Alison Baxter Herlihy Speaking at South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program Seminar
Alison Baxter Herlihy is speaking at the annual South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program Seminar. This is a great opportunity for some free CLE hours!
THE MOBILE BAR ASSOCIATION
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
and
THE SOUTH ALABAMA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM
present
ANNUAL VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SEMINAR
Friday, October 18, 2013
1:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Battle House Hotel– Moonlight Ballroom
3.0 MCLE Credits
FREE TO SAVLP LAWYERS and Non-SAVLP Lawyers who Sign Up as volunteer attorneys!
ALL OTHERS
Registration: $75 to MBA Members
$100 to all Non-MBA Members
Additional $25 for same-day registration
Coordinator/Moderator: Jeremy P. Taylor, Esquire
Carr, Allison, P.C.
1:00 – 1:30 REGISTRATION
1:30 – 2:30 “UNCONTESTED DIVORCE BASICS”
Alison Herlihy, Esquire
Alison Baxter Herlihy, PC
2:30 – 3:30 “DUCK DYNASTY – WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT UNCLE SI?”
E. Russell “Barney” March, III., Esquire
Johnstone Adams Bailey Gordon & Harris
Jean M. Powers, Esquire
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:45 “NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER’S MORTGAGE –
FORECLOSURE and HOMEOWNER RIGHTS in
ALABAMA in the AGE of the SECURITIZED
MORTGAGE”
Kenneth J. Riemer, Esquire
Underwood & Riemer, P.C.
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Artworks: The Throwdown 2
Shaking up the traditional silent auction, Mobile Arts Council has created an event that you don’t want to miss – Artworks Throwdown 2!
This one-of-a-kind silent auction/ loud party features a competition like none other seen in Mobile. Inspired by concepts from some of TV’s most-loved competition shows, Mobile Arts Council has drafted local artists to compete in a battle of creativity.
This year’s competitors are Riley Brenes, David Hebert, Amanda Youngblood, the duo of Yuko Jordan and Satomi Kamei, and, returning to defend his title, Jim Hayward. Each will be given a box with mystery items, a shared supply closet, and 90 minutes to create new works of art. The art will be sold in a live auction at the end of the evening.
The silent auction consists of items donated by area artists and organizations, ranging from paintings, photographs, ceramics and sculptures to tickets for performances and weekend get-a-ways.
While watching the competition and bidding, you can enjoy dancing to the spins of local D.J. Bob Kohrman, food provided by Heroes and The Royal Scam, plenty of beer, wine and, of course, MAC’s signature drink Red Roosters.
ART Works is Mobile Arts Council’s largest annual fundraiser, and all proceeds go to support our mission of bringing people and art together.
Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. You can purchase them at MAC (318 Dauphin St.) or online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Breaking News: Ex Parte Bayliss Overturned by Alabama Supreme Court
Today, the Alabama Supreme Court has issued an opinion in the case of Ex Parte Christopher, which overturns the landmark case of Ex Parte Bayliss. Bayliss is the case which gave Alabama Courts the authority to order parents to pay post-minority support and contribute to college expenses for their children after they reach the age of majority. Under Alabama law, the age of majority is nineteen (19).
If you are already under a court-ordered obligation to pay post-minority support for the benefit of your child, this decision will not effect you as the Court has stated its opinion overruling Bayliss is only applicable in future cases. If no final order has been entered in your case or it is on appeal, then the decision does apply to you. Parents are still free, of course, to voluntarily agree to pay such expenses.
Greater Mobile Area Arts Awards
Mobile Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the Tenth Annual Greater Mobile Arts Awards. The awards acknowledge the important contributions that individuals, groups and businesses make to the cultural life of our community.
The awards will be presented in a ceremony to be held Thursday, August 29, at 7:00 p.m. in the 1927 Room at the Saenger Theatre with a reception honoring the recipients immediately following. This event is free and open to the public.
This year’s recipients include:
Artist: Mike McKee
Business: Crescent Theater
Educator: Lori Bilbry Vaghefi
Patron: Dr. Thomas Rosandich
Organization: Mobile Symphony
Volunteer: Dan Silver
Additional Awards for 10th Anniversary:
To celebrate ten years of the Arts Awards program, the Awards Committee, chaired by local artist/educator Katherine D. Seawell, has created two additional awards:
Emerging Artist Riley Brenes
This award acknowledges the exceptional contributions of an early-career artist to the local creative community.
Lifetime Achievement Carmen Brown
This award acknowledges individuals who display an extraordinarycommitment to the overall health and vitality of the Metropolitan Mobile Area through creative means during the course of their lifetime.
Each year a different local artist is commissioned to create the awards. This year, the awards have been created by glass artist and previous Arts Awards recipient Rachel Wright.
The Mobile Arts Council is a private nonprofit organization that serves as an umbrella organization for arts and cultural organization in the Greater Mobile Metropolitan Area, receiving financial support from the City of Mobile, Mobile County Commission, Alabama State Council on the Arts (a State agency), the National Endowment for the Arts, and from local corporations, businesses and individuals.
For more information, contact Bob Burnett, Executive Director, Mobile Arts Council, 251-432-9796 or bburnett@mobilearts.org.
Supreme Court Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
The US Supreme Court announced its ruling that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. What does this mean for gay couples? The Court’s decision applies to certain federal rights that were restricted or eliminated depending on whether a married couple is heterosexual or homosexual.
Rights that will be affected include:
1. Social Security Benefits
2. Immigration Status/Rights
3. Federal Income Tax Benefits & Obligations
4. Estate Tax
5. Employer-Provided Health Insurance Benefits
6. Military Family Benefits.
What does the decision mean for gay couples in Alabama and Mississippi? Right now, not much. The changes only affect the rights of gay couples who are legally married, and gay marriage is only legal in Washington DC, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Maryland, Maine, Washington, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota. It remains to be seen how the other states will respond as this issue develops, but it will be interesting to watch from a legal, political, and social point of view.