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this is nol aoout drl.m.tion. It', about.linl. boy trying to wiSgkoul of a tight.pot and th. thought pro«.. it provolord. You 5«, when our )'I>ung<:>l child was only 1m y<ars old, he had the poor judgment 10 call hi> nex' older ml<r, then .bout II 'I, yra.. old, an unkind no"",. In oma to ,«<iot • r~uc«l for hi. tnn._ gression. h..... s givtn lh. opportunity 10 write. I,tter of apology and retracTion. On my oflict k" .. h•• d, h. penned th. following:

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conniving l'~r-I"rent. 1 .....d the 1<11" for fulurt....,. Thnt thin~ !end to pro· .;de no .mall en ltlUinrntnl .t gr.odua_ 'ion pani .., family goHogolhers, wed-

ding rrhea,w parti.. . nd th.lik. In rulily. [was amau.J allh. COrr«1 . ppli . calion by. l"'· Y"., .old of.ocII. loS-I p,incip!.. NOl lh.1 tho", was any trulh in whal he callO<! hi. Oi'I'" bUI h. had ..,m<how. I a$$umo by Olm",,, from liv· ing with. foth<r.ll"'Y"'. picktd up this co,,..,.,1 I.gal p,incipl •. My wif(,. Ekanor, has ,tatO<! Ih .. her warning to Ih. chil o d",n, "Wail un til you, rath .. com .. hom.; h.lp<tIaUof Our child,.n karn def.n.. mategi .. at an •• ,ly Ig<. Thi' . ",m pl. got "'" thinkill8 about ... hal it i, Iii« 10 1i,... in I hom. wh. ", lhe .pou../p ...nl is . l.1wytt. If you Ihink .bout il ..... l.wyrrs h.",. uniqu.1y tough job. I can think of 11<1 other prof«$ion wh<", juS! .bout . 11 or our daily a<liYi l~ "p«i.Uy in litiga. tion, include I n «Iuol but oppo,it. pro· f...ion. l lo obj«t to our ..... m"''' and

proclaim !hu =rything we: say i. ~ith~r illogical, m;'interpre1ed, misgukled or an <>i>viou. diSlonion of lh, lnnh, the fam Or lh. I.w.' No other p",ft$Sion olft .. !h;' unusual ch.lkn&<". In rntdidnt. when a <Io<:lor makes. a dwgnmi. and prn<:ribes l",alment for his poti,nl. 1\0 other doctor;' p..",nt !o objeclto the di'g"",i, and .dv;'" !h~ puient thot the olher d<xtor ;. ,ompletely off·I>o. ... Likcwi ... when 0 mini,! .. ,tand, at the pulpit 10 pl"tl<h. no othe. m;ni" .. ;, p ..... nt 10 try I nd <onvin« the congrc-ga · lion that h ~ ;' wrong . nd to p•••ch on beh.lf of the doil. Not only th ... but practically eVtt)1hins _ do ;. ",rut;· nized by • judse. a jury and oth..

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lawyers. Make I mistake and iI" on the record for=r. Of cou .... , " .. also h.... all of'ho.. deodl;nt$. And woe unto ... Iowren if_ miu the statuI< of limi!at;on> or the time for filing on appeal or the ""'pon.. for ""l""t for admi ... ion, o. any olh.. number of de.dlines ;mpO$<d by court orders, di..,., .... ry rule.. scheduling orders, "atutes and so forth. 11mQw I.wym who get SO llTeSS<d out that they cannot ,1..1' at night. Imasine th.ll A lawyer friend of min~ told me thot on"" h. awakened It night, and b<fof< h~ could go bad to sle.-p, hu mind drifted Ovtr to a a.. he wa, h.n· dling. He kn"'" the st.tu!e of lim;!at;on>

wa, getting dose and t.... u.. he w" SO con""rned lbout iI, h. got out of b«I at 3 •. m . and _nt to hi' offoa: 10 make .ure he hod not .$lept through th. ,tAtute. No wondtt R'<nI! studie< found that I.1wyers gi .... -Iub<tantial indicalion of a profession op""'ting at exlmntly high Jey. .Is of psychologicol In foct, the .. m. study meuuml <yrnptoms of!"Ychologial .JUt..... luch os anxiety. oboessi", compu4iwness. dep ....ion and SO forth. The percentage oflawyers suffering from tMs< maL1dits ,.os IiteraUy off the ,h.m comp. red to Ih. general populolion. Researd>e" affili.ted with Johm Hopkin$ Uni~ty found , ,.ti$lioilly significant elevations of M>jor Pq>rmivt:

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-rs- up, and down: '0 quos,ion NC'f)' ...... and ..-...ry fKfl of..-...ry d«ioion, .nd I~' iU>l doesn' play.oo ..d]al ho ..... w.. ~.oo laughtlO a.gut and 10 fighl wit h ouropponenll. Law i,llte only profession O1h .. Ihan.., .... oporto (wrestling. bozi", and foo.boll <0 .... to mind) wh<r. _.~ ,au",' 1(1 fight willt our opponrnl$, and !hal j .... donn', play 100 -U al hnrnt. Add ' 0 our Typ<'-

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btm .Ilownl.' He abo $lid Iltll tN' Itm>t<l it _ impoounl to anlicil"'IC 1M of his d«isions. Thm, lhen _ ..... of ou, 0' ..... ..,... who __ aboul 10 un<krzo • medial diagnoslic proudUrl' wltc:n ,be ,«hnidan .....:ov>i...-d hi. I'll n.me and .s!tM if his f.th .... wu • I.~ r.

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need. new dopo,it e>eh week." If I ..,~r intimate th't he. a""ount m.y be """.drown, ,he "",ort. th.t she is not ove.drawn, but that r ... jtut "undor.d<po$it«! " htr KCOunl. One of my daughte .. stated,"I .. w how you al .... Y'.nrou .. gcd pwpk. Th.t", why I Want to bt. tawytr. I want to do that." My owr dlught..,., WM as I teenage. had In .tT«:t;on for wrecking the familr whkk., quipp«l how grateful she ot ha.ing. father for lawyer to m'Il<u",," h..,. through th .... difficulti ... 5«, it', not.lI bad. Whil. Ih. "r.ct~ of law c~".inly p~n" our famili .. with unique ch;aj· leng..-.nd the pol<nti;aj for SU>1 pit. fall.-wt don't h''''' to faU into that trap. M important .. ou. prof"";"n i. (.. I h."" wrinen in . pr..,io",calumn), th.~ I~ ... me Ihing.'h.t.~ ... n more impomnl: our f.ith and Our f.mil;". Our f,mili .. mu", know that they,~ more imporunt to u. than our work. My '«<"'lOr;" h... II .... ys been instruct«! Iha, they <an in .."upt me if FJ"lI(>r Or on. of my childrm <aIls. [ .... M my family 10 know thot I"m .!ways lCCtUibl. to their nttd$. They didn·t often "",.ds< this prrrogalive, bul the crucial thing "'., that they knew Ihey were more important to m. th.n my work. Laot y.... when my son Dousl" ..... pl.oying foot hall. I got. copy of the >cMduk e.dy on and made sure that gAm. tim .. were blod,.d off ... thot no meetings Or dtpO.itioru: Or me<li.>.tio", wtre >ch«l uled, and I was able to . nend III of hu gAm ... In f,,,, all of ourchil· dren·, octi.iti... whetbcr cheerluding, .pom o. o'herwiK. wtre put on my cal.nd.. j"'t like o,her appointments Ind COurt .settings. J knno it wu important to my children that I was there, bUllhe SUa'''' "'.... rd was mi .... You might careid..,. setting .. ide ... me porlion of your lime lhal i. no' for "'~ maybe a weekly date night with you. $pouse O. a weekly family night with your kid. or a school pl.y Or b.ngom<$-whkh you. offICe st.tT knows is ab.olutely

