President's Page, 0514 ALBJ, 75 The Alabama Lawyer 156 (2014)

• Author: Anthony A. Joseph, J.
• Position: Vol. 75 3 Pg. 156

PRESIDENT'S PAGE

Vol. 75 No. 3 Pg. 156

Alabama Bar Lawyer

May, 2014

Anthony A. Joseph, J.

Behind Door Number... Is the Best Annual Meeting Ever Because You Truly Can Have It All

In the '70s, Monty Hall hosted the television game show "Let's Make a Deal." During the show, Hall would give a contestant the opportunity to select a prize hidden behind one of three doors. The prizes could range from a brand new car, to a toaster, to a goat. No kidding-a real live, garbage-eating goat. The prizes were all over the board. Pick correctly, and you were cruising away in a new car; pick incorrectly, and you could be leaving the studio trying to figure out what to do with a goat that was now chewing on your pants. What an intriguing dilemma: Each of the three doors carried the possibility of something good, bad or mediocre. Whatever the choice, you had a one-in-three chance of being a winner.

On the other hand, coming to the ASB 2014 Annual Meeting is a win-win proposition for any Alabama lawyer. Behind door number one is all of the CLE you will need for the entire year. Behind door number two are interesting discussions on a variety of legal topics Behind door number three is the opportunity to network and expand your professional contacts. Behind door number four is where a multitude of professional awards and recognitions are given and specialty meetings are conducted. And, behind door number five is the prospect of participating in all or a portion of the prizes behind the other four doors while still having time to spend with the family on the beach and/or at the pool, on the golf course or engaged in a number of other activities. That's right. You can learn, mingle and have fun, all at the annual meeting! The combination at one venue makes the ASB annual meeting a wonderful place to gather.

This year's annual meeting will be in sunny Sandestin at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa July 9 through 12. If you have never attended an annual meeting, I promise that it will be a family-friendly environment with activities for everyone. Besides the substantive programs and meetings, there will also be time for relaxing and recharging.

Attending the annual meeting gives you the opportunity for professional and social fellowship with lawyers from all over t he state. It also provides MCLE updates and information about cutting-edge technology from a wide variety of exhibitors and...