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Boone County Bar Association NewsThis page contains news of interest to Boone County Bar Association members, including the BCBA Newsletter. On the CLE sub-page is a list of BCBA programs for which CLE credit has been granted and, when available, materials from those programs or links to relevant materials. On the CEB Minutes sub-page are minutes of the meetings of the 13th Circuit Court En Banc. On the Photos sub-page are photographs from BCBA events.
Judge Hamilton to resign as
Presiding Judge on March 26 and retire September 30
Judge Hamilton
to Resign as Presiding Judge
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This year's Bench-Bar Dinner has been scheduled on the evening of Tuesday, April 6, at Meadowlake Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield, Callaway County Bar President Bob Sterner announced.
The annual event, which allows judges and lawyers to socialize in an informal atmosphere, alternates two years in Boone County and one year in Callaway County.
Additional changes are planned for Associate Circuit Judges' docket schedules in Boone County effective March 1. The proposed changes appear on the Docket Schedules page of the BCBA website.
The BCBA Young Lawyers Committee will meet for lunch at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Chipotle, 306 S. Ninth St., Columbia. Contact Sander Sowers at 256-8989 or sander.sowers@sdellawfirm.com for information. The YLC thanks Wendell Coonce of LexisNexis for sponsoring last month�s happy hour meeting at Ragtag Cinema.
Volunteer lawyers are still needed as judges for the annual Mock Trial Regional Tournament at the MU Law School Feb. 19-20. Sponsored by Columbia College and the University of Missouri-Columbia, the four-round tournament serves as a forum for teams to earn bids to the National Championship Tournament. Those interested in judging or wanting further information may contact BCBA member Jared Vessell at jpv@lawam.com; Columbia College Prof. Barry Langford at brlangford@ccis.edu or 875-7484); or Ashley Brittain at the Law school at apbz7c@mizzou.edu.
The BCBA Mediation Committee seeks bar members' thoughts on what types of programs, supporting materials or other projects would be of most use to the bar. Send suggestions and questions to chair Sarah Read (sjr@readadr.com) or members Dave Gibbons (dgibbons@mchsi.com) or Helen Wade (hwade@hewnlaw.com).
Andrew Popplewell recently became a partner at Eng & Woods, 903 E. Ash St., Columbia 65201.
Susan Ford Robertson has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Missouri Supreme Court by the court en banc. She also recently was chosen as editor of the "Attorney Discipline" section of the Missouri Courts Bulletin, a publication which keeps Missouri Bar members current with rulings in selected areas of law.
Harlan, Harlan & Still will move its office on Feb. 18 to 515 Cherry St., Suite 300, Columbia 65201. The phone and fax numbers will remain 874-2402 and 443-3354 respectively. The firm's current office at 307 Locust St. will be available March 1 � contact Khaki Westerfield at 884-1850 for information.
Norm Lampton has left the Riordan Law Firm to engage in a solo practice at 1363 S. Mesa Dr., Columbia 65201, phone 355-6066. He will focus on creditor's rights, elder law and estate planning and will also serve as guardian ad litem as appointed by the court or upon request.
The Law Offices of Fehlig & Fehlig Tatum recently opened an office at 920 E. Broadway, Suite 204, Columbia 65201, phone 999-4266, fax 888-892-7819. Helene Fehlig Tatum's main practice area is immigration law, and she is fluent in French and Spanish.
Tonnie Martin Cook is changing her mailing address to 1715 Katie Lane, Fulton 65251, but she will maintain her office at 3610 Buttonwood Dr., Suite 200, Columbia 65201, phone 886-8981, fax 886-8901.
Recent new BCBA members are:
| Jennifer L. Barth, Missouri Employers Mututal Insurance Co., 101 N. Keene St., Columbia 65201, phone 499-4388-, fax 499-4344. |
| Mark E. Gingrich, Williams-Keepers, LLC, 2005 W. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia 65203, phone 499-6879, fax 777-7829. |
| Mark J. Evans, The Evans Law Firm, LLC, 1000 W. Nifong Blvd., Bldg. 4, Suite 201B, Columbia 65203, phone 441-0450, fax 441-0378. |
| Jeffrey J. Rosanswank, Jeffrey J. Rosanswank, LLC, 920A E. Broadway, P.O. Box 7567, Columbia 65205, phone 442-2502, fax 888-788-3297. |
| Adam R. Kruse, Columbia Prosecutor's Office, 600 E. Broadway, P.O. Box 6015, Columbia 65205, phone 874-7229, fax 874-7533. |
| Julia Bonham, Public Defender's Office, 601 E. Walnut St., Columbia 65201, phone 882-9701, fax 882-9147. |
| Jenean Thompson, Public Defender's Office, 601 E. Walnut St., Columbia 65201, phone 882-9701, fax 882-9147. |
| Thomas Porto, Public Defender's Office, 601 E. Walnut St., Columbia 65201, phone 882-9701, fax 882-9147. |
Chris Kespohl has office-sharing space available at 1103 E. Walnut St., Columbia 65201, with free on-site parking and shared reception, conference room, work room, and kitchen areas. Utilities, janitorial service and broadband internet are included. Additional services/facilities are available at extra cost. For information call Chris at 449-3113.
