Vol. 30, No. 1 THE SCRIPTUM July 11, 2007 Linn County Bar Association SUMMER OUTING & CLE

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1 Vol. 30, No. 1 THE SCRIPTUM July 11, 2007 Linn County Bar Association SUMMER OUTING & CLE The LCBA Summer Outing is Thursday, July 12. CLE will be from 8:00 11:30 a.m. at Dows Fine Arts Center at Coe College. Registration will be from 7:30-8 a.m., and a continental breakfast will be available.. Click here to see the CLE Agenda. Sixth Judicial District Chief Judge David Remley will give a State District Court Update, Attorney Carroll Reasoner will speak on Historical Iowa Supreme Court Cases, Iowa Supreme Court Developments will be given by Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, Professor Tung Yin from the University of Iowa College of Law will give a presentation on Classification of Prisoners in the War on Terror and a panel presentation will be given on High Conflict Family Ethical Cases. Application will be made for 3.25 credit hours, including 1.25 ethics hours. The golf and biking events will both take place in the afternoon following the CLE. Details regarding both events have been sent to those who registered for the events. For more info on the golfing event, contact Dave Thinnes at krelorjac@aol.com or The bike ride will be a 35 mile route starting downtown at 1 p.m, complete with refreshments, door prizes, and sag wagon. For more info, contact Stephanie Hinz at shinz@pbalawfirm.com or A western themed supper will follow at Hunter s Ridge Golf Course, with refreshments served at 5:30 p.m. and a barbeque supper catered by BBQ This! beginning at 6:30 p.m. Many contests and door prizes will be available. For more information, please see here. For any general questions about the Summer Outing, contact Darin Luneckas at dluneckas@qwest.net or at SEPTEMBER MEETING AT THE SCIENCE STATION! The September LCBA meeting will be held Thursday, September 20 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Science Station, 427 First St. SE, Cedar Rapids. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Scoles will be the speaker. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. NEW LCBA WEBSITE! Please take a moment to check out the new and improved LCBA Website at where you can access daily court schedules, read

2 the latest Scriptum, get the LCBA CLE information, or peruse recent announcements. We also invite you to check out our updated ATTORNEY DIRECTORY and let us know if you need us to change the information we have listed for you, or if you have a website or picture to which you would like us to link your directory info! We strive to make this directory as up-to-date as possible and welcome any corrections. Please corrections to webmaster@linncobar.org. To see your listing in the Attorney Directory, click on the first letter of your last name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ISBA SUMMER SEMINAR JULY Linn County Bar Association members are invited to join colleagues from across the state at the ISBA s Summer Seminar on July 20 and 21 at Village West Resort on West Okoboji. The Seminar s 7.75 hours of CLE include presentations by Cedar Rapids attorneys Carol Kirkley and Tyler Olson. Don t miss out on this family-friendly tradition at one of Iowa s best summer destinations! Registration details can be found in the Iowa Lawyer or at AMENDMENTS TO IOWA COURT RULES Iowa Court Rules 31.5 and (dealing with Admission to the Bar) have been amended, effective July 1, CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR EDITOR Mary Klingler, the editor of this publication, has changed employment. She can now be reached at Lederer Weston Craig, PLC, 118 Third Avenue S.E., Suite 700, P. O. Box 1927, Cedar Rapids, IA ; phone ; fax ; e- mail mklingler@lwclawyers.com. The deadline for submitting information to be included in each issue is 10 days prior to the date of the monthly meeting. IOWA ATTORNEY CENSUS The ISBA is taking steps to ensure it meets the needs of every attorney in the State and provides opportunities for active participation in the Bar for all attorneys. In an effort to reach that goal, the Bar is compiling census data from every attorney in Iowa. Please take the time to complete the census on the ISBA website - and return it to the ISBA office in Des Moines.

