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The Mississippi Lawyer Summer 2015 5 VOL. LXI SUMMER 2015 NO. 4 PRESIDENT Roy D. Campbell III Jackson PRESIDENT-ELECT W. Briggs Hopson III Vicksburg SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Jennie A. Eichelberger Jackson IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Eugene M. Harlow Gene Laurel BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jennifer T Baker Gulfport L W Broadhead Mendenhall Roy D Campbell III Jackson Melissa Carleton Union Diala H Chaney Oxford Bryant W Clark Lexington Howard Q Davis Jr Indianola Robert M Dreyfus Jr Meridian Jessica M Dupont Pascagoula Michelle D Easterling West Point John M Edwards Jr Pontotoc Jennie A Eichelberger Jackson Shannon S Elliott Brandon Laura M Glaze Flowood Eugene M Harlow Laurel Mark R Holmes McComb W Briggs Hopson III Vicksburg Penny B Lawson Vicksburg William Liston III Jackson Lawrence L Little Oxford Cynthia I Mitchell Clarksdale O S Montagnet III Ridgeland David L Morrow Jr Brandon Joseph D Neyman Jr Hernando John A Piazza Laurel R P Randall Jr Ridgeland Karen K Sawyer Gulfport James D Shannon Hazlehurst Matthew D Shoemaker Hattiesburg Chadwick L Shook Hattiesburg Scott F Slover Natchez Kent E Smith Holly Springs Susan R Tsimortos Jackson Ashley N Wicks Ridgeland Rebecca L Wiggs Jackson Ronald S Wright Ackerman YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION President Diala H. Chaney Oxford President-Elect Jenny Tyler Baker Gulfport ABA DELEGATES Joy Lambert Phillips Gulfport W.C. Cham Trotter III Belzoni EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Larry Houchins Jackson EDITOR Sam Kelly Jackson MANAGING EDITOR Melanie Henry Jackson ADVERTISING MANAGER Krissa Dobbins Easley Jackson The Mississippi Lawyer is published quarterly by The Mississippi Bar 643 North State Street P.O. Box 2168 Jackson Mississippi 39225. Telephone 601 948-4471. Publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products services or statements made concerning them. All advertising copy is subject to approval. The Editor reserves the right to reject advertising. Manuscripts are welcome and preparation instructions may be obtained on request. The right is reserved to select mate- rials to be published. Material accepted for publication becomes property of The Mississippi Bar. Statement of opinions appearing herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily that of the Editor Officers or Board of Commissioners of The Mississippi Bar. Features Welcoming the 110th President of The Mississippi Bar 6-8 Interview with Chief Justice William L. Waller Jr. By Vicki Lowery 10-15 Interview with Chief Judge L. Joseph Lee By Meta S. Copeland 17-19 Ten Commandments of Appellate Brief Writing By Judge Kenny Griffis 20-22 The Balboa Method Preparation for Oral Argument By David N. McCarty 24-27 HED Continued Development of Rule for Pro Bono Appellate Counsel Highlights Appellate Practice Sections Third Year By Will Bardwell 28-30 Annual Meeting Highlights 35-47 Departments Final Disciplinary Actions 31 2015-2016 Section Orientation Session 32-33 Young Lawyers Division News 34 Committee Meeting Day 48-49 Lawyers Helping Lawyers 50 In Memoriam 51-53 CLE Calendar of Events 54 Professional Announcements 55-57 Classified Advertising 58 Special thanks to the Appellate Practice Section for providing the feature articles for this issue of the magazine.