Meetings and Minutes

Committees

Nominations to Outside Boards

ASSEMBLY

AGENDA

Friday, June 26, 2009
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
(Breakfast available at 8:00 in the Exhibit Hall.)

Lake Superior Ballroom K
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

I.       Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Bar Foundation
The members of the Assembly will convene as members of the Minnesota State Bar Foundation for the Foundation’s annual meeting to elect directors and transact other business that comes before the Foundation.

A.    Annual Report – J.P. Barone, Chair

1. Election of Board Members.  The three-year terms of the following directors expire on June 30, 2009:  Robert Enger, Juan Hoyos, Warren Ortland, Gary Voegele, and Judge Lloyd Zimmerman.  Mr. Enger, Mr. Ortland and Mr. Voegele are eligible and interested in serving an additional term.  Mr. Hoyos and Judge Zimmerman are not interested in serving an additional term.  In addition, Pamela Waggoner will resign from the Foundation Board effective June 30; opening a position to complete the final two years of her term.  The Elections/Appointments Committee recommends the following candidates:
1. Jacqueline Dorsey, Northfield
2. Brenda Denton, Duluth
3. Nancy Kleeman, Minneapolis (to complete Waggoner term)
4. Bethany Fountain Lindberg, Anoka
5. Warren Ortland, Minneapolis
6. Gary Voegele, Faribault

II.      Memorials:     Remembrance of MSBA Members who have died during the past year

III.     Awards and Special Recognitions
A.    President’s Award (Presented at lunch on Thursday.)
B.    Professional Excellence Award (Presented at lunch on Thursday.)
C.    Recognition of Outgoing Assembly Members

IV.    Roll Call - Check in at the registration desk.

V.     President’s Report

VI.    Treasurer’s Report

VII.    Consent Calendar
Bylaw Article 4.9.3 -- Consent agenda. Recommendations by committees of the Assembly shall be placed on the consent agenda of the Assembly. Items on the consent agenda shall be enacted in one motion approved by the Assembly. There will not be separate discussion of items on the consent agenda unless a representative so requests. If any representative requests separate discussion, then the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered by the Assembly as a separate agenda matter.
A.    Election of Terry Votel as President-elect; Aaron F. Biber as Treasurer; and Robert Enger as Secretary (nominated by the outstate Assembly representatives)

B.    Approval of minutes of the April 30, 2009 meeting

C.    Action to approve the Recommendations of the President-Elect regarding 2009-10 committees

D.    Action on the Recommendation of the President-Elect regarding the 2009-10 Assembly meeting schedule

E.    Action on the Recommendation to approve amendments to the Bylaws of the New Lawyers Section

VIII.   Additional Agenda Items
A.    Action on a motion to authorize consideration of items on this agenda that were not included in the original notice and purpose of the Assembly meeting (requires a 75% vote) {Any additional agenda Items will be marked with an asterisk.}

IX.    Elections/Appointments Committee – Aaron Biber, Chair
A.    Report on Committee Work

X.     General Policy Committee – Mary Ward, Chair
A.    Report on Committee Work

B.    Action on Report and Recommendation of the Task Force on Rights of Unmarried Couples

XI.    Governance Committee – Fred Finch, Chair
A. Report on Committee Work

XII.    Legislative Committee – Susan Holden, Chair
A. Report on Committee Work

B. Report on Legislative Session – Lloyd Grooms, Legislative Representative

C. Action on the Recommendation to amend the LawPAC Constitution

XIII.   Military Law Committee – Members, Minnesota National Guard
34th Red Bull Infantry Division

XIV.  Operations Committee – Terry Votel, Chair
A. Report on Committee Work

B. Action on the Recommendation to amend the Investment Policy

C. Action on the Recommendation to carry over funding for the Civic Education Committee

XV.   Other Business
A.    Action on the Recommendation of the Council regarding the MSBA establishing a position regarding the proposed increase to the attorney registration fee (The Council will review this draft at it's June 24 meeting.)

Petitions of Board of Public Defense and Legal Services Planning Committee and Supreme Court Order on comment deadline

B.    Report of the Pro Se Implementation Committee

XVI.  Announcements
A.    Notice of nominations and elections to the following boards.  (The election of nominees will take place at the September meeting of the Assembly.  Members of the Assembly should encourage any qualified MSBA member who is interested in being nominated to submit a Qualifications & Interest Statement to the MSBA office before August 14, 2009.)

1. Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board — The terms of Stuart Williams, Hennepin County, and Vincent Thomas, Ramsey County, expire on January 31, 2010.  Mr. Williams has served one term and is eligible to serve an additional term.  Mr. Thomas has served two terms and is not eligible to serve an additional term.
2. Lawyer Trust Account Board — The term of Charles W. Reynolds, Polk County, expires on January 31, 2010.  Mr. Reynolds has served two terms and is not eligible to serve an additional term.
3. State Board of Legal Certification – The term of James Sherburne, Hennepin County, expires on January 1, 2010.  Mr. Sherburne has served two terms and is not eligible to serve an additional term.