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NEWS 2013

05.14.13 - Judicial Elections discussed on WCPN ideastream Sound of Ideas. Guests included CMBA President Carter Strang and Deborah Coleman.
05.13.13 - CMBA Conducts Interim Judicial Reviews
03.21.13 - Louis Stokes Scholars Program Named Best New Internship at 2013 Expys Award Luncheon
02.25.13 - CMBA Opposes Governor’s Proposed 5% Tax on Legal Services
02.07.13 - 30th Annual Ohio Mock Trial Cuyahoga District Competition
02.04.13 - “Rock the Foundation 8” Goes Retro at House of Blues March 9th with ’80s Theme

NEWS ARCHIVES

Annual EVENTS and PROGRAMs

Many of these opportunities are open to the members and the public. In addition to items listed below, we encourage you to visit our Section and Committee pages for information on their activities.

For information on participating in or sponsoring an event, please contact Rita Klein. To view a calendar of all activities taking place at the CMBA, click here.

January February Mock Trial – Cuyahoga District Competition Mock Trial – Cuyahoga Regional Competition March Diversity Networking Conference Rock the Foundation (3/9/13) April Greater Cleveland Bench-Bar Memorial Program (4/1/13) May Law Day (5/3/13) Mock Trial – Cleveland (5/3/13) Greet the Judges & GCs and Celebration for New Lawyers (5/23/13) 3Rs – Show What You Know Competition June Annual Meeting (6/28/13) Golf Outing (6/10/13) Minority Summer Associate Program July Louis Stokes Scholars Program August Past President's Reception Minority Clerkship Program (late summer) Judicial Externship Program (late summer)	September Public Servants Luncheon David Webster "Greener Way to Work" Day October THE CMBA SINGS at Nighttown National Pro Bono Celebration Halloween Run for Justice November Celebration for New Lawyers Environmental Clerkship (paired with CLE event) December Additional events each year (as scheduled) • Sections/committees receptions and events • CLE seminars, events • The Advanced Workers’ Compensation Medical-Legal Seminar • The Cleveland Tax Institute • The Environmental Law Symposium • The Estate Planning Institute • The Health Care Law Institute • The Litigation Institute • The Northern Ohio Labor & Employment Law Conference • The Real Estate Law Institute • The William J. O’Neill Regional Bankruptcy Institute

January

February
Mock Trial – Cuyahoga District Competition
Mock Trial – Cuyahoga Regional Competition

March
Diversity Networking Conference
Rock the Foundation (3/9/13)

April
Greater Cleveland Bench-Bar Memorial Program (4/1/13)

May
Law Day (5/3/13)
Mock Trial – Cleveland (5/3/13)
Greet the Judges & GCs and Celebration for New Lawyers (5/23/13)
3Rs – Show What You Know Competition

June
Annual Meeting (6/28/13)
Golf Outing (6/10/13)
Minority Summer Associate Program

July
Louis Stokes Scholars Program

August
Past President's Reception
Minority Clerkship Program (late summer)
Judicial Externship Program (late summer)

September
Public Servants Luncheon
David Webster "Greener Way to Work" Day

October
THE CMBA SINGS at Nighttown
National Pro Bono Celebration
Halloween Run for Justice

November
Celebration for New Lawyers
Environmental Clerkship (paired with CLE event)

December

Additional events each year (as scheduled)
• Sections/committees receptions and events
• CLE seminars, events
• The Advanced Workers’ Compensation Medical-Legal Seminar
• The Cleveland Tax Institute
• The Environmental Law Symposium
• The Estate Planning Institute
• The Health Care Law Institute
• The Litigation Institute
• The Northern Ohio Labor & Employment Law Conference
• The Real Estate Law Institute
• The William J. O’Neill Regional Bankruptcy Institute