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Bar News - May 21, 2004 Briefs NBTA Examination Scheduled for October 16 The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), a nonprofit organization accredited by the ABA to certify attorneys as specialists in the areas of civil, criminal, and family law trial advocacy, will conduct the fall national trial examination in New England at Wrentham, Mass., and New Haven, Conn., on October 16, 2004. It will also be conducted at various other sites around the country. Attorneys interested in achieving national certification in these areas should apply before August 16, 2004 to sit for the October exam. There are currently about 2,500 attorneys nationwide that actively maintain this certification. According to the NBTA, participating individuals have successfully illustrated their dedication to the exemplary practice of trial law by demonstrating comprehensive practical knowledge of trial practice relevant to their specialties. They are also called upon to present various types of documentation, writing samples, and other supporting materials. For more information or to apply for the exam, contact Gwen Coutu, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 200 Stonewall Blvd., Suite 1, Wrentham, MA 02093, gcoutu@nbtabet.org, (508) 364-6565. Walsh Accepts Position with Homeland Security Patrick Walsh is the new chief of the Customs Law Enforcement Division at the Department of Homeland Security, based in Washington, DC. He is in charge of anti-terrorism investigations into money laundering, the smuggling of aliens, and other border-related crimes. Supervising 625 special agents and attorneys across the nation, he will oversee their work and advise them, helping to plan investigations and assisting federal agents in determining which tactics will work best in their particular cases. During the 1980s Walsh worked for the Organized Crime and Racketeering Strikeforce in Boston. He spent two years investigating financial institutions for failing to report $2.5 billion in currency transactions by the Angiulo crime family. Walsh became an assistant U.S. attorney in Concord in 1989. In addition to his legal career, he is also well known for playing the bagpipes in the office every St. Patrick’s Day—and he was a member of the state police band.
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