Letter

• Jurisdiction: Georgia,United States
• Citation: Vol. 29 No. 2 Pg. 0005
• Publication year: 2023
• Pages: 0005
• Year: 2023

EDITOR'S LETTER Vol. 29 No. 2 Pg. 5 Georgia Bar Journal October 2023

The October Issue

School is now underway, fall weather is upon us and the warm days of summer have been traded for crisp fall leaves. The law school kickoff reminds me of professionalism orientation, and the fall weather evokes the possibility of change. Many of our readers who attended law school in Georgia may remember the professionalism portions of orientation. To me, professionalism is a combination of not only the requisite rules lawyers must follow, like confidentiality, but also the moral principles that society places on lawyers. That mixture is something attorneys must exhibit and strive to improve throughout the course of their careers.

Those orientation days set the tone for my legal career, and many people volunteer as group leaders for the next generation of lawyers. Whether its volunteering at your alma mater or in the community, altruism is a...