Editor’s Letter, 0618 GABJ, GSB Vol. 23, No. 7, Pg. 5

PositionVol. 23 7 Pg. 5

EDITOR’S LETTER

Vol. 23 No. 7 Pg. 5

Georgia Bar Journal

June, 2018

The June Issue

This month, We Bring You Our Annual

Fiction Writing Competition winner, “Trudy’s Last Ride” by Jameson L. Gregg. Always a favorite!

Recent issues of the Georgia Bar Journal have focused on pro bono opportunities for Georgia attorneys, and this issue continues in that vein with a feature article on Superior Court Judge Regina Quick. Judge Quick is the first woman appointed as a Superior Court judge in the Western Judicial Circuit, and she spearheaded the Athens Access to Justice (AATJ) Initiative. The AATJ helps provide support to those in the community who cannot afford legal assistance, through monthly volunteer “pop up” legal clinics and through a self-represented litigant center in the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse to assist pro se litigants with forms and understanding court procedures. Also along those lines, the President’s Page highlights the successes of the Georgia High School Mock Trial Program. This highly successful program would not exist but for the dedicated volunteerism of all those judges and attorneys who contribute so much time and effort into coaching, training, judging and evaluating these exceptionally talented high school students.

On a related note, Rebecca Christian Smith, the executive director of the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program, writes about her interview of Neil H. Wasser, chair of the executive committee of Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, on the creation, and more importantly, the sustainability of, a diverse work environment. To Wasser, it is more than just demographics; it is diversity of backgrounds, ideas and talents “woven into the fabric” of the firm, which leads to better employee performance, and therefore better business performance.

The Georgia Bar Journal’s regular columns offer a wealth of practice-related information and practice management tips. This month’s legal...

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