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COLUMBUS BAR
THE DAILY REPORTER Friday, January 7, 2005
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The Official Weekly News of the Columbus Bar Association
Columbus Bar Year In Review
The Columbus Bar celebrated its 135th birthday with several events, including a Kick-Off Reception at
OSU Stadium. Charles Warner, OSU football coach Jim Tressel, Kim Shumate and Alex Lagusch joined
the festivities.
2004 was split between the presidencies of Sam Weiner and Kim Shumate, shown here at the
Annual Meeting.
In celebration of the Bar’s 135th birthday, the New Lawyers committee held a special meeting
with a catered lunch and birthday cupcakes that featured a roundtable discussion with sixteen
judges from the Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
The sold out Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon filled the King Arts Complex ballroom. In addition to the
many of the members of the legal community in attendance, there were also special guests, including
Laurel Beatty, essay contest participant Aziza Macklin, essay contest participant Amber Philips, keynote
speaker Yvette McGee Brown, essay contest participant Molly Shack, essay contest participant
Alexandra Moss and Janine Hancock Jones.
The Annual Golf Outing was again a great success. Alex Lagusch,
along with past presidents Sam Weiner and David Patterson, gave
current president Kim Shumate a quick golf lesson before play
started.
During the birthday celebration, all committee chairs,
including Minorities in the Law co-chairs Philip King and
Dawn Grauel, received cakes to thank them for the work
they do for the Columbus Bar. Cupcakes were served to committee
members.
The New Lawyers committee invited summer associates to join them for
a social gathering at the Capital Club.
The Noon Luncheon series was revived, with Chief Justice Thomas Moyer as the first speaker.
Frances and Sam Weiner joined Sue and Larry Kaufman at the Columbus Bar Foundation’s Gala. The
2004 Gala raised over $70,000 for Legal Aid’s Project Dignity.This year’s Gala will be held on March 12.

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Committees met regularly and made use of the technology upgrades in the Columbus Bar’s offices.
The Technology & the Law committee used the new plasma screen to view vendor demonstrations.
Russian attorneys visited the Columbus Bar as part of a tour to visit American law firms and businesses.
Sessions at the Columbus Bar included information on personnel management, technology
and judicial screening.
Over one hundred summer associates from 42
different offices packed the training room for the
annual Summer Associates Seminar, put on by
the Legal Research and Information committee.
Employers and law clerks kicked off the Minority Clerkship Program
with a reception and information session to help all involved have a
successful summer.
The one and a half day Real Property Institute played to a sold-out crowd
at the Columbus Bar offices. Nearly twenty speakers covered a wide range
of topics. This year’s Institute will be held on Feb. 4-5.
The Summer Leadership Intern Program ended with a mock trial, where student participants were
able to show off the knowledge of the legal profession they had acquired through working in a law
firm or government office.
The Columbus Bar Foundation partnered with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra to bring African
American Conductor Thomas Wilkins to the Ohio Theatre where he collaborated with featured
artist Edgar Meyer, a double bass player to raise money for the Marsha Rockey Schermer Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Pictured are scholarship winner Mark Hatcher, scholarship founder Doug
Wrightsel, Thomas Wilkins, and scholarship winners Tonya McCreary Williams and Amy Stuckey.
At the Board Retreat: board members Tim Bainbridge, Steve McIntosh, Hon. Jim Graham, Mark
Kitrick, Nelson Genshaft, Sally Bloomfield, Kristy Swope, and Bob Palmer. Kneeling: Lynn Readey,
Kim Shumate, Belinda Barnes, Alex Lagusch. Not pictured: Elizabeth Watters Unable to attend:
Kathleen Trafford, Greg Travalio and Sam Weiner.
With over one hundred others, George Hairston, Hope Sharett, Judith Myers, Bob Werth and Mark
Senff attended the second annual managing partners networking reception to celebrate the everincreasing
diversity of the legal profession in Central Ohio.
It was standing room only at the Committee Chair Breakfast,
where chairs socialized and listen to President Kim Shumate
discuss “repackaging” committees at the Columbus Bar.
The Barrister Leader program hosted a candidate night to educate
themselves about the candidates for local and state offices.
Columbus Bar President Kim Shumate was sworn in by Judge
Cynthia Lazarus at the Annual Meeting.

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CLE At-A-Glance
January 4-8
National CLE Conference
For more details, visit
www.lawedinstitute.com.
