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CHILI COOK-OFF AND THIRD THURSDAY SOCIAL

The Chili Cook-off and Third Thursday social will be held on March 15^th at 6:00 at the Elks Club in Noblesville. See attached flyer.

Anticipated Participants:

Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office

Krieg DeVault, LLP

Campbell Kyle Proffitt

Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim

Richards Boje Pickering Benner & Becker

Sauce Tardy & Blumenthal

Holt, Fleck & Romine

Petit Hess Petit & Slack

Deadline to enter is March 9^th. Contact Shawn Blumenthal at 317-773-3737.

JUVENILE SERVICES CENTER

The guest speaker at the February HCBA lunch meeting was Mr. Bob Bragg, Assistant Director of the Hamilton County Probation Services Juvenile Division. Mr. Bragg gave members an overview of the areas of operation at the new Juvenile Services Center located on Cumberland Road in Noblesville. The primary areas are as follows:

Intake
Secure Detention
Secure Transition and Re-entry (STAR) Unit
Shelter Care, and
Programming

For more information about the areas of operation at the Juvenile Services Center, call 317-776-5856.

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Monthly HCBA Executives Meeting

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Noon. at The Hamilton

Juvenile Law Roundtable

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

4:00 Jury Assembly

Third Thursday / Chili Cook-off

Thursday, March 15, 2007

6:00 at the Elk’s Club

Bi-Monthly HCBA Lunch Meeting

Thursday, April 26, 2007

TBA

Baseball Outing

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Golf Outing

TBA

HCBA 2007 LUNCH MEETINGS

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Thursday, December 13, 2007

COMMITTEES AND CONTACTS

If you are interested in serving on a committee, contact Sam Robinson at 773-2190.

Awards: TBA

CLE: TBA

Judicial Liaison: Rodney Sarkovics 317-846-6514 or rsarkovics@ckplaw.com

Nominating: TBA

Social: Chair, Jennifer Hess 317-844-1377 or JenHessAtty@aol.com

Chili Cook-off Subcommittee: Chair, Shawn Blumenthal 317-773-3737 or sblumenthal@yahoo.com; Dori Newman, Jenna Stewart, Brian Zaiger

Golf Subcommittee: Chair, Bruce Boje 317-773-4400 or bboje@rbpbblaw.com, Bruce Bittner, Jim Crum, Joel Hand, Jane Merrill, John Proffitt

GOLF OUTING SUBCOMMITTEE

Bruce Boje, Bruce Bittner, Jim Crum, Joel Hand, Jane Merrill and John Proffitt have begun to plan the date, location and details for the event. Details to come.

Contact Bruce Boje at 317-773-4400 or bboje@rbpbblaw.com.

JUVENILE LAW ROUNDTABLE

The upcoming Juvenile Law Roundtable will be held Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 4p.m. in Jury Assembly at the Courthouse. Contact Greg Hege at 317-770-9202 or hegelaw@sbcglobal.net for more information.

HCBA MEMBER DIRECTORY

Correction(s):

Back Cover: www.hamiltoncountybar.com

Send corrections to Jenna Stewart at stewart_jenna@hotmail.com for publication in the Barrister Banter.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENTS

Pursuant to Ind. Trial Rule 80, the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has posted on the Internet at, www.in.gov/judiciary/rules/proposed/, proposed amendments to the following Rules:

Indiana Appellate Rules 14, 15, and 57, regarding interlocutory appeals of class action certification issues.
Indiana Appellate Rule 63, regarding appeals of Indiana Tax Court cases.
Indiana Trial Rules 26, 34, and 37, regarding electronic discovery.
Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23 § 27, regarding Attorney Surrogates.

The Committee is also publishing for comment, prior to full Committee review, the following proposed rule amendments:

1. From the Indiana State Bar Association, Special Committee on Lawyer Advertising, Indiana Professional Conduct Rules 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5, regarding lawyer advertising.

From the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 30, regarding the certification of lawyers as specialists.

The Committee invites public comment on the proposed rule amendments. Those wishing to comment should do so, in writing, not later than May 11, 2007. Comments may be sent by email or addressed to:

localrulescomments@courts.state.in.us

Lilia G. Judson, Executive Director

Indiana Supreme Court

Division of State Court Administration

115 West Washington Street

Suite 1080, South Tower

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: 317-232-2542 Fax: 317-233-6586

HCBA MEMBER NEWS

Christopher Pearcy has joined Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP as an associate in its Noblesville office.

Kevin Klausing has joined Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP as an associate in its Carmel office.

Welcome to new members introduced at the February HCBA lunch meeting – Mark Hetzner, Judith Kernel, and Chris Pearcy.

Please direct additions and/or corrections to the BARRISTER BANTER to Jenna M. Stewart at stewart_jenna@hotmail.com. Submissions due by the 20^th of each month for the upcoming newsletter.