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8 S.C. B. News 1 (1996-1997)

handle is hein.barjournals/socarbn0008 and id is 1 raw text is: D ar Merline Installed as Bar President David A. Merline, a shareholder in the firm of Merline & Thomas, P.A. in Greenville, was installed as president of the South Carolina Bar during the Annual Meeting in June. During his tenure, Merline plans to emphasize efforts to ensure that indigent citizcns have access to the courts; work L towards iprovements in crin- inal and civil case docketing; and increase participation by women and minority Bar members and solo and small firm practitioners. Merline also plans to study the need for a Justice Commission to sup- port the courts; add legal information for the public on the Bar's Internet home page, and create electronic for- ums for Bar members. Ile will also oversee the first full year of the Law * Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAI') that will provide education and on-site assistance for law firms; and continue to promote the Bar's Better Client Relations pro- gram designed to teach lawyers how to improve their communications with clients. A certified specialist ia the fields of Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Merline has served as the Congnued on page 2. Steedley Bogan Hired as LOMAP Director- Program to Educate, Assist Bar Members Columbia Municipal Court Judge J. Steedley Bogan has been named direc- tor of the Bar's Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP). Bogan brings 19 years of experi- ence as a lawyer to the program, i,'iich offers education and on-line assistance for law firms in the administration of an office and management of the en- trepreneurial side of practice. Through the years, he maintained a strong interest in professional ethics and was involved in many Bar activities related to professional responsibility. A long standing member of the Bar's Professional Responsibility Committee, he served three terms as chairperson. During his last two years as chair- person, he also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Dis- cipline. This led him to become an ad- vocate for a diversion program for lawyers charged with minor miscon- duct. As a result, he brings to LOMAP a deeply held belief that man), of the lawyers who find themselves in the grievane system for allegedly minor misconduct would be better served with a helping hand rather than a sanction. LOMAP, a joint venture between the Bar and Attorneys Liability Protec- tion Society (ALPS), will be loc;,ted on the fourth floor of the Bar building. Program offerings will include a pro- fessionalismn course, as well as tips on office automation anti business skills. Fees for services are set to make the assistance affordable. For more information, contact J Steedley Bogan at (803) 799-6642. 4.4cl-'q40NW_1 1,500 hrs. or less INSIDE... Calendar: 29 Chatting with the Bar. 20 Classifieds: 30, 31 Committee, Section and 7sk Force Reports: 10 Committee, Section and Task Force Chair Biographies. 14 County Bar Corner 27 Economic Survey Charts: 16, 17 Ethics Advisory Opinions: 8 Family Law as Specialty Ezeld- Public Heanng Set for August 23: 6 Firm Announcements: 4, 5 Judicial Advisory Opinions: 26 Legal Adininmstration News: 24 Random Tlioughts: 18 Risk Management: 28 Three Lawtyers Honored at Annual Meeting: 7 YL) Update: 13 1995 Economic Survey Results (See pages 16 and 17for dadis.) ANNUAL HOURS IN LAW PRACTICE 31.9% 1,501-2,000 hrs. 15.7% 2,501+ hrs. SC NeWS

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