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roordinalr<ll1>< ntgOli>lion$ for Ihe Unitr<l SUMS. Tho ntgOli>tionl uk pla« Ihrough Iho framework of a "R<qU<$1 and Offer." In i" " R<quem; the U.s. wiU i<knlify rul .. lhot m.k Ihe praclice of law difficull for U. S. lawyt-rs who .~ opt.. ling tompororily or in a bral\Ch in .noth.. rounlry. In iu "Off..: Ihe U.S. will.we wh>1 practkt righl. il will offer 10 fo~igl1lawyers coming into Iho US. The fin.1 round of Ih<$e ntgOli>lion. for lpt'Cific rommilmenl' was 10 """,,]ude by January I. 2005. but h.. ~ ohifir<llo May I. 2005 . $imull'n«Iu< 10 lhese n<goti>lioo. ;. • """,,,,1< "Irack" of ntgoti.,ions. Tradt 1. or the Doha Round, addresses Iho ronwl<-ion> • rountry il willing 10 mak in order 10 allow fo~ign lawyers 10 pra<tkt law. Track II deal. with wh<1her 10 txlmd 10 11>< legal prof=ion II>< " Discip~nn for 11>< Accountancy Seaor; whi<h """' odoplr<l in 1998. Sine. 1m,. working group has bttn Iludying 11>< use of Ihe Accounting Disciplines os a rno<ItI fru- drafting dil<:i . pH .... for other ..,,-vices, il\Cluding legal ~. Tht Inianotionalil>. Asoocialion ("II1K) ,..., osI«d by 11>< wro whcth ... the aisling Accounling Di$Opli ........... , uil.blt or necdtd 10 be . uppltm<-nl<d. Tht lilA has responded with . number of spKific chan~ thai IDould be m.de if lht-y .... applit<110 legal ocrvic ... G"-TS likdy will have very lild. impo<l on how most lawyr-rs practia law in Alabama. Tht most . ignifo<anl impo<l

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ASB Lawyers' Hall of Fame Nominations Due Alabama has olw>ys bun tn ,he fomront of tt.. IepI prof...ion, and ,Ii..,..", rho Lawrou' HaIl of F.""" Ih. Al.b."", S,",e !lor COfltin~ ill tudiuon of OOMfing " ' ou"llnding lowyen who hlw d.:mon$,,...,«l. hklim< n( achievement. flollO'C<'< m..;! b< Al.l>anu LoW)'ff> who h..... madt ext,ao,din •• y ronlribulions th_&/l the law .1 .he "",ion.1 ". inln".,;.,,,.1 ~l.nd nlM 11,. e,iter" of ,ho .ward. Cri~ria ir>cludoo • br.",hh of achic .<",cnl, I profound rnp«1 for pr<lffl.sioruJ .,hiu, rommWlIly k-.o<knlllp and ~ r<'COgn;u.;l ability to mtntor. k-MI "" ~ othrn '" tht pursuit of jultn. l\oIo 110_ ""'" h.avt btm doocnSC'd at lca>t ."'" ye... will be tdtc.m A third honortt. <k-cnscd .. k-aot 100 "'..... ",;0 abo bo tdtc.m A 12-petWo's 2005 annu,] mcoting, and a Form.1 «:umony ",ill be held.l. W'01 d", •. 1br i""U8U'.I.l cl.a$s of inducl,," indt>dtd o.,an AIbnt I'o.rall, Judgt" Anni. Lola I'ria. Arthur 5J>or<s and Judgt" Frank J.... nlOn. Nomm.lions it<: opm to tho bu and community and 1M dot.dli ... toT nomi· na,ion IUl>rnisoion is March I, 200s. NomiNtlons ~ ... bmi1l.-d will bo con,id· en:d wi,h.n _ nom;NIJ(Jn$. Nomin .. ion fonn ..... abo...mhlt from tho ASS Wob sil', ......... aloba •. I>1g. All nom .....""" fonns lhould bo mailed 10: $,om Rumou. Ahb;om. laWl"'''' Hall of Farn •• P.o. 110.< 61 I, MonlJlOmo'Y }/;IOI.

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Notice of Election No,i« i. Vw" btmvi'h I'"TS"a", '" ,bt A.la/1<""" S'al< &I, R.d.. GC>'trn;ng EJt.;';on and Stl",ion of Pu>idtn'_£hcr and Boo,d of Q"'mn«ion ......

President-Eleci The Al.bama Sta" Ba, witl <1«, • pr..siden,_dOXt in 2005 to assume ,he p,esidency of ,he bar in July 2006. A.ny "andida .. muSl I>< • meml><r in good ... nding on March I. 2005. Peri!ions nomin.,ing a cmdid .. e muS' bear ,h. signa'ure of 2S members in good ".nding of 'he Alobam. Iktr and I>< received by Ihe _ ..... ry of Ihe "ale har on or bdorc M.rch 2005. Any (lmdida'. for Ihis office muSl also submit w;lh the nominaling pe"li'ion • black .nd wh ile pho' ograph and biographi"" dat. 10 I>< publishtd in the M.y 200S

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B. llol< ",iU I>< m.iltd belWtt1t M.y IS .nd Jun( J .nd mUS, I>< r«eived a'th. ,ta" bo, by 5 p.m. on the second Friday in June (ju"" 10,2005).

Elected Commissioners B>r commissioners will be dec.td by thO$<' lawyos "'i,h ,hoi, p,in,ip. 1 offi,.. in .h. following circuit" 8.h; Il>th. place n<» 4 .nd place n<» 7; Ikssemer Cut -Off; 11th; 13.h. pI.... no. I; 151h. pl ..e n<» 5; 17th. 18th; 19th; 21.,; 22nd; 23rd'I'lace no. I; lOth; 31st; 33rd; 3-4lh; 35,h; 36th; 40th; and 41st. Additional c"mmissi"n"rs will b<' .I... td in thO$< ,;n:uits fo, eadt 300 meml>< .. of .M st.le bar ",i.h prineip.1 offiet:< herein. The Ole'" commissioner I",.i.ions will I>< detertnined by • census On M.rch I, 2005 and vac.ne;" certified by 'M """erary no la.er 'ha" M..dt 15,2005. All $u b~uent term, will b<' fOT th,.. Nomination, may I>< m.de by p<tition I><.,ing the ,ign>tur.. of fi", membeT. in good .1.nding wi.h I',i""ipal off= in Ihe circuit in which Ihe el«lion will be held or by the candid ... '. w.iuen deel .... ion of candidacy. Eith.r must be TCcei",d by .he _mary no bter .h.n 5 p.m. on the 1"'1 F'iday in April (April 29. 20(5). BaUo" will be pfOpa.-.d .nd m,iltd 10 membn-s bel ..... n May 1 .nd May 15.2005. !Wlo.. must I>< ",.td .nd re.urned by 5 p.m. On the la .. Friday in May (May 3)' 20(5) 10 the IIlabam. Sla" Bar.

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At-Large Commissioners The Bo..d of II.. Commission ..... will .. Iect nin~ .1-large commissione ... The inilial .erm. of 1M nine .. _large commission... will be .. aggerOO: three at-large commissioners will I>< ..l«led for 'erm, of on. ~ar each; thr....-large commissioners will be $tlec.td for ,.,-ms of two yra" ..eh; and th ...... _large commission.rs will I>< $tIeaOO for "rOll, of Ih .... yr... each. The commission "'ill be responsible for .. Iecl;ng candida .. , "'ho art members in good standing .nd ,.Hecl lhe .aci.I, .. hnic, gender, 'S", and geographic d i",,,ity of the membe .. o f 1M IIlaOOm. Sla'. Bar. The .. _large po>ilion. will be /ilk<! from appli'"'ion. which musl be rec.i,-"d by ,he Secretary no b.er than 5;(10 p.m. On April I, 2005 . The application will I>< available On , I\< $t.t. bar Wtb ,itt, www.alabar.atg,I><ginningMardl 1.2005. Tho$t $tlecltd 10 .he aIlarS" position. will be notifitd promptly of lhei' $tl<c.ion. The ,erms of Ihe at-I.rge commissioners will COmmence on July I. 2005.

Judicial Award of Merit Nominations Due The Board of Bar Commissione" of Ihe Alab.m. S.... ~r will rerei", nominations for ,h. SI.te bar'. Judicial Awan! of Moril lhrough Moroh IS.1OOS. Nominations .hould I>< prepared .nd m.iled 10: Keilh B. Norm. n, _ ...... r y Bo.rd of Bar Commissione.. Alabom. Stat. Bar P.D. Sm 67 1 Monlgomery, Al. bam a 361 0 1-067/ The Judicial Award of Merit was e".bli,htd in 1987. The .w>rd" nol rl«tsS3,ily.n annual.ward.1t muS' I>< p",.. nttd 10 .judS" who i. not '.tired, whcther .. ate or fede",1 ,ourt, trial or 'PI"'Il"t. who is dt1e,mintd 10 havt com,ibu.td "gnificantly'o the admin_ ISl"nion of jUSlia in Al.b.ma. Th. Ittipienl is pTtStn,ed with .. <1")'>101 sa""l bearing the .,a.. bar $tar and Ih. yrar of p,... nlation. Nomin ..;on •• re con,ide,td by •• h...,-mtmbtr commin.. apl>oin.«l by the pr .. idtnt of lhe state bar. which lhen moks a r<'CQm_ ~dation '0 the boan:I ofhar commi.s.<X>ne .. with mpect to a ""min« 0' whether tM award .hould I>< preoenl«l in .ny gi",n J'tl'. Nomin3lioIU should indud< • delail«l biographical profile of tho: nomi".. and • n.. ra';'" ou~ining tho: significmt ,onlribul ion{.) lh. ""mi".. ru.. made to the adminis,ralion of ;US1~. Nominations may I>< ,upponed with let .... of endorseltlent.

