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7 Wyo. Law. 1 (1984)

handle is hein.barjournals/wymlawy0007 and id is 1 raw text is: The LA Wyoming AWYER Vol. VII, No. 1 Official Publication of Wyoming State Bar November 1984 Jackson Convention A Smash The 69th Annual Meeting of the Wyoming State Bar held at the Ameri- cana Snow King Resort, Jackson Hole, September 19-21 was an unqualified success. Some 377 lawyers and 125 spouses and guests were registered for the convention. Also, approximately 18 speakers and guests were also in at- tendance. At the business meeting held on Fri- day, September 21, 1984, the member- ship elected the following officers: James L. Hettinger of Riverton, Pres- ident-Elect; William S. Bon of Casper, Vice-President; and George L. Simon- ton of Cody, Secretary-Treasurer. Thomas S. Smith, the former Pres- ident-Elect, automatically succeeded to the office of President. Outgoing President Harry L. Harris addressed the members during the business session of the Bar regarding the year's activities, which included: a compromise modification of the peremptory challenge rule; possible expenditures of excess capital funds; group professional liability insurance coverage; and IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts). A complete record of the proceed- ings of the Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting will be published in the next edition of the Land and Water Law Review. At the Annual Banquet held on Fri- day, September 21, 1984, President Harris presented the gavel to Pres- ident-Elect Thomas S. Smith. Mr. Har- ris also introduced the new Officers to the members. As a replacement for Mr. James G. WSB member Cal Ragsdale and fellow band members of Sweetwater Sounds entertaining at the Banquet. Watt, former Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Joe Griffith was an able last- minute replacement. Mr. Griffith is a professional humorist and speaker who hails from Dallas, Texas. Mr. Griffith's speech was acknowledged by all to be extremely funny and entertaining. The CLE Committee of the Bar re- ceived many compliments for its por- tion of the program, particularly due to the fact that for both the morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday, attorneys had choices regarding CLE presentations. Remedies for Mass Torts and Disasters is Theme For $10,000 ABA Essay Contest CHICAGO-Remedies that should be available to victims of mass torts and mass disasters is the theme chosen for the 1985 Ross Essay Con- test, sponsored by the American Bar Association and administered by the ABA Journal Board of Editors. This year the contest carries a $10,000 prize. The winner will appear in a pro- gram sponsored by the ABA Journal and the ABA Section of Litigation dur- ing the 1985 Annual Meeting in July in Washington, D.C. The amount of Digitized from Best Copy Available the prize varies each year, according to the income from a bequest made by Erskine Mayo Ross to the ABA to es- tablish the contest. Entrants may address any aspect of remedies for mass torts and mass dis- asters. Increasingly, the judicial sys- tem has been confronted by litiga- tion over Agent Orange, dioxin, as- bestos, DES, Bendectin, the Dalkon Shield, hazardous wastes, oil spills, hotel and aircraft disasters and other Continued on page 6