Fastcase now available!
2005 ISBA Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminars - Coming To A City Near You
Disaster Relief Update

Fastcase now available!

Fastcase is now live. On September 1, 2005 The Iowa State Bar Association began providing Fastcase an online legal research to all Iowa Bar Association members free! As of September 14, 2005 over 850 members had signed on to test drive the new service. If you are one of those members we would love to hear what you think. Please take a moment to provide us with your initial comments.

If you have not accessed this service we encourage you to do so. Members can access the service through the Bar’s Web site at http://www.iowabar.org.

Please contact Harry Shipley at the bar office if you have any questions. 515-243-3179

2005 ISBA Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminars - Coming To A City Near You

We have revamped the traditional Traveling Seminar schedule to include more sites and to focus on the New Rules of Professional Conduct and how these rules will directly affect your practice. There will be six full day seminars covering 3 hours of Ethics in the morning with 3 hours of Family Law, Commercial & Bankruptcy and Real Estate topics in the afternoon. Register today for a location near you!

October 2005

Oct. 11
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - Clear Lake, Best Western Holiday Lodge
Ethics Only Seminar - Waterloo, Ramada Inn & Convention Center

Oct. 12
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - Cedar Rapids, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Ethics Only Seminar - Dubuque, Grand Harbor Resort

Oct. 13
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - Davenport, Holiday Inn
Ethics Only Seminar - Mt. Pleasant, Brazelton Hotel

November 2005
Nov. 15
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - Fort Dodge, Best Western
Ethics Only Seminar - Spencer, Golf & Country Club

Nov. 16
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - Sioux City, Convention Center
Ethics Only Seminar - Council Bluffs, MidAmerica Center

Nov. 17
Fall Traveling & Ethics Seminar - West Des Moines, Sheraton West
Ethics Only Seminar - Creston, Super 8

All day Traveling Seminar schedule:

8:00-8:25 a.m. Registration
8:25 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
8:30 a.m. Comments by ISBA Officer
8:45 a.m. Overview of the New Rules
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Ethics Panel Presentation *see description
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Family Law/Commercial & Bankruptcy/Real Estate
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 - 4:00 Family Law/Commercial & Bankruptcy/Real Estate

Half Day Ethics Seminar

1:15-1:40 p.m. Registration
1:40 p.m. Welcome and Introductions (Board Member)
1:45 p.m. Comments by ISBA Officer
2:00 p.m. Overview of The New Rules of Professional Conduct
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15-5:00 p.m. Panel *see description-same as a.m. program

*Panel Discussion:
Discussion of the top four (five) rules that will affect lawyers will be reviewed by the panelists with discussion from the audience. These rules cover: Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest, Legal Fees and Communications with clients. Moderator will be a judge with ISBA board members and others as panelists.

Need additional information or register?

Disaster Relief Update

ISBA Public Service Project
By Brett Toresdahl, Executive Director

IOWA LAWYERS FOR DISASTER RELIEF

Iowa lawyers have stepped forward to provide legal assistance to individuals affected by hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast Region. The group is called “Iowa Lawyers for Disaster Relief” and is organized to provide free legal assistance to evacuees who have arrived in Iowa. Legal service providers and bar associations have come together to create a system which will be able to provide the legal support needed to individuals who have experienced this horrific tragedy and are now having to put their lives back together.

Read on for Additional Information