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21 Headnotes 1 (1997)

handle is hein.barjournals/hdba0021 and id is 1 raw text is: MA PUBICATION OF 'HE DALLA BAR ASSOCAIONJ DA Rings inNew Year Molly Steele To Be Inaugurated iHer term as president begins jan. 1, 997, but Thompson & Ki ght Shareholder Molly Steele: will be inaurated as te DBA's 88th president - and its second female president Sat Jan. 18, 1997, at the annual Inaugural Dinner-Dance at the Wgesrin Galleria Hotel. DIA me nd t-heir get are inted to join in the elebration, which features valet parking, open-bar recep- mion, fmir-cvurse inner; live nusic by the Projeet, a seven piece band perforing Classic rock roll, Top 40, Big Band, contry and mocaino partynd liveand silent auction bemnfiting the DBA Volunter Attorney i Program. All-nclusive ticets are $75 per person, Buy raf- fle tickt and take :yor Chance at wlinning an all-expense- paid rip to and first-rae accommodations in Paris, France( One raffle ticket oSts jt $I0, or buy three or $25. See page it)for raffle ticketorders and Inaugural reservation vform o reserve a room at the Wstin C:alleria Hotel for the evening at a special LDBA reduced rate please call te We :i drety, (972) 914-9494, Columnist Clarence Page To $peak Lavyers to Celebrate MLK Day :: Clrence Page, syndicated colunist for Tffe Chicago Down, and P.-kinr Pnze-wining journalist, will be th-e featureda speaker at the anal Marin ILuther ;King, Jr., Day Luncheon Mon 2 Jan 20, 1997, a Beo Described as a chonder of th ub e a lt Mr. Page promises to liea lively and intecta guet speakr You can purchase tickets ; $1 Over perSO i+:++t+ oa id t )e WII7 ML ay lunr~ 0 w Atu f t' Ii i buffet lunch at~ helo va b available for an additinal charge :: The: fifth MLK Justice Award w.ill also be presecnted o0 :a Dallas-area attorney who has wo0rked to f11111ll r, King's ieas both personafy and professionally The MLK Day Luncheon and Justice Award are Scosnsored by the Dallas Bar Assocation, J L. Turner Legal Association, • Merican-American Bar :Association, Dallas Asian- Anerican Bar Association, Dallas Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Dallas Women Lawyers siatiNn. Plan to jn the legalcommunty for a raly inpirational event honoring the life and spirit of Dr. King, Clinic Spotlights Legal Malpractice The Factual Basis of L l pracice: A Different Take will be the topic of the DBA Friday Clinic MNeting at non , FriJan. 17, 1997, a Belo. Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., director of The American Law institute in Philadelphia and professor at the University of Penslvan ia Law S&hool, will offer practical .advice about nlimitng exposure to m alpractict iability dims with emphasis on facts involved in the diaims and the standard evid n-c s ie t go to a juty. MCLEF. ethis creit of 1.10 :is A eding. DBA members may attend Friday ClnicsfoQfEe; nonmmbners must pay $10 t tMe door. bufrte lunch is available fo0ran additional charge. immigration Tra10ining Offered The DBA kVolunteer Attorney and other - Osponso- ing organ atns will host trai ning ;on The New: Imvigration Laws from 8i30 a m5 p.m., Fr i.,Jan. 24, 1997 Catiholic Charities, 325 W 12h St.h in Oak Cliff. The seminar wi lrovide infomin nd analysi about three sweeping newlaws whic h have drastically changed inmigration law practice and human service ldelivry to :an uvemkw or: Ieach law's major provisions and proctical staegie sor l ontinuinrg to provide effective advocacy under these new' laws Registration is $75 forprivate attorne $30 for non-pF agny staffor pro bono attorneys. .egistration includes lurvch and mtaerials. For more informtion, call Reneie Beord, (214) 946-.4889. f03aL - m., hl., Jan2 4 WkO(aftls Ethics Committee Hosts Seminar The DBA Legal 1thi4s Committe will host an eltng semtinar frn 530-9 parm, VWed,, Feb. 12, 1997, at Bet), ttled What JRvery Lawyer Should Know Abont Ethics: The knRles, the Grievance Process and Legal Nfallractice,.' Come and learn what steps you can take to avoid ethical problems, learn how to resolve conflicts of intims and discover the nuances in the grievance proces, Cost tof the setninar is S25 for pee-registered DRA Members, SQfur ont nterVidd $10 for registraion the, door. dianer, included in the price, begins at p~~m. on page 1to pre-registcr. 