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1 Alaska B. Rag 1 (1978)

handle is hein.barjournals/askabar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FLOOR G - PERTODICALM U.S. Postage Paid Bulk Mail Permit No' 401 Anchorage. Alaska he Meo 2*RR* r Volume 1, Number I Dqigvm. g. eDigoit'. September 1978 $1.00 Buchwald to Keynote Hawaii Meeting Bar Association Wins Hawaii Suit By Nancy Gordon The keynote speaker at the Feb- ruary Bar meeting in Hawaii will be the noted columnist Art Buchwald. Art was born in Hollis, New York City, the youngest sibling of 3 older sisters. At the ripe age of 17, Art enlisted in the Marines and went off to fight in the Pacific during World War II. Thanks to the American tax- payer's dollar, in 1948 Art went to Paris on the GI bill of rights. It was here in Paris that his notable career began. It was not an auspicious be- ginning, as he checked into the Hotel Des Etats-Unis at the reasonable rate of 25 cents per day. However, after a brief time, Geoffrey Parsons. Jr. hired Art to write a food and wine column for the European edition of the Herald Tribune. Art approached this job with a fervor, relishing it particu- hIR y because it provided him with free meals for the next four years. Ironi- rally, hero was a hoe from Queens, New York City, whose diet had pre- viously 'consisted of hamburger, po- tato latkas and three years of Marine cooking, becoming the over night French culinary expert of the Herald Tribune. Art's column was well received and he eventually converted it into a night-life feature where he covered the after-hours saloon life of Paris, He wrote about fashion, art, music, theater, notable people, and eventually politics. Due to the popularity of his column, eventually Art became syndi- cated through the New York Herald Tribune. Tiring of the French political scene, in 1962, Art moved himself and his family to Washington, D.C. Since that time he has written about five presidents and their respective ad- ministrations. The targets of his satire are often pretention, hypocrisy and injustice. No public officials, whether they be his friends or foes are safe from his sophisticated wit. He has been acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times for single-handedly restoring humor to contemporary journalism. Dean Atichson of the Chicago Tribune has stated that he is the greatest satirist in English since Pope and Swift. Art presently writes a thrice- weekly column which is syndicated in over 176 papers. His readership is found in more than 73 countries. He has published over 16 books and is a frequent lecturer on college campuses as well as at conventions. His talents vary from writing a play for Broad- way entitled, Sheep on the Runway, dressing up as a rabbit for Easter, taking on Pancho Gonzalez in a tennis match, and dancing at the White House. Art presently resides on the banks of the Potomac. with his wife Anne. He maintains regular office hours at the Sans Souci Restaurant, Art states that the biggest disappointment in his life was not making Nixon's enemy list. When asked the greatest satisfaction of his life. Art reflects for a moment and then muses, making people laugh. Further News of Hawaii CLE Program The Continuing Legal Education programs for the Second Annual Mid- Winter Meeting of the Alaska Bar Association in Kauai, Hawaii, will feature both Alaska and Outside ex- perts in consumer law, unfair trade practices and products liability. Frederick C. Tausend and Donald, H. Mullins of the law firm of Schweppe, Doolittle, Krug, Tausend and Beezer, Seattle. Washington, will conduct a one day program in which they will examine the Unfair Trade Practices Act and other related state and federal consumer legislation and its effect on business practices. The second program will be a two day course on products liability and the trial of products liability cases. Among the attorneys participating in this seminar will be Anchorage attor- neys, Russ Dunn, Bernie Kelly and Joe Young. The following reprosents the tentative schedule for this program. First Day: Introduction Product Liability Overview (current law and general comment) Evidentiary issues in product lia- bility cases Discovery in product liability cases The Technical Expert, selection, consultation, preparation, examination, cross-examination Second Day: Presentation of plaintiff's case in- cluding opening arguments and closing arguments Presentation of the defense case including opening statements and closing arguments Additional speakers and program information will be announced at a later date. Judge Compton Suffers Heart Attack Judge Allen Compton, 39, a Super- ior Court Judge sitting in Juneau suffered a serious heart attack on August 20 of this year. He was at home at the time of the attack. Judge Camp- ton was released from the hospital September 14 after remaining there for about three and one-half weeks. In a telephone interview with the Judge at his home he indicated that he is resting and well. He indicated that he expected to return to work sometime around the end of November if his recovery follows the prognos- tication of his doctor. by Allen M. Bailey ANCHORAGE-Dissident Bar As- sociation members were unsuccessful in their attempt to invalidate the February. 1978 Board of Governors meeting in Hawaii, Third Judicial District Superior Court Judge Mark Rowland on August 4 heLrd oral arguments in a suit filed I y eleven Bar members and two laymen challenging the association's Board of Goveinors meeting at the mid-winter CLE Program. Ai the close of argument, Rowland granted the Alaska Bar Association's motion for judgment on the pleadings. In doing so, Rowland held that A.S. 8.08.100 exempts the association's Board of Governors from the open meeting provisions of Alaska Statutes. In a separate decision, Rowland on September 11 denied the associa- tion's motion for attorney fees. Bar members who filed the com- plaint for declaratory relief' dated February 22, 1978, were Bruce Horo- witz, David Loutrel, Wildon A. Rice, - John E. Duggan, Donald E. Clocksln, Momab G. Black, Elizabeth Raner,- Randall Simpson, PhlllipR. Vlnd,. Sue Elen Tatter and Jeffrey Lowenfe.: Two plaintiffs who are not mem- bers of the bar are James Love and William Parker. Attorney Lowenfels termed Row- ,land's action just a shame and added that no decision had yet been made as to whether or not the group plans further action. He said his group would have to meet to decide whether or not to appeal the decision because an appeal would be costly. The complaint alleged that Board of Governors meetings are subject to requirements of Alaska's open meet- ings law, A.S. 44.62.310-312 and, as such, must meet at a location ac- ces'sible to the public of Alaska. The Hawaii meeting, it alleged, violated A.S. 44.62.310-312 and the due process clauses of the state and federal constitutions. Allegations in the complaint also contended that: -There was inadequate public notice for the Hawaii session under A.S. 44.62.310(e). -Paympent of board members' expenses by the Association was a violation of A.S. 44.62.310 and the Alaska Constitution's due process clause. Several items of declaratory re- lief were sought by the plaintiffs as well, including a declaration by the court that the Hawaii meeting and any action taken there was void. Other declarations sought were that payments of expenses to board members for the trip were illegal and that all future meetings should be held in the State of Alaska. The Bar Association contended in its answer that provisions of A.S. 8.0B.100 specifically exempied the Board of Governors from the Alaska Administrative Procedures Act, in- cluding A.S. 44.62.310-312. Judge Rowland agreed with that contention. And. according to Bar Counsal William Garrison. association members can look forward to a February 1979 meeting in the island state as well, What Sort of Person Reads The Bar Rag? Young. athletic, a lover of the outdoors. And he knows how to enjoy every aspect of modern living. When away from his busy practice he knows how to find fun and enjoyment. Join him as he makes this discovery, monthly, in the pages of the Bar Rag, his favorite newspaper.

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