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Annual Meeting and Luncheon – July 23

The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will host its Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on Friday, July 23, 2010, at The Westin New Orleans, Canal Place.  A cocktail hour will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the luncheon to follow at noon.  This year’s keynote speaker will be New Orleans Mayor Mitchell J. “Mitch” Landrieu.  The cost to attend the luncheon is $50 per person.  Please call Camille at (504) 589-7990 to reserve a seat or use the registration form below.

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Summer 2010 Edition of the Advocate Now Available

Click on the link below for the latest news and information from the FBA’s New Orleans Chapter.

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2010 FBA Annual Meeting and Convention

The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to host in our City the 2010 FBA Annual Meeting and Convention.  Full schedule and registration information is available at http://www.fedbar.org/NewOrleans.

 

Mediation Advocacy Workshop – June 17, 2010

The Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter, is pleased to offer a Mediation Advocacy Workshop on June 17, 2010, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  The seminar will be held in Room C501 of the Eastern District Courthouse, and the panelists include United States District Judge Martin L. C. Feldman, United States Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby, Civil District Court Judge Robin M. Giarrusso, Thomas M. Usdin, Esq. (Private Mediator), M. Nan Alessandra, Esq. (Representing Defense Perspectives), and Calvin C. Fayard, Jr. (Representing Plaintiff Perspectives).  Topics covered will include Overview of Stages of Mediation from Panelists’ Point of View, Confidentiality: What is and what isn’t in Mediation, Role of Attorney and Client, Strategies to Getting Beyond Impasse, Goals for Mediators and Parties, Court’s Interest in Mediation, and Best Practices Advice.  The cost for attendance is $80 for non-members, $40 for members, and free for summer associates.  2.00 Hours of CLE Credit will be awarded, and you can register by emailing Camille Zeller at fbano@bellsouth.net or completing the registration form below.

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Electronic Courtroom Technology CLE

On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the Clerk’s Office of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will present a seminar on how to use the newly-installed evidence presentation systems.  Attorneys can now present photos, videos, documents, and other evidence in an electronic format.  The seminar will take place in Courtroom 709, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.  The seminar is free, and attendees will receive an hour of CLE credit.  To register, please contact Camille Zeller at 589-7990 or click on the registration form below.

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Spring 2010 Edition of the Advocate Now Available

Click on the link below for the latest news and information from the FBA’s New Orleans Chapter.

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18th Annual Rubin Symposium – May 13, 2010

The New Orleans Chapter of the FBA will host its 18th Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Symposium on Ethics and Professionalism on Thursday, May 13 from 2:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom (5th Floor) at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.  This symposium is held each year as a living memorial to the late Judge Rubin’s contributions to federal jurisprudence and legal scholarship. Anthony M. DiLeo, S. Gene Fendler, Professor David Orentlicher, and Andrew G. Schultz, all of whom served as law clerks to Judge Rubin, will participate in a panel discussion on Judge Rubin’s lifelong contributions to the fields of ethics and professionalism in the law.  The Honorable Helen G. Berrigan will moderate the discussion.  Seminar attendees will receive continuing legal education credit in both ethics and professionalism.  Registration may be accomplished by completing the form that appears below.  The materials for this year’s symposium also are accessible through the links that appear below.

Download Rubin Registration Form 2010

Download Judge Rubin CV

Download Ethics Opinions by Judge Rubin

Download Rubin-A Causerie on Lawyers Ethics in Negotiation_35 La L Rev 577, 589

Download Seminar Materials - Professionalism

Download Seminar Materials - Duty to Mentor

Download Seminar Materials - DiLeo Presentation

Download Seminar Materials - Orentlicher Presentation

Fifth Circuit Court Sets March 15, 2010 as date for Mandatory Electronic Case Filing (ECF)

Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 25.2.1, the court established March 15, 2010, as the effective date for attorneys to use the ECF program to file in cases before the court.  Unless excused for good cause, counsel must register as Filing Users under Rule 25.2.3 and comply with the court’s electronic filing standards, posted separately on the Fifth Circuit website, www.ca5.uscourts.gov/cmecf.  Attorneys must be admitted to practice in the Fifth Circuit and are required to file an appearance form in each case they are involved in before making any electronic filings.

Even if you do not currently have a case before the court, the Fifth Circuit’s Clerk of Court most strongly recommends that all members of the Fifth Circuit bar register now as Fifth Circuit filing users.  Please go to the PACER Service Center website, www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announcements/general/ea_filer.html, and select the “REGISTER” link.  There is no cost to register as a Fifth Circuit Filer with PACER.  The Clerk invites all attorneys to become familiar with the information on the court’s ECF website and requests that attorneys file an appearance form as soon as possible to avoid filing delays.

Legal Writing Seminar – February 5

The FBA is presenting a Legal Writing Seminar on February 5, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Chief Judge Vance’s Courtroom.  Chief Judge Vance and a panel of lawyers will discuss effective and persuasive written advocacy.  Participants will receive one hour of CLE credit.  To register, please contact Camille Zeller at 589-7990 or click on the registration form below.

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Fall 2009 Edition of the Advocate Now Available

Click on the link below for the latest news and information from the FBA’s New Orleans Chapter.

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