Rhode Island Bar Journal Rhode Island Bar Association Volume 68. Number 4. January/February 2020 [When] Will RI Adopt Electronic Wills? CBD is Legal...Right? The Complex Federal and State Legal Framework of Cannabidiol Lean Government Articles 9 [When] Will RI Adopt Electronic Wills? Zona Douthit, Esq. Editor In Chief, Nicole J. Benjamin, Esq. Editor, Kathleen M. Bridge 15 CBD is Legal...Right? The Complex Federal and State Legal Framework Editorial Board of Cannabidiol Victoria M. Almeida, Esq. David N. Bazar, Esq. Megan E. Sheehan, Esq. and Samantha L. Roy Thomas R. Bender, Esq. Sean Clough, Esq. 23 Rhode Island Women Lawyers: Past, Present, & Future Jerry Cohen, Esq. Eric D. Correira, Esq., LLM Cassandra L. Feeney, Esq. and Etie-Lee Schaub, Esq. William J. Delaney, Esq. Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Esq. Timothy A. Gagnon, Esq. 27 Opinion – Lean Government Jenna Giguere, Esq. Jenna Giguere, Esq. Clovis C. Gregor, Esq. Matthew J. Landry, Esq. Lenore Marie Montanaro, Esq. 33 Memories of Judge John E. Orton III Daniel J. Procaccini, Esq. John Austin Murphy, Esq. Miriam A. Ross, Esq. Angelo R. Simone, Esq. Suzannah Skolnik, Esq. Hon. Brian P. Stern Elizabeth Stone, Esq. Dana N. Weiner, Esq. Samuel D. Zurier, Esq. NewNew YearYear NewNew YouYou RHODE ISLAND BAR ASSOCIATION LAWYER’S PLEDGE 6 Tips to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution As a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, I pledge to conduct myself in a manner that will 39 reflect honor upon the legal profession. I will treat all partici pants in the legal process with civility. Be Realistic Outline Find a In every aspect of my practice, I will be honest, FEATURESTaking on a large goal Your Plan Partner courteous and fair. is tempting, but it can Because you won’t Whether it’s your spouse, a 3 Teach Your Children Well 29 Continuing Legal Education also set you up for just wake up and friend, a coworker, or a Association Officers 4 Stay Connectedfailure. 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Teach Your Children Well I was driving to court the other day thinking My daughter would have benefited from being about topics that would be appropriate for a on a mock trial team or attending a Law Day pre- President’s Message. I hope the fourth message is sentation. As lawyers, we have many opportunities the most difficult. Then a song came on the radio. to help students understand our legal system. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young singing these lyrics: The RI Legal Education Foundation’s Mock Trial Tournament immerses students in a case that they You who are on the road have to both prosecute and defend. Attorneys Must have a code that you can live by participate in this program as performance judges, And so become yourself coaches, administrators and in countless other Because the past is just a good-bye. ways. Teach your children well The next Law Day is Friday May 1, 2020. The David N. Bazar, Esq. theme is Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: President That was enough to get me thinking about The 19th Amendment at 100. This is particularly Rhode Island Bar Association an important topic. Teaching civics to our appropriate for the Rhode Island Bar as we will children has been an important issue for many also be celebrating Ada Sawyer and the 100th years. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day anniversary of the first woman being admitted O’Connor has made a post-court legacy to the Bar. If you have children in school or are My daughter would have developing iCivics to help bring civic otherwise connected to a school, inform them of knowledge to a new generation of students. the benefits of participating in Law Day and the benefited from being on a It also reminded me of lessons I tried to Mock Trial program. I also encourage Bar mem- mock trial team or attend- teach to my children. bers and the Judiciary to participate. You will find ing a Law Day presentation. When my daughters were young, I had that it as rewarding for you as it is for the children As lawyers, we have many the pleasure of driving them from East you will be teaching well. ◊ Greenwich to the Providence Country Day opportunities to help stu- School each morning. Well, at least until dents understand our legal they turned 16. It was a time when children system. didn’t have cell phones so they actually had to talk to you. It really didn’t mat- ter the topic; the discussion was what mattered. One Monday morning, I had to go to courtroom 4C for an arraignment in Sixth Division District Court. I told my daughter that we were going to court before she went to school. I thought that this would be a good chance for her to see how the justice system works. We arrived in the courtroom before all the activity began. Apparently, the Providence Police had a busy weekend. While we were waiting for the judge to take the bench, the sheriffs led out prostitutes in handcuffs who had been rounded up the night before. Soon after they came out, the judge took the bench and my client was arraigned. Once we got back to the car, I asked my daughter what she thought about the process. She responded, “I’m not sure about the process, but that jury was really sleazy.” My thought? I was really proud that she knew they had been put in the jury box. Rhode Island Bar Journal January/February 2020 3 Rhode Island Bar Journal Editorial Statement The Rhode Island Bar Journal is the Rhode Island Bar Association’s official magazine for Rhode Island attorneys, judges and others interested in Rhode Island law. The Bar Journal is a paid, subscription magazine published bi-monthly, six times annually and sent to, among others, all practicing attorneys and sitting judges, in Rhode Island. This constitutes an audience of over 6,000 individuals. 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