Mecklenburg County Bar News and Annoucements

Add to the MCB Historical Collection
If you have photos, documents or MCB items-of-interest, please consider donating these items to the MCB historical collection for safe-keeping. You can rest assured that your contributions will be safeguarded along with the rest of the collection.

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
State Bar Councilor Run-Off Ballots will be mailed by September 14, 2010 and must be returned by Thursday, October 7, 2010.

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.

Schedule Your Portrait and Say Cheese for the MCB 2012 Pictorial Directory!
The Mecklenburg County Bar is gearing up for our 2012 Centennial Anniversary! One way in which we will commemorate 100 years of service is by producing a 2012 pictorial MCB Membership Directory. We hope to feature each and every active member of the Bar - at no cost to you.

Earn Free CLE Credit
Did you know that you can earn free CLE credit through the Mecklenburg County Bar? It's true! You can earn free CLE by either speaking at a CLE program or planning a CLE program.

2010-11 Lunch with a Lawyer Program Needs Attorney Mentors
Volunteer attorneys needed to serve as mentors to rising eighth graders throughout the school year.

Erika A. Olson Named MCB YLD Young Lawyer of the Year
The MCB YLD named Erika A. Olson the 2009-10 MCB YLD Young Lawyer of the Year. The award was presented during the MCB YLD's annual meeting and summer social on Jun. 17, 2010.

MCB membership voted to increase membership dues to $225
At the 98th Annual Meeting of the Mecklenburg County Bar, the MCB membership voted to raise membership dues to $225, effective July 1, 2010.

MCB Center For Sale or Exchange
Mecklenburg County Bar Center & vacant lot on Luther Street available for sale or exchange