2007 Fall Board of Governors Meeting Agenda

The State Bar of Georgia's Fall Board of Governors Meeting will be held Nov. 2-4, 2007, at The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens. Contact Michelle Garner at 404-527-8790 or michelle@gabar.org for more information.

216th BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING AGENDA
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2007
The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, Ga.

1.  ADMINISTRATION

a.  Call to Order - Gerald Edenfield, President

b.  Recognition of Past Presidents Judges and new Board member Randall Davis, Cherokee Circuit, Post 1 - Gerald Edenfield

c.  Recognition of Special Guests - Gerald Edenfield

d.  Roll Call (by signature) - Bryan Cavan, Secretary

e.  Minutes of the 215th Meeting of the Board of Governors August 23, 2007 (action) - Bryan Cavan

2.  ACTION

a.  Tommy Burnside, Jr. Excellence in Bar Leadership Award - Gerald Edenfield

b.  Financial

(1) Treasurer's Report (information) - Lester Tate, Treasurer

(2)  Dues cap (action) - Jeff Bramlett, President Elect, Jay Cook, Immediate Past President

(3)  2008-2009 Budget Process (information) - Chris Phelps, Chair, Finance Committee

(4)  2008-2009 Dues Statement (information) - Nancy Whaley

c.   2008 Legislation - Matt Patton, Chairperson

(1)  Real Property Section Disbursement of Settlement Proceeds - Patrise Perkins-Hooker   

(2)  Women & Minorities in the Profession Funding Request for Legal Services For Victims of Domestic Violence - Karlise Grier

d.  Franchise and Distribution Law Section - Bob McCormack, Perry McGuire

e.  Chief Justice's Commission onProfessionalism (appointment of of non-lawyer Board member) - Gerald Edenfield

f.  Law Related Education - Gerald Edenfield, Charlie Lester

3.  FUTURE ACTION REPORTS
(This item is expected to be an action item on a future board agenda. The handouts are available at www.gabar.org to assist you in disseminating this information to the lawyers in your circuit.)

a.  New Georgia Rules of Evidence (Breakouts) - W. Ray Persons, Chair, Evidence Study Committee, Professor Paul S. Milich

4.  INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

a.  Young Lawyers Division Report - Elena Kaplan

b.  Foundations of Freedom Update - Gerald Edenfield

(1)  Juror Video   
(2)  High School Jury Presentation 
(3)  2007 Summer Ad Campaign (Shapiro Evaluation Study)
(4)  2008 Winter and Spring Ad Campaign
(5)  Draft Speeches

c.  Executive Committee Minutes - Jay Cook, Immediate Past President

(1)  September 7, 2007    
(2)  October 5, 2007

d.  Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Legal Education - Paul Kilpatrick, Chair

e.  Georgia Bar Foundation - Rudolph Patterson

f.  ABA Report - Allan Tanenbaum, State Delegate

g.  Member Benefits Committee (Medical Insurance) - The Honorable Gordon Zeese, Tom Stubbs

5.  WRITTEN REPORTS

a.  Future Meetings Schedule

b.  Proposed Sales Tax on Legal Services

c.  Transition into Law Practice Program

d.  Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism

e.  Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007, S.1638

6.  CLOSING

a.  Old Business - Gerald Edenfield

b.  New Business - Gerald Edenfield

c.  Remarks, Questions/Answers, Comments, and Suggestions - Board of Governors, Officers, Executive Committee, Executive Director, General Counsel

d.  Adjournment - Gerald Edenfield