Chapter Exchange

Left to right: Candace Gregory, Secretary (Attorney General’s Office); Alison McMinn, Treasurer (Forman Watkins & Krutz); Magistrate Judge Ball; Nick Morisani, President (Phelps Dunbar); Magistrate Judge Greer Isaac; Blythe Lollar, Vice President (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough); and Dean Emeritus Jim Rosenblatt, Executive Director (Mississippi College School of Law).

FIFTH CIRCUIT

Mississippi Chapter

The Mississippi Chapter hosted a luncheon meeting with a panel presentation by U.S. Magistrate Judges Keith Ball and LaKeysha Greer Isaac. The judges offered practice pointers and advice to an overflow crowd of members and guests. President Nick Morisani offered a welcome, provided introductions, and noted chapter business matters.

The Student Chapter of the FBA at Mississippi College School of Law (MC Law) hosted a tour of the Cochran Federal Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., for its members. The MC Law students received a briefing from Clerk of Court Arthur Johnston III and visited the chambers of U.S. District Court Judges Kristi Johnson and David Bramlette.

The Student Chapter of the FBA at MC Law also hosted a luncheon program featuring the chiefs of the Civil Division (AUSA Angela Williams) and Criminal Division (AUSA Erin Chalk), who shared their professional journey to their current positions and their work experiences. After their presentations, the packed room of law students peppered the speakers with questions. At the conclusion of the program,

Left to right:Rikia Fulmore, Brian Stallings, Ted Paulmino, Advisor Dean Emeritus Jim Rosenblatt, Judge Johnson, FBA Student Chapter President Calvin Combs, Tyler Carmack, Andrew Palmer, Nick Raad, and Sam McHaney.

Left to right: Eunice Osei-Wusu (Parliamentarian, BLSA), AUSA Angela Williams, AUSA Erin Chalk, Calvin Combs (FBA Student Chapter President), MC Law Dean Emeritus Jim Rosenblatt (Advisor).

the MC Law students showed their appreciation with an enthusiastic round of applause. The program was jointly sponsored by the MC Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association, the MC Law Litigation and Dispute Resolution Center, and the MC Law Student Chapter of the FBA. The luncheon was generously funded by the MC Law Student Bar Association.

SIXTH CIRCUIT

Northern District of Ohio Chapter

On Oct. 3, 2022, the FBA Northern District of Ohio Chapter (NDOC) held its annual State of the Court Luncheon at the Marriott Cleveland Downtown Grand Ballroom, where the chief judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio reported on the events of the past year and the outlook for the coming year for each of the respective courts. The event also marked the installation and swearing in of the 2022-2023 slate of FBA-NDOC officers and board members and recognized pro bono service efforts over the past year. Well over 300 people attended the event, including almost every judicial officer of the Northern District of Ohio District and Bankruptcy Courts. This year’s luncheon was tied in to accompany the programming for the FBA-NDOC’s three-day FBA Trial Academy for newer lawyers, focusing on deposition and discovery disputes, a program held at the Cleveland Federal Courthouse. The luncheon was followed by a CLE, open to all, related to ethical issues and best practices in depositions and discovery and led by judges of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. 

Chief Judge Gaughan swearing in U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp (USDC-NDOH) as the incoming president of the FBA Northern District of Ohio Chapter for 2022-2023. Photo Credit, Justin Gamble Photography

Chief Judge Patricia A. Gaughan (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio). Photo Credit, Justin Gamble Photography

Chief Judge Mary Ann Whipple (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio). Photo Credit, Justin Gamble Photography Attendees at the State of the Court Luncheon at the Marriott Downtown Cleveland. Photo Credit, Justin Gamble Photography