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7 Hennepin Law. 1 (1938-1939)

handle is hein.barjournals/hennepin0007 and id is 1 raw text is: YOU HAVE A DATE EVERY TUESDAY THE HENNEPIN LAWYER Published by Henn.epin County Bar Association VOLUME 7 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SEPTEMBER 1938 NUMBER I Association Sponsors Radio Broadcasts Junior Bar Judicial Council Studies Practice Organization Reforms During the spring and summer C om pleted |rmonths, a committee of the Min- nesota Judicial Council headed by The Junior Bar Section of the Hon. Albert H. Enersen, has held Hennepin County Bar Association weekly meetings, at which it has is about to organize as a perma- been assisted by a committee ap- nent and constructive unit in Bar pointed by the State Bar Associa- Association activity. Officers dur- tion and headed by Lee B. Byard, ing the following year are: Frank for the purpose of discussing W. Plant, chairman; Harold Fred- many matters of practice and pro- rickson, vice-chairman, and Maur- cedure of vital importance to the ice Scroggins, secretary-treasurer, practicing lawyer. It is expected Skeleton by-laws are in prep- that the Council's firstreport will oration by a committee, and will be submitted to the governor be- be presented to the Executive fore January 1, 1939, for his study Council of the Bar Association for and will be transmitted to the approval and adoption. It is an- legislature for attention at its ticipated that the most important 1939 session. question to be determined in The first major project under enacting by-laws is that of the consideration is an exhaustive age i-itatioh t be played upon study of the rules and laws per- membership in this Section. In taining to practice and procedure this connection the same limita- in the state courts. It is contem- tion as that prevailing in the plated that the council will recom- American Bar Association Junior mend a complete rearrangement Bar, namely 35 years, has found and modernization of the present the greatest favor. Besides the rules, probably patterned after the age requirement, the only other new Federal Code of Civil Pro- prerequisite for membership in cedure which became effective the Section will be membership in September 16, 1938. Maynard E. the Hennepin County Bar Associa- Pirsig of the University of Min- tion. nesota Law School is at present Junior Bar Sections of the kind engaged in preparing a tentative and character here proposed are draft of the proposed Code to be a comparatively recent develop- submitted to the full membership ment in bar association activity of the Council with a recommen-, throughout the United States, and datin that it be included in the the present group sees a real and repIrt to the governor. practical need for such an organ- The importance .of this report ization in this community. to the practicing lawyer is appar- ent when one considers that it It is the aim of the Section to deals with such matters as: have bi-weekly luncheon meetings, 1 rt at which times speakers of ex- 1. Greater liberality in the join- perience will address the group der of claims and parties. - on problems vital to younger law- 2. The adoption of discovery be- yers. fore trial. .. .. . . I. Pro-trial hearing or examine- In addition to the foregoing, it 3 is anticipated that the Junior Bar continued on page .3, column 5 Section can render invaluable as- - sistance to the parent organiza- tion by aiding in placement of Hemperlev Cites younger lawyers, by assisting in r , some measure the Committee on Changes New Members, and by stimulating C n s the interest c4 younger lawyers in Rules all of the details of bar associa- tion effort in general, with special George H. Hemperly announced reference to directing the young- that with the opening of the fall er lawyer toward that particular term of court over 3000 cases sphere of bar association activity have been placed upon the calen- for which he is most adapted by dar for trial, and before the term his personal inclination and ability, ends the total will probably ap- The Junior Bar Section will proach 5000. have its next regular meeting at Mr. Hemperly also wishes to 12:15 p. in., on Thursday, Septem- call attention to the new rules of ber 29 at the Trio Eat Shop. Ten- court adopted for Hennepin Coun- ative arrangements have been ty affecting the resetting of cases, made to secure Mr. Justice Julius the notification to the clerk of the Olson of the Supreme Court of names of the attorneys trying Minnesota as speaker. The Bar each case, and also the notifica- Asociation is cordially invited to tion to the assignment clerk when attend and thereby become famil- a lawyer is engaged elsewhere. iar with the aims and activity of The rules are mandatory on the one of its newer Sections, The clerk and allow him no discretion Junior Bar. to make any exceptions. NEW SECTION MAKES P 1 ANS FOR YEAR Administrative Law Group Organizes The Organization Meeting of the Section on Administrative Law was heid on September 15, 1938. Stanley B. Houck, temporary chairman, presided, The report of the Committee on By-Laws was tend red by Daniel F. Foley, chairman After discus- &ion by-laws -were di ly adopted by the Section. These by-laws are, of course, subject to approval by the Executive Council of the Associa- tion, but in their present form they declare, inter alia, that the purpose of the Se,2tion is, to ad- vance the study of administrative law; that membership in the Sec- tibn is open to all i~embers of the Association or of the Law Faculty at the University; and that the Section shall be governed by a