Elon University School of Law - Second Annual Golf Tournament

The Business Law Association at Elon University School of Law would like to formally invite you to our Second Annual Golf Tournament to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Country Hills Golf Course in Greensboro (Gibsonville). The annual golf tournament will stick to tradition with a shotgun start beginning at 1 PM. Tournament play will be captain’s choice.

A traditional southern lunch will be provided beginning an hour before the start of the tournament in conjunction with check-in. Registration for the event is $30.00. The cost of the tournament entitles you to one round of golf (18 holes), one riding cart/2 people, lunch, and entrance in to all awards and prizes.

To request a registration form please email B.J. Williams at bwilliams16 @ elon.edu. Registration for the event will officially close on Monday, April 16^th. For further questions and or clarifications please feel free to email the above email address.

The Business Law Association is looking forward to another successful event and we hope that you will join us for what should be a great day.

Thank you,

Benjamin J. (B.J.) Williams

Vice President- Business Law Association

J.D. Candidate, 2012

NCBA Seeks Citizen Lawyer Nominations

The North Carolina Bar Association is taking nominations for its annual Citizen Lawyer Award to recognize attorneys doing more for their communities than just the practice of law. Many attorneys commit time and energy within and outside their communities for civic organizations, military, local governments or the state legislature, and the award is a simple way to recognize them for their work.

We are seeking your help in two ways:

(1)  To honor an attorney that you have worked with, consider nominating them as a Citizen Lawyer.

(2)  Help us collect nominations from all corners of North Carolina.

The nomination process is short and the form may be accessed from the NCBA website.

The deadline for nominations to be received by the Bar Center is February 24.

Thank you for your help in our being able to honor those that are making a difference in their communities.

Conference on International Law: War Crimes, Human Rights, and Immigration

Saturday, February 25, 2012
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
At Elon University School of Law
201 N. Greene St., Greensboro, N.C.

Keynote Speaker:
Rafael Marques de Morais
Human Rights Activist, Angola

“Diamond Extraction and Crimes Against Humanity in Northeast Angola”

Open to all members and friends of the Elon community.

Attendance includes continental breakfast buffet and lunch.

RSVP required by emailing Jane Law at jlaw@elon.edu

Sponsored by the following schools, departments, programs and organizations of Elon University:  School of Law, the College of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa,
the Departments of History & Geography, and Political Science, Black History Month,
and the Programs in German Studies, International Studies, Law & Humanities, and Prelaw.

Richard J. Tuggle - Obituary

Richard J. Tuggle died on January 23, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina after a short but courageous fight with pancreatic cancer.  At Dick’s request, funeral services will be private. 

Read the complete obituary in the January 25^th  edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

Greensboro Bar Association - Social for Young Lawyers on Thursday

The Greensboro Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section will host a social at Café Europa in downtown Greensboro tomorrow night from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

Café Europa is located at 200 N. Davie Street.

SEAK Writing Competition for Lawyers

SEAK, Inc. is sponsoring its Fiction Writing COMPETITION for Physicians and Lawyers.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage physicians and lawyers to become more interested in and adept at writing fiction.  

Click HERE for more information.

Thursday Night at Elon Law: MLK, Jr. Forum

This Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 6:30pm, the law school will present its Fourth Annual program honoring the life and legacy of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. The keynote presentation will be delivered by United States Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. 

Members of the Greensboro Bar Association are welcome to attend. If any members know a high school or undergraduate school student who is interested in attending law school, they should encourage them to attend this program. 

The program will be held at the law school.

Wednesday Night at Elon Law! Alternative Methods of Installing Supreme Court Justices

This Wednesday, January 11, at 5:30 PM, Elon University Law School's Federalist Society chapter will be hosting Professor Carrington of Duke Law and Professor Stephen Ware of Kansas University School of Law.  This panel will discuss alternatives methods of installing Supreme Court Justices in North Carolina. 

This issue is currently of great interest in North Carolina as Justice Exum, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, has helped draft pending legislation that would change the way the governor fills vacancies on the bench.  Governor Purdue recently created a judicial panel to help screen nominees to the supreme court.  All members of the Greensboro Bar Association are welcome to attend.

Greensboro lawyers -- need office furniture?

A recently-closed public accounting firm has a legal-sized filing cabinet that they no longer need.  It has four drawers and is in good condition.  The cabinet would be free to any lawyer who is willing to come to their location and take the cabinet away.  

 

Prospective donees should call 834-3240 and ask to speak to Emily about the filing cabinet.

Holiday Book Drive

GBA is collecting children’s books and monetary donations for the students in the traditional program of Jones Elementary School, grades K through 5.  By Friday, December 9, please drop off any new, unwrapped books at one of the following locations:

- GBA Office, 122 North Elm Street, Suite 805

- Tuggle Duggins & Meschan PA, 100 N. Greene Street, Suite 600, Attn:  Natalie Crenshaw

- Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, 300 N. Greene Street, Suite 1400; Attn:  Collins Pickup.

Please drop off any monetary donations to the GBA office or mail to GBA at Post Office Box 1825, Greensboro 27402; write checks payable to “GBA Foundation”.

At the Holiday Reception on Friday, December 16^th, please join us to wrap books. 

For more information, contact Collins Pickup at collin.pickup @ smithmoorelaw.com or (336) 378-5459.