Sponsored by:    LARSON LAW | Trial Practice       www.larsonlaw.com 
BAR BELL
May 30, 2016
springfieldbar.com
This Week!
Today is Memorial Day!

Greene County Courts and Offices are closed ( 2016 Holiday Calendar).  Learn more about this national holiday  at this link! 
Cocktails at the Vandivort Friday

Friday, June 3, 2016, 5:00-8:00 pm
Hotel Vandivort (Master Suite)  305 E. Walnut

Drop by the fabulous Master Suite at the Hotel Vandivort on your way home from work or before your night on the town. For SMBA members registering before May 31 there is no charge and the first drink is on us (additional drinks $5) Guests of SMBA members are only $15. Sign up early, we expect this event to sell out well in advance. Register at this link or by reply to this email. 
Need MCLE? We've Got You Covered
Check Your Credits / Sign Up for CLE!

Missouri lawyers have until June 30 to meet their annual MCLE requirement ( Annual Compliance Information) SMBA member can verify attendance at springfieldbar.com (Manage Profile - Professional Development). To sort by MCLE year use the drop down box "Certification/Program."  Use that handy information to report your 2015-2016 attendance by July 31.

If you need CLE before the reporting deadline, the SMBA has some great options. Click the links for more information about our popular, annual  SMBA CLE Hour by Hour, with some of your favorite SMBA member presenters, and consider attending  Practical Ethics , presented by Missouri legal ethics expert Michael Downey on June 9.  We are also offering Guardian Ad Litem training with 2, 3, 5 and 8 hour attendance options on June 22, description below and registration at this link.
SMBA CLE: Guardian Ad Litem Training
Includes Ethics and 2 to 8 GAL CLE Credit Options

Sexual Exploitation of Children: The Growing Epidemic – What GALs Need to Know
  • Project Safe Childhood
  • Warning signs, Reporting
  • Examination and Interviewing
  • Prosecution
  • Treatment and Prevention
  • Presenters:
Ami Harshad Miller, Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri
Rachel N. Happel, MS, LPC, Child/Adolescent Forensic Interviewer, FBI - Office for Victim Assistance

Ethics and Professionalism for the GAL
  • Special ethics considerations and tips for avoiding ethics landmines as a GAL
  • Professionalism Tips from the Judge
  • What to do (and what not to do) if an ethics complaint is filed against you
Presenters:
The Honorable Andy Hosmer,
Kevin Rapp, Special Representative, Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel

Understanding Special Education Law
  • IDEA and section 504:  Definitions and Distinctions
  • Shared Custody/ Differing Opinions: When Parents Don’t Agree on Services or Accommodations
  • Child with Problem Not a Problem Child: Understanding the Rights of Children With Disabilities under the IDEA
  • Avoiding the School to Prison Pipeline
Presenters:
Lawrence Altman
Chantel Alberhasky
News, Ads and Announcements
Thank You SMBA Sustaining Members
as of May 27, 2016
Chantel Alberhasky  - Randy Alberhasky - Kristoffer Barefield - Erik Bergmanis -  Stacie Bilyeu - The Hon. Becky Borthwick - The Hon. Jason Brown - Thomas Burke  - The Hon. Don Burrell - The Hon. Ron Carrier - Kim Chaffin - Ron Conway - James Corbett - Matthew Corbett -  The Hon. Michael Cordonnier - David Crawford - Richard Crites - The Hon. John Crow -  Michael Cully -  Gary Cunningham - The Hon. Charles Curless - Dana Tippin Cutler - Greg Dorshorst - Nate Dunville - Alexander Edelman - Randall Eggert - The Hon. James England - Thomas Field - The Hon. William Francis - Dwayne Fulk - Mark Gardner -  Ginger Gooch - Teresa Grantham Fiester - Jennifer Growcock - Matthew Growcock -  Sam Hamra - Eugene Han - The Hon. William Hass - Courtney Hayes - The Hon. Michael Hendrickson -  Crista Hogan - The Hon. Andy Hosmer - Robert Ingold - Donald Jones -  John Kail - Doug Kays - Emily Kembell - Danielle Kincaid - Paul Kirk - Kurt Larson - John Lightner - Rod Loomer - The Hon. Gary Lynch - Evelyn Mangan - C. Dudley Martin - Regi Martin -  Summer Masterson-Goethals - Bruce McCurry - Abram McGull - Mark McQueary - Thomas Morrissey - Michelle Moulder - The Hon. Thomas Mountjoy -  Bryan Musgrave - Patricia Musick - Katherine O'Dell -  Tom O' Neal - Ashley Norgard -  Robert Palmer - The Hon. Lisa Page - Joe Passanise -  Scott Pierson - The Hon. Mark Powell -  John Pratt - The Hon. James Prewitt -  Nancy Price - David Ransin - John Reed -  B. J. Richardson - The Hon. David Rush - Matthew Russell - Ted Salveter -  Kendall Seal - Joseph D. "Chip" Sheppard, III - Stephen Snead - Ron Stenger - Laurel Stevenson -  Tom Strong - The Hon. Richard Teitelman - The Hon. Todd Thornhill - Ashley Twibell -  Branden Twibell - John Vaughan - Lee Viorel - Dee Wampler - The Hon. Henry Westbrooke - The Hon. Dean Whipple - David Wieland - Richard Wilson - Will Worsham - The Hon. David Zerrer

Join the inaugural class of Springfield Bar Sustaining Members.  ( more information   )
Advertise with springfieldbar.com

Post your jobs here! Get immediate response to your announcements, employment postings and office space ads. Ads are posted online for one month at springfieldbar.com
and promoted in the weekly Bar Bell.  ( rates and information)
Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   LinkedIn