Law Day

What Is a Chatbot and What Is It Doing in My Law Firm?

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

Imagine a world in which companies could save significant time and increase productivity. How? By including chatbots in their arsenal of technology.

Branding Your Law Firm – and Yourself – in the 21st Century

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

A successful law firm relies on the talent of its attorneys and staff that provide excellent service to clients. It takes branding around whatever makes a firm unique to make it resonate with people and stand out. Branding goes beyond the logos.

Students Propose a ‘Brain Break’

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

It’s never too soon to go back into the classroom and share your knowledge with young students. Attorney Tom Gross proved that when he visited sixth-graders at District 66’s Swanson Elementary in April. Gross and many other lawyers told eager elementary students about the legal profession and how it affects them. “Lawyers in the Classroom” is an annual event tied to the Omaha Bar Association’s observance of Law Day. The topic this year was the Separation of Powers.

Perspective: The Judicial Branch is Alive and Kicking

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom. What a timely theme for Law Day 2018. It is equally important for all three branches of our government to take notice of the same. Now, much can be said and written on the subject and indeed this has been done. Readers have ample selections from which to read and to form their own opinions.

OLL Tours: Courtroom Drama

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

Thousands of fourth-graders have been touring the Douglas County Courthouse and City-County Building as part of Law Day. The activity is sponsored by the Omaha Law League, which raises money annually to cover bus transportation for the students.

Four to Receive Ellick Service Award

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

At the Omaha Bar Association’s Law Day luncheon, four attorneys will be honored with the Alfred G. Ellick Lawyer Referral Service Award. It is the fourth year for the award named in honor of the OBA president who, in 1962, established the OBA Lawyer Referral Service (LRS).

Up until now, 121 attorneys have been recognized for their service as members of the LRS for 10 or more years.

About the 2018 Law Day Theme

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

This year’s May 1 Law Day theme is one that represents the bedrock of our democracy: “Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom.”

The U.S. Constitution defines our government as one with distinct and independent branche – the President, Congress and the Supreme Court. These three separate branches share power and each branch serves as a check on the power of the others.

Patent Law’s Future Has Not Escaped Scrutiny of High Court

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

In late November of last year, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC patent case. What this means, said Luke Holst, patent attorney at McGrath North, is that they have been asked to decide whether the America Invents Act’s most popular patent review procedure, Inter Partes Review (IPR), is constitutional or not.

OBA Public Service Award: Law Library Deemed ‘Core of Our Enterprise as Omaha’s Law School’

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

The Omaha Bar Association has chosen the Creighton Law Library as the recipient of its non-attorney Public Service Award, which was initiated on Law Day in 1983.

“While Creighton deans and professors have been previous award recipients, the law library has not,” said Dave Sommers, executive director of the OBA.

Robert M. Spire Award: Hon. Mike Heavican Celebrated For His Devotion to the Law

Published by admin on Tue, 05/01/2018 - 12:00am

The Chief Justice is in a unique position to honor the legacy of Robert M. Spire, the late lawyer for whom the Omaha Bar Association’s Public Service Award is named.

At the Law Day luncheon on May 1, Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Michael G. (he goes by Mike) Heavican will receive the award named for his mentor.

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