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Podz<:I. Innoun« tile formotion of 8edwdlll< Pad#11 PC with offica wted ., 16 W. Front S.~. No.th. 11Ionusvill. )678-1. !'hon. (3HJ 6.16·'rn)4.

B,"nll.y & McLendon LLC .nnouncn tll.>ljon. Pmick Anluon Iw.joillCd W fi, m .. I n _""~. Brinyttrk & l« PC .nnounco du., a.rillOpt\CT L. Fredtridt has b«otllC assoc"'ted w,llI tho firm. 0fI'1Ca .~

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PC announces 11... BnodLry]. Smith Ind LIley W.lo"',o ~ borom< rnnnbnl. Jordan pm'iou.sIy ",""led $maIO< ItIf btoou wllh hi$ work on w Sena~ )udJcOory Comnt~l«.

Danidl, UpIO<l. Pt-rry II< MorN PC an"""n«< lha, William D.Andonon and 1o.""lton R. Law haw joined tile firm ... associot .... 0.,.1 .... & Woodrow .nl'H)un<a thlt Melody Smith llrook. h.s joined a•• 1'1""<'1' Ind lhlt th~ fi'm ""me hI. b«n chlnJ«! to 0(>11",. Woodrow & Brooko. EtIQ. Sondors & WilIi.ms LLC announc .... hll D. Harron Lauman llu j<>ined the firm ... an """"i....

IUs II< Burp PC"""""""" that Donny 0. IkndrrIOn has ~'"<DIIIr$I'/ 10 w linn.and that CaroIyrt A.. ~kAIi<ttt has btcomo .,.oo.wed with w linn. f\owft1. Foodt.rtn(IUtICft WI Stcphm has h«otn< OftIior vic~-prnidonL

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ALABAMA STATE BAR 200S ANNUAL MEETING

The Grand Holel • Point Clear, Alabama July 21-23, 2005

« •

About Members, Among Firms Ann. Lour;' Sm;. h ~nd J _ 0. W.U, hIve btwmt _ i .t,d with II>< firm. M~rrill. J[orrison &. Adam • • nn"~",,", that O•• id K.. Hogg has bt.:Omt usoc ia, ·

od ",i,h ,he firm.

MKiuod .... An<knon and ",""I B. st. .... Jr. announa: the opening of ShawAnderson LLC ., 2924 Cre$c,nt ...""" ...,

Homo:w<>od 35m. rho".. (W ) B71·'i/S'ioO. Smi.h. Spira &: PNdy PC announces

And.- I- Smith, PbUlp H. ""midI"'.

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Inoounces tIm 11'0>« H. Henderson has joinnl "'" firm .. "p"rt nu. RoHn, Cook,~, Sh!ou ...k '" Qkhh ... PA anroow>as!hot Stua rt D. AIIla, "'".Ulam S. PooIoo, 111 Ind Old L Ilobbt ha ... joinod tho firm at Ru.lllon, StaUly, Job ...,,,,, $, Garrell ' A .nnounccs that R. BKII Ca"cU has

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dial Griffin M. Shirley has joint<! the firm .. ... ..-iolf.

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Sommer Barnard annourKel d"" J~h joUxd of <oun/4

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Kemp. Tomica O(mon. Richard, CLo",nc. Rich ....l. ill , Carl W. Robinl(ln , Rom,d.nlh Sala. m. Joi C. ScOI1 . Ja.cq ...[in< C. Smok<. Chri.. oph .... K. ....'hit.Mad. Aprit D. WiUi<lm.. and Ansell WiUiam.· lIomes h. ... joinfd ,I..,~

1\&r...... & MilItt llC a""""ncn lha. D. lami< Corrulh has joinod.ho finn.u an lIIoIOcial(. John Unlokktr announCtl lhc 0~njn8 of V. rn d & 8o",ling of SoUII..-rn Alabaona LLC. with otrlal 001«1 •• 162

E!i... be1h C. SlOllwo,.h .nd Anllt!. M. 'ohJl5On announU .hee rorn».ion of S.all_rth Johnson u.c. wi.h offica located a. L11 N. TtlI'« Noech SU<:fl,

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John .... !tu_n. III . nnoUl'l«S the 1WOC;.. ion of his ...n, /ohn A. RIIMOU, IV,.nd 1M finn', """..has brm (honstd 10 RuudI &: 1Wosdl.

The low Offiu of Coli"" tL. Swocw llC ... nOunC'" • n~m( du.ngt .0 Swuk<r & Spatk$ u.c. and .h. Chtilloph ... Ryon Spariu hu b«ome a pam...r.

WI.wn. deGrafr.... reid & l yra LLP Innou",.. . hat Suzan ... H. Mill. h .. joined.M firm .. an associa ••.

Scott. Sulli...... $.lftI.man " F.n PC anJ>(MIncQ lhat Chris L AI"",,,' Iw jotned.1I< finn U In associate.

Thoma$, MftJu, GiUd & Sny PC ...........as !luI J.Ooyton o.vi<. lr~ Mo..... Mt<:.onq G.o ........ Pa,ricia V.

W _ & Wn.oon. with offica Iocatt<l at 212 Main Slrttt. Wurior lS 180. Phone (205J m · 1[2t.

joint<! II>< firm I I In ......,.,;., •.

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Memorials

ALTON

BROWN, JR.

Allon It 8rown. Jr .. I mnnbcr of the Mobil,!!.or ~ialion. ditd FtbruHf 21. 2004. H...... bom NoYrmbc1- 21. 1926 in Gunlon~ilk H....... grad ... t. of 1M UniVftl"Y of AlaN"", School '" low and • mnnbtr 01 tho forrah Ordtr.1'oIIowin& his padua,"" in r.uy 19S4, II>OO'N 10 MoI>iIt and bopn p'Mlicin& bw in July. In 1969. o/\f'[ -.nI )'m'S or practi«, AI IOrmcd Iht r"", 01 Brown H....... PC.

e..

AI was odm;ncd to w Unilrd SU"", Sup ........ Coun, rho Unitrd StakS Coon of AppeaJs. lOrehoo 5111.00 11th circuits. and d,. Ab~ma SuP""""' Coun. H. _ • mnnbcT of the Mobilt and An'l<'fi<:on

bor """'''liom. IS ~JI ... the A1.b,,,,,, Sl'~ 11> •• 1M Al>hml. om. .... Lawyns AI.oo<:i.atioo. lilt l>ritnS<' Rest.."h lJ\$.i1U!r. tho South,roj'em Admiralty Ltw lrutilu~. WId the Murumt I.AHodoIJOn of the United SUItS. H;, main area of prKIia _ m.u1'lflOt dtfrns." AI was I VO'Inad of ....'or\d '....ar II and tht komon Con!lict. H.- .."tn:d !lot u.s. Mililuy in 1944,1inI with 1M U.s. Muilirno t"d. __ known .. tlw MtKhanl M•• int. and Lot .. with tM U.s. Anny Europan Com"'-'. H. rctirt<l from .he U.s. Army Tran.porution Corps;" 19&2. fQ/lowing J.4 mrs rtf com· bined milit.ry k'T'V;';" with \I,. rank of colontl. h•• ing ..rvN .. Ih, com"",n<kr oflht 1180Ilh Arm)' ~TtnninaJ Unit in Mobilf .nd II,. 315th MOIor 1ianspon Groo",abo in Mobik. H.was tbt m:il'itm 0{ lilt Anny Commendation M<d.aI widl Oak J.n( Ouwr. M<riwrious s.mo. M<d.aI .nd upon of Mnit, aJDOIl3 othn awmIs. AI ...... abo • ....",. btt of American l.tpon and lho VCkran$ of ForripI W.n I'\:)a 49, AI was 1M IOrrnn dUI;.mln of w M. n:h of Di","" in Mobil<.nd I ~I prnidenl of II,. Univmily of AI.bm"o. Alumni Auoci.lion. H~ was ""iv< wilh Ih~ M<>bilf !'rcta and 1M M<>bik A.e.

s.mo. :s.m.:....

