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2023 OCBA Scholarship Application

3/9/2023

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2023 OCBA Scholarship

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Weekly Announcements

2/22/2022

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Olmsted County Bar Association

Mark your calendars for this year's annual member event at the Rochester Honkers game!
- We will be renting the lower deck again to watch the hometown team battle the Willmar Stingers.
- The game starts at 6:35 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2022.
- Attendance at this event is limited to adults (21 and over) as unlimited beer and wine are included with admission.
Our next Bar meeting is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, at Five West.

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

LAOC is partnering with Bleu Duck Kitchen once again to offer frozen take-and-bake gourmet TV dinner and wine packages!
- Dinners will be available for pick-up on Friday, March 11, and Saturday, March 12.
- A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit LAOC.
- Place your order here: https://laocmn.org/bleuduckkitchen/.
Join LAOC for another all-day CLE this spring: "YOU CAN'T MAKE ME GO - Understanding and Intervening in Resist/Refuse Cases."
- The event is on Thursday, May 26, 2022, 8:15 am to 4:30 pm via Zoom and hosted by Our Family Wizard.
- Credits applied for: 6.76 CLE and CEU, including 1 Ethics and 5.75 General credits.
- Speakers include Mindy Mitnick, EdM, MA; Kevin McGrath, JD; Joe Noble, MA, LMFT; Lori Thibodeau, MA, LMFT; Racheal Howitz, Our Family Wizard; and Susan Humiston, JD, and Joe Ambroson, JD, both from the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
- If you are interested and did not receive a Save the Date through LAOC's Development email account, please contact kristy@laocmn.org to be put on our CLE distribution list.

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues? Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com before 8:00 p.m. the preceding Sunday.

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Weekly Announcements

10/11/2021

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OCBA

Please join us for our member meeting at noon this Thursday at Chester's:

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Weekly Announcements

9/7/2021

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OCBA

The inaugural Bar meeting of the year is set for next Thursday, September 16, at the Rochester Golf & Country Club.
- Our meeting will be outside on the lawn, weather permitting.
- For golfers, tee times start at 2:00 p.m. and will be scheduled based on preference (if any).
  - Fee is $55 per golfer and includes use of a cart.
- For non-golfers, social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; meeting will start at approximately 6:30 p.m.
- Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com with any questions or to register your golf team.
Invoices for annual membership dues were sent on August 18.
- Please mail your check to P.O. Box 541, Rochester, MN, 55903-0541.
- Please respond to this email with any questions or concerns.

LAOC

Mark your calendars for this year’s fundraiser on Saturday, October 9!
- This year’s event will be outdoors from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the Mayo Civic Center Plaza.
- There will be live music, as well as silent and live auctions.
- Tickets are $75 each and available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-fundraiser-to-benefit-legal-assistance-of-olmsted-county-tickets-168486191735.

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Weekly Announcements

8/24/2021

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OCBA

The inaugural Bar meeting of the year is set for Thursday, September 16, at the Rochester Golf & Country Club.
- For golfers, tee times start at 2:00 p.m. and will be scheduled based on preference (if any).
  - Fee is $55 per golfer and includes use of a cart.
- For non-golfers, social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; meeting will start at approximately 6:30 p.m.
- We are monitoring CDC guidelines and will keep everyone posted if plans change.
- Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com with any questions or to register your golf team.
Invoices for annual membership dues were sent last week.
- Please mail your check to P.O. Box 541, Rochester, MN, 55903-0541.
- Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Olmsted County Drug Court

The annual Friends of Drug Court family picnic and kickball tournament are this Saturday, August 28, starting at 9:30 a.m.
- Free food and entertainment are available for all, regardless of whether you're playing.
- Contact Joe Vogel at 507-328-7213 or vogel.joe@co.olmsted.mn.us to register or if you have any questions.

The Infinity Project

Bar Colleague Ava Cavaco emailed the following information about a FREE CLE scheduled for 5:00 p.m. TONIGHT that offers one EOB credit:
- The Infinity Project’s mission is to increase the gender diversity of the state and federal bench to ensure the quality of justice in the Eighth Circuit. The program will include a one-hour panel discussion featuring Judge Susan Richard Nelson, Judge Jamie Cork, and Judge Terri Yellowhammer. Then the program will head into small-group breakout rooms for a 30-minute Q&A session.
You can learn more about the Infinity Project here: About | The Infinity Project.
You can register for the event here: From Graduation to Gavel: Learn about the Path to the Bench! | The Infinity Project.

