunction with DRI the Hoard of Directors of Lawyers for cmTently ;1 member of the Hoard of HCBA Membership Meeting. MC School of Law. 925-7173 seminars. DR! abo publishes the only Civil Justice, a Wa5hington-based Directors of St. Joseph Catholic School Noon. Capital Club national monthly magazine for defense legislative coalition of national defen~e and a mcmhcr of the Board of Directors November 15 practitioners, For '/11(' !Jej('nse. I ~ach bar organinttions, insurance companies of St. Catherine Village, a subsidiary of Board of Education's Role & issue is comprised of in-depth feature Responsibility in MS Law. and other corporations. St. Dominic McJical Services. Lorman Business Center. 715-833-3940 Member Notes November 16 Collection of Accounts Receivable in MS. Lormail Business Center. 715-833-3940 ·~ November 17 Mark A. Chinn Technology in the Law Office. of the finn of Chinn & Associates, PLLC The Mississippi Bar Centc1~ 948-4471 has been elected Vice Chuinnan of the Lamar Order of llie University of Mississippi Law St:hool Novemba28 Alumni Association. This places him in line Individual Income Tax. to become Chairman in 200 I. MS Assn of Public Accountants. 800-321-1276 15h November 30 Charles F. F. Barbour Introduction to Workers' formerly law clerk to Judge cOOipensation in MS. Neil B. Biggers, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Lorman Business Center. 715-833-3940 Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, is now associated with Bennett Lottcthos DecemberS Sulser & Wilsun, P.A. Construction Contracting for Public Entities in MS. ~ Lorman Business Center. 715-833-3940 Richard T. Bennett of the finn of Bennett Louerhos Sulser & December 7 Wilson, P.A. has assumed the presidency Representing the Small Business. (PLI). Scn•ing as Officers and DireclOrs r~(lhc Hinds Counry Bar Association for 2000-200! aw· (sealnl) William R. Wright, of The Mississippi Bar. MC School of Law. 925-7173 Secretary-Tinuurer; Robert C. Circl!fdl, President: Patricia W Rennet/, President-Fleet; (standing) Leyser Morris- 1-!a_rcs, Direclor: Stuart U. Km};f'l; Director; Harris If. Barnes, !II, Pas! !'resident; !Jm•id F Maron, Director; and Lynn P Risley, Directm: Not pictun·d are Ruma Haque and 0. Stephen iHomagud, Ill, Directors. 2 ' Steak and Kidney Pie and Mashed Spuds: The Road Lawyer Goes to London U.oad Lawyer ... Continued jfnm page 4 herself ate many times in the I ]all, and appreciation. To he before the singe tartar sauce as good as the May!lowcr's. Thi~ ole boy is not one to Prirne Minister Hlnir, an her formal portrait hangs above the head where Nureyev danced with Fonteyn It was impossible to walk about attend lawyer conventions. I attorney himself, is a table. The Hall, hegun in 1562, has and to sec those l"atnous red velvet London iu middle the day without mean, who in his right mind charismatic individual and a or remained unaltcn.:d until the present cmtains with the ERII in great gold seeing street vendors on nearly every wants to take time off from savvy politician, and he said day, except for some damage in World letters was a thrill. The Opera Ilomr other corner grilling onions and fool lawyering at the office to all of the right things and said War II which has been imperceptibly was a work of art in it~ell', including the long s;wsage dogs. The aroma was spend hard-canted vacation them well. You may have repaired. modern addition where refreshment'> arc divine, and we slopped to have one for tlays with lawyers talking caught it on (>Span, if you The head table is made in one piece served. and this Mississippi guy was lunch on the South Bank of the Thames. about the law? But when my weren't there with us. The of three 2lJ-fool oak planks floated down awe struck and grateful that my wife has We had visited the new Tate Modern wife saw !hal brochure from whole ceremony was quite the Thames from Windsor and in~talled snmc culture. Museum in its massive tan brick the American Bar Association well done. just befort' the 1\alf was completed. I had always thought Covent Ganlcn building which once housed a power advertising that the Af"terward we momentarily Bcnchcrs still dine at it as they did on wa~ a building with an open-air or station. It is a spcc!acular architectural Mil!cnnium mccling would gawke(! at the gaudily gilded the evening that Sir hancis Drake, just skylighted conservatory with !lowers in achievement, and we read there were encompass a week of sessions monument to Prince Albert bat:k