In this issue's Family Matters column, Marlene Eskind Moses and Ansley Owens Tillett break down the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision Golan v. Saada, which interpreted the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, as implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.

A Farewell and Thank You to Our Fearless Leader Joycelyn Stevenson

TBA President Tasha Blakney wishes a fond farewell to former Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson, who has returned to private practice.

The TBA’s Mentoring Program needs you!

Did you have a mentor when you first started practicing law? Someone you could ask questions of without fear of judgement? Someone who could help you learn how to be a professional? You could be that person for someone else.

The TBA Mentoring Committee, chaired this year by Wes Bryant, designed the TBA Mentoring Program to foster mutually beneficial relationships between the participating attorneys, reduce the isolation experienced by some beginning attorneys, improve the quality of legal services received by clients, place renewed emphasis on the importance of professionalism and generally benefit the legal profession.

One of his goals for the program, Bryant says, is to highlight the importance of mentoring for the overall health of the profession. A local judge told him that the Board of Professional Responsibility anticipates “dealing with more issues from new lawyers in solo practices and rural areas because there’s no one to teach them how to practice law or take some of the burden of just figuring it all out. It’s enormously helpful to have a model for work/life balance when you’re just starting out.” Read more...

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