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ZOOJ

C..mlwr of Commo:n:.:. as ...Uas bring octive in OIhor civic .nd poIilical orpniulicIlu. He: abo IIftWd as praidc:nl of W Mobil<' 110, Auoriation in 199~. Alwa I """'00 of Phi Ddu1hrto fnoemity. and Phi AIph;o Ddu law fra· ......ity. Hf on. .n KIM mrmlwr of lIw boar<! or dirmorJ of lho AmtricIn Rcsou,", lnlur.n« Comp,>ny of Mobil<: .nd " _mho. or St. M.,1<o Unilt<! Mtlhodisl C.un:h. He iSf" .... i..., by hi:! wife of 26 ~rs. loy« t>t.. ina llrown; hi:! sin". An,.. UUrI Brown ....'hilt of 0U0rd, Ohio, his Ih,..., child,.... Allon ItM$ Brown. III and hi:! wife.1boi. of Mobil<-: Kitty Brown StockTOn ond hor husbond. Bob, of Otapd Hill.; and Wdl.iam Thompson Brown ond hi$ wife. VIfginiA. of Stoltle-. Ht iI.also IW"vMd by. SItpfOn. J>wishl a Htndonon. J•• ond hi$ wik.1"hcm:a. of 1uIwviIIt. Nonh CaroIilll: K\'m snndclWdrm; ond nurnm)UI OIhor CQul.inj. n~ ntp/>tws. mal;"'" and hicndJ.

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idno'. Mobil<! Bar

SAM U EL MARTI N M c MI LL A N Sam",' M.rlin McMillan, a mcml>tr of the Mobile Bar Associ>!",". diN! Aprill, 200-1. H. was. n.li... and lifelong mem-

1:><. of Mooi"'. H. 'Honded

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School and Murphy High School. Aft" grad",,!ion. h. joinM lh' Un ited St. t••

Mari"" Corps, oerving ... ",doc cngi=r in the P.cific ,h • .,a of Op<rahon. dUTing World W.r II. AfttT th. ""'t, h. studied h;.[ory.1 the Uni .... rs;tyo( " l.bama, whcu he was a Imm,,", of Phi Ikt. KlIpp. fraternity_H. allcn<k<! Harvard Law School and gr.d u.lt<! f'<lIn th.,. in 19>4.

In 1956. Sam was .ppointNl u ,ped.1 <oun,d 10 the $<n.\<, Small Bu" n... Clmmi"'" by U,S. Suato, )<>hn I. Sp""",,n of A1ab. ma . In 1976. the r~ ..1Republic ofGcrm.ny appointed Sam .. Hononry 0m,ul in Alob. rna. H.

I,"cr ,..oov«! the Officer', etc,"" Br ItIt

Chadbourn~,

James Donald Huntsville Admitted: 1974 Died: August 24, 2004

Ordt, of Merit by lh. ~ra1 Republic of Gemuny for .. rving.s Honorary Con,ul,. po>ilion h. h.ld until 1993. Sam cnt,ml tho pri..,1t p..,,;u oH.,. in Mobil •. and at 'he lime of his d.. th. w• •• IlKm"', of Ihe fi,m of Ingo. McMillan & Coky. In ,ru, ..<ly 19500. ru, 3100 l<'rY<d 3 •• n o.\$iOl.nl ",li<il0r unMr Circuit Solicilor Carl Booth. Hrrnoon Ingo.h .• hi. law pann ... ofm.ny ~ar•• .. id. ·S. m wu . b'il!iontl.~r. H. could always giv<: you 'ho cOm'<t .nSwor 10 .ny Itgal qutstion." Sam wos pr«<dtd in death by hi, wif•. Ican Mcinnis McMillan. H. is .urYjvW by hi, ",n. Mortin McMillan of Upton. Ntw York; his d.ught ... Ann McMiUan of Sunnyvale. CaHforni,; hi' .i.'.... Delphin. lohnson of Mooil.; ,"'" grandchildren. s..ird and Pamo McMillan, and num... ou. nie«s a nd n'"Phe.....

-}arne< A. Ya>ln. prnithnr. Mobil. Bar

Msocimion

Grow, Joh n Gulf Shores Admitted: 1962 Died: September 6, 2004

Low, James Vincent Gadsden Ad m itted: 1973 Died: Augu st 6, 2004

Eva ns, Carl Lenford Montgomer y Admitted: 1967 Died: September 6, 2004

Kelley, Jennie Lee Alexander City Admitted: 1970 Died: November 19, 2003

Reid, Laurence Byron Fort Lauderdale Admitted: 1991 Died: September 5, 2004

Fuller, Kenneth Tifton Phenix City Admitted: 1957 Died: November 1,2004

Loper, Cecil Lamar Mont gomery Admitted: 1988 Died: September 15,2004

Weiss, Sanford D. Crestview Adm ined: 1960 Died: November 9, 2004

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STATISTICS J ULY

2004

INTEREST

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Introduction =;0' Go"'rnm'nl cMlracl5 orr • Riley has obstrved:

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Of lh • .lO,OOO jobs, m.ny of thorn ar. ,ubject to !>ting 00''''''''''..:1 10 indumy through gov<mmem <ontrae".' Much of II>< four billi,," doll ... in ",,",oting budgets for Al.,,"m" military in".U.,ion. is .pcnl lh,(}ugh gove,nmen. a,nl"",... Although unm<n'ioncd by Riley, fou, {edt..1contracting :activities in Abb.m •• nnually .ward many more billion. doll,., to compan;"" that prim.. ily per· form the work in Oth .... ".tt<. T~ four fMorn oont ... <tinga<t;'iti.. art tho U.S . Nmy Avi.tion .nd Mi<sileComtn.nd; NASA', M. ... h.lI Space Flight unter; the Missile Def.n.. Agency; and th. CorpsofEngin..,.. Support U nt.r. For .",mpl•• in fi,..1rur 2003. "T.am Redston." (i.r_•• h. milit.ry (ont<>,. ing activities loc.ted On Reditone A,.,.n.!) awaruM about $Il.l billion in f«loral <ontra<ts.

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I"""ri>b/y. wi><'n con"><I. art compelitivdy .w;orded.li><'rt art ·winn.... and iooon." Unlike the priva'" ~or the dioappointtd 'o'<Ddor ~ co.srntially no m;ou .... all uru~ful offeror for • frd<ral pro<u",nlmt has • • WUlory right 10 prot<st.' As; .. plain«! by lhe Coun of Appeals for lhe Elevenlh Or"';I, Congress """,td ,his right becouse ",he public.nd ... bidMrs have • Strong ;"ttrt<l in crnainly in the bidding pl"O<c<S .... To ocIti<-vt this cmainty. SlIiel ~ 10 Ii><' procedures ror bidding is n<ec>sary."'

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The Majority of Protests Filing the Protest 1M GAO protnt prOC<M (lflici.olly b<gin' with the protester Are Filed At the GAO protnt

fding. ,",inen with th. GAO. ~ Th" GAO will not <on.id.. prot<'$" rd .. ing to (I) conl,. ,! adminiSiMion; (2) ,m.1l bu"n ... administration ma",rs; (3) til. .warding of subcontract., and (4) <h.llengco to> 'w~n,ion •• nd debarm",,'<-" Although the .. U n<> p"o<,ib<d form.\ fur foIing a protn!, th. GAO requir.. ..,m. minimum inform.,jon. u The moo, '"'PO'· Unt information ,ha'. prote"e, mu>! provide i. -. deI.iled ,I>lo,nenl of th. l'sal and factual ground. of protest including copin of "I"".nl document ..' " Th ... ground. for protest gmtrally invol.., aUts'-

