!(>http://www.tucsonfba.org/system/files/crimlaw.gif! On November 16th, 2006 from Noon-4:45 at the Manning House, the Tucson Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will host its second annual Criminal Law Seminar.

This half-day seminar will cover:

• Revocations: bond issues, plea negotiations, and dispositions
• Competency Determinations and Mental Health Issues in Federal District Court
• Ethics and Advocacy in a High Volume District

Speakers include the Honorable Frank R. Zapata, United States District Judge; the Honorable Charles R. Pyle, United States Magistrate Judge; Dr. Barry Morenz, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Director of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Arizona; Bob Hooker, Pima County Public Defender; Dan Knauss, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney; Lynnette Kimmins, Tucson Criminal Division Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office; Saúl Huerta, Assistant Federal Public Defender; and Mario Moreno, Chief U.S. Probation Officer.

The keynote speakers for this event will be the Honorable John M. Roll, Chief United States District Judge, District of Arizona and Victoria A. Brambl, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona.

The program will include lunch and a coffee break with snacks and will qualify for up to 3.75-hours CLE credit (including 1-hour of ethics credit).

$40 for FBA Members / $55 Non-members

If you haven’t already signed up, I encourage you to RSVP as soon as possible to Kenna Dresback (by the linked email or at Phone: 629-4471 / Fax: 879-4733).

Please contact us if you have any questions about this event or would like to join the FBA.

Our October CLE program will feature officials from Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Office of the Inspector General for DHS discussing the state of border security in our district and how that impacts our federal practice here in Tucson. Please join us!

The first CLE luncheon of our 2006-07 event calendar is set for this Thursday, September 14. It’s a Federal Bench and Bar event designed to put you, the federal practitioner, in direct contact with Tucson Division judges and their staff. We’re excited to welcome District Judges Raner C. Collins and Frank R. Zapata, Magistrate Judge Bernardo P. Velasco, and staff from the chambers of District Judge David C. Bury and Magistrate Charles R. Pyle.

!(>http://tucsonfba.org/system/files/dining_a.jpg! We’re also moving to our new luncheon location, the beautiful and historic Arizona Inn.

Even though we emailed our announcement over the Labor Day weekend, we had over 30 RSVPs by the following Tuesday, so we expect the event to sell out. If you want to attend, please contact kdresback [at] lrlaw [dot] com (Kenna Dresback) as soon as possible.

I hope most of you received our email notification. If you didn’t and are interested in receiving future program notifications, please subscribe to our mailing list using the form on the right side of the website.

I also encourage you to consider joining the Federal Bar Association and our chapter to receive discounted CLE, advance notification of events, access to national Sections and Divisions, and members-only newsletters with district and national updates.

I hope to see you on Thursday!
gtc [at] cheshirelaw [dot] com (Geoff Cheshire)
President, Tucson FBA Chapter

FBA National is holding this year’s Annual Meeting and Convention at the JW Marriott Resort in Las Vegas. As Chapter President, I will be attending along with Mark Konrad, our Immediate Past President and National Delegate. I hope you will consider attending as well.

If you plan on going, sign up as soon possible as the hotel has informed us that rooms at the reduced convention rate are almost sold out.

For more information, visit the FBA national’s 2006 Annual Meeting and Convention web page.

The Tucson Chapter of the Federal Bar Association will provide a full schedule of practical, informative CLE events this year. In addition to luncheon CLEs, the FBA will hold its annual Federal criminal law practice seminar and the FBA’s annual CLE event, the Legends. We welcome your input and suggestions regarding CLE topics that may be helpful to you.

The Federal Bar Association invites all new lawyers to join the FBA, and to apply for admission to the United States District Court of Arizona.

Members and non-members are invited to attend our CLEs. You can sign up and pay on line.

Thank you for visiting!