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33 Transcript S.C. B. 1 (1989)

handle is hein.barjournals/tscb0033 and id is 1 raw text is: T EH SCKIri VOLUME 33 NUMBER I Mid-Year Meeting Report Goodbyq were exchanged at a the cast of Cafe and Then complimentary breakfast Some. brunch on Sunday morning, January 15, after a successful Bar conventions offer Mid-Year Meeting of the S.C. something for everyone. Mark Bar. Approximately 525 persons your calendar now with the attended the meeting at the dates of the 1989 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Hotel' in in Savannah: June 29-July I. Greenville Plan to be there. Excellent continuing legal Board of Governors Meeting education seminars, each offer- The Board of Governors of the Ing three hours credit, were well South Carolina Bar met Thurs- attended. On Friday night a sell- day, January 12 at the Hyatt out crowd listened to an address Regency lHotel in Greenville. by the lion. William S. Sessions, Director of the Federal Bureau The Board continued discus- of Investigation. Several local sion on the formation of a pro- FBI agents, and other law en- fessional liability Insurer and forcement leaders, attended thls reviewed a revised proposal function, from Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North United States District Court Carolina. A motion was passed Judge Joe F. Anderson, Jr., to petition the House of spoke to attendees of the USC Delegates for authority to pro- Law School Association lun. ceed with formation of a sub- cheon on Friday. The Pro Bono sidlary of Lawyers Mutual Lawyer of the Year, Gary Liability InsuranceCompany of Poliakoff, was honored at the North Carolina. Saturday luncheon (a story on Poliakoff and other nominees it was also decided that Presi- for the award will appear next dent John E. Johnston will ap- month). point an adhoc committee to In- tujci~udIini the spouted, pro- .. the possibility of gram was tour of the Green- allowing retired members of ville Art Museum and Falls Cot other state Bars residing In tage Artour ended with lun South Carolina to become cheon the oe e wtha u - associate members of the South cheon at the home of George C an Bar. and Ann Funderburke. Members who could not stay House of Delegates Meeting for the Saturday night Country The House of Delegates In Hoedown truly missed a meetingonFriday, Januaryl3, special treat. The ballroom, ap. took the following actions: proprialely adorned with a rail The House voted to rescind fence, bales of hay, and other the action taken at the June 17, items seen down on the farm, 1988 meeting asking the was a perfect background for Supreme Court to levy an those dressed in their finest assessment against Bar western apparel, In addition to members to cover expenses of an excellent western band, the members suffering from Carolina Cloggers performed catastrophic illnesses. Further several routines as well as study of the Issue has shown coaxed members onto the floor that the Bar was not responsible to square dance. The liOe- for the loss of coverage of three down followed a reception that members In its action of chang- featured a skit by members of ing carriers from Blue Cross/Blue Shield to Provident. Bulletin Board It was further concluded that this Is not an appropriate action In Service for a mandatory agency. The SC Bar now has a free The ruling of the USSupreme computer bulletin board ser- Court In the Shapero case re- vice. By dialing 736-9178 and by quires amendment of Rule 7.3, using a 300/1200 baud modem, DirectContactwith Prospective you can access this system. Clients, of the proposed South Available 24-hours-a-day, this Carolina Rules of Professional system is designed to serve at- Conduct. The House adopted the torneys, law students and sup- rule as proposed with one port personnel serving the legal amendment. The proposed community. Rules will be sent to the Information on this system In- Supreme Court for adoption to cludes advance sheets, continu, replace the current code. log legal education news, court schedules, free programs and The ause adopted a re oluf message handling. lon authorizing the Board of For more information, con- Governors to proceed with for- tact John Broome, system mationofaprofessionalliability operator, at 736-1891. See Meeting, p. 16 Herbert Atherton (left), Director of the U.S. Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitu. tion, is shown with Victor DeFIorl of the USC School of Law, Chief Justice Warren Burger and Pam Robinson of the USC School of Law. 1 Warren Burger Visits Law School Warren E. Burger, former -,Constitution.- ' teachers prior to the taping of Chief Justice of the United Other speakers Included Nor- the forum. Professor George States Supreme Court, visited man Ornstein of the American Ifaimbaugh and S.C. Bar staff the University of South Carolina Enterprise Institute for Public member Jack C. lanna worked on October 28 to participate In a Policy Research, U.S. Circuit with the teachers on constitu- forum on the U.S. Constitution Judge Jean Galloway Bissell, tional theory and techniques to entitled Congress Into the 21st former U.S. Secretary of Labor use In the classroom. Century: Would the Framers William Brock and U.S. Rep. Approve? Butler C. Derrick Jr. The morning session was in- The program was the first of The South Carolina Bar Law terrupted by the surprise visit a series of college forums to be Related Education Committee from Burger who conducted a sponsored throughodt the coun- In conjunction with the USC spontaneous and informal ques- try by the Commission for the School of Law sponsored a day- tion and answer session with the Bicentennial of the U.S. long training session for teachers. Improved Mock Trial Begins Each year South Carolina's ed to participate. This year's /fhe new format will consist of Mock Trial Program provides topic will be child custody. Over._regional competitions instead of the opportunity for students 40 schools have already signO a centralized one. This has from all over the state to ex- up. (changed due to the increased perience the excitement and Robi Mok'dal numbers of high schools par- mental challenge of putting on P Rbison McTi ticipating in the program and a trial and testing wits and skills Subcommittee co-chairman, conflicts that have arisen over has also announced that the for- among their peers, mat this year for the mock trials time, place and distance. The process for the 1989 pro- has been changed In order to Further Information on the gram has begun and teachers promotea simplifiedand fairer competition will appear In across the state will soon be ask- method of competition, future Issues of The l1anscript. Attorneys Petition for Readmission Three former members of the Hearing Room, Fifth Floor, of South Carolina Supreme Court South Carolina Bar have peti- the Supreme Court Building in on February 16, 1983, will be tioned for readmission as Columbia, 1015 Sumter Street. heard at 10:00 a.m. members of the Bar pursuant to The petition for Emanuel The petition for Robert Bruce the provisions of Section 37 of Pickens Rish, who was disbar- Marshall, Jr., who resigned the Rules on Disciplinary red from the practice of law by from the practice of law on Procedure. the South Carolina Supreme November 15,1983, will be heard In this regard, the Committee Court on June 6, 1979, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Character and Fitness of the heard at 9:00 a.m. Members of the South Caro- Supreme Court of South ThepetitionforJohnMichael lina Bar may appear before the Carolina has scheduled hear- Galloway, who was disbarred Committee in support of, or In ings for Friday, March 3, In the from the practice of law by the opposition to, the petitions. MT W NII REM\I JANUARY, 1989

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