SMBA Bar Bell
March 1, 2017 - springfieldbar.com 
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  SPRINGFIELD Metropolitan Bar 
Supreme Court Panel Sent to Governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Patricia Breckenridge, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri and chair of the Appellate Judicial Commission, announces that the commission today submitted to Governor Eric Greitens its panel of nominees to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Missouri. This vacancy exists due to the November 2016 death of Judge Richard B. Teitelman. 

Link to media release:t  http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=110417
SMBA CLE
Future of the Profession
presented by Judge Paul Wilson and Bill Bay
Wednesday, March 15
11:45-1:00, Tower Club
A joint Missouri Bar – Supreme Court task force was charged with reviewing key issues likely to face the legal profession in the coming years. The task force, co-chaired by Bill Bay and Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson, recently released a report and recommendations designed to help lawyers address the challenges and opportunities ahead. Register by reply to this email or at link below.
Prereg: members  $30, others $50
Onsite: members $40, others $60
Courageous Collaboration
Identifying Implicit Bias 
Thursday, March 16
5:30-6:30, Springfield Brewing Company
The Missouri Bar and SMBA have teamed up to offer a cutting-edge discussion led by 2016-17 Missouri Bar President Dana Tippin Cutler where she explains how our implicit biases impact the legal profession and provides a step-by-step guide for how firms and organizations can engage in group work and efforts to induce change when it comes to issues such as race, gender, disability, sexual preference and sexual orientation. Register by reply to this email or at link below.
Prereg: SMBA members, $25, others $50
Onsite: SMBA members $35, others $60
SMBA CLE Seminars
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