Clark County Bar Association

Clark County Bar Association Board Meeting

January 3, 2023

Minutes for the CCBA Board of Trustees Meeting January 3, 2023

Called to order 12:05 p.m. Phelan, Hawke, Melnick, Larson, Aquadro, Jacobs, Wehselblatt, and ExecutiveDirector Darco

December 2022 board meeting minutes: Motion to Approve (Phelan/Aquadro) Approved

Treasurer’s Report (Melnick): Reviewed financials. The deposit has been paid for the Barrister’s Ball event space.

Ongoing Action Items

Committee Reports:

Hearsay Committee: (Phelan): disussed upcoming articles

Social Committee:(Phelan) meets this Friday

CLE Committee: (Aquadro) The next meeting is in February. They are working on speakers for March and April. A mediation CLE is being planned. The committee considered the monthly CLE brown bag idea, the cost and the time necessary; they will plan one or two a year as a CCBA membership benefit. An additional judge is needed for the trial skills CLE practical day. Discussed partnering withother bar associations for CLEs and speakers.

DEI Committee: (Wechselblatt) They are meeting 1/28/23 with Vancouver Public Schools representatives regarding a Street Law program. Working on a possible Pride CLE; Wechselblatt is on the board of Q Law Foundation and is inquiring into cohosting a CLE with that board. Discussed having a co-chair for the DEI committee.

Membership Committee (Phelan) Discussed a membership survey .

Previous Action Items:

Judicial Survey: (Phelan) no new updates; will develop a workgroup

Current Action Items

Membership Update (Darco) 2022/2023: 383 members, Nonrenewed: 67, New Members: 31, 2021/2022: 409 members; CCBA board members will continue to reach out to those who haven’t renewed their memberships.

Lunch CLEs (Phelan) Idea for monthly brown bag CLEs that are free to CCBA members. CLEs could be held downtown in the Park West community room (where the Coffee with Colleagues event was held). The CLE committee considered the cost and time required to plan. Decided to do one or two a year.

CCBA March General Meeting (Phelan) Darco is looking into availabiltiy of the Red Cross Building. The meeting will be in person.

Adjourned 12:38