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MSBA Criminal Law Section
Annual Report
2010-11
This Annual Report is submitted by William L. Bernard, 2010-2011 Chair of the MSBA Criminal Law Section.
Membership:
The Section had 602 members this year. This represents a 3% increase in membership since July 1, 2010. Of this membership, 75% reside in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, 25% reside in greater Minnesota, and 1% resides outside Minnesota. Regarding years of law practice: 53% have ten or more years experience; and our gender breakdown is 64% male and 36% female.
Financial Status
The Criminal Law Section had an account balance of $7,990.32 as of April 30, 2011.
Continuing Legal Education Programs and Social Events
The Section offered or co-sponsored the following Continuing Legal Education classes:
- DWI: File to Finish
- Annual Legislative Preview and Reception
- Intersection Between Criminal and Immigration Law
- International Criminal Court: An Overview, the U.S. Role, and Victim Participation
- Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story of Chicago’s #1 Gangster from his Niece’s Perspective- Legal and Ethical Lessons from the 1931 and 1991 Capone Trials
- Everything But the Kitchen Sink for Criminal Lawyers
- How to Avoid Being Reported to the LPRB and What to Do if You Are
- Implications of New Padilla v. Kentucky U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
- MSBA Criminal Law Specialist Certification Exam Review Course
- Win Your Case When It Is All on the Line: Do What Other Criminal Lawyers Fail to Do
Program Date |
Program Title |
CLE Event Code and Credit |
# of Attendees |
10/9/2010 |
Criminal Law Certification Exam Review Course |
147954; 2.0 Standard |
19 |
1/19/2011 |
Win Your Case at Sentencing |
151454; 3.5 Standard |
41 |
1/27/2011 |
Annual Legislative Preview and Reception |
151708; 1.0 Standard |
33 |
2/23/2011 |
Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story of Chicago's #1 Gangster from his Niece's Perspective - Legal and Ethical Lessons from the 1931 and 1991 Capone Trials" (co-sponsored with the Tax Law Section) |
153214; 1.0 Standard and 1.0 Ethics |
81 |
3/31/2011 |
International Criminal Court: An Overview, the U.S. Role and Victim Participation |
152989; 3.75 Standard |
22 |
4/20/2011 |
How to Avoid Being Reported to the LPRB and What to do if You Are? |
153802; 2.0 Ethics |
45 |
5/18/2011 |
Everything but the Kitchen Sink for Criminal Lawyers (Morning and Afternoon Sessions) |
154375; 3.0 Standard and 154376; 3.0 Standard |
55 |
Briefs of Amicus Curiae:
The Minnesota Supreme Court invited Briefs of Amicus Curiae from the Minnesota State Bar Association and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office regarding the pending matter of State of Minnesota v. Walter Jamille Randolf, et al. A10-1557. Co-Authors John Fossum, Richard Ohlenberg, and I (with the assistance of David Gates and others from the Council) submitted an amicus brief on behalf of the Criminal Law Section.
Legislative Proposals/Bill Summaries:
The Section submitted four Legislative Proposals this year to the MSBA Legislative Committee, two of which were approved with MSBA support:
Proposal regarding the support of S.F. No. 3145 (Bongwater Bill)
Proposal regarding S.F. No. 560 (Expungement Bill)
Proposal regarding Public Defender Eligibility
Proposal regarding the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act
The Section adopted two Section Only Positions this year:
- Opposition to HF 152, criminalizing possession of false identification documents
- Support of HF 489, Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act
Annual Meeting and Election Results
The Criminal Law Section’s annual meeting and elections were held in conjunction with the “Everything but the Kitchen Sink for Criminal Lawyers” CLE program on May 18 at noon at the Embassy Suites in St. Paul, MN. The meeting was well attended with 55 participants.
The following individuals were elected to serve as officers in 2011-12:
Chair: Blair Buccicone
Vice Chair: Brad R. Johnson
Treasurer: Joe Van Thomme
Secretary: Dan Adkins
The following individuals were elected to serve on the Criminal Law Section Council in 2011-12:
Jason Kohlmeyer
Paul Baertschi
John Fossum
Will Bulmer
David B. Gates
Max Keller
Corinna Venters
Ryan Garry
William Bernard
Rebecca Fisher
Steve Povolny
John Arechigo
Britt Ackermann
Peter Orput
Rich Ohlenberg
Bradley Johnson
Joe Van Thomme
Daniel Adkins
Blair Buccicone
Patrick J. Casey
Rachel Toberman
Caitlin Elliott
Jorma Cavaleri
Kelly Martinez
The following individuals will serve as the Section’s MSBA Assembly representative and alternate in 2011-12:
Representative: William Bernard, Past Chair
Alternate: Brad R. Johnson, Vice Chair
Other Section Accomplishments
The section made the following donations to community service:
- $1,000 to the Minnesota Justice Foundation to support its summer (criminal law based) clerkship program
Submitted By:
Bill Bernard, Section Chair
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05/26/2010
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