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1973 NSBA Newsl. [i] (1973)

handle is hein.barjournals/neblwr1973 and id is 1 raw text is: 73-1 nebraska state bar association 1019 Sharp Building, Lincoln, NE 68508 PROBATE CODE REVISION CONMI.ITTEE HARD AT WORK -- WATCH FOR LOCAL HEARINGS An NSBA Special State Committee on Probate Code Reform has now been an. pointed by President Welch and is hard at work. The committee is reviewing the Uniform Probate Code no-i in the Nebraska Legislature as LB 354(1973), working to put the code in a form that will be effective and wxeful for Neb- raska citizens and the legal profession. Robert R. :Trover, Omaha, is chairman of the commttee; vice chairimen are William A. Day, Jr., of Omaha, Thomas M. Davies of Lincoln, and Charles W. Phillips of Lincoln. Others on the committee are Robert Adams of Omaha, Ivan A. Blevens of Seward, Dean R. Dalke of Beatrice, Warren K. Dalton of Lincoln, Edgar R. Geesaman of Omaha, Lynn D. Hutton, Jr. of Norfolk, Donald H. Kelley of North Platte, Kent 0. Littlejohn of Omaha, Frank J. Mattoon of Sidney, Hon. Robert C. McGowan of Omaha, James M. McQuillan of Ogallala, Robert L. Mills of Osceola, Charles E. Oldfather of Lincoln, Hon. Ralph W. Slocum of Lincoln, Jeffrey D. Toberer of Omaha, Howard E. Tracy of Grand Island, Thomas W. Tye of Kearney, and Charles E. Wright of Lincoln. The committee hopes to at least par- tially complete its work in time for hearings on LB 354 that are now-scheduled over the state for October and early Nov- emer. At this time, hearings are being considered for North Platte, Scottsbluff, Northeast-Nebraska area, and Omaha. The hearings will probably also cover LB 8 (1973), the Revised Nebraska Criminal Code. We'll try to make sure every lawyer is )nformed as to the hearing nearest him, so every point of view can be heard at these meetings. (402) 477-7717 RULE CHANGE TO RAISE DUES SET FOR COURT HEARINJG O J OCTOBER I -A hearing on a proposed amendment to the RULES of the State Association to raise the annual dues for all members has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on October 1. The hearing before the Nebraska Sup- reme Court in the State House in Lincoln will be open, and all lawyers who wish are urged to appear and testify. The proposed amendment was considered and passed at the Mid-Year Meetinq of the House of Delegates last Spring. Purpose of the increase would be to establish a Client Security Fund, hire a Counsel for Discipline, and set un a greatly-expanded program of continuing legal education and hire a CLE Director. Committees of the State Association have been working on problems in these areas for some time, and made their recommenda- tions to the House at its meeting. A proposal for a Client Security Fund that would be put into operation in Fiscal 1974 was adopted by the House at its meet- ing. It would be funded through dues in- come at approximately $10 per member per (cont.pg. 2) NSBA ANNUAL MEETING SET FOR OMAHA HILTON ON OCTOBER 31, NOVEMBER 1-2 This year's Annual Meeting of the NSBA will be held in the ftaha Hilton Hotel on Thursday and Friday, Novem- ber 1 & 2, with an unusually good Institute scheduled during the two days. The House of Delegates will hold its meeting on Wednesday, October 31, with all NSBA members welcome and urged to attend. Details of the meeting are given inside.

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