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Weekly Announcements

7/28/2021

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OCBA

Mark your calendars for our kickoff meeting of the 2021-22 Bar year on Thursday, September 16!
- The social hour will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Rochester Golf & Country Club.
- Tee times start at 2:00 p.m.; please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com to register your group or with questions.

Klampe Law Firm

Klampe Law Firm is pleased to announce that Jared J. Hines has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Jared attended North Dakota State University, where he graduated with a degree in both history and social sciences, and earned his JD at the University of North Dakota School of Law. Following law school Jared was a judicial law clerk in North Dakota’s East Central Judicial District, based in Fargo, then worked as an assistant city attorney in Fargo, before joining Johnson, Mottinger & Greenwood, PLLP in Fargo. He has handled Minnesota and North Dakota family law cases for over 6 years. Jared is licensed in both Minnesota and North Dakota, and brings a wide variety of experience with different types of legal issues, but focuses primarily on family law and personal injury. Jared may be reached at 507-288-2447 or jared@klampelawfirm.com.

LAOC

Our annual fundraiser, Night in Monte Carlo, is set for Saturday, October 9!
- We are returning to the Mayo Civic Center for charitable gaming, our live auction, and more.
- Please email Karen Nath at karen@laocmn.org for more information.

Olmsted County Law Library

Doing your first deposition? Want to know the best discovery practices and how to handle disputes? Need to know more about e-discovery? Come check out our CLEs at the Olmsted County Law Library, located on the 5th floor of the Government Center. Wondering if we have something of interest to you? Call or email us at (507) 218-3778 or staff@olmstedlawlibrary.com.

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues? Please email olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com before 8:00 p.m. the preceding Sunday. Announcements will be shared here and on the OCBA Facebook page unless requested otherwise.

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Documents for May 2021 Meeting

5/20/2021

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Weekly Announcements

5/11/2021

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OCBA

Our final member meeting of the 2020-21 year is next Thursday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. Among other things:
- We will hear from each of our scholarship recipients;
- We will learn how to make two delicious beverages with special guest Zoe Cantu;
  - (Ingredient list available here: https://www.olmstedbar.com/news1/shopping-list-diy-cocktails); and
- We will hear the results of our vote for our next OCBA representative on the LAOC Board of Directors.
Speaking of which, voting is open until 11:59 on May 11 to select the next OCBA representative on the LAOC Board of Directors.
- Please email the OCBA Gmail account if you need a ballot.
- Please remember that LAOC will be unable to fill the position unless we receive a quorum of votes.
Voting also is open to approve (or reject) the slate of candidates for next year's OCBA Executive Board.
- Voting on the slate of candidates will be open until 11:59 p.m. next Tuesday, May 18.
- Please email the OCBA Gmail account if you need a ballot.
Please email the OCBA Gmail account to reserve tickets for the Honkers game with us on the evening of Friday, June 4.
- Limited tickets are available; two tickets total are available for each OCBA member.
- Adult beverages, soft drinks, and food are on the OCBA!

LAOC

Have you registered yet for LAOC's all-day virtual CLE on Thursday, June 24, 2021?
- The event is entitled "Addressing Trauma in Family Law."
- Registration is $80 per person and available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152573540567.
- A total of 7.5 CLE credits have been requested, including two Elimination of Bias Credits and one Ethics credit.
- All proceeds will be donated to LAOC.

Olmsted County Law Library

Reminder that there is a free CLE entitled "Reconsidering Criminal Justice after the Death of George Floyd" at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19.
- The course is being co-hosted by the Ramsey County Law Library and the Ramsey County Bar Association.
- The co-hosts have requested 1.25 Elimination of bias credits.
- You can register online at ramseybar.org
For those who aren't aware, the Olmsted County Law Library has many different types of materials that may be useful to you in your practice.
- Attorneys can check out materials for a short time between our hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- We're on the fifth floor of the Government Center in the first room on your left after you exit the elevator.
- You can read more about our inventory here: https://www.olmstedbar.com/news1/the-law-library-is-open.
There is a new resource available for those practicing in the area of landlord-tenant law.
- RentHelpMN is available to both renters and landlords.
- Applicants may be approved for assistance for up to 15 months, with a possible extension based on need.
- The application is available here: https://www.renthelpmn.org/