A disappointed vrndor hO$ a ,hOKe of tht« forum, in which to fik a protest: the procuring agency. the United Stot.. Court of Fedrntl a.i....., .nd th. General Accounting Office ("GAO").' r"r a variety t>f rca!On •. most p,ot •• " ore filed at tM GAO.' Ov.,r the Y'"'-'. the GAO h... developed a ,uMt.n,i,1 body of precedent for bid prot<$U. In fi"al year 200-1. 1.483 prot .. t. we", filed .tthe GAO. Of thcst 1.483 protesl .. the GAO . u.t.tintd 21 percent. Thi.1ow perc.ntage present. a misleading PKtU" of the eff<Ctivrnc» of the lion. that the prl><uring agency vioLl1ed on. prot<$t proc .... "Tht prin .. 'Y ",ason for the or mort procurement SI"uln or rtgulation>. IUlvantages a low pctttnt.ag< of ,u.uir.e<l prol .. ts is that a Simult.neous with filing .. pro'''', the promitlOrity of prot .... involvt ill-cotKCived "".r should a 'NJues' for 'p«iC,< do<ua pratest 10 grounds. .m.tellri<hJy prep.ration. or unwar· menU. The document rt<Jues' mu,texpl.in ranted whining.' ~th.1<ss. th. GAO ",n· the rcleV>.ncy of the rt<ju •• ted documelll' to th tends th .. the "cffeaivcncs.s rat<" for protest. is the prot<sl grounds." approximately 40 p<J«nt. The cffeaiven ... Drafiing a prot .. t 'oquim; ''''t<gil: think· "'t< """8"i= that agrnc;" often ta~ ing not unli"" dr:a~ing a compi>int. Thinking ro"eetive OCti"n in imt.n ... who", lht'" .tratcgicolly. counstl must keop in mind that 'pp".rs 10 be merit t" the prot .. t. Examples of mony GAO prote.t. arc "",n with d"""nl<nt, th .. th •• gency produc.. either in it. agtncy "' •..,.;Ii .... "'tion include revising the ""Kila' tion ..... <lp<'fIing di" .... io'" and ....... Iuating offers. repon or in r.. ponse to a document rt<ju<$t, However, the One of the major a"""nrages of. pro,.. thr GAO is th. agcnq J>«d only p"",ide documents to the prot<$ter that ore automatic .t.y provi.ion •. If properly in""ktd.thOK provisio", relevant.o .he grounds for prot .. t. Hence .• st.lOntd prot<$t prevent the procuring .gency from ....... rding a ""ntract.' If th~ attorney f.,hion, the grounds f"r prot ..t as broadly as poMible <Ont.-.<t h.d been awarded befo", tit< prot.,t i. flied. the outot" fo= the agency 10 produce I<cy documents. In this regard, it "'"'tK .tay provision. can n~nhel ... "qui", th.ogtncy t" is not un,ommon for the GAO 10 .u'tain a proteSt thot is b.sed issue a stop work ord..- un,il 'he protest i. dtcided.' AJ, a p.-.cti. on ground. r.istd in •• upplemental prol ..1 based on wbat the prol .. t<rl .. mtd from documont, p"",ided by Ihe .goncy in .n "I matter, obt.ining. stay;. \'CTy impo"anl from. prot«I"', J'<'r>p«tive. COnsid .... a .itu.tion where there is tIO .t>y; i"'tead. earlirr prot .. t. th •• ward« perform. som, of the work during the month. Ih.t If. prot .. t.. con .,tabli.h that the .gency .ioLutd eilh« a the protes, i. pending. If Ih' GAO .u.t.i", ,It< prot•• t. th. GAO procurcmcnt law or .<gubtion .nd that the .iolation ""ulttd in m.t.y be reluct.nt. bccaU$< of the economic ..... te, to rtCQmmend prejudice I" lhe protest ..... the GAO win probably ,u"ain the 1h.tthe <"ntract be terminated and ",· ",mpet«l. prot .. t. TIle following ore om"ng the more common reason. for The GAO', web . ite, ...........gao.rom,cont.in. U$<ful guides and ,ust.inN prot .. t" t'C"C<nt deei.ion •. Where th. "'quisition in""l ...... I.'S" quantity • A lack of-full and optn" romp<1ition as required by the of money. saW}' prot«t." .'" li""ly to m.in attorneys with COmpelili"n In Contracting Act; .. ptTicn<e in GAO protest .. Lik<wist. an aStul< .w.,dee is .1so likely to r<"lain «>unselto protectlhe award..,', inl<r<$t by inter· • Failure of the agency to make an .word based on the ~al · vening. To be .ffeelive. intervenor', <oun..,1 .hould wo.k <lostly uation criteria..,t forth in the solicitation; with the 3110tt1<y for lh' procuring agency. • TIle "",Iu.tor> inrorrC<!ly e""luat«l the propooaJs;

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• 1""" rtCQrd does not support • .-.tional basis for Ih•• ward deeision. A I,'S" percentage t>f all protesU .. o .ummarily di.missed by the GAO for failing I" romply with strkt limt limits for filing.

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pl.Olnl ... ~ ,imeli..... ,uIes v:l.rydcpending on wllm ,II< p..,tn'~' lim btame a... ~ of ,II< ,",uoo. (Of pr<ll<>l .. _11 .. wh<1M • dtbritlinS _ pnwidrd by tho ,,#"ncy. An nomplc o( a >p«iflC 'imeli ............ is ,II< mjuilft'llnl. fo, ..... ndor ,0 pro,a, objotc,ionablt ,...... of ••olidution ri'M prior 10 bid op<rli"l 0, ,ime emblishcd fo, rea-ipt o( initial pn>pOI' aI$. Whm 1>0 >p«ific ,imeli..... rule is applicable, ,... GAO i ...... ltt$ a gt ... r<ll'imd ...... rult-tho protnt must ho filod 1>0 10,., lhan day$ aM 'M b;as;. of prDIt$I is known Of lhould h..... botn known. ~

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AI p ...... iowJy indic:l'«l. winning. ptOlffl ohm a mm •• o( "",jng inc. imi.... ing documenl. from ,II< Govn-nmmt. Tht G<ntnnmmt.~. iI reI"".nt 10 procu,rrnm, docummU for ,.... I"nIoOIU. Fi .... tho poopo$ll< of OIM oIfffon mar contain ,udo J«ms. S«ond. tho "S't"'is .....J.... ioon can pro. vido illlich' in.o 'M .....,.•• ddibcntiY< proccssn.. This info._ mo,ion could provido: a (ompe1i,iY< advant"'F '0 .... proia, .... i( .11< G<ntnnmen. _,., r«ft'ired ' 0 ~«>mpe1' .ho acquililioon. To...-..com< tM nlid «>narns of.ho Go....rnmmt. .M GAO h... utho,i.y ,0 w... prol«liY< onion. " Undrr. prol«liY< o"kr. only . ttOf~ and '~p<rts "",in«! by attorn<yl .,., p<r· ",ill«l",«'$I'o ,h. documonu.ln fact, in· hou .. toun ..1will not bt adn, illffl undor lh' prot.cti .... ord.r unl.". tho in ·ho .. 1C coun ..1<OIwincfl,1I< GAO thai h~ Or MI. il not invol~ in co"'pr1i.i"" dn:is.io"·,,,ol:ing on bthalf of Ih. coml'1ny. If .ho prota... ,ubmi1t«l I doctrmmt rrquest with its I,rol<>l. tho "gtncy mull pnwido:. lill of any t<qU<$t«l documonu ,hat 1M ogmcy in,mds to withhold.. Tbt list must bt provid«l,o thr proIlw .... no Lot<, ,han Ii"" day$ boeI"oK 1M pr<ll<>l .... is ....,..,.-idrd with a copy of th.r ogmcy rrpon. Thr prDI .......... I.... days to

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objttt 10 tho GAO ~rdin •• ho docurnm .. on th.rl;".~ n.. GAO tnroI.Iragn a"nciQ 10 "LoU<' doc .. mon .. '0 tho prDI..... .. soon .. possibl< rat .... than ddayin, '0 provKk tho doctr........ with tho ....,. ..-port.. " Within )0 cbys of tho protal brins fikd. ,II< procuring activi· 'y mil$! prnridr GAO and tM prDIW .... wi.h " copy o( thr agm<)' rrport. TIIt"S""'Y .tpOn s.hould romi .. of a stal<1Dm1 of facts by tM conltKtins oK,,". a mtmonndum o( law and .M rmvan, doctr .......... • If , htrt ill>O prot«t;'" ordor, tho p .... tat .. is providrd with. rrdacud ,...,..ion or tho agency r<]>O'" •. n.. .«lact«l vnPon a<!uda much or tho propooal:r of til< om.-. vtndors .. _ll as matt~rS .ha, til< ogencydrm" con'pr1ition .. n,iti"".

