At last week's 2010 Annual Meeting officers were installed for the Bar and the Young Lawyers Divison. At the Farewell Brunch in Destin, Chief Justice Bill Waller administered the oath of office to Nina Stubblefield Tollison of Oxford as President of

2010 Awards were presented at the Farewell Brunch in Destin. Awards presented were: Chief Justice's Award – Justice Jess Dickinson, Gulfport; Judge Denise Sweet Owens, Jackson  and Joy Lambert Phillips, Gulfport; Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project

The 2011 Summer School for Lawyers will be held at the Linkside Conference Center at Sandestin Resort July 11-13. The 2011 Annual Meeting will be held at the Sandestin Hilton Wednesday July 13 through Saturday July 16.

The Bar's 2010-2011 fiscal year begins August 1. Statements for annual enrollment fees and section dues will be mailed shortly to the address as it appears in the Bar's online "Attorney Directory". If you need to update your address you can do so by

The Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct require attorneys to report annually their hours of pro bono legal services and certify compliance with the provisions of mandatory IOLTA. Reporting and certification will be part of annual bar enrollment

The Mississippi Bar is offering information to the public following the recent oil rig explosion and its aftermath by providing a “Disaster Legal Information Guide” and contact information for submitting complaints of improper solicitation or concerns

The 2010 Mississippi Bar Membership Directory, funded by Regions Morgan Keegan Trust, have been mailed out to all members! Each member of the Bar will receive one complimentary copy. Additional copies can now be purchased. To

Casemaker offers live webinars, taught by one of Casemaker's trained representatives. They are available every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. To access click “Live Training” at the top right hand corner on Casemaker 2.1  or click

From time to time the Bar receives inquiries as to a listing of Guardian Ad Litems. A GAL roster is maintained on the Supreme Court's website http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/  Click on Trial Courts , then on Youth Court and then on GAL link on the right