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Montg<untry, AL 3610.l {334) 269-1515, (800) )54~154 • FAX( )34) 261-63 10 170 President-Elect Profiles: Fourni er J. Gale, III and E-n1,1il:ir1fo@nlabar .org •Web site: w,vw.alabar.org W.N.Watson ExttudY'l' Oitt (tor- ..•..•.- ...........-- ·······-·-········Kt.ith8. Nornu n l!.u<uti\'t' Asmtl.lnt.... · - ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·-- ·-- ... ,.Di11nt Locke 182 The Alabama Law Foundation Annowices the 2004 Systems Admi:ni.str.ttor.... ·-- ···-- ·· ..-- ·- ·- ·... \'i:i ync Mughe:s Compuk r Prog~ 1nmc r ...................................Dola n L 'tro ut Oir« tor of Programs.. ..._ . ....................._ . ..Edward >.t P.uttrson Fellows Administntf\'t Assistant fot Progrnm.s.. ...................Rin. Gny L,wy.,-Re(emtl Secretary ·····- ······-- ·- ·······....,Slunnon Knight 183 Remarks by Michael S. Greco, president-elect, t.londitory Continuil\g Legal Educ111M>n Oir«tor ........................................Kim 0 1.ivtt \\'Md American Bar Association CLE Admjniiuadvt Animru .........................Ouo l Thomton CL£$c-(rttitry ...........................................- .•.Chri~i n:a BrC'o\-.tr Fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation Dinner Dir«tor of Cornn1unk11dons& Public lnfonnation ...-- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·- ·-- ·- ·- ·.SUsanH. AD<lffl PublialioM Director ,_,. ,.. .....................Marg.ittl L Murphy 188 Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program: Coolmunkntioo.,and Publbl.ions MSl~anL ...- ····- ····-- ·- ··- ··- ··J<.intbctly B.i.rubart Your Partner Needs Help Mt'mbmhip Sttv ict'$ Ditt<tor .......................- ,• ..•..~wy Corbitt By Jeanne Marie Leslie Manbe:nbip Adminisumh-eAssi.mlrt- ,- ·....Emilyfl•nior v.... tu nt«T L:a~ Progµm Oir«tor ·-·-·- ·-····-·-·-1.inda Lund VLP A» ls~nt ···- ·········- ·- ····- ·- ·.... ......... Ka1htt i1~ L Churdt 190 Deepening Insolvency in Alabama: Dirtn or o( A.d.m.issions ·- ·······-·-·- ·- ····- ····..Dorothy 0. Johruon Mmis.sk»uAdminb:tr;1ti\~ AfflSumu.. ....._ .. .., . ..,Hridi Ahu ls it a tort, a damages theory or neither of the aboJ1e? Sooi.iDougl.u By Jay R. Bender 8Qookk«pcr·- ·······-- ·······-- ·········-·-····-·-·-····-·-·Oak Skinne r ASBFoun dation As.1i$tant ······- ···········- ·······--·-··Ann Rintn0ur Graphia AIU DirtaOf ....... ,• .- .....................- ......~U;ggiC' Stuller 201 ASB 2005 Annual Meeting Cr.:iphks.A ris Assii1a nt ··-·- ·····--·· ····-·- ·- ··R()(krkk Palmer Rct'C'ptlonbl .-.............- ····- ····- ····- ··········- ····-St.tpba11JC'Ogldby Tableof Contents>> continued 011 page 162 Law OffKC':~tanagcmcnt MS isun« Progrv,mJ; )irt(tor, ...., .. , - ............................ 1..iur.iA. CalJowiiy Ab bama LnwycrAs.sb tan¢t' Pro£r.lm Dltt<tor ........- ..· ·- ·- ·- ····- ····-f<'annt'1'btlC': ldlk {8.34·7S76) LO~iAP and Al.AP M minh,tr:iti ~ A~is1:.1nL.... .....................S1mdru Ck mcntf Ahbanta t.aw Founcbtion, Inc. Dirtttor .................'n-acy O anid Alf Adnilnistt:idvt"Assisu,n1 ... ...- ..............Krlnin AndC':rson Alabam,1;Gm ter (or Dispute Rc-$olu1ic;mOirmo, ·-·-····-······Judith ~i. l<ectp.n {249·<M09) A.Ort A.ss.i"ant .- ·············- ·········- ·- ·····-- ··... .JlJ1sy Sb ropshitt Al.ASAMASTATE BAR CENTER FOR PROFESSIONALRESPONSIJllLITY STAFF Gcncr.-1Cou nsd, - ,.. ..- ...........,, _._,,.,,,,.,,_,,.J, Anthony Mclain XC'R'bryto Gcnt'n l C..,umd ···- ··- ·-·· - ··-··- ··Vivian Freem.in Awtalit Centtnl Coutlk l ···- ··- ··- ··- ·- ···- ··- ··1-Ci lbn t Ktl'ldrkk A.ssistan1C:alttill Counsel·· - ·- ·-·- ··- ·- .........RobC'n E. Lusk.Jr. Ams~ nl (;,mernl Counkl ~·- ··- ··- ·-······-·· - ··.S:,mud $..hn rkf.s<' Compblnu lnttkc Cootdi1utor ····- ··- ··-··- ··-··- ··- ··- ..- ·Kim Ellis Diiciplinary Cle1k. _. .., .. .- ... ,.. ...............................Bonni< 11.1.ainor P-,r.llcglilsJb:i'IUtigatO{J,-··- ··- ··- ··- ·- ·- ·- ..- ···Ch<'f)'IL Rankin Cuo l ~1.\-'i'r ight Client S«urity MindCoordi n:a1(11'··-·····- ··- ·-·-··-Uuriir Bbw R«C'f,Cio1liu···- ·- ·- ·-··- ·- ·--·- ··-··-··-·-·- ··...shfflyUngk-y ThoAl- s,.,. 8,u, P.0, a .. ~ I. 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W1llwn It A"""'1, l\lnillm 26111Citu1. 230 Legislative Wrap-Up k<n"'1l l',1," dL"""' Ci.. 271hCilcwL Dar.., 1 - - 7llltl Soo,u,IH.Croottt llaine. lllU>Cin:IJI!. ff 172 Executive Director's 2005 Regular~ion: 111.ui-;,, f*"'IIO°"""' lOIII°""'1, 'MUL,mJ1.-.P>II c;,.31,. c.a.i, Jim M "'- - 3b<I°""1. lla\'W WNl'<,.t. Report HalfwayPoint QA,., INC.....- H lll'9WI,Dnrt 34nC.,,,,,,.,,.,.. H 77,eAl11bnmn lnwyers HaU lldllY,-:is..lllM.OMI 1 H,clo.JI. '-36dl 232 Opinion s of the -T-Dl ..... -ll*....__,1-.. .. 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