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or lho .....r ...-port wbm rithn thr <1isttnct or thr rdrnnu of I>Onditdoard doc .......... first b«:oma <"ridmt io thr .....,. rq>OIL H _ _, !hil oppommi· .y to r<qU<>I additional docurnm,s a_ t.... cLoys ali .. R'UipI of thr ogmcy rrport. ~ AI p ...... iousIy monlion«!, ""ncy rq>OIu I"nq ... ntly provKk info,"""ioon to Wpporl • , .. ppLomental p"''''''. T.... of ,h. mot< Wmmon grounds railCd in ,ul'plnnrn\;t.l in..,l"" allrgo. ,ionl of tho ... ney (l) f.iling to lint .11 off.rors "Iually. and m incon...ctly <Valuating . hr IwUd«', proposal. To br tilMly. tho ,uppLomen'al pro"". OlIOS' br liled al,h. GAO within I.n days or tho prot ..... "",ivinl tM "V"'Y report." Thr pro!O>I<1" has ton days to file atmmonts 10 "'" ogmcy rrport. Foilu" 10 provi<It "'"'mm.. can result in tho GAO di>missins til< prote>t .. abandontd..- TIlt rommm .. 10 tM "'Il"f1<T ...-port "'" 1M bal opportunity prDI ....... counIC! ' 0

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2003, the GAO granted hearing. for IJ p<1"«nl of the pro, .....

H• .,ing> . IT prim'rily u.Itd wn<fe Ihrr. are foctu.l disagreemrnts. U,w.l1y, the hearing i. held.1 the GAO o/fico> in W.. hington, D.C. O«uion.lJy, theellO .nornty will ""hedul. thr h•• ring.1 .loca'ion th.t is mor< con",";'n1 for the poMin.

The GAO rules .1I0w "In .... the protester Or the agency 10 rr-qu ..,. hearing. Th. mJue>l mu>! .. ' forth tho IT_ns why. he. ring is neus.sary to '<$<ll"" Ih. prot •• t.~ Allotn.,ively, ,h. GAO may orde, 0 ""..ins on i"own init ..· Ii..." Sin~ the prot..,., burs the burdtn of p"""inS its prot"" ..tut. prot .."rs u.uolly Rqu.". h•• ring. H eo"""""ly, .. r~ly will an .sency '«lues! • hearing. Exptri"nc..J procurem.nl.nOrncys gener_ ally ...-gard the s<h""uling or. hearing as I preliminary indic3l0r Ihor,h. CAO is indin""'O believe ,hal there is m.,.it to the pro .. st Howc=. h".,ings Ire 001 always ben.C,dll to prot..,..... ")'h., hearing presenu a n opportunity for th~ Go .... rnm.n'tO pro"'Iim<lny to O.... "o'ne I lock of a n adminiSlr>li .... 1"«ord. Hearings ..~ '.13li .... ly informal compared to li'igaling in more tradi60nal'ribun.Is.")'h., CAO .uorot")' ha. broad di.scre.i<>n on how Ih. hearing ,.ill be «Induct"". N..... rth.l~ pro .." ..•• «Iunsel i•• Iways given.n <>pportunily ,<> queslion any ,.iln.... If. w;,ness d..ign.lI..J by 'he CAO to gi .... l.. limony does nolattend or fail'lo aruwtT a r"I<-".nt qu .... lion. ,h. GAO may draw I n inr.renct unfavorable 10 Ihe i"'rty for ,.I>om the wilne .. would h..... 'eslifitd..The pos,·h.."ing COm menU are due fi .... days after ,h. he.. _ ing i. complete. If the pro''''er dors nol fil~ «ImrntnU within c, .... d.ys.,h. GAO may di,miss ,h. pro, •• t H In post-hearing «Imrnen, .. ,he pro' .... ' ,hould qu<>re II>< testimony which ,upport. Ihe groun'" fo, prot .. t. When qu<>'ing from lhe tra n. scripl. the prot .. t.. should cite the page and lin. numbers. H.net. prior '0 'he hearing, th~ pro'.... r should relain a court reporter to recoTtlth. he.. ing .nd pfOY;d. copi .. of Ihe I",nscripI ,.ithin 2~ hOUr:< .ft« the hearing i, compkte.

.xecul i.... bronch . Hmct.lhe decuion. a",couched ... ,ecommendation. Although any p",ly m"l' request recoruideralion. i, u uncommoo for the GAO '0 ch.ng< il> rC"COmmendation. M Mou importantly, once Ih. lim. 10 reqocsi recoruider.. ion h•• ~xpi",d, i, i. =uding rue for a n agency 10 ,ofuse 10 follow Ih. GAO', recomrntndalion.~ Thirty On' USC S 3S5-4(b)( I) identifi.s ,h. fOllowing rerN _ dies that ,h. GAO "an recomm.nd: (A) Refrain from n.rci.ing .ny op,ion, under 'he contract; (EI) Recompere the conlract immtdi.ncly;

(El AwaTtl • contract consistent ,.ith Ihe require",.,,,,, of such >!atUt. and r~ul.rion. When: the agency h.. nOls1Orrd Ih. performanet of WQ'x until the prol.,,;. decided, the liklihood of Ihe GAO ,rrommending the COntract be t.rminat.d i. ,ignificantly redu<td. ~ In th.,... inst."".. where Ih. GAO ,ust.in. the prot.., but d~ n<>1 recommend th.'lhe ageot")' recompel< immtdi.tdy.,h. vendor. rem..Jy n,.y be lin'it..J 10 reco .... ring Ih. co.sl of prq>.ring ito bid or propo"'!. The GAO hu dem<ln"f:i,td that i' w;11 fashion rem..Ji .. ,h., il deem. appropriate. For ttOmpk"he CAO has recomll1C11d..J Ih.ll contract be .waTtl..J 10 the proltSlcr." In anOther inslance. bec.~ the CAO h.d mi.p,i_ings whether Ih. governmenl ,""alualor:< WOrt imparti.l. Ihe GAO rrrommende,J thal,h, .gency replaet Ih. ,"".Iu",of$. ~ The Compclilion in ContraCting AclaUOWsth. recovrry of prot .. t by both 1''8e .nd ,mall busin ...... n Th. ''''lute. how<V<1", granu GAO considerabl. di.scre'i<>n in aUowing reimbUrSement of protW com. In ."",ci.ing ill di", ... ion, CAO 1».1· an ... "the competing polic;" of ,n«l"raging liligalion of pro · ",r,menl «InAk,,' a nd conlroUing "lilig.'ion COSI""~ If .11 .gency de!'ys taking correclive aclio" unlil oft., ,h. pro,"" .. pfOYides COmm'nlS 10 ,he agency report, Iht GAO i. likely to pennit artorn.y fees on "de.rly rntrito,iou.s prOI.."."" If tho GAO r«ommend. Ihat the contr.<ling .gency pay 'he protes..,. the enst of filing and pu .. uing Ih. prol"'l. th. prOt .."r hIS 6() days to .ubmil • daim to Ih. contrac'ing officer. f.ilure 10 til. Ihecl. im within 6() days <an re.ult in forf.iture of Ihe right 10 r«OVer. ~ If Ih. prot ..", and tlu: contr.Cling Ometr <annO' se"le ,h. claim wilhin • , • ...,nabl. amount of lilne. tht pro, ..,,,, can pelition Ih. GAO 10 r«omrntnd the .mount to be

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Once the .dminislrali.... recoTtl is compl ••• , Ih. Complroller General promplly issu .. a written decision. In 'he deci,ion,lh. CAO will.ilh.,. dismiss, deny, or ,\Utain Ihe pro, .... lleause Ih. GAO is part <>f Ihe kgi'lali .... branch. u • ma"er of comlilu'ional la,., a GAO dedsion ""nllOt be binding On the 42

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Th, CAO h.s an ~""mpl.ry record of <<>mplying wilh iIS duty to decide prot ..u wi,hin HlO d.ys.~ To .ppr«iatolhe'irnt «In· "raints. im.gi .... a n ALobant. cireuil court disposing of • 1.""uit on tilt merits 100 d.y1O .~er ,he f<ling of Ihe compl.in,. During ,h.,th;' ,hort period, the .110rneys must compiel< discovery .nd f,1e closing arguments. As shown by Ih. lime con"raints

i<kntiflM in this .,tid•.• ny .norM)' who rrp ..s.rnu. prottst.. "'fo.. th. GAO .hould .midpa" ",m•• hol! .u.ptn ... thai ... likely to h,,,... a dim'pt i", impact on th. rest of his 0. h.rpr;oct~,

