January 13, 2004

 LARIMER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 13, 2004 MEETING

AT CAFÉ BLUEBIRD AT 7:00 A.M.

ATTENDING

: Dan Muffly, Mason Mitchell, Pete Bullard, Diane Peterson, Cathy Vlasak, Jed Scott, Jennifer Rice, and Linda Miller.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

: The November 18, 2003 minutes should have included Diane Peterson as having attended that meeting.

TREASURER’S REPORT

: No report, Treasurer not present.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

: Next meeting is February 21, 2004. Diane Peterson and Pete Bullard’s terms on the Board of Governors are over in March 2004. This means there will be two openings in March for Larimer County attorneys. Any attorneys interested should contact Peter, Diane, or Mason Mitchell.

YOUNG LAWYERS

: The Young Lawyers had a Christmas party. They are in preparation for Law Day, which will be May 7, 2004. Jennifer Rice was selected as the Colorado Young Lawyer of the Year. Darby Hoggatt is in charge of the Brown Bag Seminars. He is having difficulty finding speakers for Brown Bags, those interested should contact Darby.

PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTEE

: This seminar will be held April 14, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Speakers will include Judge Dave Williams. The Professionalism Award will be given out at that meeting; nominations should be forwarded to Mason Mitchell.

WOMEN’S BAR

: On March 10, 2004, there will be a CLE with Terri Diem, she is from JAMS, and this seminar will be on mediation and arbitration. It will be held at noon in a jury room; one hour of credit is being requested. Another CLE is being worked out on advising non-profits. The next general meeting of the Women’s Bar will be January 28, 2004.

LEGAL AID

: Alix Joseph has taken a new job in Denver and is unable to continue to oversee the Legal Aid program. Jennifer Rice has offered to take over the running of the Legal Aid and will chair that committee. Ms. Rice will discuss the Legal Aid program at Term Day.

SPRING TERM DAY

: Spring Term Day will be held on Friday, March 5, 2004 (this is a change from earlier notices of 3/3/04). Coffee and donuts will be served from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The business meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will finish, hopefully, by 11:30 a.m. After the business meeting, a luncheon will be held at the Elks at noon. The Joe Coyte Memorial Tournament will be renewed at Horsetooth Lanes from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mason Mitchell secured free use of shoes during the bowling. The contact person will be Jed Scott.

LIBRARY SURVEY

: Pete Bullard reported that he is still seeking more surveys from attorneys, only about 100 of 400 were received, including some from judges. A review of the preliminary summary of responses show that about 2/3 of the attorneys are using the library and virtually all members believe that the library should exist for bar member’s use. Pete also said that the Library Committee needs help in re-shelving and cleaning up space.

COLORADO CHILL GAME

: The Colorado Chill contacted Mason and stated that there would be discounts for game tickets for groups of 15 or more, anyone interested should contact the Chill.

CBA WEBPAGE

: The CBA website needed to be updated according Cathy Vlasak.

NEXT MEETING

: The next meeting will be February 10, 2004 at the Café Bluebird at 7:00 a.m.

Respectfully

Submitted:

LarimerCountyBarAssociation

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Daniel C. Muffly, Secretary DM