from circumnavigating the world, it, hut that\ wrong. It's a whole area or :'1,000 visitor~ an hour this past smnmcr. in London, she-who-must-he across the street in came and was congratulated on his town that began as the fruit and The permanent exhibits were somewhat obeyed had that ;,:rcdit card Kensington Gardens and happy return. A cupboard was made vegetable garden of the abbey of King jarring. The art pieces are arranged by information faxed to Chicago walked to the Victoria and to sign us up bd(m:: 1 could from the wood of his ship and instnlled Henry VIII. cl11e monks sold surplus subject matter and not by date or artist. has obviously lost her grip, no doubt for Albert Museum around the in the Hall. t\notlJCr story is !hat produce to the local population, After the sausage dog and a beer. we say hold on there just a minute. the better. corner that has seven miles of galleries William Shakespeare put on hi~ newly beginning its tradition as a market area. went to an afternoon performance of So in mid July we jetted off to housing mostly decorative arts, Every pub that was doing any completed 1kd!ih Nixht in the Hall at The property went into private Hamlet at the reconstructed Glohe London to rub shoulders with 7,000t business 5 ~------Shirley Jones Honored Upon Retirement 2000 HCBA/JYL Golf Tournament by Kcll)·e Piro There were a record number, 120, of p W. Scott Welch ABOTt\ was formed in 195X in public about the vita! importance of Ill (Scotty) of Californi:t, and members work to trial by jury. A BOTA cultivates Butler, Snow, preserve the right lo jury trials in civil loyalty, f"cllowship and proks~ionalism O'Mara, Stevens cases, foster the concept of "justice hy among its members and strives to Commiltee Member and Pa.1·t IICBA President; the people" and participme in unique achieve stamling as an assm:iation with & Cannada, PLLC Amy H'tJods with. Wcsl ( imup; and 1o1m Proctm; 'li:Jilmament \'ofmrteer Ltm•ycrs Pmjerr: f)ebbie Allen, Committee Memhe1; "Masters [n Trial" programs to promote a balanced voice on matters of nationaL serves as National Chairman. Tina Ginn with Trustmark; and Harris Collier, Cmnmitfee President-Elect of the art of advocacy. The more thau stale and community interest. Memher and Past IICIJA President. the American 5,500 members from all 50 slates arc Scotty is a former President of The Board of Trial selected on an approximately equal Mississippi Bar and of the I ICBt\. Advocates (ABOTA), until January, basis frnrn among plaintiffs' and Currently, he is active as Stale Delegate 2001, when he wi!l be induckd as dcf"cndanis' civil tria! lawyers and in the AHA House of Delegates. Nationall'residcnt at a Board of includes lawyers with substantial Nominating Com1nittcc Member and Directors Meeting in New Orleans. criminal trial prw:tice in addition to member of the ABA Standing Scotty w:t~ first elected to the ABOTt\ their civil practice. Fewer than I r;,) of Committee on Public l~ducation. Board of Directors in 191J(J2. practicing attorneys in Mississippi and ln addition to the Foundation of Beginning in 1999, he served as in the nation arc invited to become ABOTA, he is Fellow of the American National Vice President, after having members of ABOTA. College of Trial Lawyers, the American been elected by t\BOTA's membership With active chapters in all 50 states, Bar Foundation am! of the fvtississippi in 199X. lie became President-elect in ABOTA is :m "invitation only" Bar Foundation. Scotty is also a 2000 and will serve as President for the association with str·it:f '>tandards for member of the International year 2001. Scotty also ~crvcs as a me1nhcr,~hip. The nrganizatiou seeks A~~ociation or Defense Coumd. Trnstcc of the Foundation of ABOTA attorneys who display ~kill. civility and 'l'n1cking lndustry Defense A~sociatiull, ..-, ~----~--=c-~ Stuart Krugn; Committee Memher: iHark Hob Grcl!f"ell, Committee ,\Iem/;er and 1/CHA President; tmd hy virtue of his office. integrity to serve as role models for DRl, TIPS and Mississippi Dct"cn~c Chinn. f!CIJA Post President; and Ricky take. 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If the public body has not disclosure and which software is a trade st ··-··--' _, ·--····------' '' Book Notes Captain Equity's Psychic Forecast for Fall 2000 by Nonie Joiner by Captain Equity well known ()wner of a book complex political history of that The visiting writers program George W. Bt1.