Weekly Announcements

Olmsted County Bar Association

• Planning is underway for this year's OCBA Scholarship!
  • Interested in serving on this year's Scholarship Committee? Email OCBAScholarship@gmail.com by this Wednesday, January 15.
• Remember that the Judicial Branch and other government offices are closed next Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• Thanks to everyone who attended our January Bar meeting last Thursday.
  • The first vote to expend $5000 on a sponsorship for the 2020 LAOC Fundraiser passed.
  • The second vote will be held at our next Bar meeting at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, at Forager Brewery.

Ward & Oehler, Ltd.

• Ward & Oehler has a new location!
  • Our new address is 1801 Greenview Drive SW, Suite 102, Rochester, MN, 55902.
  • Please join us for an open house on Thursday, February 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Legal Assistance of Olmsted County 

• LAOC's annual fundraiser, "A Night in Monte Carlo" is Saturday evening, March 14th, at the Mayo Civic Center.  
  • This year's fundraiser includes a sit-down dinner, dancing, a live band, charitable gaming tables, a silent auction, and a live auction.  
  • Individual tickets are $95; tickets are $85 for those who have been licensed attorneys for less than three years.  
  • Sponsorships are available and include complimentary tickets.
  • Please contact Karen Nath at karen@laocmn.org with questions or to purchase a sponsorship.   

Olmsted County Drug Court

• There is a Drug Court graduation ceremony at 2:00 p.m. this Thursday, January 16, in Courtroom 5.
  • The ceremony will recognize four graduates of the program. 
  • Please email Joe Vogel, Drug Court Coordinator, with any questions: vogel.joe@co.olmsted.mn.us

Minnesota State Bar Association

• The MSBA seeks volunteers from the Third Judicial District to serve as mock trial judges for its annual high school program. 
  • Olmsted County opportunities are available on these dates and times:
    • January 21, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.
    • January 21, 2020, at 1:00 p.m.
    • February 14, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.
    • February 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. 
  • The full schedule for other Third District counties is available here:  https://www.mnbar.org/docs/default-source/mock-trial-forms/regions-5-6-rds-1-5.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
  • The 2020 Competition Materials can be found here:  https://www.mnbar.org/public-resources/mock-trial/case-and-resources.  
  • Please contact Kim Basting with questions or to arrange a volunteer slot: 1-800-882-6722, 612-278-6306, or kbasting@mnbar.org.

Have an announcement to share with your OCBA colleagues?  Send your information to the OCBA Gmail account by 8:00 p.m. the preceding Sunday.  Announcements will be posted on our website and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OlmstedCountyBarAssociation/.