Silent Auction
2008 Sponsors
LexisNexis
GOLD SPONSORS
Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP
North Alabama Chapter, FBA
Watson, Jimmerson, Martin, McKinney, Helms & Artrip, P.C.
Whatley Drake & Kallas
SILVER SPONSORS
Alabama Education Association
Boeing
Raytheon
Shearer and Associates
BRONZE SPONSORS
Alabama Association for Justice
Digital Fusion
L3 Communications
Maynard, Cooper & Gale
Teledyne Brown Engineering
White, Arnold & Dowd
Wilmer & Lee, P.A.
FRIENDS OF THE FBA
Norman Bradley
William Burgess
Juanita Sales Lee
James S. Richardson Sr.
A number of exciting items have been donated to this year’s Fellows Silent Auction! Participating in this auction is an excellent way for you to support the Foundation’s mission to:
Promote and support legal research and education;
Advance the science of jurisprudence;
Facilitate the administration of justice; and
Foster improvements in the practice of Federal law.
Please note that you must be a member of the Federal Bar Association
to be eligible to participate in the auction ( click here
to join the FBA if you are not already a member ).
Should you have any questions, please contact the Foundation
of the Federal Bar Association at lgorman@fedbar.org
or at (571) 481-9100.
The Fellows are also still accepting donations for the auction.
If you are interested in donating to the auction, please read the Silent
Auction Donation Information and fill out the donation form , returning
it to the Foundation as soon as possible. Both individuals and chapters are
encouraged to donate. Items that have been particularly popular in the past
include vacations, wine, artwork, and sports tickets or memorabilia.
The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, so prize contributions are tax deductible.
Online bidding for the Silent Auction is now closed. Bidding will continue onsite at the 2008 FBA Annual Meeting and Convention in Huntsville, Alabama. See you there!
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**PRE-CONVENTION SPECIAL!** Winning Bidder: Amy Weil Donated by Ashley Belleau You are bidding on 2 tickets to see the Alabama Crimson Tide's 2008 home opener vs the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at historic Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Come see the debut of the #1 ranked freshman class of 2008 led by Julio Jones! |
4 Guest Passes for the National Civil War Museum
Winning Bidder: John Drolla Donated by Bob DeSousa Guest passes to the National Civial War Museum in Harrisburg, Penn., have no expiration date, and include free parking! Visit www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.com for more information about the museum. |
U.S. Flag Flown Over Iraq
Donated by Bob DeSousa This U.S. flag was flown over HQ 213th ASG, LSA Anaconda in Balad, Iraq. It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which can been seen by clicking on the picture above. |
All Those Summers: Memories of Surfing's Golden Age
Winning Bidder: Danielle Brewer Donated by Howard McPherson All Those Summers: Memories of Surfing's Golden Age is an oversized, hardcover book filled with poetry, prose, and color photos, all focusing on surfing. |
Lunch or Dinner for Two at the University Club
Donated by Bill LaForge Enjoy lunch or dinner for two in the Taft Dining Room at the University Club in Washington, D.C. This item includes meals, wine, and valet parking. Appropriate attire is required for attendance. This item is valid from October 2008 to September 2009. |
Two-Night Stay in Hawaii
Winning Bidder: Valerie Stewart Donated by Susan Tius Bid on two nights for 6–8 people at "La Capanna"—a historic cottage located at Volcano Village on the Big Island of Hawaii. This charming village is one mile from the entry of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The cottage is walking distance to restaurants and arts and crafts shopping. Reservations required/dependent on availability from Sept. 30, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009. |
Justice Louis D. Brandeis Green Bag Bobblehead
Winning Bidder: Sharon O'Grady Donated by James M. Rosenbaum This is the 2008 limited-edition of the famous Green Bag bobbleheads. They are only available to selected subscribers of the Green Bag, an Entertaining Journal of Law, and on the secondary or auction market. The bobblehead shows Justice Brandeis riding an exact replica of the Erie Railroad engine which struck poor Mr. Thompkins, immortalized in Erie v. Thompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938) (overruling Swift v. Tyson). |
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Green Bag Bobblehead
Winning Bidder: Sharon O'Grady Donated by James M. Rosenbaum This is the 2007 limited-edition of the famous Green Bag bobbleheads. They are only available to selected subscribers of the Green Bag, an Entertaining Journal of Law, and on the secondary or auction market. The bobblehead depicts Justice Kennedy, the only justice in history to be in the majority in every 5-4 decision for an entire term (24 out of 24, October term 2006). |
Justice Antonin Scalia Green Bag Bobblehead
Winning Bidder: Sharon O'Grady Donated by James M. Rosenbaum This is the 2006 limited-edition of the famous Green Bag bobbleheads. They are only available to selected subscribers of the Green Bag, an Entertaining Journal of Law, and on the secondary or auction market. Justice Scalia is depicted stabbing a pencil into a lemon, denoting his longstanding antipathy to the Lemon test, applied in church/state separation cases. |
Stan Musial Autographed Cardinals Baseball in Protective Case
Winning Bidder: Bill LaForge Donated by Virginia Schleuter |
One Week at Lucknow Villa, Silver Sands, Jamaica *View the villa's brochure!* Donated by Sharon L. O'Grady |
Our Pennsylvania by Jerry Irwin
Winning Bidder: Doug Truxillo Donated by Robert J. DeSousa |
Six Boxes of Macadamia Nut Chocolates—Set #1
Winning Bidder: Bruce Moyer Donated by Carol A. Elben |
Six Boxes of Macadamia Nut Chocolates—Set #2
Donated by Carol A. Elben |
Lunch at Galatoires
Donated by David Guerry |
"Girl on Tricycle" Painting by Muneka Parra Del Toro
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National Arts Club Dinner
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Cliff Lee Signed Baseball
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Cliff Lee Signed Poster |
Dell Laptop |
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