If you love the sound of squeaky shoes and want to feel the thrill of sinking a three-pointer over the head of your on-court (and maybe in-court) rival, then you need to sign up for the 2020 season of the Lawyers Basketball League! League play will begin on Saturday, January 11 at the JD Lewis Multipurpose Center. Registration is $25 is open through January 6.

Judge Ned Mangum’s ever-popular annual Criminal Law Update with be held on Thursday, January 30 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at the Wake County Courthouse, room 1113. Joined by Senator Wiley Nickel, this CLE will focus on recent changes to the legislation affecting Criminal Law and Procedure in the NC General Statutes that were enacted by the General Assembly in 2019. Two hours of general CLE credit are pending. This CLE is free for WCBA members and $70 ($35/credit hour) for non-members.

The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys 2020 Winter Workshop will be held Friday, January 31, 2020, at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham. The Winter Workshop will again feature sessions that cross practice lines as well as focus on specialty areas by bringing members together for professional responsibility and general interest topics. Our Practice Groups will lead sessions tailored specifically to your practice needs.

This seminar will provide up to 5 hours of CLE including 1 hour substance abuse, 1 hour professionalism/ethics credit, and 1 hour of technology credit. An additional hour of ethics will be available by video replay that will count toward Certified Mediator Credit Hour.

Enjoy the Charlotte skyline while networking with CLDC alumni, employers and the 2020 candidates for the Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship Program. If you have any questions, please contact Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator Angelica Gumucio at [email protected]

This program will feature: Ethics, Professionalism, and Modernizing Our State Court System by Chief Justice Cheri L. Beasley, North Carolina Supreme Court; Developing Your Case Story by Valecia McDowell, Moore & Van Allen & Kearns Davis, Brooks Pierce; Advocating for the Oppressed in a Lawless Society by Kim Motley, Motley Legal Services; Cross-Examination Tips and Tricks by Noell Tin, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC; Advancing Your Theme in Cross Exam by Missy Owen, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC; Tying Your Case Theme Into Opening Statements and Closing Arguments by Harrison Lord, Lord Law Firm & Kevin Tate, Federal Public Defenders’ Office

Each year, the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s McMillan Fellowship Fund promotes justice and innovation within our local legal system by awarding paid fellowships to law students interested in pursuing a career with a local nonprofit or government agency. The primary source of financial support for these fellowships is the annual McMillan Fellowship Dinner.

This year’s dinner will be on Thursday, February 27 at Bryon’s South End. This year’s dinner will feature a distinguished panel of experts discussing the topic, “A Conversation on School Integration in Mecklenburg County.” The panel members’ address will be preceded by the presentation of the 13th annual Julius L. Chambers Diversity Champion Award to the Honorable Jane V. Harper.

Are you up to date on NC DWI law? Do you need Substance Abuse, Technology, and/or General Ethics Credit ASAP? Plan a mini-vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina! This seminar, one of the Southeast’s pre-eminent and most distinguished, offers not only quality-content CLE, it provides the attendee with downtime to mix and mingle and trade war stories with other DWI defenders from North Carolina. Due to the limited capacity of the seminar, register early!