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many lawytrs know, I>mh th .... new to the gome and \hose with many ~rs of .. porion« under thei, bolt, porf""'ing and .uctt»fiilly prt< cou,t ct.n b< an <M1"whr lming and !<>mo<h.t daunting t>.!k th< flfSl few times. It i. an .. porion« that mosllawytrs do not jump al the chance 10 h,ve, H""""""" many find tMmselw:s facing this "».II<ng<> without . ny i<ka wh<re to bttin. II is not til<: sulman« of the oppnl that poStS 1M most dilf,culty. .. ptciilly ,in« in many cas<$ ,""U h,a"" already httn through .ununary judgment. H"""""", lhe Ic<hni' cal asp«!< of th< ,Ilks. which may ch'ng< from 0 .... opp<al to the ont. may b< diftkull to navigate. The growing trend low...d el<ctronic filing has only <o m· plicated Ihe pr0cn5. .. p«:ially for thoS< of US who .r< nm too compul.... vvy. Thi, orlick will .ttempt to provide a 'toning point for yonr journey through the civ~ appell"e process .nd oome tips and guiddi".. this procti. tion .. h.. u.>ed many tim« in fili ng .ppeal •. Not lechnialily con b< discussed in this anicl<:-, th ..... forr. il is inlprnttive that you read the Fedrral Rules of Appell.te Procedur< ("FRAP") and/o, the Ablmno Rul.. of Appellate Pl'ocedur< ("AMP"} in (I,d .. 10 properly handle <\IffY u.u. of your ",rticuL., """,.

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--------------D. R<wrd on Ap~l Th. only rc<pon<ibaity the apr,dlam Iw regarding the record on .pp<a1 is to f.k the Tr.tJU<ript 0 ....... Form. FRAP 10. The District Coun will notify.U p,orties when the Record on Appeal h.a< bttn roml~et<d. "Th.1t <Cflificat. by the Ckrl< signifi<s wh.n the a pp<llant '. tim¢ for filing the brief S"'1$ 10 rurl. A ropy Qf 1M record should bt ..qUC$t<d from 1M Distr;cI Court Otrk. with oppropriate amtJIgnnt"Ilts for p.ryln.nt <>f copies mode.

The Appellant's Brief AIi.r the preliminary filings h. ..... been don. a nd the lim. fQr filing Ihe bri.f Iw bt-gun. att."tio" must he d.voted to Ih. brid" it .. lf. The 'pp<ll.nt h.. 40 days from the date the rerord w., completed 10 fil. lhe brief. FRAP 3I.Ag.in, notic. of ,om· pletion of th. reco,d win bt .. nt by tho Br .... nlh Circuit derk.

A. Cont.nt. of Ih. Brief The Ruks ..quire ttn Or II oretion< to bt included in ""'"'Y initial brief filed by a n app<l. Lonl. FRAP 26. Thr 11th Cir. R. 18-1 (a) lists the information that .honld be rontai"ro in lhe rovn pagr. FRAP 32(o)(1} .prcifi« furthe, how the ro,,, £hoold bt form.tted. A

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Corp<>mte DiscIoJ~", SMtement is '""Iuire.! hy FRAP 26.1 .nd is u•...,Jly Ihe fir$! Ilatem,nl in th. brief following the rover. Thr<t p.g« are to hc num· bere.! C- l, NC. A Slar'no"'t Rt-g4rding Om/ lI'l1u",,'" <on hc indud<d nrxt if the appt"U.nt i. requCSling OT:l!argumenl Qr if th. porti .. h...... Ih.1 the.pP<2l shQuld bt ,ubmiu«l on the brief$. FRAP 34. Th. r~bl. <if Conl.Mu and Tobit of Author;t;.. follow with p.ge referen<es included. The .u,honli" ,hQuld he alphabttiat.lly " ... nged. A g<>Od pra<li" il to al." lilt th. a uth<>,ities;n o,der of Ih,ir p<TSuo.ivtnrSS. (j.t., Unit<d St.t.. Supreme Coun. Eleventh Circuit. etc. ). Th. Jurisdictional Slal<m.m ha$ foUT rompon.nll: ( I) the . ubj«t ma tter jUTisdicl ion of Ih. lower oou,t. (2) the b"i, for Ih. cOurt of .Ppt"al"l juri..:liction, ( l ) ming dat.. to ..lOblis/l tim.linns and (4 ) . ,tatem.nt that the .ppt"al i. from a final order or judgrn<nllhal disp<>k$ of.lI d.ims. Citation. to appli· <;abl ..... IUI... nd facti supporting jurisd.iction mu.t be includ· «l. AU of the foregoing 5«tion. sh.1l bt numhered in Ihe brrl with Rom.n numeraJ,. .. they a'" nol indudt<! in Clkulating the number of I"gr' of Ihe brid". Thr .....1 four _tion<.re t.a.ically summan.. of the .ubstan" of the appeal. fir$! is the Stam...m <if ,Iu! IUUd Pr«rnt.d. wh;ch lays out for the Court ooncisdy wh.at issues .re hcing app<aled. l"I>ey should not include ..... ry claim broughl by Ihe plainliff in

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The Sta"""",,' <if ~ ~ deocribe. wh.1 type of case il is., whal the lower roUrt p~ings wtre.nd wh.1 1M dispolition ...... This oretion .ICIIlhe .tage fo, the .ppell.1< cou,t proc«lutally. wi i. th. Summary <if tlu! .... rgun~lIl. which .hould nol bt • listing of the .rgument beadings. Th. Summary of the Argum¢nt .h<>uld bt ""itten I.. t and then inserted here. A. _ all know too _II. a rgument. <on ch.nge aft ... IhorQugh rev~ of the <vi· d.n« in Ihe record. ThaI is mort lik<ly to h.ppen when r<viewing the a ppellat. r<CQrd whe .. it m.y bt disro...,red that .... idence you th<>ught m.>de it into the record actwlly did not. The .... rgum.1II is. of 'On ...... tho bulk and the . ub.t.n« of th. brief. It mu>t include dt.tion, to aUlhoriti .. and 10 the .«om. The Ilandam of review mu.1 .1." he ....1t<! foreach issu. being 'pp<.It<!. Following the .rgurnent nlll>t be. .ta tement ofthe relief ."ughL The only other I«tion thot m.y bt included in the b,ief would he . Certifuate of Campi;""", if =juirtd by tRAP 12(.)(7} if lhe bri.f acttds th. ],.g. limitation. but fits within th.lype· "olurnelimiwion, which will he di$cus$«l. ....., wilh .11 filings. • Certifir"t~ of Stn-i", ,hould hc inclu~. B. Format ofth. Brief Equally impo...."t 10 the subs"'n" of Ihe brief i, its form.l. Rule 32 $pOlls out Ih. =juiITmtnl1 fo, taeh party', hrim Th. ky requir<mtnl1'" th.at the brief must bt no long« than 30 p,ogtS. doubl'-Ipoud. Or 14.000 wordl o. 1,301) lines. Th. rovrr of the 'ppell_,,!". inilial brief must he bl .... Th. origin.l ond.ix copi« mu,l be filed wil h the El<v<nlh Cirmit Cltrk. and two copies to the oppo.ing roun ..1 fo r each puty. C. R«ord I'.>nrpl. Although fRAP 30 '<:<Jui ... the ,pp<lIant to fIIe.n App<ndix to 1M Brief.. 11th Cir. R. 30 · 1 only require. filing «n .i n "",Oro excerpts _long wilh the inil;.1 bn.f. Th. =rpI$ mu.t include a copy of the following: (1 ) doc""t shttt (obt.int<! from th. low.r rour1): (2) complaint; ( l ) . n.wer; .nd H } judgrntnt or order appealed fronl, along with memorandum opinion. if any. Thil; filing .hould bt bound oer<>l$lhe lOp wilh 0 white ro .... r. Th. origin. 1 and fi .... ,opi.. a re to bt .. nt 10 the El ..... nfh Circuit a.rk and on. ropy to oPP".ing rounsel for .. eh p,orty.