board of directors coni.ting of its three officers, the chairman, vice chairman, and secretary, who are elected for a term of one year. The report of the Program Committee was presented by Wal- ter H. Newton, chairman, and ap- proved and adopted by the Sec- tion. The - program contemplates the taking over by the Section of Luncheop Meetings to Start Tuesday The regular Tuesday luncheons of the association begin Septem- ber 28 with an address by Mr. Spear of Duluth, president of the State Bar association. Mr. Spear will discuss bar activities and plans for the coming year. The luncheon will be held as last year in the Donaldson Grill at 12:15. The following Tuesday, October 4, Win. W. Watson will speak on the subject, Jiu Jutsu in a China Shop. Mr. Watof will give his observations on the prob- lems of the Far East, as gathered from mans Yrs residence in China. Mr. Herbert W. Estrem, chair- man of the Program Committee, announces that a schedule of Confinued on page 4, column 4 Local Members On American Bar Committees certain meetings of the Associa- A number of members of the tion to be devoted to administra- Hennepin County Bar' Association five law subjects of interest .t tended the annual meeting of the general bar; the support of the American Bar Association courses on administrative lat to held at Cleveland, Ohio, July 29- be given through University fa- 29. They report that the meeting cilities during the coming year by was eminently successful' and Stanley B. Houck in the first worth while. The large nunter of semester and Professor Edward G. lawyers who attended not only Jennings in the second semester; heard discussions of various legal semi-monthly meetings of the matters by national authorities Section devoted to lectures upon but were the recipients of the fine and study of practice and proce- hospitality of the Cleveland Bar. dure before and the la' as admin- Among the speakers who dis- istered by the various administra- cussed various phases of the law tive tribunals, including the were such outstanding men as Bureau of Internal Revenue, Rail- United States Supreme Court Jus- road and Warehouse Commission, tices Stone and Reed, Solicitor Industrial Commission, Minnesota General Rtobert H. Jackson, Wil- Tax Commission, Securities and liam 0. Douglas, Chairman of the Exchange Commission, Federal Securities and Exchange Commis- Trade Commission, etc. sion, and Lord McMillan of the It was voted that meetings of British Bench and Bar. Immedi- the Section be held on the second ately preceding the annual conven- and fourth Mondays of each tion the Institute on Federal month and that the first regular Rules of Civil Procedure was held meeting be held on October 10, at Western Reserve University. 1938. The sessions of this Institute were 198 folowell attended and were instruc- The following ,fficers were tive. elected for the coming year: Frank J. Hogan of Washington, Chairman: Daniel P. Foley. D. C., was elected president of Vice Chairman: Harold W. Cox. Cotainued on page 3, coama 4 Seretary: Harry A. Blacknun. Members of the Association do. TUNE IN siring to enroll in the Section and to be kept informed of the Sec- WDGY tion's meetings are urged to coin- Sunday, Oct. 2 municate with the secretary of 1:30 P. M. the Section. Associstion Pgram QNiZE OUR ADVERTISE.5.1 Ten Programs Explain Bar Activities Public Relations Committee Busy Under the chairmanship of Mr. Leavitt R. Barker, the Public Re- lations Committee appointed for the ensuing year has made a splendid start. Through Mr. Earl Maul of Finance and Commerce' and the courtesy of radio station WDGY, arrangements have been made to broadcast 10 radi& sketches, all without expense to the Bar Association. Arrange- ments for these broadcasts are in the hands of Mr. Charles Halpern, who, with the assistance of the radio station, has assembled an efficient cast. The first broadcast took place - Sunday, September 11 at 1:30 p. in. September 18 and October 2 have already been engaged for the same hour, for two additional sketches. The remaining seven have not as yet been assigned a date or hour, but unless otherwise arranged for, will continue on Sundays at the same hour. The committee welcomes any suggestion or criticism of the pro- gram and will appreciate expres- sions of opinion as to the best day and hour for the broadcasts, with the hope that if a change is desired, satisfactory arrangements can be made. There are also 17 additional sketches available. Whether or not the Hennepin County Bar Associa- tion can afford to purchase and produce these will depend upon funds being made available for publicity purposes. Other matters of importance to lawyers and laymen alike are re- ceiving attention of the Pub- licity Committee. For example, a subcommittee is now working up- on organizing a group of lawyers to handle cases that fall between the field of Legal Aid cases and the regular run of legal work. Le- gel Aid cases are handled only when the litigant has no funds with which to pay for legal ad- vice. But there are many meritori- ous cases that arise where legal rights exist, but where the liti- gant is unable to pay a lawyer at regular rates but is denied Legal Aid assistance because not desti- tute. The Public Relations Com- mittee believes that it is the duty of lawyers to provide a medium through which litigants under those circumstances can have ade- quate protection upon a basis of paying fees adapted to the ability of the litigant to pay. Another subject before this Committee is. whether or not ac- Continused on liage 3, columin 5 !

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