It's This Week's News from the Akron Bar

THEY'RE HERE!

The 2018 Legal Directories are now available for purchase at the Akron Bar office. We are open Monday-Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm and Friday 9 am - 4 pm. Member price is $49 per copy; non-member price is $69 per copy.

If you prepaid for your directory, you should have received an email notification from us dated March 14, 2018. If you did not receive an email and believe that you did prepay, please give us a call at 330.253.5007, and we will check our records.

Akron Bar Foundation opens application process for law student scholarships; local grants

Don't forget! The deadline for all applications is Monday, March 26, 2018.

Click here for the scholarship application form and further requirements.

Click here for information on applying for grants.

For questions or further information regarding the Akron Bar Foundation and its grant and scholarship activities, contact Development Director Ikel Kelly at 330.436.0103 or [email protected].

Where Will YOU Be Next Week?

The Rest of Us Will Be in Arizona

With the Indians!

The CMBA and Akron Bar are going on Spring Break

- A Cleveland Indians Spring Break!

March 22-24, 2018

Join us in Arizona to get your fix of baseball, CLE and warm weather in Arizona from March 22-24! What better way to get 9 hours of CLE while cheering on the NUMBER ONE baseball team in the land?!

Download full agenda and view Spring Training Games and Social Opportunities here .

CLE AGENDA

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. Program

11:45 a.m. Adjourn

CLE Hours:

9.00 hours CLE credit

CLE Pricing:

$325 - Members of the CMBA, Akron Bar Association & Maricopa County Bar Association

$425 - Non-Members

Price Includes: CLEs, breakfast Thursday - Saturday; Wednesday and Friday happy hours and dinner Thursday night. Cash bar optional at all events. This program is not eligible for the CLE Passport.

Travel/Lodging:

Attendees are responsible for their own airfare and travel and lodging. There are currently no more rooms available at The Renaissance Glendale hotel. Visit CMBA website for nearby alternative accommodations.

Special thanks to the Maricopa County Bar Association for their assistance in planning this Spring Break Destination CLE!

Sponsored by the Disability Law Section

April 13, 2018

22nd Annual White-Williams Bankruptcy Institute

5 Hours General CLE Credit

1 Hour Professional Conduct CLE Credit

Presented by the Akron Bar and Stark County Bar Associations

April 27, 2018

Attorney Wellness: Staying Energized in the Practice of Law

5 Hours General CLE Credit

1 Hour Professional Conduct CLE Credit

Sponsored by the Lawyers Assistance Committee & Heart to Heart Communications

May 18-May 19, 2018

Advanced Issues in Workers' Compensation Practice: Items for Your Toolkit

10.5 CLE Credit Hours

(Includes 1 hour Professional Conduct Credit)

This is the eagerly-awaited annual Las Vegas seminar! Don't miss out!

Click on the titles above for more information and to register.

FOUR MORE FREE FRIDAYS! The Law Library Committee is underwriting a series of CLE programs during the coming months that cover technology and research. Only FOUR programs remain in the series,

so don't miss out!

Upcoming FREE CLE Dates Are:

May 11, 2018

June 8, 2018

August 10, 2018

September 14, 2018

Save the Date for these learning

and social events

Registration Coming Soon!

April 3

Family Law Section CLE:

UIFSA VS. URESA:

Understanding the Evolution in Interstate Child Support Enforcement

April 18

Business & Corporate Section CLE:

Cyber Security in the Business & Corporate Landscape

April 20

Annual Federal Court Luncheon

Juvenile Court Committee 3-hr CLE:

A View From The Bench

Estate Planning, Probate, & Elder Law Section CLE:

Dipping Your Toe in the Pool:

What You Need to Know About Pooled and Medicaid Trusts

May 1

Family Law Section CLE:

Common Ground - Helping Families Find Common Ground Through Supervised Visitation and Monitored Exchange

May 2

Law Day Luncheon

May 4

Red Mass

Signs That You May Have an Eating Disorder

from our friends at OLAP (Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program)

The statistics are staggering. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, up to 30 million people in the United States suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders, also known as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder, are illnesses that cause abnormal eating habits. Eating disorders are not a choice. They are a mental illness, and they affect all people, even lawyers.

People with anorexia see themselves as overweight and refrain from eating. Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. Anorexics constantly weigh themselves and count calories. They only eat certain foods and are extremely underweight. Read more....

Join the Akron Bar in Vegas!

We know you've read this here before, but Rik Williger says this is the 24th and Absolutely, Positively, Final Las Vegas seminar . We shall see....

Advanced Issues in Workers' Compensation Practice: Items for Your Toolkit

Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, 2018

The Beacon Center

Las Vegas, NV

10.5 CLE Credit Hours

(Includes 1 hour Professional Conduct Credit)

Click here for further information and to register. See you in Vegas!

“Ask an Attorney”

A Community Outreach Program of

Akron Bar Association

Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS)

Second and Fourth Fridays

9 am to 11 am

CALL

(330) 253-5038

or 1-800-OUR-LAWS

or (330) 253-5007

Please spread the word about this opportunity

for members of the community

to receive free answers to brief legal questions.

Attorney volunteers needed

March 2018 and beyond.

To volunteer,

call Matthew Albright at (330) 436-0117

"Fill the Closet" Clothing Drive

for Indigent Defendants

The Akron Bar, in partnership with Goodwill, is addressing the needs of indigent clients who are without appropriate clothing for court appearances. Defense counsel will have the opportunity to shop at any Goodwill location and select clothing from the general inventory.

We need YOU to help get this off the ground! As you clean out your personal closet, please consider donating those items to our "Fill the Closet" Drive. Donations should consist of court-appropriate clothing for men and women, dress shoes, dress socks, belts, and ties. You are encouraged to donate only those items that are in a condition that you would be comfortable handing down to family or friends.

The Akron Bar Association and Goodwill are drop-off locations for this drive. Details for defense counsel on how to shop at Goodwill are forthcoming.

Log on for Online Directory

Perhaps you've noticed that the online member directory is no longer readily at hand. The company that maintains the back end of our database made the directory open to the public. Since having it open is detrimental to our Lawyer Referral Service and participating attorneys, we have put it behind a firewall so that only Akron Bar members can access it. You will need to first log in to your Akron Bar account to open the online directory. Should you have problems with opening your account, please contact Member Services at 330.436.0105 or [email protected].

Can You Assist?

Looking for the will of Herbert W. Keuchel . Contact Matthew R. Hochstetler, Esq. 330-458-2029 or [email protected].

Looking for a post 1997 Will for Joanne M. Nemeikis. Please contact:

Kathleen A. Mihalik, Esq.

Cleaver & Sokolowski, LLC

P.O. Box 35007

Canton, OH 44735

Tel: (330) 499-7053

Fax: (330) 499-8162

Fastcase Tip-of-the-Month

The Akron Bar Association provides Fastcase’s newest service as a free member benefit to you. Features like type-ahead, interactive timeline, and tag cloud just to name a few! Flip the switch today to experience Fastcase 7. If you need help locating the toggle, view this short video https://youtu.be/v2XyQUaT1w0 .

Need more help with the new interface? Fastcase 7 is more intuitive and operates more in line with the way you think when you are on the hunt for legal research. Fastcase 7 comes with a guided tour that will automatically launch the first time you use the toggle to access Fastcase 7.