• Linnes Finney, Jr. - President
• V. Lynn Whitfield- Lawfax E-Bulletin Editor

• NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION ARCHIVES TO BE TRANSFERRED TO DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
• MID-WINTER CONFERENCE PROVES EDUCATIONAL AND ENJOYABLE
• UPCOMING EVENTS
• MAGRISTRATE JUDGE JOYCE LONDON ALEXANDER IS A BRIDE
• INFORMATION NEEDED!!!

Members of the National Bar Association gathered together in St. Kitts for educational seminars, convocation and fun in the sun. The seminars advised members of the everyday ethical pitfalls and the rescinding of affirmative action. The showcase seminar dealt with the impact of popular culture on Public perception of the judicial system. The luncheon speaker was an old friend of the National Bar, former Mayor Marc Morial, currently the Executive Director of the National Urban League.

After attending the seminars and meeting, the members took time to attend a reception which feature local dancers and entertainment by New Orleans recording artist Michael Ward. A day trip to Nevis, St. Kitts' sister island concluded with a reception at the home of a local attorney. The four day conference was closed out with the Convocation at the Zion Moravian Church. The speaker was Johnny Ford, Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama.

• February 22-24, 2007 - NBA Corporate Counsel Conference, Miami, Fl
• March 2-3, 2007 - SNBA Board Retreat, St. Louis, Mo.
• March 6-7, 2007 - NBA Day on the Hill, Washington, D.C.
• March 15-18, 2007 - Small Firms & Solo Practitioners, Puerto Rico
• May 9-13, 2007 - NBA Midyear Conference and Gertrude Rush Dinner, Hollywood, Fl
• June, 2007 - International Trip, South Africa
• July 8-20, 2007 - NBA Crump Law Camp, Washington, D.C.
• July 28-August 4, 2007 - NBA 82nd Annual Convention and Exhibits, Atlanta, GA.

TCongratulations go out to Joyce London Alexander who recently wed Johnny Ford the Mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama. Members of the National Bar Association joined the couple at the campus of Tuskegee University for the ceremony.

On February 1, 2007 the National Bar Archives, which have been housed at the Des Moines, Iowa Public Library, will be transferred to the National Bar Archives Room at Drake University Law School Library. Drake Law School constructed a room just for this purpose. The room will service as a place where the Board of the Iowa Chapter of the National Bar Association can meet as well as the Executive Committee and Legal Redress Committee of the NAACP-Des Moines Branch.

President Finney will attend the dedication program which will be held at 4:30 p.m. Also scheduled to attend is William Morris, Jr. the grandson of one of the co-founders, James B. Morris and Dr. Lawrence Howard, a son of Charles Preston Howard.

Elaine Estes, the retired Director of the Des Moines Public Library is the person largely responsible for putting together the original display at the library along with the donor of most of the archive documents and artifacts, Dr. Cleota Proctor Wilbekin, who has served as the historian for the organization. The National Bar Association is deeply indebted to these two women who persisted in developing this collection out of their love for the organization.

The National Bar Association's national office is still collecting other artifacts to be placed in the room at Drake University. If you have any artifacts from 1925 through 1978 please contact the national office. Meanwhile join us in thanking Drake University, Elaine Estes and Dr. Cleota Wilbekin for keeping the history of the National Bar Association alive and available for all to see.