In This Issue...

HELP! HELP! I read somewhere that if you wanted to get people's attention you should yell HELP - or was that FIRE? I don't know, I can't remember, but did it work?... because we need your attention for something that is really important - our judicial performance poll. It's not on paper anymore, you won't find it in your mailbox, but you WILL find it below. If you would like to express your opinions on the performance of the Municipal Court judges, just click "Take the Poll."

~Alex Lagusch, Columbus Bar Executive Director

1. Two Perspectives on Twitter
2. Need a Passport??
3. Ben Comes to the Bar
4. As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up
5. LexisNexis® and the Columbus Bar Association:
Working Together to Support the Legal Profession
6. Sanitary and Safe: How to Properly Clean a Computer

Two Perspectives on Twitter

Twitter: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
~by Jim Calloway, Oklahoma Bar Association

All the Little Birds on Jaybird Street Love to Hear the Lawyers Go Tweet-Tweet-Tweet! ~by Elizabeth P. Kuhn,
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Need a Passport??

The Franklin County Clerk of Courts is hosting a Passport Fair on Thursday, April 16th from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Title Main/South location, 45 Great Southern Boulevard (off South High Street in the Great Southern Shopping Center, next to Firestone). Representatives from the U.S. Department of State will be on hand to answer questions and provide information, and the Clerk of Courts office will accept passport applications. Read the full press release.

Ben Comes to the Bar

~by Anne Leonard-Palmer, Columbus Bar Association

Hopefully by now you’ve noticed Ben Franklin gracing our Daily Reporter page, in the email we sent out to members, on bright yellow buttons the Columbus Bar staff is wearing, or posted on easels, monitors, and even lunches in our offices. Why so much Ben you ask? Well, Ben Franklin also happens to grace the $100 bill so we chose his face to introduce our brand new CLE Easy Pass, just $100 for 12 hours of CLE at the Columbus Bar! Learn more.

As Jurors Turn to Web, Mistrials Are Popping Up

Last week, a juror in a big federal drug trial in Florida admitted to the judge that he had been doing research on the case on the Internet, directly violating the judge’s instructions and centuries of legal rules. But when the judge questioned the rest of the jury, he got an even bigger shock.

LexisNexis® and the Columbus Bar Association: Working Together to Support the Legal Profession

LexisNexis has been a valued partner of the Columbus Bar for many years, offering special packages and pricing exclusively for attorneys in solo or small law firms. These member benefits provide access to the LexisNexis Total Research System, offering the broad perspective you need to succeed in your legal career. They have been a sponsor of the Columbus Bar Foundation Gala since its inception and they contribute each year to the Columbus Bar Annual Meeting. Last month we told you about a new benefit, LexisNexis® Coffee Break Webinars. They're fast, effective and best of all-they're on the house! Choose from a menu of quick 20-minute sessions and discover powerful tools and proven techniques to help make your research more efficient and cost-effective. Click here to see the April offerings.

Sanitary and Safe:
How to Properly Clean a Computer

What are the best techniques for keeping our technological friends clean and functioning? Continue reading for simple and easy cleaning guidelines.

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