January 2017 Speakers/Programs Announcement

Post date: Dec 15, 2016 10:16:36 PM

January 2, 2017: No Meeting (New Year's Holiday)

January 9, 2017:  Installation of 2017 Officers and Executive Council.  Join us to witness and congratulate the the 2017 LCBA Officers and Executive Council on their installations. Hon. Dean Mandros presided over the installation, and David Simko offered the toast to the incoming President, Matthew Simko.  The highlight is the annual Penny Pouch Ceremony between the retiring and incoming Presidents. The Penny Pouch is the traditional symbol of the the transfer of authority of the Presidency since the LCBA's founding. Contained in the Penny Pouch are pennies, and each penny has been placed by the outgoing President representing the year of his/her service. 

January 16, 2017: No Meeting (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday)

January 23, 2017:  Hon. Michael Goulding, Lucas County Common Pleas Court (http://www.sc.ohio.gov/Boards/grandJury/bios/gouldingMichael.pdf).  Topic: "View From the Bench"

January 30, 2017: Elizabeth Bonham, Esq., Staff Attorney, ACLU of Ohio (http://www.acluohio.org/about/staff-profiles).  Topic: "Current Issues in Civil Liberties"

Speaker Chair:  Craig Witherell, LCBA 2nd V.P.