Editor's Letter, 1216 GABJ, GSB Vol. 22, No. 4, Pg. 5

EDITOR’S LETTER

Vol. 22 No. 4 Pg. 5

Georgia Bar Journal

December, 2016

The December Issue

This issue focuses, in part, on the Bar’s purposes: “The purposes of the State Bar of Georgia shall be: to foster among the members of the bar of this State the principles of duty and service to the public; to improve the administration of justice; and to advance the science of law.”

In the From the President and the From the YLD President columns, Bar officers answer the questions “How do you carry out the mission of the Bar? What kind of footprint do you hope to leave?” The Journal invites Bar members to ask themselves the same questions.

In the From the President column, State Bar President Pat O’Connor examines steps the Bar has taken, as of the halfway point of the fiscal year, to carry out the Bar’s mission. The president highlights three steps: the Bar’s PSA/Media Campaign to promote stories of people positively affected by Georgia lawyers; assisting those mistakenly informed by the Board of Bar Examiners that they had failed the Georgia bar exam; and the Aging Lawyers Task Force. The PSA/Media Campaign discussed in this column is also featured in this issue’s Know Your Bar column.

YLD President Jennifer C. Mock, in her From the YLD President column, reflects on professionalism’s place in the practice of law, as well as ways the Bar emphasizes the importance of professionalism.

The Pro Bono Star Story features Patricia Fortune Ammari, a long time Atlanta Legal...