ABA Criminal Law Committee Report Summer 2016
Completed By: Kenneth Vercammen
Co-Chair, Edison, NJ
1. What has your committee or board done since its last
report (e.g., conference call, meetings, publications, use of discussion lists,
planning for CLE programs, publications and articles, collaboration with other
committees, boards or sections, etc.)?
-Email to members to invite them to
NJ Bar Jersey Shore free Happy Hour
-Submitted new proposed book to Pub
board: “Handling DUI and Drug Possession Defense
for Attorneys”
This book will be a practical guide to what a lawyer needs to know
to handle a DUI case.
The goal is to provide practical advice for both relatively
inexperienced and experienced
practitioners on everything from understanding the DUI offense
including sentencing and license
suspension and understanding DUI evidence including analysis of
blood, breath, and urine to
handling pre-trial activities and the actual DUI trial such as
preparing and filing motions. This
book takes a hands-on approach with few research citations. The
book will also help readers
with the defense of drug possession charges. Sample drug defense
forms will be provided.
--Solosez notices
-Help sales & Publicize ABA
“Criminal Law Forms” Book to generate revenue for Solo Division
The ABAS’ CRIMINAL LAW FORMS book
New book from the American Bar
Association
Solo & Small Firm Division Author: Kenneth Vercammen
Use Criminal Law Forms to help represent persons charged with criminal
and traffic offenses. Detailed instruction and valuable insight is offered
beginning with the initial contact with the client, to walking into the
courthouse, and managing the steps that follow. Two hundred and ten modifiable
forms help make criminal lawyers more efficient and productive, while also
reducing the chance for mistakes. GP SOLO Member Price $129.95 To order contact ABA
Customer Care, 1-800-285-2221 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60653 or fax to
312-988-6030 (PC: 5150457) ISBN: 978-1-61438-879-1
http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5150457
-Also posted some forms and materials from
the recent NJ State Bar seminar Handling Drug, DWI and Serious Traffic Cases on
the web for use by ABA members
2.
What is the
status of your committee or board’s business plan for the year (e.g.,
participation of committee board members, goals achieved, new goals, etc.)?
Excellent. Ken V was at Solo Div Spring Key
West meeting and discussed issues with all GP solo members.
3. Does your committee
or board need any assistance from your Director,
Staff, Division Officers, or Council? If
yes, please explain:
Help market the Criminal
law Forms book which generate revenue for the Division
- Schedule a Brown Bag
webinar on the book
4.
Report on
anything else: Not at this time
5. Are you submitting an action item to be presented to Council? If so, please describe: No
