Juneau Bar Association, Inc.

P. O. Box 21502
Juneau, AK 99802

Upcoming Events

The Juneau Bar Association sponsors numerous events throughout the year.  

The upcoming months in 2010 promise to provide ample opportunities for you to socialize with your colleagues, network with the legal community, have fun and become involved. 

JBA meets each Friday for lunch at the Baranof Hotel Gold Room from noon to 1:00 p.m.

 *Special CLE and Reception by the*

Judicial  Council

On Monday, August 9, 2010, at 5:00 p.m., the Alaska Judicial Council will hold a CLE about the judicial selection process at the Hangar Ballroom located at 2 Marine Way in Juneau. The Council will describe its selection procedures and the criteria members use to screen judicial applicants.  The Council will review characteristics historically associated with applicants, nominees, and appointees. The CLE will be free of charge and will run for approximately 45 minutes. Those in attendance will receive .75 hour of CLE credit. The CLE will be followed by a reception until 7:00 p.m. honoring former Council member Louis Menendez. There will be appetizers and a no-host bar.

All Alaskan attorneys are invited. Those planning to attend are asked to e-mail the Council at lcohn@ajc.state.ak.us. by July 26th.

 

  • Upcoming Speakers

     

     

    July

    • July 16th:  Steve Van Goor, Alaska Bar Association Bar Counsel, 3.0 Ethics CLE credits.

    • July 23rd: CDR James McMahon, USCG, District Legal Officer & Staff Judge Advocate Seventeenth Coast Guard District 

    • July 30th: Julia Black, paraeducator at Johnson Youth Center

    August

    • August 6th: TBA

    • August 13th: Judy Levy will discuss Therapeutic Court.

    • August 20th: TBA 

    • August 27th: TBA


     

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

    On January 18, 2010, in honor of Martin Luther King Day, local attorneys offered free legal advice as a call to the challenge for this day of service.  As a result of the hard work of many, at least 75 Juneau residents received free legal assistance.  

    This event would not have been possible without the participation and generosity of those who shared their time, talents, and money.  A special thanks goes the following:

    • Libby Bakalar
    • Deborah Behr
    • Anne Bennett
    • Robert Briggs
    • Ben Brown
    • Annie and Bud Carpeneti
    • Dawn Collinsworth
    • Sarah Felix
    • Peter Froehlich
    • Karen Godnick
    • Holly Handler
    • Kelly Henricksen
    • Kelly Jantunen
    • Tom Jantunen
    • Michele Kane
    • Russ Levigne
    • Keith and Janice Levy
    • Leslie Longenbaugh
    • Marie Marx
    • Louis Menendez
    • Eric Morrison
    • Debra O'Gara
    • Janine Reep
    • Jan Rutherdale
    • Vance Sanders
    • Fred and Jean Sebold
    • Hanna Sebold
    • Jessica Srader
    • Tom Wagner
    • Steve Weaver
    • Alaska Legal Services, Corp.
    • The Alaska Court System--Juneau Courthouse
    • AWARE
    • Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
    • The Glory Hole
    • Heritage Coffee
    • The Juneau Empire
    • KTOO

    Thank you all for making this event the success that it was!  We believe the volunteers got as much out of this event as the clients. We encourage everyone to participate next year.

     

     

P. O. Box 21502
Juneau, AK 99802