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15 N.C. St. B. Newsl. 1 (1990)

handle is hein.barjournals/ncsbarnew0015 and id is 1 raw text is: The North Carolina
State Bar
Newsletter
Volume 15
Number 1
Winter 1990

Public Hearing
on Pro osed
Speciaization
Standards for
Criminal Law
March 19, 1990
Upon the recommendation of the Board of Legal
Specialization, the Council has approved the estab-
lishment of a specialty in criminal law and a sub-
specialty in appellate criminal law. The approval
of the North Carolina Supreme Court is currently
being sought.
The specialty has been defined as follows: The
specialty of criminal law is the practice of law deal-
ing with the defense of those charged with mis-
demeanor and felony crimes in state and federal
trial and appellate courts. Subspecialty in the field
is identified and defined as follows: Criminal appel-
late practice - The practice of criminal law at the
appellate court level.
A Criminal Law Specialty Committee, which
was created by the Board last year, has developed
proposed standards for certification as a specialist
in criminal law. The proposed standards (which ap-
pear on pages 10-13) will be the subject of a public
hearing which will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March
19, 1990, at the State Bar headquarters, 208
Fayetteville Street Mall, Raleigh. Any interested
person or organization wishing to appear at the
hearing should contact L. Thomas Lunsford, Direc-
tor of the Board of Legal Specialization, at the
State Bar office. Written comments are also
solicited.
After the public hearing, the Criminal Law
Specialty Committee will make its final recommen-
dation to the Board. The Board in turn expects to
offer a proposal to the State Bar Council at its
meeting in April. If the Council and the Supreme
Court take favorable action, the Board hopes to ac-
cept applications for certification from criminal law
practitioners this summer.
(continued on page 15)

Divisional Meetings
North Carolina State Bar/District
Bar Liaison Meetings Schedule
The meetings are scheduled at the following
times and places for the four divisions. You are re-
quested to urge the officers in your district to at-
tend the divisional meetings, along with a young
lawyer representative. PLEASE MAKE THIS A
PRIORITY.
DIVISION I - Friday, May 4, 9:30 A.M.
The Hilton Inn, Greenville
Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8
DIVISION II- Friday, March 23, 9:30 A.M.
Marriott Hotel, Morrisville
Districts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15A, 15B, & 16
DIVISION III-Friday, May 18, 9:30 A.M
Tanglewood, Winston-Salem
Districts 17A, 17B, 18, 19A, 191, 20, 21, 22, &
23
DIVISION IV- Friday, May 11, 9:30 A.M.
Quality Inn On The Plaza, Asheville
Districts 24, 25, 26, 27A, 27B, 28, 29, & 30
Table of Contents
Council Action/Committee Reports    page 2
Appointments                        page 4
Client Security Fund Report        page 5
Conference of Bar Presidents       page 8
Specialization                     page 10
Proposed Opinions                  page 16
CLE                                page 19
IOLTA Statistices                  page 21
Decisis De Cursu                   page 25
Classified Advertising              page 26

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