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1985 NSBA News 1 (1985)

handle is hein.barjournals/neblwr1985 and id is 1 raw text is: NSBA News Issue 85-1 February 1985 Committee developing lawyer specialization plan Should Nebraska lawyers be allowed to hold themselves out as specialists in certain areas of law? If so, should they be required to pass an examina- tien in each area, or to take a certain number of hours of continuing educa- tion in each area? A proposed plan of specialization for Nebraska lawyers is currently being developed by the NSBA Com- mittee on Specialization and Advertis- ing, chaired by Herbert J. Fried- man of Lincoln. The committee's preliminary proposal was made to the House last October, but was tabled so that delegates Would have an oppor- tunity to discuss the idea with constituents. The plan is essentially the same as a Model Plan adopted by the American Bar Association in 1979, with the addition of a required ex- amination. Currently, 11 states have adopted some form of Bar-adminis- tered specialization, with considerable variety in tile type of plan, number of recognized specialties and require- ments for participation. In their report to the House, the Committee quoted a 1977 poll of lawyers nationwide indicating that 40% considered themselves to be specialists. The report states, We have had de facto specialization for many years, and argues that both the public and the Bar itself would be better served by a formal plan. According to the Committee, Lawyers have an obligation both to the bar and to the public to insure that clients in need of legal services are served by lawyers who have com- petency in a given area. The obvious way to do this is by a voluntary pro- gram of specialization whereby all lawyers may advertise that they handle New Attorney General Former NSBA President Robert M. Spire of Omaha appears at a news confer- ence with Gov. Kerrev (right) announcing Spire's appointment as Nebraska's new attorney general. Spire served as president of the NSBA in 1981#82, and is also a past president of NCLE, Inc., and a former member of the House of Delegates. Photo courtesi Lincoln ,Iournal certain legal matters, hut only lawyers who have taken the time and effort through study, peer review and examination should be permitted to hold themselves out as a 'specialist.' (continued on page 4) We're moving April 1 The NSBA's new home, the Roman L. Hruska Law Center, is nearing completion, and will soon be ready for occupancy. The Bar's new address will be: Hruska Law Center, 635 South 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. At this time we..anticipate that our phone number will remain the same. The move is planned for April 1. The officers and staff of the NSBA invite and encourage all Bar members to visit our new headquarters. The facility in- cludes a 100-seat conference room for educational programs, offices for the use of visiting attorneys, a board room for meetings of the Executive Council and Bar committees and sections, and staff offices for the Bar and NCLE, Inc. Staff members would be pleased to give you a tour of the new facilities. Be sure to stop in when you're in Lincoln.

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