HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 30, No. 1 | Page 56

GeTTinG reaDy for an eXCeLLenT year in THe TriaL & LiTiGaTion SeCTion Trial & Litigation Section Chair: Morgan Streetman - Streetman Law whether you are a civil trial lawyer, a criminal trial lawyer, or a litigator who spends most of your time in the office, you G reetings and welcome back for the 2019- 2020 Bar year! Our Section’s leadership is working hard to deliver another year of great programming and we encourage you to become involved this year. One of our goals is to foster professionalism by encouraging personal relationships among the trial bar, and we need your participation to achieve that goal. Whether you are a civil trial lawyer, a criminal trial lawyer, or a litigator who spends most of your time in the office, you have a place in our section and we hope you will attend our luncheons and events. As chair for the upcoming year, I would especially like to thank Katherine Yanes for her leadership over the past year and for her ongoing support. Our Section greatly benefitted from her able guidance and I am personally grateful for the assistance she has selflessly provided. When you see her, please remember to thank her for a great year. I would also like to commend the excellent work of our entire board. It seems that each year we improve our offerings and engagement, and that is thanks largely to the behind-the-scenes efforts of the board. I would like to recognize our incoming officers and directors for this year, Chair- Elect Erin Jackson, Treasurer Chad 54 have a place in our section and we hope you will attend our luncheons and events. Moore, Secretary Kristin Norse, Brandon Faulkner, Jaret Fuente, Jenay Iurato, Ed Kuchinski, Caroline Johnson Levine, Anthony D. Martino, Brian McElfatrick, Kevin Napper, John Schifino, Marc Semago, Jason Whittemore, and our judicial advisors, Judge Michael Williams and Judge Jessica Goodwin Costello. Please reach out to one of our directors if you would like to become more involved in our Section programs and leadership. As we have for many years, we will continue to invest our resources to sponsor the Bench Bar Conference as well as local legal non-profits like Crossroads for Kids. We produce a unique CLE program every spring that is focused on trial advocacy skills that has become quite popular over the past few years, and we continue to look for additional ways to provide value to our members and encourage pro bono work and community involvement. Please take a moment to calendar the dates for our quarterly Section luncheons and CLEs this year, all of which will be held at the Chester Ferguson Law Center: • October 16, 2019 Luncheon, 12-1 pm • January 29, 2020 Luncheon, 12-1pm • March 11, 2020 Luncheon & CLE, 12-3pm • May 20, 2020 Awards Luncheon, 12-1pm We also encourage you to calendar and attend the Bench Bar Conference, which will be Thursday, October 3, 2019. The conference is an opportunity for an open dialogue between the judiciary and the trial b ar and is a favorite of our membership. It always sells out early for good reason, so be sure to reserve your spot today. I would also like to mention our Section awards from May 2019 (photos from this event on next page). We were humbled to present the awards to an impressive group of recipients at what is always our most popular event of the year. If you have not attended before, please calendar the date next year and do not miss out again. We look forward to seeing you at our events. n Author: Morgan W. Streetman - Streetman Law Don’t miss our next luncheon on October 16, 2019. SEPT - OCT 2019 | HCBA LAWYER