5:309 p,, Wed, Feb., 12 - Beic oil Stating the Casefor GOOD LEGAL P4. by Mike A ndrove 'TT That the heck is going on ~/1Iin law-law land? What- ever happened to the dlays w.hen you could confortably rely on a steady stream of new clients simply by gutting it out in the legal arena, relying on your legal experience and expertise to excel - giving little or no thought to a fuzay, nail-Jello-to-the-wal concept known as legal MARKET- INf? Marketing is for pet stores, CPAs and door-to-door Tupper- ware salesmen, you might say. Some of you may believe that not only is legal marketing unnecessary, it is also somehow unseemly for real legal professionals So, then, what's gotten into the editorial board for leudmotes? In this edition, they br ig you not oie, nt rwo but 1TIREE artce e trg t uh s Ihytp ct liigation pulic relations develop- ing marketing strategies, and, from yours truly, a treatise on (gasp.) knowing, loving, and worse, mar keting your practice through THE MEDIA. Wat is this world com- ing to? Ar the risk of sounding like a wellbworn cliche, the legal field is now almost as competitive as the daily hu nt for parking spots in mid- town Manthattan. Individual clients and corporations are awash in -U-, attorneys seeking their business, Lawyers are finding they work harder and longer just to maintain their old clients while battling more At its essen ce, egal markerinig is virtues f 'yo ir practice while, at the same time, setting it apart froma all the others. That's why some personal injury firms spend megabucks on radio and TV adver- uising' to rise amid te clatter andI chatter. A litte story ... When I was still an attorney-reporter at Channel 5, other reporters would gleefully turn over to mc any news story tat even hinted a legal angle. While it's too strong to say my colleagues hated attorneys, it is fair to declare that they dreaded law-related sto- ries for several reasons: * They are more complex than your run-of-the-mill fire or murder mystery. Contrary to what you may have heard or believe, most reporters hate to get the facts wrong. Law-related stories, repor- ed on deadline, increase te likeli- hood of that occurring. ( The law is a profession made up of people who are too dar busy As a result, reporters can never count on having their calls retuned in a timely manner so that th ey can meet their deadlines .... * Lawyers, rightly or swrongly, are notorious for being uncoopera- tive in general. coNTINUED TO PAGE 4 The DBA Cordially Invites You to the Investiture Ceremonies of JUDGE DAVID L. BRIDGES, Fifth District Court of Appeals JUDGE KEITH ANDERSON, County Criminal Court No. 9 JUDGE MOLLY FRANCIS, 283rd Criminal District Court JUTDGE ROBERT FRANCIS, Criminal District Court No. 3 JUDGE KA REN GREENE, 282nd Criminal District Court JUDGE EDWIN V. KING, Criminal District Court No. 2 JUDGE SALLY L. MONTGOMERY, 95th District Court and JUDGE CARLOS LOPEZ, County Court at Law No. 2 3:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 22, 1997, at Belo. t OUTSTAND- ING CWIVL DISTRICT COURT CLERK - Charles Upshaw, 14th Civil District Court; * OUTSTAND- ING CrIL DISRwICT COURT ADMINI- STRATOR - Linda (From left) Lauri Toor, Undo Norris and Charles Upshaw Inside Heaiiotes So kayth Anon (I Annymus A new (Wreglrr nist In 8* takes a 10ak Oalendav- ......... - ....... . ... - ............ Dafebook., . ........ .... - ............. President's Column .......... ............ . ..... Judicial Profile .... ............ 5 Announcing......... ...... ............ - ......... - ... ........ .......... ....... 7 Pidure This! ............ ...... ....... From the Court ............. ....... .......... ...... ....... ...... In the News ................. .... - .......... - ..... -- ....... -- ---- . . ...... 8 Cut It Oufl-- .............. - .......... .... - ......... ........ 10 clossifietk-.- -- .... --- ..... . . ....... -- .......... I Judiciary Committee Recognizes Outstanding Courthouse Personnel The DBAJudiciary Committee Norris, 192nd Civil District implemented a new award last fall Court; and to recognize the most hard-work- -e OUTSTANDING COsrmLTrry ing and courteous courthouse per- CoUR-r AT LAw CLERitK - Lauri sonnel in Dallas County. All clerks Taylor, County Court at Law #4. and court coordinators of (non- Judiciary Subcommittee Chair family law) civil district courts and W. Edward Carlton of Strasburger county courts at law were eligible CNNUE 10 3 for the honor. DBA members, through writ- ten ballots tabulated in December, voted to recognize the follow- ing: New Pln fr97 cho t lle a rke tin.....2 VOLUME 21 - NUMBER I JANUARY1 997

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