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Weekly Announcements

12/21/2020

OCBA

We are soliciting comments and statements about our colleague Jeffery Mintz to share with his family.
- If you would like to share an anecdote or sentiments, please email us at olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com.
- Click here to read more about Jeff or share your thoughts directly with the family: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/jeffery-mintz-9952583.
Please check your email for the ballot on the single issue of whether to increase the amounts of the two OCBA scholarships to $2,500 each.
- This is the second vote on this issue.
- Results of the first vote were 72% in favor of increasing the amount.
- Voting will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 28.
- The vote will be conducted by electronic ballot unless you opt out via written communication to olmstedcountybarassociation@gmail.com.
Join us for our next Bar meeting via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021.
- Referee Gail D. Baker is our guest speaker and will be discussing HROs, OFPs, and other emergency family law proceedings.

Olmsted County District Court

Court Administrator Holland and the Bench have promulgated instructions for filing court exhibits for Zoom Hearings.
- The instructions are as follows:
  - "All exhibits you wish to submit to the court during the hearing must be provided by email to olmsted.courts@courts.state.mn.us TWO BUSINESS DAYS before your hearing by 4:30 p.m. If for some reason you are unable to provide your exhibits in an electronic format you must send an email to the same email address by the deadline above."
  - "Witnesses may testify by ZOOM. It is your responsibility to provide the necessary ZOOM information to your witnesses. The court will not contact witnesses."

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues? Please email the Gmail account 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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Weekly Announcements

12/14/2020

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OCBA

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Bar meeting last Friday! Highlights included:
- The announcement that the first vote to increase the annual scholarship awards to $2,500 each passed by a 72% majority.
- The announcement that Mr. Terry Adkins was unanimously approved to fill the at-large vacancy on the Board of Directors.
  - Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Terry to the Board!
- The award of bragging rights to Referee Gail Baker for winning the first annual OCBA Ugly Sweater Contest!
Mark your calendars for the next Bar meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021, via Zoom.
The second vote on scholarship will start next Monday, December 21, 2020, and run for one week through December 28, 2020.
- Pursuant to OCBA Resolution 2020-1, the vote will be conducted by electronic ballot unless you opt out of voting by notifying the OCBA at olsmtedcountybarassociation@gmail.com.
A reminder about dues:
- Pursuant to Article I, Section 4(B), any member who fails to pay his or her dues in full within 90 days of receiving a dues invoice "shall" have his or her membership terminated.
- Terminated members are not permitted to attend meetings.
- Terminated members are not permitted to vote on Bar business.
- Any members who have not paid dues in full by next Monday, December 21, will have their membership terminated and their names removed from the roster until payment is received.

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County

LAOC wishes to thank all the volunteers in 2020 who donated their time and talent to those in poverty needing civil legal aid! LAOC is now seeking attorneys who are willing to take pro bono cases or one time consults and/or to staff legal clinics, particularly family law clinics. While completely understanding how busy you are, we urge all family law practitioners to consider staffing a family law clinic through the law library. These are all virtual and will only take 2 hours of your time – no preparation is necessary. Without your help, these clinics cannot be staffed and LAOC’s funding is dependent upon regularly staffing these clinics. Now more than ever, your generous donation of time and talent to those needing civil legal aid is critical. Want to help? Email Victoria@laocmn.org. THANK YOU. And we wish you a happy holiday season.

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 on here and on the OCBA Facebook page unless requested otherwise.

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Recipe Card!

12/10/2020

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Weekly Announcements

12/8/2020

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OCBA

A ballot was sent to each member last week with questions on the following two issues: (1) whether to increase the amount of our two annual OCBA scholarships to $2500 each, and (2) whether to appoint Mr. Terry Adkins to fill the at-large vacancy on the Board of Directors.
- If you have not voted yet, please do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT_dnSjNF8Jd8LilXuvaW79cDUThTbkU6ZLIuCDUpp-6wEGw/viewform?usp=sf_link
- Voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on December 8.
- The results will be announced at our member meeting this Friday, December 11.
- The second vote on whether to increase the OCBA scholarships to $2500 each will be conducted by electronic vote between the December and January member meetings.
Speaking of our member meeting, the December meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. this Friday, December 11, on Zoom.
- Special guest Zoe Cantu will instruct us on how to make her seasonal Bourbon Mary cocktail.
  - The ingredient is attached below.
- The agenda, treasurer's report, and minutes are available here: https://www.olmstedbar.com/news1/documents-for-december-11-2020-member-meeting.
- Be sure to wear your favorite ugly holiday sweater or other appropriately ugly seasonal apparel!

Patterson Dahlberg

The attorneys and staff of Patterson Dahlberg are pleased to announce that Michael T. Patterson has joined the practice as an associate attorney. Michael is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he graduated with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. During law school Michael worked at Heacox Hartman, P.A. in downtown St. Paul, and Peterson, Logren & Kilbury, P.A. in Rosemount. During undergrad at UMD, Michael was a member of the Duluth Men’s Lacrosse team and was the team’s 2015/2016 Vice President. We are pleased to welcome him to our practice, and to the OCBA.

Minnesota State Bar Association

The MSBA is seeking volunteer judges to work on this year's High School Mock Trial program, which will be conducted via Zoom.
- Roughly 1,500 students statewide will be competing.
- There are 257 rounds and 773 judging positions that need to be filled.
- The MSBA is offering a 1.5-credit CLE for judge training on Friday, December 11, 2020.
Please contact Kim Basting at kbasting@mnbar.org for more information or visit the Mock Trial webpage here: https://www.mnbar.org/public-resources/mock-trial/judges-information .

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues? Please email the OCBA Gmail account 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 December 11, 2020 Member Meeting

12/2/2020

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