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- President Elect
Leslie A. Cory
Ortwein & Cory
1010 Market Street Suite 306
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-9242
lesliecory@comcast.net
Special Projects Chairman
Cameron S. Hill
Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell
1800 Republic Centre
633 Chestnut Street
Chattanooga, TN 37450
(423) 209-4160
chill@bakerdonelson.com
Immediate Past President
Shelley D. Rucker
Miller & Martin LLP
832 Georgia Avenue Suite 1000
Volunteer Building
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 785-8289
srucker@millermartin.com
Treasurer
Neil Brunetz
Miller & Martin PLLC
Suite 1000 Volunteer Bldg.
832 Georgia Ave
Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 756-6600
nbrunetz@millermartin.com
Board Members
Tonya K. Cammon
Hon. Susan K. Lee
John L. Medearis
Scott M. Shaw
Gregg L. Sullivan
Chris Varner
Officers
President
Rita LaLumia
Federal Defender Service of Eastern TN
707 Georgia Ave Suite 203
Chatanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-4349
rita_lalumia@fd.org
Contents:
Issues
Regarding the Judiciary
Upcoming Events
School Tours
Future CLE Programs
Historical Society
If you have comments
or questions about the Federal Bar Association—Chattanooga chapter,
please contact any officer.
Issues
Regarding the Judiciary
The
General Counsel for sixty major U.S. corporations have written a letter
to key members of Congress urging a positive response to Chief Justice
John Roberts’ plea for a substantial increase to the salaries of
federal judges. You may recognize a number of your clients on the list
of signatories. If you would like to voice your thoughts to your representatives
or the members of the Judiciary Committee, we encourage you to do so.
Upcoming
Events
April
24, 2008
Federal Practice and Procedure Seminar
May 7-10,
2008
Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This will be open for members of the bar to attend.
Judge Collier is the Chairman. More details on opportunities to get involved
will be forthcoming. Additional information may be found online.
School
Tours
The
association provides tours of the federal courthouse as part of its community
outreach program. We are looking for new tour guides to join this committee.
The time commitment involved would only be for an orientation session
and about three hours to conduct the tour. We are looking to have a pool
of trained attorneys so that no one would have to do more that a couple
of tours during the school year. Please contact Scott Shaw at scott.shaw@husch.com
or Tonya Cammon at tcammon@gkhpc.com
if you are interested in participating.
On September 17, 2007, the Chattanooga
Chapter assisted the District
Court in hosting the first annual Constitution Day event for local
high school students. Students from David Brainerd Christian School, Hixson
High School, and Red Bank High School participated in the event. The event
included an interactive speech by Chief Judge Curtis L. Collier focusing
on the importance and perseverance of the Constitution, a lesson on the
Bill of Rights by Magistrate Judge William Carter, as well as a student-oriented
question and answer session structured much like a game-show, hosted by
Magistrate Judge Susan Lee. The event concluded with refreshments during
which the students mingled with several judges as well as court personnel.
Future
CLE Programs
The
Association is looking for ways to serve its members. If you have ideas
for programs, events or CLE, please send us your suggestions.
Historical
Society
The Historical
Society of Tennessee is looking for new members. In March, you should
have received a letter from Don Ferguson regarding the Society and its
projects. The mailing also included the Society's newsletter which featured
our local chapter 13 Trustee C. Kenneth Still. If you are interested in
the Society, you may contact Mr. Ferguson at Don_Ferguson@tned.uscourts.gov.