Habitat Fund Drive Extended to February 18 
The HBA's Habitat for Humanity Fund Drive has been extended through February 18, with the goal of raising $70,000 to construct its 13th Habitat home this spring. Please consider a donation. Donations can be made online at www.houstonhabitat.org. Click the ‘donate’ link on the left and choose Houston Bar Association as the recipient. Checks should be made payable to HBA Habitat House and sent to the Houston Bar Association, 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002. For more information contact Elizabeth Parker at 713-759-1133 or elizabethp@hba.org.

FREE All Day Ethics - February 6
The HBA's Free All Day Ethics Institute will be held on Saturday, February 6 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Harris County Jury Assembly Room, 1019 Congress Plaza. The institute includes 6.5 hours ethics credit and is free for HBA members and $25 for non-HBA members. No RSVP is necessary to attend. View the schedule.

Donations Accepted to Haitian Relief Fund Through February 12
The Houston Bar Association and the Houston Bar Foundation have established a Haitian Relief Fund to accept donations from the Legal Community for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, targeted for assistance to earthquake victims in Haiti. Tax-deductible donations in any amount will be accepted through Friday, February 12, 2010. Make checks payable to the Houston Bar Foundation and mail to the Houston Bar Foundation, 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002.

HBA Wills & Probate Institute February 12 and 19

The 2010 HBA Wills & Probate Institute will be held on Friday, February 12 and 19 from 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Harris County Jury Assembly Room. You may register for one day or both. Pre-Registration must be received at the HBA office no later than noon on Wednesday, February 10th. Registration form and schedule.

Courts to Celebrate Black History Month February 12

The HBA will join the Harris County District Courts in a celebration of Black History Month on Friday, February 12, 2010 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. in the Ceremonial Courtroom on the 17th floor of the Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline. The program will include an exhibition of case files relating to slave trade, Reconstruction, and the first generation of free African-Americans in Harris County. There will also be short comments by distinguished jurists and historians on several of the cases. The event is open to the public.

Senior Lawyers Luncheon February 17

The Senior Lawyers Forum will hold its fourth Luncheon on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Meet and Greet will start at 11:30 a.m.; the Luncheon will begin at Noon and the presentation will begin at 12:30 p.m. at Maggiano's, 2019 Post Oak Blvd. Houston Dynamo President and General Manager, Oliver Luck, will present "Professional Soccer in Houston: An Overnight Sensation - 15 Years in the Making." Please send the registration form and check to 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300. Click here for the Registration Form.

Rescheduled Civil Court Guardian Ad Litem Institute February 25

The Civil Court Guardian Ad Litem Institute has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 1:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. in the Harris County Jury Assembly Room, 1019 Congress. Pre-Registration must be received at the HBA office no later than noon on Wednesday, February 23rd. Registration form and schedule.

HBA's 25th Annual John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run March 27

The HBA's 25th Annual John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run will be held on Saturday, March 27 at Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby, Downtown Houston. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Fun Run. Please visit the Fun Run website, www.lawweekfunrun.com, to register and learn more about special events planned for this exciting anniversary! Over the past 24 years, the event has raised more than $815,000 for The Center, which makes independent lives possible for people with developmental disabilities. The event features an 8K run, a one-mile non-competitive children's run, a non-competitive one-mile family walk, and a wheelchair division in the 8K. The 8K race is an official spring series race of the Houston Area Road Runners Association, and is a sanctioned U.S.A. Track and Field event

Bench Bar Pro Bono Award Deadline is March 1

Nominations are being accepted through March 1 for the second annual Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards, sponsored by the Harris County judiciary in conjunction with the HBA, to recognize and encourage lawyers to volunteer direct legal services for low-income residents. For categories and nomination requirements, visit the homepage of the HBA Web site.

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