NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATIO·N CONVENTION 1983 LOREN MILLER BAR ASSOCIATION SEATTLE, WA WELCOME WELCOME • WELCOME • WELCOME • WELCOME * * * * WELCOME TO THE EMERALD CITY FOR THE 58th SeauleS··*· ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION We are honored to be hosting the National Bar Association Convention. Seattle is a beautiful city and we Rltit:siiir · · are certai n everyone will enjoy it. I'm sure that you will also enjoy the hospitality here. An exciting week o f *.* ... * events has been planned by both the National Bar and the Loren Miller Bar Association, your host affiliate. As we assem ble here, we must be ever mindful of the social and economic problems which shape and * * ODS could dest roy the world. While our country pays farmers subsidies not to grow food, forty thousand fNG COUNT. Y encompasses a multitude of exciting memo- S"~ound g d t d' · children d ie each day of malnutrition, hunger, and associated diseases. While aid to dependent children is • . "', .*m o,wn' own* are Istmct communities,.. each with a flavor* of * Jt;rable expenences. From one of America's premier wineries Its own. And, at no time do your eyes leave the water. The communities of cut we go forward with the MX Missile. to real wilderness camping and fishing KING COUNTY West Seattle, Que~n Anne, Magnolia , and Ballard are all bordered by offers all you could wish for in a vacation. And in the center of Puget Sound. Wallingford, the University District, Capi'tol HI'll, and We the Black Lawyers of America, are uniquely positioned, because of our profession, to work toward the *KING COUNTY'S varied attractions: SEATTLE! M B k S 1 · f ount ~ er ar~ all on the shores of Lake Union or Lake Washington.* correct ion of those contradictions, to the end that hunger and starvation will be eliminated from the world . ea.tt e IS a ascinating city. A city of many facets with an exciting Each has Its sp.ec~all~dmarks and special shopping destinations. All are begmnmg, a tremendous future, promising you a bright experience. Its part of Seattle s mosaic. in our t ime. Therefore, let us not forget the seriousness of our coming together as we make merry in these rough and tumble early days, built on the tideflats of Puget Sound are *I h · ?f: partofSeattle'sliving history.PioneerSquare, the International District SE"'TTntLe middle of all of this are FOUR STAR ATTRACTIONS · lush settings. d f~ • A n.U E CENTER, THE WOODLAND P"nu ZOO , THE SE"'TILE. an d t he Kmg orne o rer the smoothest combination of the historic and Q ARIUM d T n.lU\. n. Contemp orary &roun d m· a mo dem CI't y. Ga 11 en·es , e thn IC' &roods and goods t • d and HE JAPANESE GARDEN. Four star regional attrac- and a professional sports emporium are all within blocks of each other. ' IOns owne an operated by the City. Each unique in the country and among the best in the world.* A short streetcar ride along the waterfront will cover more than a cen- C 1 • tury of events. You will leave a port built for clipper ships from around the an you. te 1 we r~ proud of Seattle? We call it the Emerald City. Wel- Horn.tobe ononeof themostlively waterfrontsinAmerica. Upthehillis come. EnJOY the Jewel of the Northwest and its FOUR STAR the Pike Plac.e Market with its impressive array of the fmest fresh seafood ATTRACTIONS* *Sincerely, t2t and superlative green grocers. A short walk East is a flashy collection of * CJA. Q). !JA first class shops and hotels. Quite a package in less than a Yz square mile. * .a-1 * Charles Royer * * Mayor Kenneth Burton LM BA President LOREN MILLER BAR ASSOCIATION CONVENTION COMMITTEE Ch airm an : Lembhard Howell Vice Chairman: Leroy McCullough Coordinator: Constance Proctor SubCommittee Ch airpersons: Gwendolyn Howard, Craig Lewis, Chris Mathews, LaVeeda G. Mathews, W. Kirland Taylor, Josephine Stokes (Barristers' Spouses) Committee: P.K. Abraham, Thaddus Alston, Monica Benton, Jackie Brown, Kenneth Burton, Philip Burton, Nia Cottrell, Gary Gayton, Eugene Green, Hon. Donald Haley, Wilda Heard, Michael Holland, G. Jackson Ernest lshem, Richard Jones, Arthur Joyner, Barbara Laners, Gordon McHenry, Jeanette Pfotenhauer Edwin Stone, Ronald Ward, Mark Wheeler (law student), Jean Farris, Eleanor Smith (Barristers' Spouses), and Mona L. Guillory (souvenir program