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

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

 

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.

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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.

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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.


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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.

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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.

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