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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.
Current BCBA Newsletter
Current BCBA NewsletterThe May Newsletter, Volume 23, Number 5, dated May 5, 2008, can be downloaded and viewed in PDF format by clicking HERE or on the link at the bottom of this page. The contents also appear immediately below in browser-readable format. CLE on 'Electronic and Digital Evidence' at May 14 meeting“Electronic and Digital Evidence” will be the topic of a one-hour CLE-credit program at the next regular BCBA meeting at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 14. Meal service will begin at 11:30 a.m. May 14 in the County Room on the lower level of Boone Tavern, 811 E. Walnut St. The lunch price will be $9, payable to the restaurant. A brief business meeting will precede the program. RSVP: To reserve your spot for this meeting, contact BCBA Secretary Joy Ahern at 445-8990 or jahern@harrismccausland.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. The program will be presented by BCBA member Craig Chval. Topics will include:
Craig is a veteran trial lawyer with extensive experience in matters involving digitally stored information. He spent the final 4½ years of his 20-year prosecutorial career as Chief of the High Tech Unit in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. There, he litigated matters involving computer evidence and advised prosecutors and law enforcement agencies on a wide range of investigatory and search and seizure issues relating to digital evidence. He also played a central role in the Attorney General’s efforts to update the office’s data retention and litigation hold policies to reflect the advent of electronic data and evidence. Earlier in his career Craig was the first chief of the gang crime prosecution unit in DuPage County, IL, where he tried more than 40 jury and 200 non-jury cases. Craig has written and presented extensively on digital evidence and related matters, including presentations to the Missouri Judicial College, the Missouri Bar Government Practice Institute and the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services. He was an original member of the National Steering Committee for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory program. Busy times for education partnersRecent months have been busy for the BCBA Partners-in-Education Committee with sponsorship of high school mock trial competition and planning for high school scholarships. The Hickman High School mock trial team took second place in the Missouri competition, resulting in an invitation to represent the state at the American Mock Trial invitational in Charlotte, NC May 18-20. The BCBA will pay the bulk of expenses for the trip. Brad Lear coaches the team. Hickman team members are Ashok Cutkosky, Lucy Fang, Jessy Hwang, Joe Langworthy, Helen Lin, Jordan Occena, Katie Van Doren, Adithi Vellore and Hannah Wigger. Students learned to conduct an entire jury trial, from opening statements to closing arguments. The Hickman team conducted six trials during the competition, alternately playing the role of plaintiff and defense counsel in a mock defamation case involving a retired judge accused by a newspaper of accepting a bribe while in office. Later this month members of the bar committee will present BCBA scholarships at local high schools. Brian Sleeth will present the Hickman scholarship, and Todd Werts will present at Rock Bridge and Sturgeon high schools. The bar’s participation in the Columbia Public Schools Partners-in-Education program recently was highlighted in an article in a special supplement on the program in the Columbia Daily Tribune. The article can be viewed at http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2008/pie/20080430pie002.asp.
Inn of Court accepting applicationsThe Elwood L. Thomas Inn of Court is again accepting applications for Associate and Barrister positions. Applications are due June 1. Members of the Boone and Callaway county bars are invited to apply. Click HERE for the application form in PDF format. Background on the organization can be found below on this web page. Recent updates to BCBA web siteRecent updates to the BCBA web site include:
Around the bar . . .Twenty-eight former BCBA members have been purged from the rolls for non-payment of dues, leaving 311 dues-paying members so far this year. The BCBA Executive Committee approved a $200 contribution to Mid Missouri Legal Services in honor of former Executive Director Ed Berg, who retired recently. The BCBA Young Lawyers Committee will meet at 5 p.m Tuesday, May 20 for a happy hour at Shiloh Bar & Grill, 402 E. Broadway. For more information, contact Sander Sowers at 256-8989 or sander@dansimonlaw.com. Pamela Lambert recently closed her Columbia office and is now practicing solely from her other office at 109 W. Caldwell St., Paris, MO 65275, phone 660-327-6777, fax 660-672-3333. Robert Murray’s Murray Law Firm recently received the 2008 Best of Columbia Award in the attorneys category from the U.S. Local Business Association based on votes from USLBA members who are asked to identify companies they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success and overall customer satisfaction in various business categories. Recent new BCBA members, in alphabetical order, are:
Treasurer's Report by Christina McCartney
Local Inn of CourtAs 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 2008 application to join the local group, click HERE.
Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Caseload AssignmentsBoone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight has announced caseload assignments for his office effective October 15, 2007. Click HERE for the list in PDF format.
Collection crackdown starts with new policies, list of offendersNOTE: 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:
BCBA Newsletter Archive (PDF Format)Volume 23, Number 5, May
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