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21 Bull. 1 (1980-1981)

handle is hein.baecl/buletin0021 and id is 1 raw text is: THEWT MonhlyPubicaion of the Bar Association of Erie County NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U. S. POSTAGE PAID Buffalo, N.Y. Permit No. 416 VOjL. 21 - NO. 1 BUFFALO, N.Y. S EPTEMIBER, 1980 -President's Letter Y our Association hias been very busy over the summer months. Committees hav-,,e been forlmed and meetings have been scheduled. An early start has been ma, :de toward progressing the work of your organization in the coming year. The Public Education Comimittee is working to complete its program- for presentation in all news media. The Insurance Comnmittee is evaluatinJg a numnber of p-roposals presented to it so that the best insurance programs for our mi,,embers are selected. The Arbitration Commrnittee will report shortly- on its program for the resol1ution of fee disputes. A -report is expected by a commi-ittee , appointed to; stu-dy the proposed-1 Model Rules of Professional Cond-uct, The propocled rules-designed to -replace the Ameri- 0' can Bar Associa- tion's ten year old Code of Prof es- sional Responsi- bility-w .ere draft- e d by the Associ- a-tion S Commis- sion on evluation of professional standards, chaired by Robert KutakIi:o f Omaha. These pro- p osed cha~znges contain a number Basi IR ,jaza of controversial provisions which warranit'serio-us studaly by all lawyers, since they willI greatly dffect the conduict of e-,ve.ryn'prcie Inoratonis biggahrdwhich wl resuilt in the' form--ation of a permaz~nenat -oninittee to Respond to Unwarranted C_'riticism of Courts and Judges. Meanwhile, all other- comit~tees are scheduling meetinigs and orga-nizinag for the coming year--., Yo ur officers have attended a number of functions during the sumimer mnon.,ths, including the(_ meeting of the New York State Bar As;:sociation House of Dellegates in Cooperstow.n, New York. The Committee on Judicial Administration formulated to study and report on the Plan -of the Office Court Administration found tension between the Judiciary and Jud .IcialAdm2 -InIstratos,& sharp'L criticism4 Workshop on Reducing Trial Court Delays, in Columbus,,Ohio, conducted by the Institute for Court Manag emaent and the National Judicial College in comnpany7 with Administrative Justice Kane, Justice Johnso--n and other miemibers of the Bench/Bar Committee. It was an intensive course in which very comprehensive calenda-r procedures were presented on a highly organized and inform at iv-;e basis, Our group worked with simlilar groups from Cleveland, Ohio-. There-- was a m?-utual ecag of ideas, discussions of each others calendar practices, the problems a.s.sociate-.d therewith, the areas in which chcang res could prove mnost productive, the nature an 'd form of such proposed changes, and the goals to be achiieved. It is anticipated certa,-in other. innovations in our calendar pra ctlice imay be adopted as a result of our experience and exchange of* informiation with other g roups at the Columbus mreetingr. Justice Kcane(_ continues to be maost receptive an1d responsive to- the suggestions of the lawx.yers on. the Benich/Barx Committee. A Metropolitan Bar L eaders Conference was held in Honolulu,Hawaii icojunction with the anua-eeting of the American Bar Association. A series of workshop meetingss conduct-ed at which Bar Presidents of Bar Associations wvith members in excess of two thousand participated. Such is-_-sues facing the Organized Bar as use of non-lawyers in operation and governanlce of the Bar; coniducting judicial polls, long r-ang ,e planning;, and methods of mtvtn members were thoroughly discussed. The larger Bar Associations, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Indianaolis Cleveland, Houston and Dallas have some kind of non-law ,yer participation at the present time. 'Most of theni permit the, non-lawyers to vote on substantive matters. Chicago has a non-participatory Advisory Board made up of outstanding citizens in thecomnt who are encourage.---d to afdw'tse. and recommend areas of commlunity -!pairticipation by the Organ-ize-d Bcar. Each of the organizations so permitting lay participation seem-s to agree unta.-Inously that -a gTreater cred Ibili ty andacpac in the commuity as be n ac-hieved. The ad-visability of th'e adoption of these procedures will be an area for discussioni by your Association in thle future, MNIaryan.-n Freedmnan . attended a meeting of the Erie, Monroe and Onondagi~a Ba-r Associati'on in Can- andaigua w,,,here a discussion was had with Judges Evans and Sise of the Office of Court Adm-iinistration. Calendar practices, arbitration programs, and atssignmnent of Jucdges were thoroughly discussed. A candid exchange of ideas by all participantss had (on all subjects. It is anticipated glrelater cooperation and understanding may be achieved between Association enjoys among members of the Organized Bar. We continue to urge all lawyers to demon-s trate th.