"Greetings from SoCal and Asbury Park, NJ"
Robert Lance, BHBA Barrister President

This is a year which will see great changes on our political landscape. A two term incumbent President is set to leave office while there is a strong possibility that we will elect the first woman President in our history. The upcoming year will also see reforms to our health care system, immigration policy and locally we will be looking at legislation affecting our lives from mass transit projects to the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles.

As Barristers President I welcome the challenges that this year will bring. With that, I believe we have elected a 25 person Board of Governors for the Barristers that is reflective of our changing society. Together we have begun plans aimed at educating both new lawyers, soon to be lawyers, and the community that we serve.

In a nutshell, these plans include an assistance plan for victims of domestic violence, an immigration forum, meetings for Barristers with various members of the Bench at each of our monthly meetings, a multitude of lectures aimed at new attorneys entering the field of entertainment law, and, finally, programs aimed at our most important constituency--school children—including the High School Blue Car Project and the Tolerance Through Education program.

Our goals are to enrich our community and wake up those who feel stagnation is commonplace in our society. As a young attorney, I have been confronted with the struggle of learning my profession, worrying about my wife and 6 year old daughter, and trying to find time to do the things in life I swore I would never sacrifice (my love of the New York Giants and Mets, training at the gym, and traveling the world).

One of the goals for the Barristers this year will be to see to it that a balance can be reached in our professional and private lives. However, I believe we have a duty to serve our community and, as such, I promise that we will increase our involvement in community service projects during this year.

Ours is a noble profession, and we must always remind ourselves of that when we are busy cross-examining a difficult witness or preparing our summary judgment opposition.

We also encourage law students to come along for the ride as they too have much to gain from our programs and events.

This year I will invite my fellow Barristers to participate with us.

As this year begins for us, I wish to say greeting from SoCal and, for my friends back in my neighborhood on the East Coast, Greetings from Asbury Park, N. J.

 

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