June 2021 (Vol. XXXIII, No. 2)
the bar Back issues from 2000 to the present and a comprehensive, searchable index are available THE NEWSLETTER OF THE online at www.westbar.org/thesidebar. sideWESTMORELAND BAR ASSOCIATION VOLUME XXXIII, NUMBER 2 JUNE 2021 It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times Practicing DuringWORST: The worst thing aboutthe practice Pandemicwhich is best achieved in person. Email, during the pandemic is the lack of Zoom, phone, and FedEx have greatly regular, face-to-face contact with our aided us and will continue to do so, but clients, staff members who have been they do not replace a friendly handshake and are working remotely, and with or smile and having the ability to better s we come to terms with fellow members of our Bar. Practicing assess the tone of someone’s voice, their our new normal, our post- law for so many of us is all about expressions and their demeanor. Of A pandemic lives, many of us building and maintaining relationships continued on page 18 may look back on the last 15 months with enormous sighs of relief. While other parts of the world are still in the trenches fighting COVID-19, we seem to be getting closer to victory. Even though our fight was bad, it wasn’t all Remembering bad. The pandemic changed the way we do business across all industries, R.Editor’s note: Jerry R. Jerry Little passed Little away on and some of it was for the better— Friday, February 26, 2021. He is survived Zoom, curbside pickup, the ability to by his wife, Christine, and children, Cayce work remotely, less crowded spaces, (Marcel) Little Pastoor, of Pittsburgh, Brad more time outdoors.
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