Showing posts with label 2009 WBA Summer Events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009 WBA Summer Events. Show all posts

Saturday, July 25, 2009

WBA & the Innocence Project

The Westmoreland Bar Association invites you to spend a summer afternoon at The Westmoreland.

The Westmoreland Bar Association invites you to a special afternoon at The Westmoreland Museum on Tuesday, July 28, to hear Innocence Project Staff Attorney Craig Cooley speak about his work to free wrongly prosecuted prisoners through the use of DNA testing. Artist Dan Bolick will then speak about his current exhibit, “Resurrected,” which depicts ten men who were exonerated through the Innocence Project after serving a total of 164 years in prison—71 of those years on death row—for crimes they did not commit.

When:

Tuesday, July 28 from 4 to 7:15 p.m.

Where:

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art221 North Main Street, Greensburg, www.wmuseumaa.org

Cost:

Open and free to the publicOne optional substantive CLE credit is available for attorneys: $30 for WBA members, $50 for nonmembers


See the following link for a full agenda: http://www.westbar.org/innocence_project

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Summer Activities of the WBA

CLE's

Movie Critics: "Good Night and Good Luck"

June 30th or July 8th: Noon - 2:45PM

Price: $30/hour

Come view the award-winning First Amendment-themed movie directed and co-written by George Clooney, which details Ed Morrow's role in the McCarthy era. Moderated by David Millstein and Jackie Knupp. Call the bar office at 724-6730 to register.

Act 32 - Municipal and School Law

Act 32 passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor on July 2, 2008 will enact the most sweeping changes in local tax collection history. The changes will have a significant impact on the tax collection process for employers in your jurisdiction.This is an important program for solicitors, municipal officials, and business managers. This program is open and free to the public.

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009Time: 7 - 8:30 pm

Location: UPG at Campana Chapel Price:

Free for noncreditCLE

Price: $ 30 per hour for members

Optional CLE: One substantive creditCall the bar office to register or register online.


Committee Meetings

July 1 - WBF Scholarship Committee (4:30 pm)

July 3 - WBA offices closed for 4th of July holiday

July 8 - Municipal Law

July 9 - Membership Committee

July 16 - Planning Committee

July 16 - Elder/Orphans Court

July 20 - Civil Litigation

July 21 - Family Law

July 21 -WBA board of directors meeting

July 24 and 25 - Collaborative Law Training

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