Important Notices, 0517 ALBJ, 78 The Alabama Lawyer 204 (2017)

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Vol. 78 No. 3 Pg. 204

Alabama Bar Lawyer

May, 2017

Local Bar Award of Achievement

Cole Portis, Alabama State Bar president, and the ASB Local Bar Task Force want you to apply this year! This award recognizes local bars for their outstanding contributions to their communities. Awards will be presented during the Alabama State Bar’s 2017 Annual Meeting at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Point Clear.

Local bar associations compete for these awards based on their size–large, medium or small.

The following criteria are used to judge the applications: • The degree of participation by the individual bar in advancing programs to benefit the community;

• The quality and extent of the impact of the bar’s participation on the citizens in that community; and

• The degree of enhancements to the bar’s image in the community.

To be considered for this award, local bar associations must complete and submit an application by friday, June 2, 2017. Applications may be downloaded from www.alabar.org or obtained by contacting Mary Frances Garner at (334) 269-1515 or maryfrances.garner@alabar.org.

Notice from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Alabama

Counsel practicing law in the state of Alabama should be particularly mindful of a recent amendment to the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, effective January 1, 2017.

Rule 3(c) has been amended to require parties to an appeal to list with specificity all appellants and/or...