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The Program Today
Barney March, III & Guests, “Community Theater in Mobile”
"WALTER" A. BELL
Insurance
Barney March grew up in Mobile, Alabama, attending UMS
Preparatory School where he first gained a life-long love of the
theater. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from
Birmingham-Southern College, and his J.D. from Cumberland
School of Law. He is member of Johnstone Adams, LLC, where
he has practiced law since 1993. His practice has focused on
creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, as well as mental health and
related issues in the probate courts.
Dwayne Vaughn - 2
Community Organizations Housing Board
P.O. Box 1946
Mobile, AL 36633
Birthday: 10-1-43 Alabama
Spouse:
Introduced by: Ann Bedsole 11-13-14
Among his other activities, Barney is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Mobile Theatre Guild, and has served as
President of the Guild since 2012. He is married to Corinne
Hollingsworth March, and they have two children, Mattie and
Russell, both of whom have inherited their father’s love of the
stage.
David Trent - 4
“Bill” Kinnaird - 4
Kevin Polk - 5
Engineering - Aerospace
Government - FBI
Communications - Management
Upcoming Programs & Events
December Program Chair, Barney March, III
12-11-14 TBA
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program
12-18-14 Mark Foley
"Special Christmas Program"
12-25-14 NO MEETING
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Minutes of the Rotary Meeting
November 6, 2014
CALL TO ORDER:
Stephen Potts - 6
“Billy” Cassady - 7
Jex Luce, Jr. - 7
Periodicals - Publishing
Judicial - U.S. Magistrate Judge
Real Estate - Appraisal,
Commercial
The meeting was called to order by President Ken Robinson.
John Rogers gave the invocation and Tommy Blankenship
lead the song and pledge, accompanied on the piano by Bill
Oppenheimer. Tom Martenstein welcomed visiting Rotarians
and club member’s guests. Today’s student guest was
Marquis Burgess from B.C. Rain High School who was
introduced by Brent Day and took as his theme, “The Best
Way to Find Yourself, Is to Lose Yourself in Service to Others”.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Darrell Randel had Cheryl Williams.
John Skipper and Ginny Russell, Mobile Sunrise.
Kim Brunson, Lakeland, FL.
Loresa
By Keith Manwaring
Member’s Guest
Week of November 13, 2014
Visiting Rotarians
Week of November 13, 2014
Senior Advisor
Swiss Re America Holdings
55 E. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10055
Email: [email protected]
David Hannan - 8
Robin Luce - 8
“Bobby” Williams, Jr. - 8
Law - Admirality
Landscape Managment
Paint Manufacturing
***Contributions to the Centennial Fund now stand at
$107,450 with a total of 235 members having contributed to
date.
***Members who have not yet received their copy of the
Centennial Book, were invited to collect one from Peggy or
Tommy before leaving.
NEW MEMBERS:
Meeting Make-ups
Paul Sousa, Douglas Kearley, Les Greer, Hank Cobb, Virginia
Edington, Bart Greer, Lee Phillips, Sandy Stimpson, Pat Edington
and Robert Edington, Mobile West on November 4, 2014.
Robert Greer, Mobile Sunrise on November 5, 2014.
E-Club Make-ups
Bob Chappelle and Rebecca Byrne.
Ty Bullard was introduced by Les Greer and welcomed to the
club by President Ken Robinson.
PROGRAM:
Today’s speaker was Anthony “A.J.” Joseph, Past President of
the Alabama State Bar and a partner in the law firm of
Johnstone Adams. He is also a former Assistant District
Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney. The title of his talk, was
“Why the Good Lawyers Must Prevent the Bad & the Ugly”.
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The meeting adjourned at 12:53 pm.
Please send address changes to
P.O. Box 94, Mobile, Alabama 36601
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
PEGGY BUGGS
ROSE M. JOHNSON
ERNEST F. LADD, IV
THOMAS C. McGEHEE
CLAIRE G. McCARRON
ELIZABETH S. SANDERS
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
POSTMASTER:
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
THOMAS E. BLANKENSHIP, JR.
SECRETARY
TREASURER
JOHN T. DUKES
VICE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT ELECT
A. LESLIE GREER
ROBISON C. MCCLURE, JR.
THOMAS B. MARTENSTEIN
WELCOME
PRESIDENT
In “AJ’s” view, the main distinction between lawyers that are
part of the “Good” vs those that make up the “Bad and the
Ugly”, is one of Professionalism vs Unprofessionalism.
Ultimately it behooves each one of us to ensure that we act
“professionally” in all our dealings with others. This will start
to change the public’s perception and lead to a resurgence in
the number of those choosing to study law and wanting to
be a part of the legal profession. Lawyers need to be civil,
even-tempered and advocate efficiently on behalf of clients.
In closing, “AJ” shared a brief anecdote about the danger we
all face in losing our temper, pointing out this simply cedes
control to someone else if we react to provocation, whether
deliberate or unintentional, by a third party.
Today,12:15 P.M.,Thursday, December 4, 2014
Lunch - 11:45
Bell - 12:15
Adjournment - 1:15
Battle House Hotel
J. KENNETH ROBINSON, JR.
To illustrate his point, “AJ” reported that lawyers are built to
serve the public and one way of doing so, is by the more than
4,000 hours in Pro Bono legal services they provide each
year. Sadly, this fact is not widely known or appreciated.
Another indicator of the public’s jaundiced view of the legal
profession, is that over 1,800 people die every day in the US,
without a will. Everyone owes it to their loved ones, to draw
up a will and keep it updated as necessary, during their
lifetime.
DIRECTORS
According to “AJ”, most clients want to know and feel, that
their lawyer cares about them and understand their needs.
With the indisputable decline in a sense of community,
society as a whole has seen a weakening of the kind of caring
that was part of the fabric of community life just a generation
or two ago. This has led to a growing distrust in the “system”
and people’s perceptions have shifted to where they have
lost faith in the law profession painting everyone with a
broad brush which helps explain the 19% survey result about
the honesty of lawyers. This has also contributed to the
decline in law student enrollment in the past 40 years.
Volume LXXXXVV. .No. 22. .December 4, 2014
Thursday 12:15 P.M..Battle House Hotel
OFFICERS
There are 17,788 members of the Alabama State Bar, of
which 53% are baby boomers, nearing the end of their
career. Fewer young people are choosing to study law with
student enrollment in 2013 at only 39,765 which is a decrease
of 17,000 in the 40 years since 1973. This is a trend that
clearly needs to be reversed.
MOBILE ROTARY
CLUB BULLETIN
Official Publication of Club No. 120
Mobile, Alabama
ROTARY CLUB OF MOBILE
56 St. Joseph St., Suite 1502, Mobile, Alabama 36602
At the outset, “AJ” explained that the points he wanted to
make today, have a wide application and transcend just the
practice of law. He posited that Involvement, Professionalism
and Service were qualities that all clients would like to see
when engaging the services of a professional in any field. In
a recent survey, only 19% of those questioned felt Lawyers
were honest and the number for Judges using the same
criterion, was 47%. This indicates that some serious PR is
required to enhance the image members of the public have
about the legal profession.
BARNEY MARCH, III & GUESTS
Community Theater in Mobile
Rotary Club of Mobile
P.O. Box 94
Mobile, AL 36601
Phone (251) 432-2362
Fax (251) 432-2368
www.mobilerotary.org