Weekly Announcements

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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