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OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBER BENEFIT Proud Member Benefit Provider 888-612-8178 or visit lawpay.com/osba LawPay is a registered agent of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Concord, CA and Citizens Bank, N.A., Providence, RI. My Year as President Honored to Serve in a Year of Change & Great Success For the last year I have had the pleasure and experiences, but this group has a A-Lawyer page even more appealing of serving as your president. There were natural bond and camaraderie based for potential clients (who, by the way, too many highlights for me to recount on a strong desire to see our profession are the most frequent visitors to our in this article. I would, however, like and the OSBA thrive and the unique website as they look for trusted legal to focus on few. Traveling around the vantage point we have shared. information). state and meeting members at their district meetings was truly rewarding I am extremely proud of the work we For those of you who regularly partake and informative. The members I met have done and the progress we have in our online CLE offerings, there’s were friendly and impressive. Our made to carry on this legacy. Allow been no change in the quality and members make us proud to be a part of me to share just a sampling of those breadth of the programming for which this Association. accomplishments. we are well-known, but the delivery mechanism has been upgraded to give As you are aware every November If I could sum the year up in one word, us more opportunity for interaction and May, those who have successfully it would be “change.” It is no secret between presenters and participants. passed the Bar Exam are sworn in that we are seeing dramatic change in We all need our credits, and the OSBA to the practice. As President of the our profession – changes in the practice is ahead of the curve in making it OSBA I was invited to address these of law, in consumer preferences and convenient to earn them from wherever newly-minted lawyers. I was honored technology, all of which have had a you are. to congratulate and to address them. significant impact on Ohio lawyers. The smiles on the bright faces of the While change is never easy and Another change you may have noticed new lawyers and their families was frankly, an anathema to most lawyers, if you have been to headquarters something to behold.