However, he saw it as a legal issue. Likewise, many advocated that the American Bar Association should stay out of the civil rights movement as it was a social and political issue. The American Bar Association saw it, finally, as a legal issue. I am proud to be a lawyer. I am proud that society looks to lawyers to help decide these matters.
Society needs our input, our training and our expertise.
Let us not abandon society, our profession or our own beliefs. The first month and a half as your new president has been indeed busy. I attended an ALPS retreat in Missoula, Montana. Although I am an insured of ALPS, I did not understand fully the contributions this company makes to our State Bar Association. Our relation-ship with this insurer is the result of a lot of hard work by such individuals as Bill Sahr, Tom Barnett, not to mention, Bob LaFleur.