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19 N.C. St. B. Newsl. 1 (1994)

handle is hein.barjournals/ncsbarnew0019 and id is 1 raw text is: The North Carolina State Bar Newsletter Volume 19 Number 1 Winter 1994 Public Hearings on Lawyer Advertising In November 1992 the president of the North Caro- lina State Bar appointed a special committee to reex- amine the rules of ethics governing lawyer advertising in North Carolina. The committee will is- sue a report to the council of the State Bar at the July 1994 meeting of the council. This report will evaluate the sufficiency, breadth, and clarity of the existing North Carolina Rules of Professional Con- duct which regulate advertising by North Carolina lawyers. The committee seeks the input of every in- terested person in North Carolina on this important subject. For this reason, the special committee held a public hearing on Friday, February 18, 1994, at the North Carolina State Bar Building in Raleigh. A sec- ond hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 18, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. in the commissioners' cham- bers in the Guilford County Courthouse in Greensboro. The participation of all interested at- torneys is encouraged. In 1977 the United States Supreme Court held in Bates v. State Bar ofArizona that lawyer advertising is a form of commercial speech protected by the First Amendment. Nevertheless, the Bates decision and subsequent decisions by the Supreme Court recog- nize that advertising that is false, deceptive, or mis- leading may be regulated. It is the tension between the public's interest in receiving useful information (Continued on page 6) 1994 Divisional Meetings The 1994 Divisional Meetings are scheduled at the following times and places for the four divi- sions. District and local bar officers, as well as other interested individuals, are urged to attend. Division I - March 18, Hilton Inn, Greenville Division II- March 25, Marriott, Research Triangle Park Division III -May 6, Marriott, Greensboro Division IV- May 13, Holiday Inn, Hickory State Bar Imposes $75 Late Fee For Delinquent Dues The council of the North Carolina State Bar has amended its rules to impose a $75 late fee upon all at- torneys who pay their annual State Bar membership dues after June 30, 1994. The State Bar mails out dues notices in December of each year, reminding all members of the State Bar of their obligation to pay their annual membership dues and Client Security Fund assessment. If you have not received your dues notice, please contact the N.C. State Bar Member- ship Department, P.O. Box 25908, Raleigi, N.C. 27611, or call 919-828-4620, ext. 240, and another no- tice will be sent to you. Members of the North Carolina State Bar who do not pay their annual State Bar membership dues, Cli- ent Security Fund assessment and applicable late fee, are subject to suspension from the practice of law. Inside: 1994 Directory of Legal Specialists Table of Contents Council Action/Committee Reports page 2 Supreme Court Approves Rule Changes page 6 State Bar Hires PALS Director page 6 Council Adopts New Membership Rules page 7 Law Practice Assistance Program Update page 12 Specialization Update page 13 CLE Update page 15 IOLTA Update page 16 Proposed Opinions page 17 Court Decisions page 27 Classified Advertising page 29 CLE Courses page 30

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