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Moot Court Scheduled for Nov. 14–15, 2008
Mark your calendars—this fall Moot Court will be in session again. Each year, the Moot Court Committee organizes and hosts the ALA’s moot court competition. The committee sends invitation letters to numerous Midwest law schools. They also write a full Record on Appeal, including a complaint, answer, trial court decision, notice of appeal, majority opinion, and dissent. The committee assembles judges to judge the competition in preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds. Email Chair David Allen if you’d like to join the committee, or visit the Moot Court section to find out more.
CAR Takes Over Administration of ALA
For many years, the Chicago Bar Association has provided day-to-day administrative services to the Appellate Lawyers Association under contract with the ALA. Last summer, the Board of Directors voted to change this long-standing arrangement.
Effective Aug. 1, 2007, the Association transferred responsibility for day-to-day administration to The Center for Association Resources (CAR), a Schaumburg-based company that provides administrative services to a variety of professional associations, including the Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Jeff Hudson from CAR will act as the ALA’s Executive Director. The Board believes that the resources available through CAR will expand and improve the ability of the Association to serve our membership throughout the state.
The Association expresses its gratitude to the CBA, and in particular to Emily Riojas, a CBA employee who served with great loyalty and dedication as the Association’s Executive Secretary for these many years. Emily was honored at the Oct. 2007 luncheon for her long years of service.
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