Editor’s Letter

• Publication year: 2022
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Editor’s Letter No. Vol. 28 No. 2 Pg. 05 Georgia Bar Journal October, 2022

The October Issue

Welcome to the October issue. Thank you so much for flipping through or scrolling through this edition of the Georgia Bar Journal. Here are some highlights you can look forward to:

Health and wellness are major themes in this issue. YLD President Ron Daniels kicks things off with his article, “Be Well.” As Daniels writes, as we continue to be more open and honest about the stress associated with the legal field, it's important to remember that there are many outlets for releasing that stress. It's essential to have a hobby that allows us to escape the rigors of the profession—and for Daniels, that hobby is BBQ. It's impressive.

In her article “What SOLACE Does for Georgia's Legal Community,” State Bar of Georgia's Coastal Georgia Office Manager Kindall Harville writes about the SOLACE program. SOLACE allows the legal community to reach out in meaningful and compassionate ways to judges, lawyers, court personnel, paralegals, legal secretaries and their families who experience deaths or other catastrophic illnesses, sickness or injuries. It's an invaluable program for those dealing with grief and severe stress.

SOLACE is just one of the services and benefits that the State Bar of Georgia offers its members. In his article "Conversations on Bar Benefits and Professionalism," State Bar of Georgia Executive Director Damon Elmore discusses the different resources available to Georgia's legal community. He has a candid discussion with his friends and colleagues about their favorite State Bar of Georgia programs, the value of committee work and the importance of professionalism.

Attorney health and well-being are also the central premises of attorney Megan Rittle's article, "Wellness Through the Stages of...