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:. CLE Lunch Information/ Registration
Thursday: Courageous Collaboration
March 16, 5:30-6:30, Springfield Brewing Company
Missouri Bar President Dana Tippin Cutler 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 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:Bar Brew Information/ Registration
SMBA Seminars
Introducing: Monthly Dial In CLE
The February program was so successful, the SMBA is offering a new Dial In CLE every month. Plan to join your colleagues from the comfort of your own office, and listen and learn from popular local speakers as well as those from across the state.
The Paperless Office (1MCLE)
Wed., March 22, 12:00-1:00
Todd Werts, Lear Werts, LLP, Columbia, Missouri
Registration: members $50, others $100
Half Price Registration in March! To launch this new series we are offering a special deal to SMBA members.
Register at this link or reply to this email by March 20 and you only pay $25!
GAL Training
Friday April 7, SMBA Office
2-8 MCLE (1 ethics)
This training is offered in three sessions so SMBA members can choose according to their training needs.
Permanency Planning – Bill Prince
Child Development - Missy Riley
In Home Pediatric Care: Children Need It, and the Law Requires It - Doug McNeal
Tips from Commissioners Regi Martin and John Lukachick and Judge Eric Eighmy
Ethics Considerations for the GAL – David Doran
Domestic Violence – Impact on Families - Sarah Donelan
The SMBA receives hundreds of calls and online inquiries every week from individuals needing legal assistance. If you are not enrolled in the SMBA LRS, please consider joining one or more panels. The annual price per panel is only $100.00 with generous discounts for two or multiple panels
Enrollment Form
Post Your Jobs/ Ads: Get immediate response to your announcements, employment postings and office space ads. Ads are posted online for one month at springfieldbar.com (information)