Mecklenburg County Bar

Meet Robert J. Hahn

August's Volunteer Lawyer Program spotlight features Robert J. Hahn. Mr. Hahn's management of Supplemental Security Income appeals through Legal Services of Southern Piedmont is an example of how one attorney's commitment and interest can reach many in the community. read more

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9-15-10 Corporate Counsel Section Luncheon
The lunch meeting will feature a discussion on structuring fees in order to successfully manage litigation expenses, including how different types of litigation merit different fee arrangements.

9-16-10 Memorial Service for Hon. William T. Grist
1:30 P.M. Courtroom 5370, Mecklenburg County Courthouse

9-16-10 Solo Practioner/Small Firm Section Luncheon
Join the Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section for their monthly luncheon. This will be a time to network with colleagues and brainstorm topics for the monthly Section luncheons that will start this October.

9-22-10 MCB Annual Golf Tournament
Join your fellow Bar members for the annual MCB Golf Tournament at Raintree Country Club. Space is limited, register by Friday, September 17.

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Feature Your Firm in the Directory Blue Pages
More than 5,000 MCB Directories are distributed annually. The blue pages or "Areas of Concentration" are an invaluable year-round listing of attorneys, indexed by specific areas of practice. Order by Oct. 22, 2010.

State Bar Councilor Run-Off Election - October 7, 2010
Since no nominee received a majority of the votes cast, a run-off election will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Details to come regarding location and time.

NC State Bar to Audit Randomly Selected MCB Members
The Mecklenburg County Bar was recently informed by the NC State Bar that it has been randomly selected as a district from which random selections of individual attorneys are to be made this quarter for procedural audits.

MCB Special Committee on Diversity's 2010 Report
Includes updates on the Call to Action of the General Counsel and Managing Partners Diversity Initiative.

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Being Strategic about Strategic Planning

By MCB President A. Todd Brown

"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been." -- Wayne Gretzky

I'm not an ice hockey fan except perhaps during the Stanley Cup championship playoffs, but I was intrigued recently by a story associating Wayne Gretzky's approach to playing the game with strategic planning. Gretzky has been heralded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, offensive professional ice hockey player of all times. His scoring ability is legendary. Gretzky reportedly achieved "rock star" status not because he penned a playbook filled with winning strategies which he studied before each game to map out a plan of attack, but, rather, in large part because Gretzky mastered the art of thinking and acting strategically during the heat of the game itself, in keeping with simple game plans crafted with coaches and teammates before stepping onto the ice. Gretzky's knack for anticipating how a game would unfold and for trying to stay mentally one step ahead of other players so he could be in the right place at the right time is the essence of strategic planning....Read more. Access all editions of the Mecklenburg Bar News

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