January 11
Advertising & Ethics
(Video Replay)
1:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Event Code: 3945-3
CLE Hours: 2.50 including
1.0 ethics, 1.0 professionalism
and .50 substance abuse
Members: $85 prepaid/
$95 day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/
$125 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
January 20
Tort Reform
9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Event Code: 3960
3.0 CLE Hours
Members: $85 prepaid/$95
day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/$125
day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/$65
day of
January 20
Status of IRS Attacks on
FLPs
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event Code: 3921-3
CLE Hours: 1.50
Members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Non-members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
January 21
Guardian ad Litem for
Domestic Court
(Video Replay)
1:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Event Code: 3906-4
CLE Hours: 3.0
Members: $85 prepaid/$95
day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/
$125 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
January 27
Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy:
The Chapter 13 Case
1:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Event Code: 3928-2
3.0 CLE Hours
Members: $85 prepaid/$95
day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/$125
day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/$65
day of
January 28
"Martini" On The Rocks
(Video Replay)
9:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Event Code: 3953-2
CLE Hours: 2.50 including
1.0 ethics, 1.0 professionalism
and .50 substance abuse
Members: $85 prepaid/
$95 day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/
$125 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
February 11
Advertising & Ethics
(Video Replay)
9:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Event Code: 3945-4
CLE Hours: 2.50 including
1.0 ethics, 1.0 professionalism
and .50 substance abuse
Members: $85 prepaid/$95
day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/
$125 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
February 17
Pension Changes
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event Code: 3921-4
CLE Hours: 1.50
Members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Non-members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
February 23
"Martini" On The Rocks
(Video Replay)
1:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Event Code: 3953-3
CLE Hours: 2.50 including
1.0 ethics, 1.0 professionalism
and .50 substance abuse
Members: $85 prepaid/
$95 day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/
$125 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
February 24
Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy:
Litigation in Bankruptcy
Court
1:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Event Code: 3928-3
3.0 CLE Hours, including 1.0
professionalism
Members: $85 prepaid/$95
day of
Non-members: $115 prepaid/$125
day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/$65
day of
March 17
Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation Update
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event Code: 3921-5
CLE Hours: 1.50
Members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Non-members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
April 21
Patents for Financial
Planning
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event Code: 3921-6
CLE Hours: 1.50
Members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Non-members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
May 19
Executive Compensation,
Split Dollar, Legislative
Updates
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event Code: 3921-7
CLE Hours: 1.50
Members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Non-members: $35 prepaid/
$35 day of
Paralegals: $55 prepaid/
$65 day of
June 16-18
First Annual Small
Firm/Solo Practitioner
Conference
Event Code: 3917
12.0 CLE Hours
Members: $275
Non-members: $375
Location: Salt Fork State
Park, Cambridge, Ohio
TORT REFORM
Jan. 20 seminar to
address dramatic changes
The new year brings dramatic changes in Ohio's recent history of tort law and the
impact on your practice could be significant. The Columbus Bar can help.
We've organized a CLE that in just one morning session will bring you up-to-speed on
the new and many sweeping provisions:
• noneconomic caps
• punitive damage limits
• collateral source disclosures
• statute of repose-product liability time limits
• failing to wear a seat belt
• frivolous conduct
• and much, much more!
Register early. Space is limited.
Location of all seminars is the CBA, 175 S. Third St.,
11th Floor, unless otherwise noted.
Cancellation & transfer policy: The CBA reserves the
right to modify or cancel a program if circumstances warrant.
If the CBA cancels a program, full tuition will be
refunded. Cancellations by program participants received
by 5 p.m. the business day prior to the program will be
refunded less a $25 service fee. No refund or transfers are
given for cancellations received on or after the day of the
programs. Upon request, course materials are available in
consideration of tuition paid.
Services for persons with disabilities: If a registrant
requires special arrangements in order to participate in a
CBA program, please contact the CBA at least one week
prior to the course date.
Audio/video taping of programs: The CBA does not
allow the audio and/or video taping of programs by participants.
Auditing courses: The CBA does not allow participants to
“audit” courses. Only individuals paying tuition will be allowed
admittance to a CBA continuing legal education course.
CLE REGISTRATION
FORM
Columbus Bar Association, 175 S. Third St.,
Suite 1100, Columbus, OH 43215-5193
Phone: (614) 221-4112 Fax: (614) 221-4850
If you wish to register for more than one seminar, please copy this form.
REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.CBALAW.ORG
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