CBA Record May-June 2022

I want to express my gratitude and appreciation once again to the CBA members who have chaired our com mittees, organized CLE programs, held leadership positions, and showed up time and time again to support friends, colleagues, and the work of the CBA. I am particularly grateful for the hard work and dedication of our members who commit their time and talents to so many important programs and initia tives critical to the CBA’s mission: 1. Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity and Engagement (DICE) Program 2. Barristers Big Band, CBA Chorus, CBA Symphony Orchestra and Bar Show 3. Judicial Evaluation Committee 4. Legislative Committee 5. The CBA Record Editorial Board, @theBar podcast, and @theBar blog

6. Alliance for Women 7. Lawyer Referral Service and Call A-Lawyer public outreach 8. CBA Board of Managers We are grateful for the country’s best Young Lawyers Section and for all they do for the bench, bar, and the commu nities where we live and work. The YLS has enjoyed another successful year of impactful programs, events, and activi ties and recently slated the leadership team for the 2022-2023 bar year. The CBA is very fortunate in the good judgment, loyalty and commit ment of its professional leadership team led by Executive Director Beth McMeen. With their support, we have succeeded time and time again in responding to the ever-changing needs of our members and engaging more judges, lawyers, and members of the public than ever before.

This bar year we worked hard to get our house in order with special initia tives that included, among others, the amendment of CBA’s bylaws, a new strategic planning process, a critical review of membership and fiscal con cerns, and the launch of the 150th anni versary planning committee. As we look to the celebration of the CBA’s 150th anniversary in 2024, it has been the per fect year to work together to secure the CBA’s future and continued success as one of the country’s leading urban bar associations. I am grateful to all the CBA mem bers who make a difference in the com munities where we live and work each day. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as the CBA’s 148th President . ■

INTRODUCING Robert C. O’Brien, U.S. Ambassador, Retired

MEDIATION FOR: + Business & commercial contracts + Class actions + Complex litigation + Employment + Securities

EXCLUSIVELY AT SIGNATURE RESOLUTION.

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