-.eir iterest by aictive participation in the work of the comittesanteactivities- of their organization. Only with the participation of all lawyers can your organization continue to grow in numbers and in effectiveness. Sincerely, Annual Red -Mass On Thursday, SeptemberZ The aLnnual Red Mass for Michelle Penca, Coordi- puiblic of flicials and3 members nator of Buffalo's Rapid of the Bench and Bar wil'l be Transit Miall, will ad-_dress the celebratedl by Bishop Edward Cathedl.!, under the sponsor- Head at 12:10 P.M., Thuvrsday, shaip of the Thom)as Mr September 25, in St. Joseph's, Guild. Guild at a luncheon in. Plaza Suite immedial followingc- the Mass. Rese tions, may be- made contacting Jaimes F. Kol 17 Court Street, Buffalo, 14202 (Phione: 856-4022).- Sunmary, of Activities of The Erie County Bar Assn. By Carol J. Scat (Executive Director) The Annual Report for 1979-80 contains some interesting infori.mation, I aim veryT proud of our records of accomplishments this past year, and hope you are too because this report is basically a report of your efforts on behalf of your professional, organization. We e all been very busy ajnd I think the following will bear this ot:t Membership The membership of the Erie County Bar Association, as of July 1, 1980, totaled 2,317. During the year the Board approved 207 mnember- ship- applications and mourned the de()ah of 15 of its members. Sixty-two miembers were dropped from the rolls for nonpayment of dues and 149 new cattorneys were admitted to practice during th11.e year. La wyer Referra-l Service Throug-h. our Lawyer Referral Service we put 1,512 clients in touch with one of the, 427 attorneys partici- pating in the progiam. Th-is averages to' about, six referrals each working day. Committees So mnany of oiur Commrit- teescoribute sigxnificantly during rthe yer.1he ollow,,ing is miere~ly a highlighat of some of thie activities andl does not -fully refl'ec-t the enormious amiount of volunteer hours your Boar,.d and the members of all of our 63 Committees have devoted on behalf of thie Association. K~eep this in mind, as you read on. 203 Committee meetings were held during the year and the Committees. that met most often were: Real Estate (12 times), Banking Law (11 times), Professional Ethics (10 times), P & P In Surrogate's Court (10 times), Coimm-ercial Law (9 times), Human, Rights (times), and Criminal Law (9 times). Bar Association Foundation A special Ad Hoc Com- mittee to review the Bar Association's Fou ndation resulted in' a complete future. By-Laws Committee Our By-Laws Committee cannot be thanked enough for completely rewvriting the By- Laws of the AssociAat[ion. We have been patching otir By- Laws over the years with amendments to various sections and after many houirs of - work and drafting, in March of this. year the 50 members voted to adopt our neWxt By-Laws- which will offer a b'etter base from which your teBar. Association and Commit- ,tely- tees can work. by N.Y. Continuing Legal Education The Continuing LegalI Education Committee spon-' sored nine program~s this yea-r, on various legral topics. Our members show la keen interest in our Continiuing Legal Education Programs, which is clearly revealed in the number of attorneys attend(1- ing; over 1,100 people last year. The Committee plans to cio11ntiue this high' level of programing and tis sme our Course on- Criminal Defense, a. three-day progrfam, drew ca re:.cord at-dtendance at one programn of 160 attorneys. Early in September, our Continuing rLegralEduccation Committee wllconduct (a seminar to be presented by Professor David Siegel on recent developmients in Ithe CPLR. Grievance and Arbitration Com-imittees Our ArbitrationComt tee resolved 18 fee disputes and ourGreacComte processed 302 comnpla-)ints. Noon Day Meetings This Cor.mmiittee pr-esented 18 one houi programis on xvarious suhjects-of interesft to to Bar. For thosze of you1. who Contriinued on page four Up-Date on N.Y. Civ11 Pr a c tic e And the CPFLR An Up-Date on New York Civil Practice and the CPLR featuring Professor -David Sie-gel of the Albany Law S chool will be presenited by the Erie Cotunty Bcar Associa- tion on Saturday, September 27, in the Moot Courtroom, SUNYAB School of Law, Amherst Campus. kRegistration and coffee will be from 8 to 9:*00 A.M. the Bar Association. Registration fee is $,3.5.00. Programi materials, to include case citations and various statute7.pitations are included in tLhe cost of registration. Law students planTning to atnd should contact Carol Scal at Bar H--eadq-uarters, 17?58 S,--tatler Hotel B-ulding, Buffalo, N.Y. 14202(8267) See Special Pullout Insert Inside Listing 1980-81 Bar Committejes - ------------ Bunkum MENEM ANIL

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