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30 Alaska B. Rag 1 (2006)

handle is hein.barjournals/askabar0030 and id is 1 raw text is: One-stop VCLE! Fun Events! Stimulating Schmoozing! See page 13 VOLUME 30, NO. 1 Dignitos, sempet dignitas $3.00 JANUARY - MARCH, 2006 Burgess ascends to federal court By Michael Schuzaiger If you had told UAF Nanook center Tim Burgess to take a seat on the bench in 1977, he would have been disappointed; today, he has happily taken a seat on the bench after being appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Burgess was sworn in on January 22 after being nominatedbyPresident George W. Bush on July 28, 2005 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 21. The seat he has taken was previously occupied by James Singleton. who tooksenior status ondanuary 27. Friends, family and colleagues attended Burgess' investiture ceremony on February 28 at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. Judge Burgess conies to the I.S District Court from the U.S. Attorney's Office, where hserved astheU.S. Attonney for Alaska since 2001 and Assistant U.S. Attorney for 12 years starting in lq89. Burgess started his legal c- reer in Anchorage at thelaw firm of'Gilmore & Feldman in 1987, the year he graduated from Northeastgrn University School of Law. He holds a BA and an MBA from the University of Alaska and worked as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Frank Murkowsi before at- tending law school. Judge Burgess is married t Chief Assitant Attorney General Joanne Grace. They have four children. Since 20C4 Burgess has led the Rural Justice and Law Enforeement Commission as the federal co-chair. The commission was created byCongress to investigate barriers to justice in rural Alaska and will issue a repont Continued on page 5 ABA President coming to Alaska American Bar Association S President Michael Greeo will be the keynote speaker at the 1st Annual Law Day Luncheon Michael on May 11, 2006 in Anchorage. Greco The first ABA President to visit Alaska, President Gres will be speaking on the theme of Civic Education and the epa-ratian of Powers. Mark your calendars and please call 272-7469 for more details about reserva- tions and other events connected to President Greco's visit. A , 0LU ? 3 *IH P. 1 Conduct rules up for revision By Steve Van Goor, Bar Counsel Professional rondact rles have come along way since the Alabama BarAs ocistion adopted a Code of Ethics in 1887. The American Bar Association (ABA) issued its Canons of Professional Ethics in 1OS, followed by the Model Code of Professional Responsibility in 1969, and then the Model Rules of Professional Conduct in 198d. Not content to stand still, the ARA formed an Etics 2000 Com- mission to review the Rules of Prfensirnal Conduct. After extensive review and debate, the ABA House adopted revisions in 2002 and 2003. And, of course, those revisions landed on the desks of the nine members of the Alaska bar's Rules of Professional Conduct Committee: Jerry Juday, Liz Hiekerson, DougJohnson, Judge David Mannheimer, Judge JohnLohff. John Murtagh, Bob Bundy, Ruth Hes-e, and Bob Mahoney. Little did Continued on page 24 FE TU E INT I IS U The President says farewell .... Page 2 Handling teen custody issues . Page 8 All in the family law firms ............ Page 2 judges' 2005 Supreme Court Box Score .............................. Page IS Aircraft/watercraft liability requirements ........................ Page 6 Mentoring PDs in Afghanistan . Page I B Cast out your (non-productive) idealistic The ethics of jumping ship ........... Page 24 demons .................................. Page 10 Alaska Bar Association - .... ROQ Box 100279 Anchorage, Alaska 990=_~ JAMES. P_ VRENNA WILLIAM S. HEIR& CD INC 1285 MAIM ST BUFFALO NY 14209-1987

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