Birmingham Bar Association

In the News

The Birmingham Bar Association has won the Alabama State Bar's Local Bar Award of Achievement for 2009!  The Award will be presented at the Alabama State Bar Convention.  You can read the announcement letter here (in PDF format) and be sure to read the last line of the letter.

The MedjetAssist membership program is unique as a member if you're hospitalized more than 150 miles from home, they will provide air medical evacuation services to the hospital of your choice and do so regardless of whether the transfer is medically necessary or not. Their medical coordinators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you from anywhere in the world with medical consultations, referrals and a host of other travel assistance services. Discounted annual MedjetAssist rates for BBA members are $172 (Individual) and $273 (Family) compared to standard single-year rates of $225./$350.

You may learn more and enroll online at www.medjetassist.com/bhmbar or call MedjetAssist to enroll at 1-800-527-7478 and refer to the Birmingham Bar "Plan". Individuals from age 75 to their 85th birthday may call MedjetAssist to request a "Diamond" application or access the application from the above-referenced MedJetAssist/bhmbar web site.

The application for the $2,000.00 Scholarship Grant, to be awarded by the Birmingham Bar Association, for use by law students at Cumberland School of Law and the University of Alabama School of Law is now online. Scholarships will be limited to 2nd and 3rd year students. Applications should include need, scholastic achievement and intent to practice law in Birmingham, Alabama. Download the application in PDF format. Applications are due by October 30, 2009.

The YLS will hold it's annual golf tournament on July 24, 2009, at the Highland Golf Course. The tournament will start at 1:00 P.M. For more information contact either Jamie Moncus at jamie@hwnn.com or Will Davis at wd@hfsllp.com.

The Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar has approved the formation of a new A. D. R. Section. Watch this web site for more information.

The Alabama Supreme Court has, as of October 24, 2008 (effective immediately), amended Rule 3(b), Rule 4, Rule 5, Rule 6(e), Rule 11, Rule 55(a), Rule 58, Rule 59.1, Rule 77(d), and Rule 79, of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Please take note of the important changes in this PDF Order from the Alabama Supreme Court.

The Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association has been awarded the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations its 2009 Service Award for the Section's Family Court Book Project. The Section will receive this award at the 2009 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. A local presentation will be made on Friday, August 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the Jefferson County Family Court.

Announcements

Revised Differential Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order
Please read this article about the newly revised DCMP and Scheduling Order.

New Forms Available
Fee Arbitration Committee Forms

Federal Court Procedures and Forms
U.S. Bankruptcy   District Court forms and procedures

NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT
SAVE ON OFFICE SUPPLIES WITH OFFICE DEPOT

America's First Federal Credit Union
BBA members eligible to participate

Probate forms now available on CD-ROM
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Medical Discovery for Civil Litigation
A Guide to Medical Discovery for Physicians and Attorneys

ATTORNEY CONFLICTS - A. D. R. COMMITTEE
New Committee Created for Dispute Resolution

Marshall County Court Calendar
Circuit, Family and District Court schedule for 2009

Race To The Courthouse - June 27, 2009
2009 Ronnie Noojin Race to the Courthouse

Future Leaders Forum
Congradulations to The inaugural class of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Future Leader Forum

BBA 2009 Executive Committee