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Hello DRI Annual Meeting Attendees,

 

Here’s wishing you safe travels to Chicago for what will be an outstanding Annual Meeting.  As is our tradition, the Northeast Region will have its regional meeting on Wednesday night, October 4, 2017 at SPiN Chicago, 344 N. State Street, from 7:30pm to 10:30PM (or whenever).  SPiN is a short walk from the hotel.  For those of you who have not had the pleasure, expect plenty of food, drinks and, wait for it … , ping pong.  Dick Tucker just returned from a playing tour in China and will take on all comers.  Please join Dick and me for the fun and festivities.

 

Thanks,

 

Tony

 

Anthony J. Sbarra, Jr.
Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing, P.C.



265 Franklin Street, 7th Floor  |  Boston, MA 02110
direct 617.210.7755  |  cell 617.686.7995  |  main 617.728.0050
asbarra@hermesnetburn.com  |  www.hermesnetburn.com

New first-time TDLA members, who also join DRI as a full-dues member, will receive a certificate to attend a free DRI seminar - a $795 value (excluding the Annual Meeting) to be used within 18 months. The certificate is non-transferrable. 

Find out more here:  http://www.dri.org/Membership

The ABA’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services has published a report on alternate business structures for law firms, which if adopted by the ABA, would permit non-lawyer ownership of law firms. The adoption of such business structures would have a critical impact on the future of the profession and the manner in which we practice law.

TDLA and DRI are asking you to express your opinions on the viability of such structures and the manner in which they will affect our collective future. 

The Commission is calling for comments on their report; the deadline, however, is extremely tight with all commentary due by Monday, May 2^nd. 

 

We encourage you to review the entire document here  http://src.bna.com/eeX at your first opportunity so you can become familiar with its contents and  ask that you contact the Commission and express your views on the report.  Your participation is needed to ensure a fully vetted process.  Commentary on the report from the ABA’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services should be sent to the following address:
 
Katy Englehart
American Bar Association
Office of the President
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 988-5134
FAX: (312) 988-5100

Email Comments to: IPcomments@americanbar.org

Click here to view a recording from DRI's 2015 annual meeting - a panel discussion on the changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Thanks to everyone, especially Sheri and the TDLA leadership for putting on a great event - let's keep up the excellent work...

DRI just awarded Peggy the DRI SLDO Executive Director Award, recognizing 

a DRI State or Local Defense Organization (SLDO) Executive Director who best fosters a relationship between their SLDO and DRI, and who has otherwise demonstrated exceptional service to the cause of the defense bar and their SLDO. Currently, Peggy is the Executive Director of the Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming and the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia.

Welcome to the new TDLA website.  Please note the emails sent to members recently and change your temporary pass word along with updating your profile.

Tell us what you think about our new website.  Try some of the functions.