In This Issue:

• President’s Page

• Executive Director’s Report

• Memorials

• Bar Briefs

• Young Lawyers’ Section

• Opinions of the General Counsel

• Legislative Wrap-Up

• About Members, Among Firms

• The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Honors Legacy of Justice Oscar Adams
By James R. Pratt

• Purchasing from Merchants on eBay® and the Implied Warranty of Merchantability: An Overview
By Gary E. Sullivan

• “The Finest Man I’ve Ever Known”
By Chad E. Stewart

• Lawyers Render Service: State Bar Fulfills Its Goals for Judicial Education
By Edward M. Patterson

• A Primer on Applying Articles 3 and 4 to the Ten Most Common Check Disputes
By Gregory C. Cook and John D. Pickering

• Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame

• Law Day 2009

• Professionalism in Alabama: A Look at Our Past and Present in Planning Our Future
By Justice Hugh Maddox

• Alabama Native Becomes Chief Judge of Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
By Dean John L. Carroll

On June 1st, Alabama native Judge Joel F. Dubina became the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. In doing so, Judge Dubina became the second Alabamian to hold that position (Judge John Godbold was the first). Articles on pages 273 and 296 of this issue provide highlights of each judge’s career. –Photo by Robertson Photography, Inc.

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