Arkansas Advance Sheets Meeting: Friday Morning Group
January 16, 2023. Last week the Arkansas Court of Appeals issued a syllabus. That means we can start expecting cases soon. We plan to resume meeting online as soon as there are cases to discuss.
If you're interested, call Gerry Schulze or Helena Schulze at 501-537-1000 and say you're calling about advance sheets.
We are still meeting online. We started meeting online during the pandemic, but we're keeping it up because we can have people from outside Little Rock participate.
What we are all about
Arkansas Advance Sheets Group
Arkansas Advance Sheets Group invitations
March 19, 2021. This link should send you to a video of a sample meeting. You can get some idea of what we do at an advance sheets meeting. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iTsX5gt6IqvmqgNesiYjE6Dp9GBgaPmq/view
November 20, 2020. We will be off for Thanksgiving. If the Courts issue decisions the week after, we will be back.
We are still on Google Meet. If you would like to join us, call Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000 or email him at gschulze@bsm.law or gschulze@b-s-m-law.com.
September 4, 2020. We had our first meeting after the recess today. We are still meeting online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to join us, call Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000 or email him at gschulze@bsm.law or gschulze@b-s-m-law.com.
May 15, 2020. We are still meeting online due to the Coronavirus. Our online meetings have allowed people from other parts of the state to join in. We may decide to keep it this way. So if you are interested in discussing the decisions of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for the week, email Gerry Schulze at gschulze@b-s-m-law.com or gschulze@bsmp.law.
March 20, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus, we are no longer meeting in person. We are using an online meeting service. If you are interested in an invitation, email Gerry at gschulze@b-s-m-law.com
July 22, 2019. Keep watching this page. We'll announce when the Courts are back in session and issuing decisions that we can discuss.
June 14, 2019. No meeting this week. The Arkansas Bar Association's Annual Meeting will be taking place. Some of us will be there. Some of us are even speakers.
We will be back next week, assuming the Courts issue any decisions.
April 12, 2019. A tentative schedule for the next few weeks has been emailed to participants. If you are interested in participating in this group in any way contact Gerry Schulze (501-537-1000 or gschulze@bsmp.law).
February 27, 2019. This week Fred Hart and David Hodges will be presenting. The schedule below will be adjusted accordingly.
February 7, 2019. Special Notice to all groupies: The part of Robert Tschiemer will be played by Gerry Schulze on February 8. On February 15, the part of Gerry Schulze will be played by Robert Tschiemer!
February 1, 2019. We had a great meeting today. We're back in the swing of things.
Here's a tentative new schedule. This is subject to change at any time:
January 30, 2019. It looks like the Courts are back in session. We need to keep up with them.
Denny's has been remodeled, and it looks nice. The room is now a little smaller, but it's still large enough for us.
We are still working on the schedule. I'll post it as soon as we have something definite. In the meantime, we will be there Friday, February 1, 2019, at 7:30 in the morning, and someone will have read at least some of the cases.
Just a quick explanation of the group for those who may be interested. This is a group of lawyers who meet every Friday morning at 7:30 at Denny's on Shackleford in Little Rock, Arkansas when the Arkansas appellate courts are in session. This group is the successor of groups that have existed "from time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." (William Blackstone, Of the Laws of England, 1753, quoting from Coke's Institutes). The term "Advance Sheets" refers to the way we used to get decisions of the courts--advance printings of what would become case reporters. Using that technology, lawyers could become aware of cases decided by the courts mere months earlier. Using today's technology, cases are published on the courts' websites and are available within seconds of their official publication.
Today we assign teams of two lawyers to review the cases of the week and present those cases that we feel are important to the development of the law. After the presenters have had their turn, anyone else may discuss any case that he or she deems significant. We have different attitudes as to what constitutes a significant case. Some of us prefer to say at least something about every one of them. Some of us prefer to seek out the case so inconsequential that nobody would deem it significant and comment on it anyway.
The participants practice in many different areas of the law. We offer commentary and suggestions to each other.
I (Gerry Schulze) am devoted to the principles of continuing professional education. I have found these sessions among the most useful of continuing education available. I highly recommend Advance Sheets to lawyers both new and--like me--old.
September 6, 2018. Meetings resume. See you at Denny's at 7:30 am. Gerry and Robert will be presenting cases from the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
June 15, 2018. There will be no meeting. We will be at the Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting.
February 23, 2018. We invite anyone interested in following the decisions of the Arkansas Supreme Court or Court of Appeals to come to the meetings and hear what we have to say. We take turns analyzing the decisions, but there is always a lively discussion.
We ask members to take turns reviewing cases.
This is the schedule for September:
September 7, 2018- Robert Tschiemer and Gerry Schulze.
September 14, 2018- R. David Lewis and Oscar Hirby.
September 21, 2018-Fred Hart and David Hodges
September 28, 2018- David Hawkey and David Horn
We meet at Denny's on Shackleford Road on Fridays at 7:30 a.m. We meet every week that the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals hand down decisions, assuming weather permits. If you want to know whether we're meeting some particular week, you can check with R. David Lewis (501) 664-0818 or Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000.
We really encourage lawyers to join us to help keep up with what is going on in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The law is constantly changing and evolving. In the American legal system, decisions of our highest courts explain, clarify, and sometimes even change the laws under which we live. It is the obligation of every lawyer to keep up with the changes in the law as well as possible. One way to do that is to read and discuss the opinions of the appellate courts.
The contribution of lawyers who practice in varying fields is often useful. Who knows, you may learn something, and you may teach us something.
Any lawyers licensed in Arkansas, and any support staff, are welcome to attend. We can also make room for interested others.
For more information contact Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000.
If you're interested, call Gerry Schulze or Helena Schulze at 501-537-1000 and say you're calling about advance sheets.
