Update from the Governing Council

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1 Volume 52, Issue 4 IN THIS ISSUE AUGUST 2013 Governing Council Update Page 1 Calendar Pages 2-3 Member News Page 4-5 Tiffany Alley ad Page 5 Summer Social Page 6 Court Observance Week Pages 7-8 AALS Board Meeting Pages 9-11 Sunshine Corner Page 12 July CLE recap Page 13 July CLE photos Page 14 Leadership Article by Marie Ringholz Pages LinkedIn Article by Vicki Voisin Pages Ethics Article by Vicki Voison Pages Cambridge ad Page 21 Governing Council info Page 22 T HE SCRIPTUM A UGUST 2013 Update from the Governing Council Happy SUMMER!! This issue of The Scriptum finds us halfway through the summer. While the weather certainly has been more spring-like lately, the calendar still says it s SUM- MER! And that can only mean one thing! It s time for NALS of Atlanta s annual summer social. This year, your Governing Council decided it was time to try something new. How new? Well, so new that it just opened a few weeks ago! We re going for a ride the new SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel! See inside for details! Editor s message Page 23 Although it is summer and we may be in a relaxed state of mind, Back page with Event info Page 24 there is still a lot going on at NALS! August 1, 2013 is the deadline to apply to be considered to sit on the NALS Board and the Atlanta Task Force has been hard at work planning the upcoming Education Conference. If you haven t registered for the conference, there s still time and you can do so on the NALS website ( If you are a new member and would like to get more involved with NALS of Atlanta, please contact one of the Governing Council members ( addresses inside this edition). We would love you to get involved. Join us on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, as we meet again for our CLE After Hours. I look forward to seeing you soon! Lisa Mitchum, PLS Council Coordinator Governing Council, NALS of Atlanta SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, September 17, p.m. Are you interested in kids? The Court? The Law? Justice? Field Trips? We will have it all for you at the Fulton County Juvenile Court on Tuesday, September 17, Fulton County Court Appointed Special Advocate ( CASA ) Executive Director, Robbyn Ingram, will give us an overview of the CASA program and a grand tour of the courtroom, and holding and processing areas in juvenile matters. Learn about the CASA program, how it helps children, and how you can become a part of this program. Free parking across from the Juvenile Courthouse located at 395 Pryor Street SW, Atlanta. Watch for more details in the September Scriptum. of Atlanta...the association for legal professionals

2 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 2 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS KEY DATES: Tuesday, August 13 Governing Council Meeting at Piccadilly Saturday, August 17 Summer Social at SkyView Atlanta 11:00am August 2013 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Governing Council Meeting Summer Social at SkyView Atlanta SCHEDULE OF EVENTS KEY DATES: Monday, September 2 Labor Day Tuesday, September 17 CLE After Hours September 2013 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Labor Day Rosh Hashana CLE After Hours l 22 Fall Begins

3 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS KEY DATES: Monday, October 13 Columbus Day Holiday Thursday, October 17 through Thursday, October 19 NALS Forum Thursday, October 31 Halloween October 2013 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Columbus Day NALS Forum 18 NALS Forum 19 NALS Forum Halloween 1 2 The Scriptum INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING?? Contact Leslie Keys, PP, PLS at YEARLY AD RATES FOR All prices are for one year, beginning the month following receipt of payment. 1/8 page ad for $25 1/4 page ad for $50 1/2 page ad for $100 Listing only on Friends page of website with hyperlink to your company $75 Full page ad with listing on Friends page of website with hyperlink to your company $200 NALS Code of Ethics Members of NALS are bound by the objectives of this association and the standards of conduct required of the legal profession. Every member shall: Encourage respect for the law and the administration of justice; Observe rules governing privileged communications and confidential information; Promote and exemplify high standards of loyalty, cooperation, and courtesy; Perform all duties of the profession with integrity and competence; and Pursue a high order of professional attainment.

4 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 4 MEMBER NEWS UPCOMING SPEAKERS/EVENTS :00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2013 Summer Social Meet at SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel Friday and Saturday, August 22 and 23 AALS Board Meeting 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2013 photo op with Governor Deal Tuesday, September 17, 2013 CLE After Hours Overview of CASA program at Fulton County Juvenile Court Thursday, October 17 through Saturday, October 20, 2013 NALS Forum at Atlanta Marriott Perimeter (no NALS OF ATLANTA CLE in October) October Court Observance week in Georgia Theme: Our Courts, Working to Assure the Survival and Success of Liberty Tuesday, November 19, 2013 CLE After Hours Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Holiday Party Tuesday, January 21, 2014 CLE After Hours Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Bonus CLE Tuesday, March 18, 2014 CLE After Hours Tuesday, April 15, 2014 CLE After Hours Tuesday, May 20, 2014 CLE After Hours Tuesday, June 17, 2014 CLE After Hours Scriptum Article Deadline Monday August 26 Monday September 23 Monday October 28 Monday November 25 Monday December 30 Monday January 27 Monday February 24 Monday March 24 Monday April 21 Tuesday May 27 CURRENT MEMBERSHIP NALS OF ATLANTA has 52 members as of August 5, 2013 CERTIFICATION NEWS The name of the ALS has been changed to ALP (Accredited Legal Professional). CERTIFICATION From Diana Price NALS Certification and Education Manager (price@nals.org) We are in the process of launching a recruitment plan for students taking the ALP and PP exam. We will be offering a one-year FREE membership to students of approved legal studies and paralegal studies programs who have registered to take the ALS or PP certification exam. If you know of any legal educators in your local community, please notify Diana Price, Certification/Education Manager, with name, address, phone number, and address for contact purposes.