3 TWO CLERK OF COURT OFFICES SELECTED TO TEST PAPERLESS COURT Story County and Plymouth County have been named by the Iowa Judicial Branch as the pilot sites to test an electronic document management system (EDMS). EDMS will enable electronic filing of, and online access to, entire court documents and files. Beginning early in 2008, everyone using the court system in Story and Plymouth Counties will be required to file court documents electronically. For more information, go to WANT ADS Vacation Rental: One-bedroom, one-bath, single-family condo, sleeps six, at the Pilot House in the Harbourage at Clear Lake, Iowa. Unit rents by week for $550 during summer months and $300 during winter months. Indoor and outdoor swimming pool. Beautiful view of boat harbor from third-floor patio window and deck. Contact Lew Eells at or by at Associate Wanted: Senior attorney working toward semi-retirement seeks an associate to join five-person, well-established and well-furnished association in Cedar Rapids. Seeking an attorney with interest on taking on additional work in general practice with emphasis on real estate, litigation and general business. Responses held in strictest confidence. Reply to Carson Reporting, LCBA, P O Box 74127, Cedar Rapids, IA For Sale: Solid walnut conference room table, approximately 8 feet. Made in the Amanas, Has Amana stamp. $5,000 or best offer. Contact Stephanie at P O Box 8177, Cedar Rapids, IA Attorney Wanted: Seeking attorney who wishes to build a private practice. First three months of rent free. Phone system, state-of-the-art void mail, own phone number and phone line, DSL, server, scanner, fax, copier, conference room, free convenient client parking, IowaDocs, Child Support Guidelines software, some legal assistant services available. Send resume and letter of interest to the attention of Stephanie at P O Box 8177, Cedar Rapids, IA All inquiries held in strictest confidence. For Sale: Multi-line Vodavi telephone system, 10 phones. Contact John Lane at Office Space for Rent. Attractive modern office building in suburban setting. Ample free parking for staff and clients. Conference room, kitchen, updated

4 office equipment and phones. 1-4 offices to rent on short or long-term contracts. Call Dave Mullin or Anne Laverty at Office Space Available. Office space is available with other sole practitioners in the historic Averill House located in a developing medical area, nd Avenue S.E., Cedar Rapids. Includes phone system with voice mail, DSL, two conference rooms, free client parking and available paralegal services. Furnishings and office equipment available. Very reasonable overhead expense. Contact Wm. F. Olinger at or wmfolinger@aol.com. Associate Wanted for Downtown Law Office. Prime downtown office space available in the Dows Building. Newer office equipment, large office, very reasonable. Case referrals available. All inquiries to ; ask for Mary. LCBA MEMBER CONTACT INFO ON LCBA WEBSITE - UPDATE YOURS TODAY! Did you know contact information for all LCBA members is available to the public via the LCBA website? However, some of the contact information listed on the website is out of date! Please take a minute to view the information listed for your name at and let the LCBA webmaster know if any changes need to be made. You can contact the webmaster from the LCBA website by clicking on the "Contact" link at the top of the LCBA home page. PLACEMENTS NEEDED FOR PARALEGAL INTERNS The Kirkwood Community College Paralegal Program has an unusually large intern class to place this summer. If you have a need for an intern in your office, please contact Wendy Geertz at wendy.geertz@kirkwood.edu. ELMO AVAILABLE Your LCBA has purchased an Elmo for use at the Linn County Courthouse. For use, call the Court Administrator to schedule. UPDATED, CORRECT ADDRESSES REQUESTED If you know of someone who is not receiving this publication via , please have the LCBA Webmaster at webmaster@linncobar.org so the correct address for that individual may be added to the list. NOTIFICATIONS OF CHANGES OF ADDRESS

5 If you have a new address, please notify the Linn County Bar Association at P. O. Box 74127, Cedar Rapids, IA , or via at webmaster@linncobar.org. ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR FILLING STAFF POSITIONS Mickala Anderson, Employment Committee Chair of the Legal Support Professionals of Linn County, encourages any attorney looking for someone to fill a vacant staff position to call her at USURY RATE In accordance with the provisions of Section 535.2(3)(a), 2005 Iowa Code, the Superintendent of Banking has determined that the maximum lawful rate of interest provided for in said section shall be 6.75% for the month of July. Please note the exemption in subsection 2 of said Chapter The usury rate is available on the Internet at