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ACTIVITIES |
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- Monthly membership meetings with information programs
- Lawyer Referral Service
- Continuing Legal Education programs
- Periodic newsletter containing information of interest to local attorneys
- Speakers' Bureau
- Pro Bono programs to assure availability of legal services to the indigent
- Liaison with the judiciary, the Clerk of the Court, and others to improve our court system
- Annual Law Week activities
- Law related educational programs for the public
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GOALS OF THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION |
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I. Encourage
professionalism among the members. |
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- Increase membership in the Indian River County Bar Association.
- Increase the participation of the members of the Bar Association in
Association activities.
- Establish sub-groups within the Bar Association based upon members areas of practice and other interests including young lawyers group and a criminal defense group.
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II. Disseminate useful information to the members of the Association. |
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- Provide pertinent information in the Newsletter.
- Provide pertinent information on the web-site.
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III. Provide educational opportunities to members of the Association. |
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- Participate in the Professionalism Seminar.
- Establish and maintain a continuing legal education library.
- Determine whether the Florida Bar Association will hold seminars in Indian River County.
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IV. Assist our members in providing free legal services to indigent residents of Indian River County. |
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- Increase the percentage of members of the Bar Association who participate in providing pro-bono legal services.
- Recognize the pro-bono coordinator and members of the Bar Association
who provide Pro-Bono legal services.
- Determine whether there are alternative ways for members of the Association to provide pro-bono services such as "Wills on Wheels. "
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V. Communicate with public officials and the general public. |
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- Place pertinent information on the Association's web-site.
- Invite public officials to speak at Association meetings and take questions from members of the Association.
- Participate in Law Week.
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VI. Provide Community Service. |
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VII. Improve public perception of attorneys. |
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VIII. Promote professionalism. |
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PRO BONO PROGRAMS |
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The Indian River County Bar Association is a voluntary bar association which has served the Indian River County legal community since many years before 1984, the year of its incorporation. The Indian River County Bar Association members devote their energy, resources and attention to public services, charitable organizations, and informing the public of the importance and privilege of being a citizen of this country. |
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The Indian River County Bar Association contributed to the establishment of a visitation center where children of divorced parents can meet with the non-custodial parent in a home like residential atmosphere. Previous to the establishment of this meeting place, supervised visitation usually occurred at various fast food restaurants, county parks or other open and public places. This did not meet the needs of children to be with a parent in a non-threatening and private setting. |
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The Indian River County Bar Association has also established what is known as a Wills on Wheels program in which members of the bar association reach out to the indigent citizens of Indian River County in order to provide legal assistance in preparing Last wills and Testaments, Durable Powers of Attorney, and other documents of an estate nature needed by those individuals who could not otherwise afford the services of an attorney. |
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Although one of the smaller legal bar associations in the State of Florida, the Indian river County Bar Association is proud of its efforts and services provided on a pro bono nature to the legal community and expects to increase its efforts and its productivity over the coming years. |
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