Colorado Bar Association President's Message to Members
| Publication year | 1993 |
| Pages | 1215 |
1993, June, Pg. 1215. Colorado Bar Association President's Message to Members
This is my farewell column as your president. In addition to the things mentioned in my May 1993 column [at page 945], this final column continues my recollections of the highpoints of my trip down memory lane. In fact, I have so many memories, it is a challenge to decide which ones are worthy of publication.
Trying to think of interesting topics and writing about them every month has been one of my most fascinating and pleasurable experiences. Recently, I surveyed the topics of my past articles and realized that I have covered many areas, some with intended humor and others in a more serious vein. Based on your comments to me and my sense of what is important to our members, I ask you to reread my August 1992 [at page 1609] column, entitled "Lawyers Having Fun," and implement the essence of the message. I am more convinced than ever that all CBA members need to give fun equal status with any of the substantive programs of the bar.
Over the past year, there have been meaningful strides made by CBA members to implement my public service emphasis, especially in the family programs. I thank and acknowledge the substantial efforts of the members of the CBA's Family Task Force who worked with me over a number of months to develop a programmatic agenda. Because of their efforts and those of CBA staff, I convened a productive Public Service Conference on November 6, 1992, at the University of Denver College of Law. In addition, through the tireless efforts of one committee member, Jan Meyers, the Bar sponsored a seminar in November 1992 that addressed the proper uses of advanced medical directives.
I want to give special thanks to members of the Family Law Section and its Chair, Barbara Quade, for the invaluable support for many of my programs. Family Law Section members were instrumental in encouraging young lawyers to take on child support and child custody cases for free, in giving incentives to lawyers to take on important family law cases and in sponsoring a vital seminar for Title IV-D administrators on April 30, 1993. IV-D is a reference to the federal act that requires local governmental entities to provide free...
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