coordinator). SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS Thaddus Alston Hon. Donald Haley Leroy McCullough James Buckley Gwendolyn Howard Gordon McHenry Kenneth Burton Lembhard Howell Constance Proctor Philip Burton Ernest lshem Norman Proctor William Covington Barbara Laners Kirkland Taylor Gary Gayton Craig Lewis David Walton Sidney W. Glass Carl Maxey Ronald Ward BA participants are asked to su pport our advertisers who have made pecial efforts to make this convention enjoyable for everyone. Cove r design: AL DOGGETT© COMMITTEES Senator GEORGE FLEMING • LOREN MILLER • RULES DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CHAIRMAN WAYS AND MEANS STATE GOVERNMENT THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE The Seattle affiliate of the NBA, has proudly named this chapter in ded­ ication to the son of a slave, who helped to bring about one of the most • LOREN MILLER BAR ASSOC. • important civil rights decisions of the Pre-convention seminars last hundred years. August 5, 1983 Loren Miller was born on January 20, 1903 in Kansas City. He moved to California in the early 1930's and set SO YO U WANT TO BE A LAWYER up his law practice, specializing in Conve no r. G ordon McHenry, Esq . cases involving racially restrictive July, 198 3 Pan elists Marlaina Kiner, Esq. covenants. Loren Miller was actively Cll arles Z. Smith, Esq. involved in most, if not all, of the Kenneth Burton, Esq. major civil rights cases of the 1950's and early 1960's. He participated in TI PS ON DR ESSING FOR SUCCESS the planning and implementation of Convenor Gwendolyn Howard, Esq. Brown vs . Board of Education and VEAR NATI ONA L BAR ASSOCIATION CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS: numerous other civil rights cases. EMPLO YM EN T DISCRIMINATION Convenor. Gary Jackson, Esq. From 1954 to 1964 he was the editor I wuc.ome. the. NatiovuU'_ BM AM oc.iation to the. be.autit]ul Pac.it]ic. NoJtthwv.d, Panelist: A rthur Joyner, Esq. and publisher of the oldest black the. pic.tWLe6que. J.J tate. ot] WMhing ton, and t he. EmVLCLtd Cay ot] the. Puge.t Sound, newspaper in the West, The California SE NIO R CITIZEN'S RIGHTS Eagle. Both Loren Miller and his roommate the great poet Langston Hughes Se.a.t;U_e.. The. J.Jin c.VL e6t and WCVLme6t o tJ gll.e.e.ting/.J Me. e.xte.nde.d to you wah the. Convenor: Leroy McCullough, Esq. worked and wrote for Crisis, N.A.A.C. P's monthly magazine. Loren Miller wrote the hope6 OtJ a mOJ.Jt /.JL{C.C. e6 J.Jt)u£ and pll.oduc_tive_ nmonal_ c.ont)VLe.nc. e. Panel1st Edwin Stone, Esq. book The Pe titioners, tracing the history of Blacks and the Supreme Court from the first known case to the early 1960's. This is presently used as a law school text book. Th e6 e. Me. di{l6ic.ult Ume6 t)oJr. blac. k. people.. We. Me. wane6J.J-Lng an Loren Miller was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal court in 1964 where he unpMctlie.fe.d e.ILO J.J -ton OtJ OWL bM-Lc. c.ivil Ught/.J. Re.c.e.ntly t he. U.S. Comm~J.J-L on served until he died on July 17, 1967. His son Loren Miller Jr. is presently Superior on Civil Right/.J ~Le.po !Lte. d: Court judge in Los Angeles County. P.K. Abraham "The. p!Lopo J.J c. d 6 ~c.a1- ye.M ' 83 budg et ~ a ne.w low point -Ln a Seattle, Wa . fu t WLbing tll.e. nd OtJ de.c.liMng J.Juppo!Lt tJOIL c.ivil Ught/.J e.nt)oll.c.e.­ me.nt that, U171. e6 J.J hctUe.d, c.ould leave_ OWL t)e.de.fl.al_ UVU Ught/.J lawJ.J ~ e. moll. e. than de.vCLtue.d pie.c.e6 o t] pape.Jr. " In addition, the. age.nc.y ll.e.po!Lte.d a futWLb-Lng tll.e.nd t hat at]t]e.c.t/.J blac.k. l awye.M . The. C omm~ J.J-Lon note.d, 11 A J.JhMp dll.op -Ln appo-Lntme.nt/.J o t] bl ac.k.J.J and an appMe. nt Jr.e.v e.M CLt o t1 Jr.e.c.e.nt pll.ogll.e6J.J -Ln -Lnc.Jr.e.M-Lng m-Lnowy Jr.e.pll.e6 e.nta.;tio n among t] e.de.Jr.CLt j udg e6 and U.S. attoJr.ne.yJ.J . " The University of Washington School of Law We. muJ.J t nC' t be. fumaye.d. It ~ the. time. 6oJr. the. National_ BM AM oc.ia.:tion is actively seeking minority applicants. The University of and ot he.M to ,·c·( )tlill.m the.ill. c.ommame.nt that one. day "w e. J.JhctU ove.Jr.c.ome. 11 We. washington welcomes diversity in racial, ethnic and muJ.Jt not 6oJr.g eA th e. Woll.d/.J we. onc.e. J.Jang, "ctin' t nobody going to tWLn me. Mound. 11 cultural backgrounds. AU t he. me.mb e.M ot] the. National_ BM AMoc.iation have.