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5/28/2019

OCBA

Our final Bar meeting of the season was last Thursday, May 23. Highlights included:
- Appointment of next year's OCBA Executive Board,
- Reappointment of Mary Dunlap and Gerry Weinrich as OCBA's representatives on the Law Library Board,
- Presentation of the first annual OCBA scholarship to our winners, Brittney Gruszynski and Kaylee Mtanous, and
- Donation of $8000 to LAOC.

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

Thank you again to everyone who attended the annual LAOC fundraiser. With your generous contributions, we raised over $33,000!
Congratulations to Aurora DeCook and Steve Dittrich, who were appointed as OCBA's representatives to LAOC's Board of Directors.
Thank you to outgoing LAOC Board members Rick Dold and Jennifer Plante for their service over the last three years.
Mark your calendars for our next Night in Monte Carlo on March 14, 2020, at the Mayo Civic Center!

Olmsted County Law Library

The Law Library is hosting a free CLE on Friday, June 7, in the County Board Room at the Government Center. Please contact Kathy Anderson Benscoter at cathy@olmstedlawlibrary.com for more information:

5/20/2019

Olmsted County Bar Association

Our last Bar meeting of the 2018-19 year is at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, May 23, at Bleu Duck Kitchen. The agenda includes:
- The vote to appoint next year's OCBA Executive Board;
- The vote to appoint two OCBA representatives to the Olmsted County Law Library Board;
- The vote to appoint two OCBA representatives to the LAOC Board of Directors;
- The second vote to approve a donation of $8000 to LAOC; and
- The announcement of the two OCBA scholarship winners.
Please email the Gmail account if you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for any of the open board positions.

Olmsted County District Court

Olmsted County Drug Court

There are two drug court graduations scheduled for next Thursday, May 30, in Courtroom 5 after the regularly scheduled 2:00 p.m. Drug Court session. Please contact Joe Vogel at vogel.joe@co.olmsted.mn.us for more information.

5/14/2019

Olmsted County Bar Association

Our final member meeting of the year is at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday, May 23, at Bleu Duck Kitchen. Among other things, we will be voting on our slate of candidates for next year's Board, two appointments to LAOC's Board, and our annual donation to LAOC. We hope to see you there!
Thank you to everyone who attended the LAOC fundraiser; the evening was a great success!

Bird, Jacobsen, & Stevens, P.C.

Bird, Jacobsen & Stevens, P.C. is pleased to announce that Danielle Bird has joined the firm. Danielle will focus her practice on Workers’ Compensation and Civil Litigation. Bird, Jacobsen & Stevens, P.C. is also pleased to announce the opening of an office in Bloomington, MN. Danielle will be based primarily out of the Bloomington office. Danielle is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and William Mitchell College of Law. Danielle previously worked for SiebenCarey and Lynn, Scharfenberg & Hollick.

5/7/2019

Olmsted County Bar Association

The annual fundraiser for LAOC is this Saturday, May 11, at the Mayo Civic Center. Still need tickets or want to sponsor? Visit https://www.experiencerochestermn.com/rsvp/?action=details&noredirect=1&eventId=345. Want to help set up before, tear down after, or pitch in the night of the event? Contact Karen Nath at karen@laocmn.org.
Our last meeting of the year is at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at Bleu Duck Kitchen. We have a full agenda including multiple votes on Bar business. Hope to see you there!

Third District Bar Association

The Third District Bar Association executive board invites you to the Association’s spring annual business meeting at Grand Rounds Brewing Company & Restaurant (4 3rd Street SW in Rochester) on Wednesday, May 22nd. The business meeting will be held at noon with lunch to follow. Please RSVP to Andrea Niesen at andrea@klampelawfirm.com.