Vol. 2007-1 (April 2007)
TQ
“THEORETICALLY QUARTERLY”
Young (and Young at Heart) Lawyers Committee
The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Message from the Chair MLA Spring Meeting in New York –
YLC Meeting Thursday May 3, 2007
Well, my friends, this is my last 2:00pm – 3:30pm
newsletter before I hand the reins to Freehill Hogan & Mahar, 80 Pine St.,
Dana Henderson, who will be your new 24th Floor – 212.425.1900
Chair. This moment is: (1) Sad for me,
because I so enjoy serving this Larry Kahn, a past-chair, of this
Committee. This Committee is rich with Committee, and partner at Freehills, will
talent and energy. I have been pleased again be our host. We are grateful to
to watch it grow in size and enthusiasm. Larry and his firm for their continuing
(2) Sweet for you, because you truly will hospitality and generosity. For security
benefit from, and enjoy, the leadership reasons: your name should be on a list
from the incoming slate of new officers! with the lobby guards. Please RSVP in
advance to: 212.425.1900 and please
After the May MLA meeting in NY your ask for Larry Kahn’s secretary.
new officers will be:
Dana Henderson – Chair (Seattle) Speaker: We are extremely fortunate
that Douglas M. Muller, also a past-
Alex Giles – Vice Chair (Baltimore)
chair of this Committee, and a partner
Betsy Meers – Secretary (New York) with Moore & Van Allen in
Your new officers are gifted lawyers, Charleston, SC, speak about “The
leaders, and creative, wonderful people. Million Dollar Missing Comma:
To the extent you have not already done Drafting Considerations in Maritime
so: get involved, get to know your Contracts.” This is a very important
officers and fellow members, and enjoy subject. I have heard this presentation
the ride. before, and it is really very good and
very informative. Don’t miss it!
To the standing committees: Let us
know how we can help with your Teleconference Feature: Can’t join us
projects! in person? You will miss the smiling
faces and refreshments, but dial-in and
Please forward this newsletter to others listen to the fun.
who may be interested in The Young
1. Call: 1-712-451-6100
Lawyers Committee.
2. Access Code: 278516#
The charge for participating will be the
cost to you of the long-distance call.
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Join us late and/or leave early if our Project – still needs volunteers!
committee meeting conflicts with
Standing Committee Meetings. You can The MLA Practice and Procedure
always catch up on what you miss. Committee has undertaken a very
interesting and beneficial project to
Social Event survey the electronic filing practices of
Thursday May 3 various federal districts to determine the
Corio – 337 W Broadway extent to which their e-filing procedures
6pm – Drinks differ. They have requested the
8pm – Dinner assistance of the Young Lawyers
10:30pm - Show Committee in conducting this survey. In
particular, the Practice and Procedure
The YLC will have its annual “dutch- Committee has prepared the attached
treat” social event on Thursday 5/3. Yet survey and would like volunteers from
again, sincere thanks go to Betsy Meers the YLC to complete the survey for the
and Lili Beneda of New York for federal district courts in the following
putting together a thrilling event for us! states:
WHERE: The Practice and Procedure Committee
would also like some more volunteers to
CORIO assist in compiling the results of the
337 W Broadway in SoHo survey. This project will require still
(btw/ Grand and Broome)
more volunteers, and should be
212.966.3901
Subways: 1,A,C,E at Canal (see map below) completed as soon as possible. This is
the sort of project that law clerks, or
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en& strong paralegals, with careful lawyer
q=337+w+broadway+new+york+new+york supervision, might perform.
&sll=37.0625,-
95.677068&sspn=33.626896,59.238281&la Volunteers should contact Dana
yer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=40.722705,- Henderson: dhenderson@bpmlaw.com.
74.003241&spn=0.007855,0.014462&om=1
Our thanks go to Dana Henderson,
WHAT:
Norman Stockman, Sean O’Neil,
This is a unique Mediterranean restaurant,
Bryant Gardner, Mike Daly, Jason
named for the first lady of burlesque, Ann Harris, Erik Garza, Mika Hallakorpi,
Corio. There will be a free upscale Christine Carbo, Deborah Lawson,
burlesque performance at 10:30 following John Kavanagh Jr., Colin McRae for
dinner for those who wish to stay. already contributing, and agreeing to
Burlesque shows are again the rage in NY! contribute to this effort. Some of you
helped twice! Bravo.
MENU: (a) $35/person; OR (b) tapas
RSVP: If you plan to attend the social
event, please RSVP to Betsy Meers at
bmeers@mcdermottradzik.com or
212.376.6400.
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Project Completed – Many Thanks! contact information, please forward any
new details to our incoming Secretary,
Professor Dave Sharpe worked with Betsy Meers, at
many on our committee on a project to bmeers@mcdermottradzik.com or to
comment on the Model Local Admiralty any of the other officers, so that we can
Rules for the MLA Practice and keep our mailing list as accurate as
Procedure Committee. Thanks go to possible.
Brett Mason, Sook Lee, Erik Garza,
Charlie McCammon, Alex Devine, Please feel free to contact any of the
Lauren Davies, Adrian Belton, YLC officers if you have any questions,
Christoph Wahner. Nicely done! comments, or ideas.
Solicitation We look forward to seeing you in New
York and working with you on future
Do you have any war stories from your projects!
practice you wish to share with industry?
Do you think you have a sense of Signing off,
humor? Consider submitting your
written piece for consideration for Be well,
inclusion in the Benedicts Quarterly
Maritime Bulletin. You may write to Katharine Newman
Phil Berns at pberns@earthlink.net. Departing Chair, Young Lawyers
Committee
Proctor Status Senior Counsel, ConocoPhillips
600 N. Dairy Ashford, ML 2082
Any Associate member of the MLA who Houston, TX 77079
has been a member of the MLA for four katharine.f.newman@conocophillips.com
years or more is eligible to apply for
Proctor status with the MLA. The Dana Henderson
advantages of Proctor status are Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Committee
numerous, not the least of which is that a Betts, Patterson & Mines
member cannot serve as a committee One Convention Place
chair, vice-chair or director unless s/he is Suite 1400, 701 Pike Street
already a Proctor or Non-Lawyer Seattle WA 98101-3927
member. Proctor applications may be dhenderson@bpmlaw.com
obtained from the MLA Membership
Secretary or may be downloaded from Alex Giles
the MLA website (www.mlaus.org) in Secretary, Young Lawyers Committee
the “Membership Forms” section. Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
250 West Pratt Street, 16th Floor
Mailing List Changes Baltimore, Maryland 21201
agiles@semmes.com
We are continuing to update our
Committee’s mailing list with the most
current contact information available for
our members, including email addresses.
If you have had any change in your
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