Deadline Approaching to Get Your 2019 MCLE Hours

The deadline to complete your MCLE requirements for the year is coming up on Dec. 31. An attorney must earn at least 12.0 total MCLE credits (including 1.0 ethics) annually. For more information, click here.

Alabama Bankruptcy Assistance Project to Host Free CLE

Alabama's new pro bono bankruptcy project is offering a five-hour bankruptcy CLE in Montgomery on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Alabama State Bar beginning at 9 a.m. The program includes 1.0 ethics hour. Register here.

Save the Date for the Young Lawyers' Section Orange Beach CLE

The Young Lawyers' Section's annual Orange Beach CLE is set for May 14-17, 2020, at the Perdido Beach Resort. Registration will open in January. Contact Chris Driver with questions.

3rd Circuit Pro Bono CLE and Reception for Christy Crow and Louis Rutland

The Third Judicial Circuit will host a Pro Bono CLE and Reception for Christy Crow and Louis Rutland on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. The CLE includes a free lunch and all are invited to the reception following the event at 5 p.m. to celebrate Christy Crow's accomplishment as the president of the Alabama State Bar and Louis Rutland's 50 years of service in the legal profession. View the agenda and invitation here. 

Proposed Amendments to the Eleventh Circuit’s Rules

Starting Dec. 4, a public comment period opens on proposed amendments to the Rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The comment period will remain open until Jan. 3. A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained on and after Dec. 4 from the court’s website.

Montgomery Bench and Bar Conference 

The Montgomery County Bar Association and the Montgomery Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will host its annual Bench and Bar Conference Thursday, Dec. 5 through Friday Dec. 6, at the federal courthouse. Join your colleagues for a federal judges panel and sessions on social media evidence, data breach notification, managing your practice with technology and more! Click here for the full agenda.

Mobile-Baldwin Bench and Bar Conference
 
The Mobile Bar Association and Baldwin County Bar Association are partnering to host the annual Bench and Bar Conference on Friday, Dec. 6, at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear. The conference offers 4.0 hours of MCLE credit and 1.0 hour of ethics, networking opportunities and a chance to spend one-on-one time with justices and judges from throughout the state. New this year are breakout sessions focusing on civil law and criminal law. Award-winning humorist and political satirist P.J. O'Rourke will close out the event. For more information and to register, please click here.

The Birmingham Bar Association Annual Meeting          

Birmingham Bar members are invited to attend the 2019 Annual Membership Meeting on Dec. 13, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., at the Birmingham Bar Center. Meet the winners of the Public Service Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, learn who won the elections for 2020 Executive Committee positions and hear a preview of the BBA's plans for 2020.The meeting is designed to last one hour, so members can move on to the Annual Membership Party at 5:30 p.m.

December Oral Arguments

The Supreme Court of Alabama will hold oral arguments Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. View the docket here.

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