From the Executive Director
| Citation | Vol. 28 No. 1 Pg. 0014 |
| Pages | 0014 |
| Publication year | 2022 |
DAMON E. ELMORE
Executive Director State Bar of Georgia damone@gabar.org
A New Bar Year
Summer means the beginning of a new year for the State Bar. In June, our new officers were installed, and we have some new faces on our Board of Governors. President Sally Akins has completed her committee assignments and our fiscal year started on July 1.
We are pleased with the way our Annual Meeting turned out thanks to the support of hundreds of our fellow members, solid planning by our Meetings Department and other team members, and because of perfect weather. Future meetings will have a tough act to follow, but we are up to the challenge.
At the Annual Meeting, I provided an update about the work that had our attention from an operational perspective as we concluded the previous Bar year with our focus on several major projects and a recent unauthorized access event that held the majority of our time, our resources and our effort.
There were a few, specific matters we believed the Board and our members were interested in having a specific update on. That includes: our work related to long-term financial planning; a brief update on our ICLE department; next steps in the process related to our Coastal Georgia office; and the most recent details about the recent unauthorized access to our network.
Long-Term Financial Planning
As it relates to our pledge to begin the process of taking a deeper look at our financial position, with a particular focus on unallocated cash and investments, the report was that we have not forgotten the charge. We have consulted with similarly sized bar organizations, engaged our audit and accounting partners, solicited feedback from our volunteer leaders and other key stakeholders, and started the work internally. We have a decent map and remain confident in providing a quality report in time for our Fall Meeting.
ICLE
We could not be more pleased with the direction our ICLE department is moving. That is due in part to a greater ability to put on programming. It is also a result of the patience and renewed and ongoing partnerships with our Sections, related organizations, individuals and others that serve as program chairs/planners, or in another capacity as a valuable stakeholder and partner with the program. We are grateful to you all.
But it is mainly due to the work of the department and the people who...
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