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19 R.I. Bar J. 1 (1970-1971)

handle is hein.barjournals/ribj0019 and id is 1 raw text is: SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 Annually VOI.UME XIX No. 1 OCTOBER, 1970 RHODE ISLAND BAR JOURNAL Published Monthly October through June NO FAULT INSURANCE, LEGAL SERVICES TO POOR, AMONG CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS AT ANNUAL MEETING If you can't find something of great interest to you at this year's Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Bar As- sociation, you just aren't practicing law in Rhode Island. The meeting will be held in the Bil- tmore Hotel this year, and will follow the very successful format used last year, basically two morning sessions, a luncheon, two afternoon sessions, the business meeting, a cocktail party to which wives are invited and a din- ner- No format itself will ever make a meeting successful. It is the topics and speakers who will make this year's meeting well worth attending, Serving the Poor Right after registration, which will take place at 9:00 am. the day's events get off with a bang when a panel of lawyers will explain all the various leagal services that are now available in Rhode Island for the poor. Room for questions has been left in the time slot. Chief Judge Hen- ry Laliberte will explain the workings of the volunteer panels used by the District Court for those cases in- volving criminals in jail pending bail, plus the operation of the limited funds available for certain other cases in that court. James Cardono will explain the op- erations of the Public Defender, and he should be the best current author- ity since he holds that position. Richard Borod, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rhode Island Legal Services. Inc., will explain that groups operation. This is the Office of Economic Opportunity's effort in the poverty servicefield. Matthew Ward, Vice President of Legal Aid, Inc., will outline that agency's work. This group is spon- sored financially by the United Fund. As for the R.I. Bar Association's part, Edward Smith, Executive Direc- tor of the Association and Direcgor of the Lawyer Referral Service will talk about the Referral Service and the several other volunteer panels of law- yers who have contributed thousands of dollars worth of time in service to the poor. As the Federal Court Staff is currently understaffed, and a heavy schedule falls at that time of day on the 5th of October, Ed Smith will also outline the Federal panels, volun- teer and subsidized. (Cont'd. on P. 7) Editor-in-Chief William J. McGair 0- Editor of the Month Edward P Smith 4n ji- 4 *FOREIGN LAWYERS ENTERTAINED PAGE 2 *SMALL CLAIMS IN L A. *FRANCIS HONORED PAGE 4 X. LA FRANCE PAGE 4 ANNUAL MEETING AND ANNUAL DINNER MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1970 BILTMORE HOTEL, PROVIDENCE MEETING STARTS 9:30 A.M. LUNCHEON 12:15 P.M. COCKTAIL PARTY 5:30 P.M. DINNER 6:00 P.M.

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