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Awards and Grants
Pro Bono Publico
Grants
The ABA
Child Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project will award
directed grants supporting the delivery of legal services
to children in custody cases. Pro bono programs, legal service
programs, children's law centers, law-school clinics, court
programs, and similar organizations are invited to apply.
The focus for the 2007 grants is Lawyers and Law Schools Partnering
to Serve Children.
Deadline: February 28,
2007
View Guidelines
and Application.
Ann Liechty Award
Also sponsored by the ABA Child
Custody and Adoption Pro Bono Project, this annual award honors
an individual attorney or law firm that has represented or
enhanced the representation of children in private custody
cases.
Deadline: February 20, 2007
View Guidelines
and Nomination
Application.
Family Law Docket
Law Education Institute
Attorneys from around the United
States met in Snowmass, Colorado, from January 5-10, 2007,
to participate in the 24th Annual LEI National CLE Conference.
There were nine practice areas represented with approximately
500 participants. The Family Law group consisted of about
50 attorneys, learning on a variety of topics, including Impaired
Clients, Stock Options, Bankruptcy, Relocation, Conflicts,
and Ethics.
I had the pleasure of moderating the Family Law group over
the five-day conference as I have done for a number of years.
It is a real experience learning from judges, attorneys, accountants
and other professionals in such a beautiful setting.
Mark your calendars for the first week of January 2008 to
attend the 25th annual conference, and Bonnie (my wife and
the real organizer) and I will see you there.
-Jim Preston, Chair
ABA Section of Family Law
Publications
Assisted Reproductive
Technology
Charles P. Kindregan, Jr.
Maureen McBrien
Product Code 5130139
As more people
turn to assisted reproduction, the legal issues surrounding
it have become increasingly complex. This book by Professor
Charles Kindregan and family lawyer Maureen McBrien draws
from multiple legal sources to present complex information
about ART and the law in a direct, balanced and fair manner.
Includes glossary, sample forms and checklists, and bibliography.
More
information (including a table of contents and introduction)
To order today, call
the ABA Service Center at 800-285-2221 and request Product
Code 5130139 or order online.
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Best of the FamLawEsq list, this issue of the eNewsletter
marks its return!
Read more about this month's
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Section Staff Update
New Staff Member Brings Family
Law Section to Full Capacity
In mid-January, the Section
gained a new staff member to help serve your needs.
Carrie Asalon is the new Meetings and Committees Assistant.
A recent graduate of Ohio University, Carrie holds a B.S.
in Communications and looks forward to applying—and enhancing—her
event planning skills in her new position. Carrie can be reached
by e-mail at asalonc@staff.abanet.org
or by phone at 312-988-5145.
CLE Calendar
Spring CLE Conference
April 25-28, 2007
Portola Plaza Hotel
Monterey, CA
Save the date! The Section's Spring CLE Conference will
offer a variety of CLE and plenary sessions sure to further
your knowledge and increase your networking.
More
information about the Spring Conference
Trial Advocacy Institutes
May 19-26, 2007
Houston, TX
This year's Trial Advocacy Institute (May 19-26) and Advanced
Trial Advocacy Institute (May 19-22) are nearly full, but
there's still time to apply. Don't miss out on this premier
trial training program, register today!
More
information about the Trial Advocacy Institutes
TeleSeminars
February 27, 2007
Divorce Trial
Save the date! Details and registration information forthcoming;
visit the Section calendar linked below.
Want to gain CLE credit from
the comfort of your own office? The teleseminar series can
help! To keep abreast of future topics, visit the Section
Calendar online.
Unable to attend a teleseminar?
Not to worry, you can learn on your own time when you purchase
the CLE materials.
See
a listing of available CLE materials
Call for Volunteers
Family Law Lawyers Needed to
Judge ABA Competition
Each year, approximately 100
U.S. and Canadian schools participate in the ABA Law Student
Division Client Counseling Competition. The purpose of the
competition is to promote greater knowledge and interest among
law students in the preventive law and counseling functions
of law practice, and to encourage students to develop interviewing,
planning, and analytical skills in the lawyer-client relationship
in the law office.
Family Law is the topic of the 2006-2007 Counseling Competition.
In February 2007, 12 law schools across the country will host
regional competitions. There should be a total of 48 judges
per regional competition.
Lawyers interested in serving as regional volunteer judges
should contact Peggy Pissarreck at pissarrm@staff.abanet.org
or 312-988-5621.
More
information about the competition, including dates and
locations.
Law Students Only
2007 Schwab Memorial Essay Contest
Law school students can sharpen
their pencils (and writing skills) for the 2007 Schwab Essay
Contest, which is proudly sponsored by the ABA Section of
Family Law. Winners' essays will be considered for publication
in Family Law Quarterly and/or the ABA Family Law website.
Deadline: May 1, 2007
For rules, guidelines,
and the official entry form, visit the Schwab
Essay Contest website.
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