We are still meeting online. We started meeting online during the pandemic, but we're keeping it up because we can have people from outside Little Rock participate.
What we are all about
Arkansas Advance Sheets Group
Arkansas Advance Sheets Group invitations
March 19, 2021. This link should send you to a video of a sample meeting. You can get some idea of what we do at an advance sheets meeting. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iTsX5gt6IqvmqgNesiYjE6Dp9GBgaPmq/view
November 20, 2020. We will be off for Thanksgiving. If the Courts issue decisions the week after, we will be back.
We are still on Google Meet. If you would like to join us, call Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000 or email him at gschulze@bsm.law or gschulze@b-s-m-law.com.
September 4, 2020. We had our first meeting after the recess today. We are still meeting online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to join us, call Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000 or email him at gschulze@bsm.law or gschulze@b-s-m-law.com.
May 15, 2020. We are still meeting online due to the Coronavirus. Our online meetings have allowed people from other parts of the state to join in. We may decide to keep it this way. So if you are interested in discussing the decisions of the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for the week, email Gerry Schulze at gschulze@b-s-m-law.com or gschulze@bsmp.law.
March 20, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus, we are no longer meeting in person. We are using an online meeting service. If you are interested in an invitation, email Gerry at gschulze@b-s-m-law.com
July 22, 2019. Keep watching this page. We'll announce when the Courts are back in session and issuing decisions that we can discuss.
June 14, 2019. No meeting this week. The Arkansas Bar Association's Annual Meeting will be taking place. Some of us will be there. Some of us are even speakers.
We will be back next week, assuming the Courts issue any decisions.
April 12, 2019. A tentative schedule for the next few weeks has been emailed to participants. If you are interested in participating in this group in any way contact Gerry Schulze (501-537-1000 or gschulze@bsmp.law).
February 27, 2019. This week Fred Hart and David Hodges will be presenting. The schedule below will be adjusted accordingly.
February 7, 2019. Special Notice to all groupies: The part of Robert Tschiemer will be played by Gerry Schulze on February 8. On February 15, the part of Gerry Schulze will be played by Robert Tschiemer!
February 1, 2019. We had a great meeting today. We're back in the swing of things.
Here's a tentative new schedule. This is subject to change at any time:
- February 8: George Ritter and Robert Tschiemer
- February 15: David Hodges and Gerry Schulze
- February 22: Oscar Hirby and David Horn
- March 1: Fred Hart and David Hodges
- March 8: Gerry Schulze and Robert Tschiemer
- March 15: George Ritter and Oscar Hirby
- March 22: David Horn and Fred Hart
- March 29: Gerry Schulze and Robert Tschiemer
January 30, 2019. It looks like the Courts are back in session. We need to keep up with them.
Denny's has been remodeled, and it looks nice. The room is now a little smaller, but it's still large enough for us.
We are still working on the schedule. I'll post it as soon as we have something definite. In the meantime, we will be there Friday, February 1, 2019, at 7:30 in the morning, and someone will have read at least some of the cases.
Just a quick explanation of the group for those who may be interested. This is a group of lawyers who meet every Friday morning at 7:30 at Denny's on Shackleford in Little Rock, Arkansas when the Arkansas appellate courts are in session. This group is the successor of groups that have existed "from time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." (William Blackstone, Of the Laws of England, 1753, quoting from Coke's Institutes). The term "Advance Sheets" refers to the way we used to get decisions of the courts--advance printings of what would become case reporters. Using that technology, lawyers could become aware of cases decided by the courts mere months earlier. Using today's technology, cases are published on the courts' websites and are available within seconds of their official publication.
Today we assign teams of two lawyers to review the cases of the week and present those cases that we feel are important to the development of the law. After the presenters have had their turn, anyone else may discuss any case that he or she deems significant. We have different attitudes as to what constitutes a significant case. Some of us prefer to say at least something about every one of them. Some of us prefer to seek out the case so inconsequential that nobody would deem it significant and comment on it anyway.
The participants practice in many different areas of the law. We offer commentary and suggestions to each other.
I (Gerry Schulze) am devoted to the principles of continuing professional education. I have found these sessions among the most useful of continuing education available. I highly recommend Advance Sheets to lawyers both new and--like me--old.
September 6, 2018. Meetings resume. See you at Denny's at 7:30 am. Gerry and Robert will be presenting cases from the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
June 15, 2018. There will be no meeting. We will be at the Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting.
February 23, 2018. We invite anyone interested in following the decisions of the Arkansas Supreme Court or Court of Appeals to come to the meetings and hear what we have to say. We take turns analyzing the decisions, but there is always a lively discussion.
We ask members to take turns reviewing cases.
This is the schedule for September:
September 7, 2018- Robert Tschiemer and Gerry Schulze.
September 14, 2018- R. David Lewis and Oscar Hirby.
September 21, 2018-Fred Hart and David Hodges
September 28, 2018- David Hawkey and David Horn
We meet at Denny's on Shackleford Road on Fridays at 7:30 a.m. We meet every week that the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals hand down decisions, assuming weather permits. If you want to know whether we're meeting some particular week, you can check with R. David Lewis (501) 664-0818 or Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000.
We really encourage lawyers to join us to help keep up with what is going on in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The law is constantly changing and evolving. In the American legal system, decisions of our highest courts explain, clarify, and sometimes even change the laws under which we live. It is the obligation of every lawyer to keep up with the changes in the law as well as possible. One way to do that is to read and discuss the opinions of the appellate courts.
The contribution of lawyers who practice in varying fields is often useful. Who knows, you may learn something, and you may teach us something.
Any lawyers licensed in Arkansas, and any support staff, are welcome to attend. We can also make room for interested others.
For more information contact Gerry Schulze (501) 537-1000.
