From the Executive Director
| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 0014 |
DAMON E. ELMORE
Executive Director State Bar of Georgia damone@gabar.org
Prepare and Give Thanks-2022
As is now custom, I am using this space to provide a general update of our work as we approach the midpoint of our Bar year, and as we bring the calendar year to a close.
Since our Board of Governors Fall Meeting in October, our focus continues to be on serving our members in the work designed to improve the quality of legal services. We have been charged with and have a sharp focus on core operational matters, such as the long-term maintenance of our Bar Center and the effective use of our fiscal resources.
We have moved beyond the tasks associated with the network interruption we experienced in April. Our work immediately following our awareness of the incident, our actions designed to safeguard and protect against future incidents, our partnerships on the legal and information technology sides, and our interpretation of the forensics analysis, showing little, if any, data compromise, were all designed and completed to keep as a priority the safety of member information, and we don't take that for granted. We are closing that chapter.
This year has surely had its share of twists and turns. However, because of our work and because of the significant contributions being made by our volunteer leaders, committee chairs and others, you can feel sure that we are able to adapt, correct when necessary and move forward, better equipped and faster than before. I am confident that as we approach 2023 we are in a solid position.
Some things remain priorities. We will focus on a continued implementation of changes in technology, we have placed an emphasis on lawyer well-being, we will assess the way we gather, we will maintain right and ready tools for our members, and we will always be focused on lawyer learning and professionalism. Those things are at the top of the list. We will continue our commitment to analyzing the way we deliver our services with the focus on efficiencies and strategic planning, making incremental and necessary improvements to everything we do and keeping the needs of all of our members top of mind.
As this issue goes to print, our team in Savannah is supporting the relocation of the Coastal Georgia Office. We are grateful for the support of leadership with our Bar Center Committee, local/circuit leadership from our...
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