Weekly Announcements

Olmsted County Bar Association

• Our February meeting is at noon this Friday, February 8, at Victoria's. We hope to see you there!
• Know any high school seniors preparing to graduate this spring and pursue a career related to the law?  Applications for our OCBA scholarships are available now!  Visit https://www.olmstedbar.com/news1/scholarship-applications-now-available  to download a copy.
• It's not too early to start planning your big night out at the annual LAOC fundraiser!  Ticket prices increase next Friday, February 15.  What are you waiting for?  Buy yours now:  https://www.experiencerochestermn.com/rsvp/?action=details&noredirect=1&eventId=345
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Olmsted County Drug Court ("OCDC")

• OCDC has reached capacity with 30 participants.  A waiting list has been created. Please continue to make referrals, but do so as early in the process as possible.  The referral date does not determine the order of placement on the list; an individual is not officially placed on the list until the entire referral process is complete.  If an individual wants to be assessed for drug court, parties need to be clear at the time of referral that the referral is for a pre-plea PSI is to determine OCDC elgibility.  If the referral is for a pre-plea PSI only, the individual will not be considered for OCDC. If you have questions about the process, please contact Judge Wallace's court assistant, Elizabeth Howard, at Elizabeth.Howard@courts.state.mn.us 
• There is an OCDC  graduation scheduled for this Thursday, February 7, in Courtroom 5 following the regularly scheduled 2:00 p.m. drug court session.   Please email OCDC Coordinator Joe Vogel at vogel.joe@co.olmsted.mn.us with any questions. 

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

• LAOC has challenged OCBA to "raise the Bar" and help expand the scope of the annual OCBA fundraiser.  Participants will have the opportunity to win gift certificates to Chester's and Terza!  Please contact Karen Nath, karen@laocmn.org, for more information.  
• Don't forget to buy your own tickets for the fundraiser!  Visit  https://www.experiencerochestermn.com/rsvp/?action=details&noredirect=1&eventId=345 to get yours now!

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues?  Send your information to our Gmail account by 8:00 p.m. the preceding Sunday!  Announcements also are emailed to your inbox and posted on our Facebook page at:
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