Electronic Filing The El ..... nth Circuit now r<:<Jui,.. th.t along with ftling th. requirtd ""mbt, of tum ropi .. ofbri'&' the pm;.,. mUSI al." fik their brief, eleclronically. Thio m •• n< con .... rling your fil. t<> on Adobe Acrobat PDF file .nd upl<>ading itlo the Cour!". Web

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C. Ini, ial rorm. 10 M Campl<ted '" w;,h fede ... l court, a Tr:onsc,ip' Pu. ch ... Ordo, .nd D""keling SUt<menl of Ap~.J mUS, be compl<led ond filed wi,h ,he I'w «Iurt. Thu< fomu COn aIoo be f"und., ,he.t.ov.. Wri> oi,e_Thtte .... two diff....... , docketing .!O~m<nU dtpond. in. on which cour, has ;U'isdiclion. D.Rrcord.onAppoai This portion of the Ipf'<U.. e proc:nI is oomc-wha, d,fferen, in ".~ roun beau .. ,he .pptllan, has mo ... respoo,ibU"y in "",. i""hat ,h. rtcQrd i. dtli ... red .o ,he Ippdlate court. Rule 11(0)(4) requi .... ,hll ,he apprU .." make ..... ngemen" wi,h ,h. trial court dtrk folt. coPl' of'he rewrd on .ppo.1 wi,h lh • • ppoll ... court ,hal h.. jurisdiclion. Th< «>pJ' of ,he rewrd is due I<> .h. appeU ... <011" within 14 days from.he do,. the clerk cenifiu the t«O<d Iw bec-n <ompkted. ARAP 11I ' p<'<1M whO! the t«O<d on .ppeal m .... con!Oin.

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Ih' IegoI inmuClion in tenn$ «1m_ monly undrntood by 1M .¥trag< juror. Should wt cnrnint this . pp .... ch in AI.b.ama? Unainty. 1M nis.;ng pontrn jury instructiom "'" unifonnly r«<>gniud ;1$ ~IICfn st:\1<rnmtS of law. time-tested and provtn. with eslabli,hed appeUa,e rourt .pproval. In r=n1)oUr$, though. th.~ has b«n • ~ movtmenl to

TTIOSIIegoI docummlS into I.n8U38" used by the general publ;': {I"'niru. larly rcprding <;(In$urntT i.!sues).' AU ... t;"n is !>OW turning toward .. form ing the language u..d in jury .horg« as well. with ~ $10'« .illln tumining tht ......, or d...... loping rcvWons. n.... dfum u.uaUy combin. tlK' ttpCrtile of judI!« and idW)ttS with input from "'nSuagt <:Xp<11$ ond non-lawyer> to ~u.t. the 'understandability" of instructions. rei •• ,.

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_from ,h.i, "",oo..;ly, lh.i, .ndlns Uutologit<. th.i, involUlion. of "'.. within CI", and parenthesis within par~nth .. is, and th~j, mul_ tipli«! rif(l.I<., ct,lOinty by Ulid, and a!o,...,id.. by 0.. and by "nd" to m.k th~m mo •• pl.in, do ••ally r~nd<r th<'m more pnpleud and in«lmp.~htnsibl~, not only to «ImJllOn read.", but to the I.~ .. thtm ..Ivtl.' But the .. may be. «ImpeDing re. son why 'Nt now should h.ighten our in .. rnt in .implifying th .. langu.g. u...:I within tit. judici.al syot.m, 'NIt.lht. 'Nt lik;t or not, AI.bama jurors tod.y h.... S<rn

dou", of "trials" on ,tlevUion.nd in movin befo", they t .... r ",och our COurtroomS. Scripl.nd ",,,,,en writers phrase ttlt flClion.1 jury 'horge nOI for 1<g.1 accuracy but for enteffainrntnl purpo«'$. for they know thot they cannot g.in Ih. .nenlion of the .udien"" if the speech of the charaC1<fS annot be unckr<tood. Our jurors • .,i.... in court expecting to hur the .. m. ~o", 01 • ..-, 'imple expla·

not ion of the law to be applied. As .",h, ..... ,.ting the jury ch.rge into longu.go mor< commonly usN d<'$<rvrt r<""wed .naly,i. in pa" becawe of the character· istiC! and background> of modern jurors. 10 be surt, ,h.", is nothing particularly n.... about the con",pI of the ·PI.in F.nglish' movement. 0". of the ".Ied gom of the origin.1 AI. born. lury Inmuclion, Committee w" to de>dop

inslruct;ons in ".imple und.""nd. bie I.ngu.ge,"' and the ""mberS of the P.".rn committees have unquestionably meIth .. go.l in ,h.ir exemplary work through Ihe Bu, if we or. to fulfill our obligation. the public, w. should con.t.ndy pro-actively ex.mine how w,,11 we .'" communicating l<gal iuu", to juries. Th. failure to do so an.rode confldenee in the jury '}'it.n>:

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L><k of jury und .... '.nding TOi ... • u.p;cion .bout the fairnas of tri.1, .nd cal],; into que"ion the whole jury '),>1"'" and i"l»$ic p",mise' th.t Laypersons. peerS of thO$< bcfo", them, will thoughtfully and dispassion"ely . pply the I.w to ,...,Ive d"puI", in f.vor of the d<'$< ..... ing I"'''y.' So how ott 'hargn ""$1.1,«1 into "PI.in English"! H... is an =mple of a tr.ru1.tion .dopt«l by one "at• ...-garding th. bu,den of proof in ,ivil " ..."

Existing Charge: "Prepondennee of tht ""';den",," mt.n' ",iden"" th>! ha.< more convincing fom: th.n th.t opposN to il. Ifth•• vi · den« is $<I ,,-.:niy balanccd Ih., you.re ~nablelo "'y ,halth •• vi _ denee on either side of an WI!< p,cponderat"" you, finding on thai ,<sue mu,1 be ' gain" thl: I"rty who had tho burden of proving il!

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A,lawye". we h,ve no trouble under· standing this con«v'.s we h.ve h•• rd the term, repeat«l m.ny t;m", in I.w .. hool .nd in p,,,,iou. tri.1 •. Think . bout how tho« word; would sound, though, if you ",,-.:r went to I.w ..,hoo!. and consider the ,,,,isN " Plain Englishvt1':Sion of the "''''' charge: New CJUlrgr. 'Iih<n I tdl you that •

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Th' role of thela"'}'n> and judges WIluld "" '0 enlu," that tht instructions rorrt<:tly ""press the law. tile rol< of th. by ~roons would"" to enlu", that non· la"'}'n> can unde",.nd them, . nd the role of the re.ding sp«i.li" would bt to .... is! bo,h groups so the inmOlCtions or. o""ura" .nd compT.h.n.i .... y<t rr.d.bl, for as many jurorS as po<.<iblt.'

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(Marth 14.I'InJ. Whilo thoro.tt no .p«if,< ruk$ in ,Iu: Itlnbnma Ruin", Profmi()l,al (Arid,,,, ~rdin8Ihol.nglh of lime • Ia~r i. required 10 ...... in 0 <Iootd filt or llu: di,poIltion of ,h.tl file .fltT 0 lapst of lime, tI>t DISCiplinary Commi""'n nuhl~ tI>t FoI ...... i"5luidolilltS in Formal Opinion 34-'1. TIw OOUWtrll0 .....~ q..... ions <kpmd on tI>t .".afK nal","" of .... ioulru",nus """la,n«! in It.. roles and

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infonnod of It.. di>poal plans and g..... .t.. opporl .. nily of bri", prorickd with tht rolt Or corum,;" 10 its destruction. If tht clinll caMOl M Ioalo:<l br «nified "",il Of ~p<I' noIie •• the file should bt ","ined for. rcasonobk tim< (abotnl unusua! circumstances, il is the Commission', vitw IhOiOi. ~... is sonabl,) ,nd IlItn tk"royt<! wil h the ''''<plion of lholt documents ,Lo .. ifJ,d as co1CSOry I .i)(wc. l'Tior to destroying dienl lilt flit should be- o<r~ to mSurf tlt.ol p<I'"",,,,,nllypc' (caltgOf}' I ) documtn .. and - . I I ... not dcotroyrd. Third •• n i....." ohouId M moinuiMil of filel dcotroyrd. With rqard 10 &lOlaII'<, rlla m>y bt "","«I in any focili'1 in which their confi· dential in"V'IY is "",inuintd, This ""'Y bo in lit.< LoW)'tf·. Of Low firm', off"" Of at so"", ~un o/l"."t.lou,ion. Any rnrdium th>l I'rtKfWO tM in'<yiry of tilt documtnu ;n Iht Illt, whether mitrofllm or by .!t<t,onk oanning. is .ppropr~l •. I RO_1911J· 1G1 •

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