Implementation Delayed Temporarily for Internet Filing of CLE Report, Client Security Report and Pay
Bar Association Delegate to ABA
ISBA to offer conversational Spanish course specifically designed for lawyers and their staff
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel To Hold Davenport Community Town Hall Meeting

Implementation Delayed Temporarily for Internet Filing of CLE Report, Client Security Report and Pay

The staff at the office of Supreme Court Commissions advises that unexpected issues establishing on-line authentication capabilities have delayed implementation of the Internet report filing project temporarily. Work is ongoing to resolve the remaining issues, and the reporting site still is expected to be operational well before the filing deadline of March 1st. At the time the site becomes operational, each lawyer for whom the office of Court Commissions possesses a valid electronic mail address will receive a letter through the United States Postal Service containing a user name and password and directions for accessing the Court Commissions Internet reporting site.

A tutorial on how to use the on-line reporting site is available at each of the regular commission web pages, set out below. Lawyers are encouraged to peruse the tutorial to gain a basic understanding of the site’s capabilities and operation before using it the first time.

Commission on CLE
http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/regs/conted.asp

Client Security Commission
http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/regs/csc.asp

An additional advisory will be provided in the Iowa State Bar Association’s periodic electronic mail newsletter when the activation date for the Internet reporting function is established. Also, an announcement regarding activation of the Internet filing capability will be posted on the web page of each Commission when the activation date is known.

If you have not previously provided the office of Court Commissions a valid electronic mail address, you may call the office at (515) 725-8029 to report your address so that you will receive a letter with the access instructions. If the office of Court Commissions does not possess a valid electronic mail address for you, no Internet access instructions will be mailed. A valid electronic mail address is a requirement of the security system established for online access by lawyers to the Court Commissions Internet reporting site and other Judicial Branch resources on the Internet.

Bar Association Delegate to ABA

The Iowa State Bar Association is entitled to two State Bar Association Delegates in addition to the State Delegate position. The Iowa State Bar Association Board of Governors (BOG) at its March 22, 2005 quarterly meeting will nominate one or more bar association members for the office of State Bar Association Delegate to the ABA. The BOG nominations will be for one of the two State Bar Association Delegate positions. The bar association member selected as State Bar Association Delegate will begin her/his two year term after the August 2006 ABA Annual Meeting. If interested in being nominated by a member of the BOG, you are encouraged to visit with one or more of the Governors of the ISBA who are listed by judicial election district on the table of contents page of the monthly Iowa Lawyer magazine.

ISBA to offer conversational Spanish course specifically designed for lawyers and their staff

The Hispanic population has grown 26% to over 104,000 in Iowa, including:

Des Moines area - 27,769
Sioux City area - 13,822
Cedar Rapids area - 7,776
* U.S. Bureau of the Census

In response to the growing Hispanic population and the needs of organizations to bridge the gap with clients, the ISBA Women & Minorities Committee is partnering with One Source Training and The Humble Language Institute to offer a 10 week conversational Spanish course designed specifically for lawyers and their staff.

Course objectives include:

Spanish Pronunciation - Understand and use correct pronunciation in Spanish
Basic Spanish Grammar - Understand and use correct Spanish grammar
Understanding Spoken Spanish - Understand basic information when spoken relating to common law subjects.
Understanding Written Spanish - Understand basic written information relating to common law subjects.
Writing Spanish - Write basic information relating to common law subjects.

The course will run two days a week, on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., April 17 - June 20, 2006. Classes will be offered in Des Moines (DMACC), Sioux City (Western Tech), and Cedar Rapids (Kirkwood). Cost to participate in this course is $610 per person, which includes tuition and course materials.

ISBA must have a minimum of 8 participants signed up at a site in order to hold the class. Registration and a *non-refundable deposit of $305 are due by March 5 in order to secure your space in class. The remaining balance will be due on April 3. Each site will be limited to 14 participants. Eligible participants are lawyers and their legal staff. CLE credit has been applied for.

For additional information, call The Iowa State Bar Association at 515-243-3179.

Click here to register online.

*The deposit will only be refunded if the class is cancelled by ISBA due to lack of participation.

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel To Hold Davenport Community Town Hall Meeting

Taxpayers To Share Suggestions, Concerns with IRS

When: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Where: Rogalski Center, Third Floor Ballroom
St. Ambrose University
518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA

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