5 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 5 NALS FORUM OCTOBER 17-20, 2013 IN ATLANTA GEORGIA Location: Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center 246 Perimeter Center Parkway NE Atlanta, GA Book Standard at Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center for $99 per night. Are you looking to share a room? Find a roommate using the Atlanta Roommate Connection Forum. See schedule of events at NALS FOUNDAT I ON GALA 2013 RADICAL 80 S P A RT Y! Hey all you dudes and dudettes, get ready to take a blast to the past! This year s NALS Foundation Gala will take you back to the days of metal bands and big hair. Grab some leg warmers, muscle shirts, or acid wash to wear. Join the NALS Foundation for a Radical 80 s party to celebrate the best decade yet; you can even show up in a little red Corvette! Bring your dirty dancing skills or footloose steps as we get into the 80 s groove with some totally tubular tunes! There will be great food, fun contests, and there may even be a suprise guest appearance from an 80 s icon! Get ready to party like it s Event Details Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 Time: 7:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Dress Attire: Casual. 80 s attire encouraged. Cost: $50 includes dinner and entertainment.

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14 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 14 NALS OF ATLANTA CLE AFTER HOURS JULY 16, 2013 NALS OF ATLANTA S ANNIVERSARY MONTH JULY 2013 John Ley Clerk, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals with Leslie Keys First Timers Terri Olsen and Stacey Henderson of Paul Hastings

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22 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 22 NALS OF ATLANTA GOVERNING COUNCIL Council Coordinator Lisa J. Mitchum, PLS Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP 1050 Crown Pointe Parkway Suite 1250 Atlanta, GA (770) lmitchum@sbpllplaw.com Advisor Mary Jo Denman, PP, PLS Smith, Bassett, Purcell & Koenig Suite 503 Ashford Perimeter 4151 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE Atlanta, GA ext. 105 maryjo@sbpklaw.com Advisor Leslie C. Keys, PP, PLS Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC 3344 Peachtree Road N.E. Suite 2400 Atlanta, GA (404) lkeys@wwhgd.com NALS of Georgia Council Rep. #2 (Term 6/2013 6/2015) Nancy Mikacevich, PLS 133 Hawn Road Fayetteville, GA Home: nmikacevich@comcast.net Treasurer NALS of Georgia Council Rep. #1 (Term 6/2012 6/2014) Kathy J. Saint, PP, PLS Burr & Forman LLP th Street NW, Suite 1100 Atlanta, GA (404) ksaint@burr.com Secretary Lindsay A. Stinchcomb, PP, PLS Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP 1500 Marquis Two Tower 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia direct mobile direct fax lstinchcomb@phrd.com Membership Director/Scriptum Editor Sally Stenger, PP, PLS 1060 Oak Street SW Apt. 2 Atlanta. GA stenger.sally@gmail.com

23 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 23 FROM THE EDITOR: This month our get-together will be a little different. In August we usually take a short break from our CLE After Hours and have a summer social. We are planning a trip to try out the new Ferris wheel in downtown Atlanta, called the SkyView ( I was very pleased at the turnout at our July CLE After Hours. We had a couple of members attending their first CLE, Terri Olsen and Stacey Henderson of Paul Hastings. Our speaker was John Ley, the Clerk of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The 11th Circuit has recently moved to online filing and Mr. Ley gave us a very interesting discussion about recent rules changes and the process of filing pleadings. This issue contains information about the AALS Board meeting in August. This provides an opportunity for additional CLE, as well as a chance to get to know some of our Alabama members. Another exciting event coming up is Court Observance Week. We will have a photo op at the Capitol. See pp. 7-8 for information. This issue also includes a leadership article by Marie Ringholz, as well as two articles by Vicki Voisin, one on Ethics and another on the use of LinkedIn. We also have a new ad by Tiffany Alley. In other developments, work continues on revising the NALS OF ATLANTA website. The pages will be updated one by one. In addition, the webmaster is setting it up so that we are going to be able to update some of the information directly. This should speed things up and help us keep the website more up to date. School is about to start back, and in fact it already started back on August 1 for some people. I am finished with school and have taken the Georgia Bar Exam. I am going to be taking a week or two off, then I will be job-hunting. See you at the Ferris wheel. Sally Stenger, PP, PLS Scriptum Editor GUIDELINES for submitting articles to the Scriptum: AD RATES are on page 3. DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES is the Monday after the CLE of each month. ARTICLES OR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR should be submitted to stenger.sally@gmail.com ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: Please send your submissions in electronic format (for example, by ). FORMAT: At this time The Scriptum is being prepared on Microsoft Publisher, then turned into PDF and posted online. Please submit items for publication in Microsoft WORD format. They will then be put into Publisher by way of cut-and-paste. Please keep formatting to a minimum as the formatting is lost during the cut-and-paste process. MARGINS: Please use two inch margins on all sides. This is to provide room for the headers and page numbering. LENGTH OF ARTICLES: Generally articles should be from about one paragraph to one page in length. However, I will consider articles that are longer. CAVEAT: When composing your submissions, remember that everything in the Scriptum will be posted to the web for public view and govern yourselves accordingly.

24 Volume 52, Issue 4 Page 24 Visit our web site at of Atlanta...the association for legal professionals SUMMER SOCIAL Saturday, August 17, 2013 Time: 11:00am Location: Skyview Atlanta (skyviewatlanta.com) 168 Luckie Street NW, Atlanta (near Centennial Park) Cost: $13.50 (age 13+) $8.50 (age 3-12) (plus tax) Lunch: On your own RSVP to Lisa Mitchum, PLS by August 12, 2013 llmitchum@sbpllplaw.com