2009 DUES --- The State Bar’s annual fee statement will be mailed Dec. 1 to all active attorneys and all inactive lawyers under the age of 70. Dues must be paid by Feb. 2.
PRO BONO PRACTICE PROGRAM --- The Emeritus Attorney Program has been re-named and expanded to allow lawyers to go active solely for pro bono work.
FIND YOUR SPOT --- The State Bar is recruiting applicants for nearly 200 positions on more than three dozen committees, boards and commissions.
57 WINNERS --- The California Bar Foundation has awarded 57 law students with public interest or diversity scholarships totaling more than a quarter million dollars.
NEW AFFINITY PARTNERS --- A new group of affinity partners who provide tools and services to assist attorneys with marketing their practices have joined CalBar Connect, the State Bar's members-only Web site.