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18 S.C. B. News 1 (2006-2007)

handle is hein.barjournals/socarbn0018 and id is 1 raw text is: souti www.scbar.org I October 2006 1 aNews Vol. 18, No. 1 Inside: Ask-A-Lawyer volunteers celebrate Bar Bytes Constitution Day 11 Bar Foundation News 4 Calendar 25 Classifieds 26 CLE News 9 Firm Announcements 6-7 Judicial Advis Opinio Legal Admin istratc Ne Risk ManagemE ory Ins 10 )rs ws 13 nt 16 la n celebration of Constitution Day, the South Carolina Bar kicked off its new Ask- A-Lawyer format, which aims to coordinate lawyers in a statewide daylong effort to assist the public with its legal questions. On Monday, September 18, volunteer - lawyers were stationed at public libraries in Columbia and Ask-A-Lawyer volunt Charleston from 10 a.m. of the public at the F to 6 p.ni. to address the legal questions of walk-ins, and television phone banks aired on the evening news to encourage the public to call in with questions. Volunteers also responded to questions via Web casts hosted by the television stations. The original Ask-A-Lawyer hotline was established in 1998 when, through a series of Citizens Summits around the state, members of the public indicated how they could be bet- O Casemaker legal research-new and improved L awriter has announced a major expansion to dall of Casemaker's® online legal research libraries. By November 2006, the Casemaker® Web site will contain legal libraries for all 50 states with case law from 1950 or before. The expanded Casemaker® libraries will include appellate case law, state constitutions, rules of court and current statutes, as well as other selected items. In addition, Casemaker's® Federal Library is expanding. The enhanced library will include U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decisions from 1949 and U.S. Supreme Court decisions from 1754. Several major new enhancements will make Casemaker® even more user-friendly. One Casemaker® continued on page 7 South Carolir Bar eer Matthew Hill discusses legal issues with a member Richland County Public Library. ter served-by the Bar. Staffed by volunteer Bar members, the daily hotline allowed the public to ask questions about family or employment concerns, landlord/tenant issues, wills and almost any other legal issue. In seven and a half years, the hotline assisted more than 68,000 callers with their legal issues. The new format encourages greater partici- pation from the public and provides the Ask-A-Lawyer continued on page 3

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