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23 Miss. Law. 1 (1976-1977)

handle is hein.barjournals/misly0023 and id is 1 raw text is: £1W S.-. Official Monthly Publication of the Mississippi State Bar VOLUME XXIII July-August, 1976 NUMBER 1 31st Annual Law Institute Announced The Jackson Young Lawyers As- sociation, Inc. has announced that the topic of this year's Mississippi Law Institute will be Construction Litigation. The Institute is currently scheduled to be held in Jackson, Fri- day, December 3 through Saturday, December 4, at the Coliseum-Ramada Inn. Speakers scheduled to partici- pate and their subjects are: Ralph S. Carrigan, Baker & Botts, Houston, Texas: Owners-Rights, Responsibilities, Liabilities, Re- medies, etc. Philip F. Purcell, Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Chicago, Illinois: Architects and Engineers - Rights, Respon- sibilities, Liabilities, Remedies, etc. Thomas W. Prewitt, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, Mississippi: General Contractors, Subcontractors and Material Suppliers - Rights, Responsibilities, Liabilities, Remedies, etc. Vardaman S. Dunn, Cox & Dunn, Jackson, Mississippi: Federal and State Statutory Law Pertinent to Con- struction Contract Disputes and Liti- gation- Suits on Public Bonds, Suits on Private Bonds, Liens, Stop Notices, etc. Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, Georgia: Prepara- tion and Trial of Construction Litiga- tion. Gerald Aksen, General Counsel, American Arbitration Association, New York City: Arbitration of Con- struction Contract Disputes. More details of the Institute should be forthcoming and all interested at- torneys should reserve these dates for participation in the Institute. Past President of the Mississippi State Bar, Frank D. Montague, Jr., Hattiesburg (right) is shown passing the gavel to lFrskine W. Wells, Jackson. Wells was installed as president of the Missis- sippi State Bar at the 71st Annual Meeting, Annual Report Of The President (ED. NOTE: For the benefit of those unable to attend, the Annual Report of the President, presented by Frank D. Montague, Jr. at the State Bar Convention, is set forth below.) In 1932, Mississippi became the sixth state to have a unified bar integ- rating within its membership all lawyers admitted to practice in the state. Originally founded in 1824, its duties are to discipline its members, sharpen their skills, improve the ad- ministration of justice, and serve the public. It operates through a board of commissioners and many commit- tees of Mississippi lawyers and judges who donate their time and energy in the upbuilding of the pro- fession. It is thus with deep apprecia- tion and respect for you and your labors that I report to you that which you have done in the past year, most of it a completion or continuation of that begun by prior administrations. You have: Considered 118 sworn complaints of professional misconduct, dismis- sed or resolved 75, issued six re- primands and 11 censures, filed five disbarment suits, and have 32 com- plaints under investigation, all at a cost of more than $17,000 for discip- linary administration - not due to the number of miscreant lawyers, but the complexity of investigating a few; Rendered nine ethics opinions; Initially funded and prepared the operating regulations of the Client Security Fund; (continued on page 7)

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