Wheels of Change... | As a result of a discussion at the 2009 Roundtable meeting in Savannah, the Standing Committee for Legal Specialization has formed topical working groups. The groups will all be focusing on various aspects of Legal Specialization, all working towards a common goal - promoting the success and awareness of legal specialization. The groups breakdown into: Logo Steering Committee
Members: Julia Orzeske, Holly Fox, Rhea Kirk, Twila Larkin and Wesley Avery Technology Networking
Members: Lisa Tipton, Scott Bovitz, Dave Shearon, Marylin Batista, Denise Mullen Advertising
Members: Will Kohn, Dian Gilmore, Wynn Brown, Lisa Tipton, Wendy Weiss, Phyllis Culp Judges as Certified Specialists
Gary McNeil, Mike Ferguson, Jim Carr, Emily Eschweiler Emeritus Status
Will Kohn, Maureen Martin, Stafford Matthews, Dick Dombrow, Lori Barbee If you'd be interested in contributing or joining any of these groups, please email Sara Pekar. __________________________________________________________
| | Florida News | | The Florida Supreme Court today approved standards for adoption law and education law as the 23rd and 24th areas available to attorneys for Florida Bar board certification. Attorneys may apply later this year for the two new certification areas on The Florida Bar Web site at www.FloridaBar.org/certification.
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Adele I. Stone |
Adele I. Stone of Atkinson, Diner, Stone, Mankuta & Ploucha, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale received the 2009 Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award for The Florida Bar Board Certified Lawyer of the Year. She is the first woman to earn the award.
The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education created the Anstead award in 2005 to recognize exemplary professionalism and excellence in the practice of law and character and commitment to The Florida Bar’s certification program. The BLSE annually presents the award to a Florida board-certified lawyer or judge. BLSE Chair Joni Armstrong Coffey of Miami presented this year's award June 29 at the BLSE’s annual-convention reception sponsored by Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
Coffey applauded Stone’s extensive involvement in ethics-related endeavors and organizations, and quoted her nominator as saying, “Adele exemplifies all that is good, decent and honorable in a lawyer.”
Stone is board certified in real estate law and is managing shareholder at Atkinson, Diner, Stone, Mankuta and Ploucha, P.A. She currently chairs The Florida Bar Foundation. She is an executive council member of the Bar’s Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section and co-chairs the section’s professionalism and ethics committee. She is the 2009 recipient of the Russell E. Carlisle Advocacy Award, which recognizes an attorney whose career has exemplified a commitment to the poor and to public interest work. Stone frequently lectures at ethics seminars for a variety of organizations, and has served on The Florida Bar’s Ethics Committee. She has served as Broward County recruiting chair for Florida Attorneys Saving Homes project and chair of Legal Aid of Broward County. She founded the Broward County Legal Aid Advisory Board.
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| For some time, TBLS has been aware that a significant number of potential applicants each year complete a portion of the online certification application form but do not submit it. In an effort to “capture” these prospects, the TBLS certification analysts e-mailed and called prospects who had completed a substantial portion of the application to offer encouragement and assistance. The contacts were made 2-3 weeks before the application deadline. Those contacted were quite appreciative and many completed and submitted their applications as a result. Additionally, our analysts were able to answer some questions to facilitate application submission for next year. However, at the end of the 2009 application filing period in May we still had 208 attorneys who did not complete and submit the online application. TBLS has decided to survey these attorneys to try to identify the key factors in their decision to not submit and to find ways to encourage future participation. With the vast majority of applicants using the online application process, TBLS is able to maintain e-mail addresses for potential applicants and determine how much of the required information each has completed on their respective applications. TBLS wants to use this information to offer personalized assistance to the prospects and to thereby increase the number of applicants each year. We will be happy to share the results of the survey with our colleagues. |
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| | The American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) announces its "One Million Trees Project - Right Tree for the Right Place at the Right Time" nationwide public service project. We call on ABA members to contribute to the goal of planting one million trees across the United States in the next five years. Read more... | | Legal Resources |  | Have you heard?
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The next Elder Law Certification
Examination is scheduled for October 2, 2009 and will be given in regional locations proctored at CELA attorney offices. Application Deadline: September 1, 2009 ________________________  | American Board of Certification |
American Board of Certification Announces Remaining 2009 Exam Dates and Locations
July 29th - Hilton Head, SC
Deadline: July 15th
ABI Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa
August 6th - Hershey, PA
Deadline: July 23
ABI Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Hotel Hershey September 10th - Incline Village,NV
Deadline: August 27
ABI Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino October 19th - Las Vegas, NV
Deadline: October 5th
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges , Paris Las Vegas Hotel November 12th - New York, NY
Deadline: October 29th
CLLA 89th New York Meeting
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers December 3rd - La Quinta, CA
Deadline: November 19th
ABI Winter Leadership Conference,
La Quinta Resort & Spa ___________________________  | National College for DUI Defense, Inc. |
DUI Defense Law Board Certification Examination January 16, 2010.
Deadline: August 31, 2009 _________________________
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