~h vs. AI Gore agreement on one relatively minor in Mississippi says he has country during the ensuing years. established by John and Renee Crafting compelling columns like i Captain Equity's Pro,jeded charge. Allorncy (icncral Reno takes a this one requires intense study, a decline in reading, or at and is told through the voices Grisham at Ole Miss has page from Gilda Radner on Saturday Winner: AI Gnrc adherence to tested principles of Because this is being wriHcn prior to of his wire and four hronght in some big names Night Live with a belated, "Never journalism and years of seasoning as a the Presidential debates, there could daughters. An AmaLon to speak on campus; the mind." Ami for the finale, the U.S. Park professional writer. Unfortunately, l always be a surprise, but ba~cd on the blurb from one of my most recent was Carl Service ignores warnings and good possess none of these !.:rcdcntials. campaign thus far, I don't think so. favorite authors, Hiaascn. If you judgment hy setting. a controlled fire, However, in lieu of a journalism Thanks to The Kiss, Joe Lichcnnan, or Jnnc Smiley. haven't read background and on- the-job-training at which effectively burns down Los Alamos, New Mexico. Just think how who knows what, thG caudidatc :he' solitary confinement for nine months --~~ --~-- Oval Office. without bail only to later reach a plea ______, ------~------II ______, --~--~------••--'"- ___ M _____M ______~~~-C-_omt~uting ... Continu;:~-lf-/·(;1~1 page 11------, \------1 to all of their questions. 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Are a point whcr.: the system was function~ resources. which are regularly you u muhi-PC household? If so, the ing properly. It does this by taking reJre:.hcd automatically on visits to the Home Net\vorking Wi:rard will walk periodic snapshots of hard drive config· internet. [f new customers require intc- you through the process without your urations ns either determined by the grated support, they can automutical!y having to deal with !P addresses, user or by default, and upload information from their sys- mmmg other things. Once effected, allow complete restora- tcms directly to a Mierosort every user can share Internet access, of tion the sys~ Support Professional. In add i- software, --····-·· --······ ---- ' ------)] 12 Ill NilS COUNTY HAR ASSOCIATION OFF1CERS Robert C. GrenrcJf 'PWsideur , --Pa~l;;ia w. '6ermelt- '·: Wee· Presidtflil ahd J>residem·Elect' Wi!Ji~J-i) g_ Wrili:ht . '&c{eirii)·<1f:eawrei·- ,. ' --:·· Hani$: ff.·Bat>1~~- Hi -, --}as_rilfi!Adfm -- D:hU•:cl'OR~ St";iti:rt (;: KrugciL-.Po:>t 2 Rtimlr. ~Jatjue ~POst 4 · Jacks.on_Young L(l.wy.m; Youiigl.awyd-s_ John Land McDal'id has been selected to setw: as l!.'dilor and Linda Thompson as Co"Atiitor of/he JICHA Newsletter for /he year 2000-01. Hinds County Bar Association, Inc. Fin,! C!w;s Mail !51 E. Griffith Street U.S.I'o;.t~gc Jackson, MS 39201 I'AlU ,latkson, MS Pnmit#67(l FIRST CLASS inx as {?/}icers ami Directors of the lltnds County Bar Asxodationfor 2000-2001 are: (seated) William R. Wright. service a~ a gt1iding light, and the don't know the answer to how we they're not even really based in truth. SerretmT"Treasurer; Roher/ C. (;renfdl, President; Patricia W Bennet/, President-Elect; (standing) i.A:yser Morris unconditional support of my family, can ~low things dm\'IL A: That's <.:oncd, the~e days it seems llayes, Director; Stuart G. Kmge1; Direcfor; Harris H. Barnes, lll, Past President; /Jal'id 1·: Maum, J)irector; and law partners, :md our bar stall. ('\'C Q:What\ your best theory or maybe every newspaper has an article 1 n-crvonc thinks that cn:ry book them. l rCC\J.!!lli!ed ;1 lot of the title~. Winston ('hurchill. c1·er wriHen h\.- (lr nbout anv mernl;er of !hough. Tire Art o/the Sofuhi£-•. I'm sure I suggest also that you go to tlw "Thank you f(w the copy of To Kill a Mockingbird Please excellence in the legal system." the ~vlitfurd r.\milv is an esSential clement 1\·e hnml ol"that. l.itcrmy Critic site and click on "Thomas extend the Har membership my sincere apprcciutlon lhr Thomas L. Zcbcrt, Hankhl County Chancellor ot' a good library.. I then tli:cidcd to turn AsJ(k n·om book sites. my cmrcnt JdlCrson's p1cks (I 771 )." That will take this nice gift" to the intcmet for !.~uidancc. favorite 1\ch site is the ?\l'R site. For tlw you to an artick hy Tim l\"leCnrmick, Lenore L. l)n1thcr, Mississippi Supreme C(lurl ,Justki.• "!truly (Jppreciated receiving the 40th Anniversary ;\good lwginnin~ source 1s a list of past year. they ha\T been doing spots dur wl1ieh coni