Annual Reports
MSBA Outstate Practice Section
Annual Report
2010-11
Section Membership
As of April 1, 2011, the Outstate Practice Section has 114 members.
Financial Status
The Outstate Practice Section had an account balance of $12,096.86 as of January 31, 2011. A portion of the Section’s funds are earmarked for development of www.outstatecounsel.org and the Outstate Counsel brochure.
Continuing Legal Education Programs
The Section hosted/will host two CLE programs in fiscal year 2010-11. The programs are offered in-person and via webcast.
Beyond the Metro: Life and the practice of law in Greater Minnesota
Thursday, April 7, 2011
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
William Mitchell College of Law, Auditorium
Co-Sponsor: WMCL Hachey Initiative
Event Code: 154154
The Overlooked Retirement Asset: The Value of Your Practice
Thursday, April 14, 2011
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hamline University Minneapolis Campus
Co-Sponsor: Practice Management & Marketing Section
Event Code: 153961
Section Accomplishments
The Outstate Practice Section produced a brochure for use by section members extolling the value of hiring outstate attorneys. The Section Council is also working on development of a website called www.outstatecounsel.org that would include a searchable lawyer database of Section members.
The Section partnered with William Mitchell College of Law’s Hachey Initiative to present a forum on outstate practice opportunities and lifestyle for law students. Following the panel discussion, the Section hosted a reception for law students and attorneys.
The Section surveyed its membership about development of a mentoring program for new lawyers. The Section plans to partner with the New Lawyers Section on a future mentoring program, matching new lawyers and experienced practitioners by geographic area and practice area.
Submitted By:
Paul Carlson, Section Chair
March 24, 2011
MSBA OUTSTATE PRACTICE SECTION
Annual Report
2009-10
Submitted by Patrick K. Costello, Chair of the MSBA Outstate Practice Section.
Membership: The Section had 129 members as of May 24, 2010.
Website and practicelaw.org: The Section, with the assistance of the MSBA, has applied the new Section website design to its webpage. You can visit the Section website at: http://www2.mnbar.org/sections/outstate-practice/index.asp. The Section also plans to launch an outstate practice referral website by late 2010.
Section Newsletter/Publication: The Section has worked on a publication (a card) to be used by the members for promoting the section. This publication should be at the printers by July 2010.
Council Meetings: Council meetings were held monthly on the first Tuesday from 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Most were well attended. All were held by telephone conference.
Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the Outstate Practice Section was held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. via teleconference. All members were informed of the meeting via email and encouraged to attend.
Election Results:
The members attending the annual meeting elected the following officers and council members:
Section Chair
Paul Carlson
Kennedy, Nervig, Carlson & Van Bruggen, LLP
Section Vice-Chair
Samuel S. Ruffer
Pemberton Sorlie Rufer & Kershner
Section Treasurer
Hon. Erik Askegaard
Section Secretary
Angela Lee
Ellingson Companies
Section Council
Paul F. Carlson
Candace L Riordan
Michael F. Ryan
Paul Hunt
The Section's MSBA Assembly representative for 2010-2011 will be Paul F. Carlson of Wadena and the alternate will be Angela Lee of West Concord.
Fiscal Status:
The Section finished the year with $11,399.09 as of April 30th, 2010.
MSBA Outstate Practice Section
1997-98 Annual Report
During January of 1998 the Outstate Practice Section distributed a member directory to all members of the section. It is hoped that the distribution of this directory will encourage members of the MSBA who practice in the outstate area to establish and maintain professional relations with each other.
The section is asking any members practicing in the outstate to indicate their interest in serving on the Section Board or on any activities on behalf of the section. Interested members should contact Section Chair Michael J. Ford.
--Michael J. Ford,
1997-98 Chair
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