June 17, 2005 To the Honorable Justices and Judges of the Courts of Iowa: The President of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Report to the Courts A learned society, a guild, a general council; what exactly is the The Iowa State Bar Association? One thing it is not… it is not a trade association, for, […]
June 17, 2005 To the Editors of the newspapers of Iowa The President of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Report to the Public Heard any good lawyer jokes lately? So goes the prelude everyone’s cache of legal comedy. Unfortunately the need for legal services and quality and training of those who render them are no […]
Passing the Gavel: Farewell Remarks of an Outgoing ISBA President June 2005 Angela Marie Chiodo, my maternal grandmother, used to say to me, “Nicky tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what [kind of a person] you are.” Grandma Chiodo was an Italian immigrant, as was my mother Maria Concheta. My […]
Be prepared! The Supreme Court is presently deliberating and will soon adopt new Rules (as compared to the present Code) of Professional Conduct. The Rules will present a signifiant change to the way we practice law. Most commentors focus on the Rules relating to client confidentiality or conflict of interest. However there are other changes […]
Article of the week from Lawyers Weekly USA November 1, 2004: Law Firm Thrives With Non-Traditional Office By Abigail Klingbeil There are no corner offices at The Law Chambers of Nicholas Critelli in Des Moines, Iowa. In fact, there are no offices at all. The law firm, which is dedicated to litigation and ADR, has […]
President’s Letter: August 2004 The front page of the June 23, 2004, edition of the Des Moines Register detailed a controversy surrounding the friendship between U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett and defense Attorneys Alfredo Parrish and Leon Spies. The article stated that “gossip about Bennett’s relationship with Parrish and Spies trickled back to the […]
President Letter: July 2004 Life in a two-lawyer home. Life in a two-lawyer Bar Association-oriented household can be very interesting. Instead of talking about theater, cuisine, or the myriad other topics that engage modern couples, Lylea and I talk about Bar issues. The other morning I was complaining about the newest lawyer joke on late […]
As the 118th President of the Iowa State Bar Association, I want to welcome you to the 2004 – 2005 ISBA year. Last year President Collins lead us through a reorganization and gave us a streamlined organization. I liken it to an airplane. He re-built it, replaced the prop with a jet, and and taxied […]
In May of 2002, Nick Critelli, Barrister, was elected to be vice president of the Iowa State Bar Association for the 2002-2003 term. The Iowa State Bar Association is the oldest voluntary bar association in the United States, predating even the American Bar Association. The ISBA includes approximately 7,500 lawyers and judges, one of the […]
