Richard S. Wright

Richard S. Wright will soon complete a three-year term as chair of the MCB Fee Dispute Resolution Committee after serving four years as a Committee member.  read more

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5-23-13 Kick Off the Summer with the MCB's Annual Meeting!
MCB's Annual Meeting and barbecue will take place on the Lawn of First Presbyterian Church.

6-7-13 Let's Talk Criminal
Let's Talk provides opportunities to gain insight into the perspectives of district and superior court judges and to learn how to provide thoughtful leadership through effective, collaborative communication.

Bar & Foundation Center Moving
The Mecklenburg County Bar & Foundation Center will be temporarily located at 1123 South Church Street, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28203 in the Charlotte Catholic Diocese Center effective Wed., May 29. All telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses will remain the same.

Bar Election - Meet the Candidates
All active members of the MCB were mailed a ballot for Judge Bell's seat. This ballot must be returned by Tuesday, May 21, 2013 to be accepted for tabulation.

Now Appointing 2013-14 Committee Members
One way you can get involved with your Bar, develop relationships with your colleagues and advance into a leadership position is to join MCB committees. Each June, the new Bar president appoints a new class of members to each committee - most for a three-year term.

Proposed Amendment of the MCB By-Laws
At the Annual Meeting on May 23, 2013, the membership will vote on the amendment of the MCB By-Laws. The proposed amendment is recommended to the membership by the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors at its February 28, 2013 meeting.

Authors of Bestselling Book, Picking Cotton, To Speak at Law & Society Luncheon
By Pete Anderson & Carl Horn III, Law & Society Committee Co-Chairs

We are very pleased to announce that Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton, co-authors of the bestselling book Picking Cotton, will be the keynote speakers for the 20th annual Law & Society Luncheon on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Uptown Hilton Hotel.

The story behind Picking Cotton is both moving and dramatic. It begins with the violent 1984 rape of 22 year old college student, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino who was convinced that the man she identified from a police lineup, Ronald Cotton, was her assailant. Tried, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment, Cotton served 11 years in North Carolina’s Central Prison in Raleigh – until DNA testing proved that he was innocent of the crime of which he stood convicted.

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