From the Yld President
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Pages | 0010 |
| Citation | Vol. 29 No. 1 Pg. 0010 |
| Publication year | 2023 |
BRITTANIE D. BROWNING
YLD President
State Bar of Georgia
brittanie.browning@akerman.com
Honored and Humbled
I am honored and humbled to serve as the 77th president of the Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The YLD is comprised of approximately 10,000 lawyers admitted to the State Bar of Georgia who are 36 years old or younger or who have been admitted to their first bar no more than five years. Over the past year, I have planned for the new Bar year and hope to engage our members across the state of Georgia. We are a diverse and growing group of attorneys—so our programming will focus on reaching members.
No one gets to lead without the support of many people. I would particularly like to thank YLD Immediate Past President Ron Daniels for his leadership, friendship and support to ensure a smooth transition. I specially thank the members of the State Bar's Executive Committee, its officers and State Bar President Tony Del-Campo. I take personal privilege to thank my wonderful family for their support. I am grateful for mentors throughout my career that supported me on this leadership journey. The State Bar of Georgia has led to personal and professional development. My journey to leadership really began when 2017-18 YLD President Nicole Leet spoke to a group of YLD members at lunch and she shared a story about her leadership role trajectory that began as a simple invitation to join. If you have not yet had an invitation to join, consider this your invitation. Please join YLD at our programs, events and meetings.
Prior to my campaign for YLD secretary, I served as a co-chair for the YLD Community Service Projects Committee for two years—the mission of service remains close to my heart. I believe that making those opportunities easily accessible will allow our members to continue positively impacting their communities. To that end, we are aiming to have a service component at each of the YLD meetings this year. The YLD is known as the "service arm of the Bar," so we will put that motto to the forefront. To kick off the 2023-24 Bar year, YLD members volunteered with local Savannah YLD members at Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Food Bank on June 10 following the Saturday Board of Governors Meeting at the Annual Meeting in Savannah.
What I truly enjoy about the YLD is that we can develop relationships and friendships because we can share our mutual...
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