| Account balance as of 12/31/09 | $11,461.87 |
| Receipts 12/31/09 - 1/31/10 | |
| Interest | +0.38 |
| Dues | +3,875.00 |
| Disbursements 12/31/09 - 1/31/10 | |
| Accent Press (Newsletter printing) | -74.19 |
| Midwest Mailing Service (Newsletter mailing) | -95.03 |
| Account balance as of 1/31/10 | $15,168.03 |
Boone County Circuit Clerk Christy Blakemore has prepared information on selected statutory changes effective August 28, 2009, which affect local practice. Click HERE for a memo from Christy (PDF format) summarizing the selected statutory changes. An important point to note is that effective August 28, the clerk's office will require the use of new Filing Information Sheets with all cases. The new Filing Information Sheet forms are available on the Other Forms page.
Jury Supervisor Linda Dolliver and Court Marshal Les Werner have announced changes to the jury assembly process which will include making CDs containing prospective jurors� questionnaires available to lawyers before trial upon request.
The new process took effect on March 16, 2009.
Lawyers who request the CDs containing questionnaires can obtain them beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday before the week of the trial. The CDs will cover all jurors scheduled for service the following week.
To determine which jurors will actually be called for a particular day, lawyers can call the jury "hotline" at 886-4083 after 4 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
CD requests should be made to Linda at 886-4099. If she is not available, the request can be made to the Court Marshal�s office at 886-4079.
CDs will contain a confidentiality statement and a notice that copying is prohibited. The CDs must be returned to Linda or the Court Marshal�s office after the trial. Lawyers who do not return a CD will be prohibited from obtaining another CD until the earlier CD is returned.
PDF files summarizing the new jury assembly process and procedures to obtain CDs are available by clicking the links in this paragraph.
The Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Access to Family Courts has released a memorandum highlighting new resources available to Family Court practitioners engaged in limited scope representation, pro bono, reduced fee and sliding scale legal services. Click HERE to access the memo in PDF format.
As announced in the March 2007 Newsletter, a group of local attorneys, judges and law school professors formed the "Elwood L. Thomas Inn of Court." The national Inns of Court web site is at www.innsofcourt.org. The purpose of the group is to provide tutelage for law students and lawyers with up to eight years experience, with the goal of promoting professionalism, ethics, and development of litigation skills. For a formal announcement of the local group, including a list of founding members and email addresses for members to whom questions may be addressed, click HERE. For the 2009 application to join the local group, click HERE.
Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight has announced caseload assignments for his office effective August 31, 2009.
Click HERE for the list in PDF format.
NOTE: The following article appeared in the July 1, 2003 Newsletter and has been retained on the web site for reference purposes.
The 13th Circuit�s crackdown on collection of costs, fines and restitution in criminal cases is gearing up with the adoption of new policies effective July 1 and the internet posting of a list of offenders who can avoid a �warrant roundup� if they pay during a July 7-25 amnesty.
The list of offenders with outstanding warrants for failure to pay or failure to appear for failure to pay is now posted on the Boone County Sheriff�s web site at www.showmeboone.com/sheriff/warrants.htm. The list will be revised as people on the list pay what they owe and their warrants are recalled.
After the amnesty period, the Sheriff�s Department and municipal police in Boone County will engage in a concentrated effort to make arrests on all outstanding warrants for those who have not paid.
Under the new policies, most criminal defendants will be expected to pay costs, fines, restitution and criminal victim compensation judgments immediately after sentencing.
Those who ask for an extension of time to pay will be referred to Court Services for a review of their situation. If a time-payment plan is recommended by Court Services, it must be approved by the sentencing judge. Indigent defendants can be given community service in lieu of payment.
For offenders allowed to pay over time, the new policies specify targets of 50% payment within 48 hours, 80% within 30 days, and 100% within 60 days.
If the governor signs House Bill 600, there will be an additional $25 surcharge due from defendants whose payment plan extends beyond 30 days. The bill also provides for interception of income tax refunds to pay costs, fines and other court-ordered amounts.
The court will continue its policy of not accepting personal checks. Payments must be made by cash, money order or cashier�s check. The county is looking into obtaining a automatic teller machine for the courthouse to facilitate cash payments.
Three documents relating to the new program can be downloaded in PDF format from the links below:
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