Letter from the Chair

• Publication year: 2017
• Author: By Megan Zavieh

Letter From the Chair

By Megan Zavieh

Megan Zavieh focuses her practice on attorney ethics, representing attorneys facing state bar disciplinary action and providing guidance to practicing attorneys on questions of legal ethics. She has been representing attorneys facing disciplinary action before the California State Bar since 2009 and is admitted to practice in California, Georgia, New York and New Jersey, as well as in Federal District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. She blogs at CaliforniaStateBarDefense.com and is a contributor at Lawyerist.com and AttorneyatWork.com.

Welcome to the new bar year! It is with great excitement that I assume the role of Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Section for the coming year. I would like to thank Terry Szuczko for his leadership over the past year, through a time of great change with the State Bar, and for his mentorship as I take on this new job.

I have had the honor of serving on the Executive Committee of the Section for four years. One lesson I have learned in my time of service is that the need to reach our members in meaningful ways is of paramount importance; if you do not see the work of the Section as a benefit to you, then your membership is of little personal value. I firmly believe that membership in this Section is worth its weight in gold, so my number one goal this year is to reach each and every member in a useful way, to bring you value for your membership dollars. We will do this through programming, publications, and discounts and freebies you may not have known come with your membership.

The 2016-2017 year promises to be an eventful programming year. In addition to Section programs presented at the State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego, the Section has a packed calendar of webinars coming your way. Be sure to watch your email for announcements of live webinar programs and replays of past programs scheduled for airing. The online CLE catalog is growing rapidly with current programs available for purchase on demand.

This year also brings the return of the Section's Outreach program for underserved bar associations. If you are a member practicing in an outlying area without many live programs available, be sure to contact the Section; we may come to you with a live presentation for a networking event for your local bar association at no cost to you. This work is made possible by a grant from the CalBar Foundation.

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