President’s Message to give us a better chance of good weather outside and we continued to be prepared for what would come. We have not looked back since. Thankfully, we have all remained agile and flexible and this year felt a little more normal with events. We have learned many things through the last couple of years and it has made us a stronger association. For example, Greg and the staff have been on top of technology and now we have the capability to run several hybrid meetings at once if necessary. As a result of technology and hybrid meetings, attendance at our business meetings has increased. I know that we will continue to remain flexible and grow as the time progresses. The Bar Association is in great hands with our next President, Larry Scheetz.
As the weather begins to change, and the year is coming to an end, I am amazed at how quickly the year has gone by. It may sound cliche, but time has flown by. There have been many wonderful events where our members have come Julie D. Goldstein together (and I know the Bucks County Bar year is not over yet). I was Association President especially happy and proud of the Bench Bar Conference this year in Hershey. It was a special of couple days, attended by the most participants at an off-site Bench Bar Conference. Through the generous support of our sponsors, we were able to provide excellent CLEs and networking to our members. A special thank you to Elaine Yandrisevits, the Bench Bar Conference Committee, and the staff for their hard work on pulling off another extraordinary conference. The bar is raised for next year!
I have thoroughly enjoyed my year as President and all the new people that I have met and friendships that have grown this year. Thank you for a great year! — Julie D. Goldstein, Esquire Bucks County Bar Association President
In addition, we had the pleasure of hosting the Pennsylvania Superior Court here in Bucks County. It provided an opportunity for attorneys to argue their appellate cases right here in Doylestown, while we were also able to offer an informative CLE to our members.
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I am especially proud of the event where Julie K. Brown came to speak as part of our Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by the Women Law Division Power Summit Committee. Ms. Brown was a very interesting speaker and provided her insight into the struggles she faced and the struggles faced by the many women she interviewed for her story.
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All in all, I have been very proud of all the hard work our members, committees, and sections have done this year to create the excellent programming. When the year started, we were not sure how things would be with COVID. There was a large surge in cases and it was not clear what the year would bring. We scheduled the Opening of the Assizes for a little later in the year 4
