insights, news and announcements for our members, colleagues and community
There is no luncheon scheduled for February. Instead, we will be busily planning the annual Bench and Bar Reception and Dinner. Get more details here, and watch for your invitation via email. The monthly Bar luncheon returns in April. Scenes…
Scene from the 2010 Bench and Bar Dinner Dear DBA Member, Your invitation to our annual Bench and Bar Reception and Dinner will arrive in your email shortly. We hope you will RSVP promptly for this annual event that honors…
Scene from the 2010 Mock Trial Attorneys: It’s that time again – time for the YLD-sponsored Mock Trial competition for high school students. The DeKalb regional competition is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, at the DeKalb County Courthouse. Thanks so much to…
by Katie Wood
At its midyear meeting, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia voted against abolishing the BASICS Committee, a move tantamount to a promise of future financial support for the program whose aim is to reduce prison recidivism. Other highlights of the Jan. 15 meeting in Nashville, Tenn., included the nominations of officers for the State Bar for 2011-12; the creation of a new Professional Liability Section; and the presentation of the Marshall-Tuttle Award for pro bono service through the Military Legal Assistance program.
by The Shadow There’s been at bar a guileful attorney named John Dicken, Whose duty of candor’s been dashed by his cherry pickin.’ By selectively citing from transcripts of many a witness, He changed “up” to “down” and “black” into…
“They” say such mental puzzles sharpen your mental acuity and forestall senility for years to come – hope you enjoy!
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires. The second is full of assassins with loaded guns. The third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in three years. Which room is safest for him?
2. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for more than five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But five minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?
4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
The answers to all five riddles follow:
by Louis Tessler January’s Family Law Breakfast featured DeKalb Superior Court Chief Judge Mark Anthony Scott as speaker. He focused largely on the immediate future of the Court. Judge Scott discussed the possibility of budget cuts. Noting that there is…