E-FILING
The E-filing subcommittee of the Supreme Court Technology Committee
is pursuing a pilot project in Lancaster County District Court,
as well as the County Courts in Hall and Sarpy Counties. E-filing
will begin January 2007 in Lincoln and move to Papillion and
Grand Island as installation schedules permit.
Please feel free
to update the lawyers in your area about the project. The subcommittee
is also researching the use of credit cards for payment of traffic
citations.
Contact Bill Miller, Deputy State Court Administrator, 402-471-3049, bmiller@nsc.state.ne.us
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CHARITABLE
FUNDS INC. UPCOMING EVENTS
Please mark your calendars for any or all of the upcoming
CFI events in 2007.
April 28,
2007 –
3rd Annual Barristers' Ball, Omaha Hilton, Omaha. Proceeds
from the Ball will go to support the Nebraska State Bar Association's
Volunteer Lawyers Project, specifically, VLP's Domestic Violence
Project. This event will include dinner, live and silent
auctions and a
dance,
as
well as honoring members of the NSBA who hae
been deemed "Visionaries" for their efforts.
May
18,
2007 –
4th Annual NSBA-CFI Greater Nebraska Golf Scramble, Bayside
Golf Club, Ogallala. Registration includes,
golf cart, driving range, lunch and
dinner. Prizes awarded to the top two teams,
along with hole prizes and raffle items. Proceeds will benefit
VLP. If you wish to be a sponsor,
click here.
August
20, 2007- 11th Annual NSBA-CFI Golf Scramble, Oak
Hills Country Club, Omaha. Registration includes, golf cart,
driving range, lunch
and
dinner. Prizes awarded to top teams
in two flights, along with hole prizes and raffle items.
Proceeds will benefit VLP. If you wish to be a sponsor,
click here.
More detailed
information to follow in the upcoming months. If you or your
members are interested in further information on any of these
events, please contact Sam
Clinch at 800-927-0117, ext. 25.
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2007 ABA TECH
SHOW
Join the ABA Law Practice Management Section as it presents
ABA TECHSHOW® 2007 from March 22-24, 2007 at the Sheraton
Chicago Hotel & Towers in the magnificent city of Chicago!
Take advantage of the world's premier legal technology conference
and expo at a substantial discount by registering to attend as
a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association. Visit the conference
website for more information.
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NEBRASKA LEGAL DIVERSITY WEBSITE
Is your firm or organization
hiring? Are you looking for a more diverse group of applicants?
By registering with the Nebraska Legal Diversity Website you
can post job descriptions and solicit résumés
from a diverse group of attorneys for free. The website also
provides access to valuable links and resources with information
about how to improve the diversity of your firm or organization.
Website sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Demonstrate
your commitment and increase your visibility by becoming a
sponsor of Nebraska’s Legal Diversity Website today! www.nelegaldiversity.org
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CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR ANNULMENT (VITAL RECORDS
WORKSHEET)
Clerks of the District Courts:
A link to the Certificate
of Dissolution of Marriage or Annulment (Vital Records Worksheet) can now be found on the Judicial Branch Web
site,
linked under General Court Forms. The form resides on the HHSS
Web site and will continue to be maintained by Vital Stats.
Here is a direct link to the form:
http://www.hhss.ne.gov/ced/HHS-73WorkSheet.pdf
This upload request
came from clerks through the Supreme Court JUSTICE staff. Please share this information with other clerks and attorneys
who
need to complete and download the worksheets.
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GUARDIAN AD LITEM TRAINING REQUIREMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Nebraska Supreme
Court has extended the deadline for completion of training
for guardians ad litem for children in the abuse/neglect system
from April, 2007 to January 1, 2008.
Information about training schedules and registration will be
provided as soon as it is available.
Victoria Weisz, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Research Professor
Center on Children, Families, and the Law University of Nebraska
- Lincoln
121 S. 13th St. Suite 302
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
telephone: 402-472-9814
fax: 402-472-8412
e-mail: vweisz1@unl.edu
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF NEBRASKA RECEIVES GRANT FROM
NEBRASKA STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
A one year grant for
$300,000 was awarded to the Legal Aid Society, Inc. of Nebraska
by the Nebraska State Court Administrator on December 22, 2006.
This grant is funded under the Civil Legal Services Fund created
by the 2006 Nebraska Legislature pursuant to LB746. The purpose
of the Fund is to expand the capacity to provide civil legal services
to eligible low-income persons equally throughout the state.
Eligible applicants included civil legal services providers,
which are Nebraska non-profit organizations that employ or
contract with Nebraska attorneys, have offices located throughout
the state, have as its principal purpose the delivery of civil
legal services to low-income persons, and which are a recipient
of funds from the federal Legal Services Corporation.
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