1976, December, Pg. 1804. Annual Report of the President: 1975-1976.

• Author: by Thomas J. Carney

5 Colo.Law. 1804

Colorado Lawyer

1976.

1976, December, Pg. 1804.

Annual Report of the President: 1975-1976

1804Vol. 5, No. 9, Pg. 1804Annual Report of the President: 1975-1976by Thomas J. Carney18051976 has been a busy, interesting and productive year for the Colorado Bar Association. The lawyers in Colorado are a fantastic group of people and should be proud of themselves and their Association for the literally tens of thousands of hours put into bar work, most of which goes toward providing better legal services to the public.

Only two persons will be publicly thanked: my wife, Bev, and our Executive Secretary, Bill Miller. Without them I would not have started, much less finished this last year. To thank each of the others who have contributed so much to the activities of the past year would present two problems: First, I might forget someone, and secondly, the Report would take an entire issue of The Colorado Lawyer instead of a few pages. Suffice it to say that without the collective efforts of the members of this Association the accomplishments would not have been attained. Never once was I turned down when I asked for help. Everyone I talked to responded and responded well. To reiterate, you should be proud of yourselves, your Association and the lawyers of Colorado.

Space does not permit a total enumeration of all the activities of the Association. Each of the committees and sections (over 60 in total) has contributed its share to the whole. Some of the activities receive very little recognition, however the members of the committee or the section recognize the importance of their work, and its importance to the over-all activity of the Colorado Bar.

As to the specifics:

LegislativeThe Bar Association met with varying degrees of success with its legislative program. It must be remembered that the legislature is no longer composed of as many lawyers as in the past and many non-lawyers believe that CBA-sponsored legislation is only intended to serve the self-interest of lawyers. It behooves every lawyer in the state to talk to his or her representative or senator to help explain that this is just not so.

Judicial pensions were defeated very narrowly in the House of Representatives. This bill would have aided the administration of justice, help alleviate delay in getting matters disposed of and allow the more effective use...