upcoming events at the louisville bar association

Teaming up to Bowl For A Cause The Louisville Bar Association will be hosting its annual Attorney Bowl for Kids Sake on February 20th, 2008 at the Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes at 4th Street Live. Participation in this event will serve as an investment into the local community. All proceeds will go to benefit the Kentuckiana Big Brothers and Big Sisters program. Lanes are available at 4:30, 5:30, and 6:45, and teams may have up to six bowlers. It would be great if a team from Brandeis could participate. This will be a great opportunity to not only help kids in the local community, but to also [more...]

Date: 2008-02-05 23:44:31

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The Ratings are Bad for Katie On the Bench

Every two years, the Louisville Bar Association publishes results of a survey of attorneys on the performance of sitting judges. These results are interesting, but generate little public interest [more...]

Date: 2010-02-02 19:25:10

Colin Lindsay named Louisville Bar Association president

Colin Lindsay, a partner in the Louisville office of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has been inducted as the 2009 president of the Louisville Bar [more...]

Date: 2009-02-17 23:45:13

louisville bar association appoints will nefzger to chair public ...

A resource on current developments in Kentucky and Indiana law, potentially dangerous products, and preventable injuries for the public, consumer advocates and our [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 15:58:27

louisville bar association is currently accepting applications for ...

Louisville Bar Association is currently accepting applications for the 2007 Leadership Academy The Louisville Bar Association is currently accepting applications for the 2007 Leadership Academy. The Academy focuses on practical, professional and ethical issues facing lawyers in Greater Louisville. The program has five full day sessions beginning in July. 25 hours of CLE credit (including 4 hours of ethics) is pending. Attorneys in your third to tenth year of practice are encouraged to apply for this exciting program. All applications must be received by Monday, April 30, 2007. If you have [more...]

Date: 2007-03-31 21:08:54

jefferson courts: 2008 judcial candidates survey by louisville bar ...

JEFFERSON COURTS: 2008 Judcial Candidates Survey by Louisville Bar Association A total of 15 candidates were on the ballot for an open seat in the Jefferson District Court (Division 16), four candidates listed for the seat in Jefferson Circuit Court (Division 4), and two candidates for the seat in the Kentucky Supreme Court.  The poll's results are available at the LBA web site by CLICKING HERE. We will let you draw your own conclusions! This year's Poll was conducted in February 2008. Approximately 4,000 polls were mailed to KBA members in Jefferson County - 744 polls were [more...]

Date: 2008-03-19 16:36:09

louisville bar association events

The Louisville Bar Association is a very close friend and partner of the Law School. The LBA won the Dean's Service Award in 2005 and has worked tirelessly with the Law School to promote the well-being of lawyers and the greater public's interest in law and the administration of justice. I am therefore pleased to promote two upcoming LBA events and to commend them to the attention of the Law School community: LBA Member Appreciation Fair On Thursday, November 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., join the LBA for free lunch, gourmet coffee, and door prizes at LBA headquarters, 600 West Main Street, [more...]

Date: 2007-11-28 16:55:26

Pro Bono Or Pro Se?

I just read the current issue of Louisville Bar Briefs (the newspaper of the Louisville Bar Association). Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Lisabeth Hughes Abramson talks about the job prospects for newly-admitted attorneys. The job prospects are not good. This week I received more than one email talking about lawyers helping out at Pro Se divorce clinics. And there is the never-ending request for attorneys to do Pro Bono work. It seems to me the bar could combine these issues for the benefit of the public and newly-admitted attorneys. Rather than asking experienced attorneys to help out at Pro [more...]

Date: 2009-12-18 19:30:29

louisville lawyer may not have been a lawyer at all

The Courier-Journal published the following news story August 9, 2005 regarding a criminal prosecution for practicing law without a license.  Prosecutors claim Christopher Watkins practiced at three firms in Louisville before it was discovered he had never been licensed by Kentucky (or any place for that matter).  Article Extracts Follow: "He is not a member of the Kentucky bar and never has been," said Michele Pogrotsky, director of accounting and membership for the state bar association. "We have nothing on him." Prosecutor Elizabeth Downey said her office is seeking Kentuckians who may [more...]

Date: 2005-08-09 11:23:54

become a member of the louisville bar association's law student ...

Become a Member of the Louisville Bar Association’s Law Student Division! Students please mark your calenders. On March 3rd and March 4th, 2008 in the front lobby of the law school, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., the Louisville Bar Association and your student elected LBA Representative will be hosting a student membership drive to encourage any law students who have not yet joined to become members of the Louisville Bar Association’s Law Student Division. Becoming a member of the Louisville Bar Association’s Law Student Division offers numerous benefits and opportunities. With annual [more...]

Date: 2008-02-05 23:44:31

lba: louisville bar association member appreciation fair on sept ...

LBA: Louisville Bar Association Member Appreciation Fair on Sept. 4 from 11 am to 1 pm at bar center. Come one, come all. FREE LUNCH!!!! Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? The LBA invites all members of the legal community to join us for lunch at the Bar Center on Thursday, September 4 for the second annual Member Appreciation Fair. LBA members and potential members are welcome to attend this free event between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. LBA vendors and benefit providers will be on-site offering a variety of services, information and take-away gifts to all guests. Guests will be treated [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 15:47:20

ADULT & YOUTH MEDIATORS CELEBRATE MEDIATION

LOUISVILLE—As the number of juvenile delinquency and violence cases involving our cities' young people continues to grow, the Louisville Bar Association (LBA) is doing its part by helping to educate our youth by teaming up with JCPS and other local organizations to host the inaugural program A Meeting of the Minds on Tuesday, November 18. The program, developed as a partnership between the LBA's ADR/Mediation Section, Just Solutions and Peace Education Program, brings together adult and youth mediators to exchange information and ideas while celebrating and promoting peer mediation, a [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 16:22:25

lba's annual bench and bar dinner at henry clay

Louisville's legal community joined with members of the local and state judiciary at the Louisville Bar Association's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner program and auction at the Henry Clay on Thursday, January 22.Guests were welcomed by the grandeur of one of Louisville’s most historic downtown buildings located at Third and Chestnut streets. As the night ensued, guests were treated to dinner and live music performed by McDaniel Bluitt and the West Louisville Boys Choir, a group which was established in 1989 as a vehicle to reach children from Louisville's inner city.A silent and live auction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-24 06:44:20

louisville bar briefs

The law school is prominently featured in the September 2009 issue of Louisville Bar Briefs, a publication of the Louisville Bar Association. It contains an update about the law clinic, a summary of the library's prized collections, a lovely piece by Jim Chen, "Rhapsody in Red and Black", and an outstanding article by Joshua A. Spiers (3L), "Police-Referred Mediation: Filling the Void Between Police Authority and the Court Room". Drop by the law library to view a copy of the [more...]

Date: 2009-09-15 19:50:28

KBA: 'KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION ROUNDTABLE SEEKS ADEQUATE FUNDING ...

Goyette, Louisville Metro Public Defender and President of the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and Rob Jones, Executive Director, Finance and Administration Cabinet Office of Policy & Audit. Other roundtable members include Hon. Sara W. Combs, Chief Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals; Trimble; Janet M. Graham, Deputy Assistant Attorney General; R. David Stengel, Commonwealth Attorney (30th Judicial Circuit); J. Michael Foster, Christian County Attorney (3rd Judicial Circuit); Pierce Whites, General Counsel to the House Speaker; Harland Hatter, General Counsel to the Senate [more...]

Date: 2009-12-21 12:00:14

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