YOUNG LAWYERS' UPDATE by Carl A. Crow, Jr. YLS Chairman
Criminal Defense Handbook chairs the YLS Admissions Ceremony Committee, and Sammye Taylor of little Rock is vice-chair. Among those who assisted in the program were: Arkansas Bar Association President Dennis L. Shackleford; Dean Clay Patty; H. William Allen, Martha Miller McCaskill, Terry C. Paulson, Cyril Hollingsworth, Frank B. Sewall and Mark Lester, all of Little Rock; and Milas H. Hale of North Little Rock. The orientation program is a traditional project of the YLS and serves to inform new lawyers of resources and bar activities available to them.
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division has awarded the Arkansas Bar Association Young Lawyers Section the sum of $2,500.00 for development of a Criminal Defense Handbook. The handbook will provide to courtappointed attorneys for the first time a summary of relevant procedural rules, statutes and case law. Prosecuting Attorneys presently have access to similar materials, and the disparity in resources available to the prosecution and the defense relates directly to the quality of legal representation available to indigent defendants. Samuel A. Perroni of Little Rock chairs the YLS Criminal Defense Handbook Committee. Tom Carpenter, also of Little Rock, is vice-chair of the committee and serves as chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association. Both Sections will work together in preparation of the handbook. This grant is part of the ABA/YLD Public Service Subgrant Program. It is the third ABA/YLD grant to the Section since 1982. Previous grants in the total sum of $1,200.00 have partially funded the work of the YLS Legal Services to the Elderly Committee. Anyone who is interested in working on this project should contact Perroni, Carpenter or Judith Gray at the Bar Center.
AVLE Volunteers Needed Your participation in Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly (AVLE) is needed. In joining AVLE, a lawyer agrees to accept a maximum of three (3) pro bono cases per year. This is an excellent opportunity for Arkansas lawyers to meet their professional duty to provide legal assistance to those who cannot afford it. AVLE is a joint venture of the Young Lawyers Section and Legal Services programs in Arkansas. It has been endorsed by the Arkansas Bar Association Executive Council and House of Delegates as a project of the YLS Committee on Legal Services for the Elderly. Richard L. Ramsay of Pine Bluff is chairman of the AVLE Board of Directors. If you are interested in participating, please write to AVLE at P.O. Box 2038, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72203.
Practice Skills Course The 1983 Practice Skills Course was held OCtober 6-8 at the Riverfront Hilton Inn in North Little Rock. The annual program is sponsored by the YLS and the Arkansas Institute for Continuing Legal Education (AICLE). Formerly called the "Bridging the Gap Seminar," the program is designed to acquaint both new lawyers and those already in practice with the practical aspects of law practice in Arkansas. It has traditionally been very successful, and this year was no exception. Robert J. Lambert, Jr., of Springdale chairs the YLS Practice Skills Seminar Committee, and Elizabeth J. Robben of Little Rock is vice-chair.
Legal Services To Elderly Videotapes The YLS Committee on Legal Services to the Elderly, in conjunction with the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville, has completed production of videotapes explaining to elderly
Admissions Ceremony The YLS sponsored an orientation program for new lawyers following the Fall Admissions Ceremony on September 12, in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol Building. Robert Ridgeway, Jr., of Hot Springs
Arkansas Lawyers who volunteered their time to speak at the program, and their areas of practice, were: Ethics and Avoidance of Malpractice, Hon. Darrell Hickman of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Sidney H. McCollum of Bentonville; Real Property, William M. Clark, Jr., of Springdale, and Caro-
persons their rights in a variety of areas. Bryan Tilley, committee chairman, and Assistant Dean David Malone coordinated production of the videotapes. The tapes will be made available statewide as part of a YLS Speakers' Bureau. Details will be announced as soon as possible. The project is partially funded by a $10,000.00 grant from the Arkansas Office on Aging.
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