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fter two years of overhearing and overusing the word “unprecedented,” let me say that my wonderful, exhausting, at times thrilling year as your Bar President was...unprecedented. It seems like I was just writing my first President’s Page and here I am writing my last one. It has been an amazing year and I am so honored to have served as your TCBA President. I have learned so much about the TCBA and through this process have learned a lot about myself! Highlights of my Bar year as President include hiring a new Executive Director, the renewal of in-person events, an incredibly successful Law Day Luncheon (which had two years’ worth of award winners); and of course, the return of Bench Bar! I am happy to report that internally, your Bar is in good shape. All contracts with outside vendors and insurance
by Kimberly Naylor companies are either being reviewed or have been reviewed with the result being the cancellation of several contracts and the re-negotiation of others. We performed a line-byline examination and review of the Budget and our Board just approved the suggested (and very detailed) Budget for 2022–23. The Bar’s free online library of CLE continues to grow and offers some world-class Continuing Education for our members. Of course, there is always more work to do but I am thrilled to pass the torch to such capable officers that will be following me – Karen Denney, Lu Pham, Scott Lindsey, and Marvina Robinson. You all have been so supportive, encouraging, and helpful to me and I could not have asked for a better team to work with! You have all become very wonderful friends to me and I look forward to those relationships continuing after our service on the Board. I will steal a closing from Pastor Ronny Marriott at my church – he ends every sermon with a challenge. So, I have a challenge for you - as a TCBA member, join a committee or attend a function, invite a lawyer to join us. Whether it is taking a case pro bono, working at the Veterans Clinic, or attending a CLE, the more you put into the Bar, the more you get out of it. g
Any room can be rented for an hourly rate of $35 regardless of membership status. Rates are for 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. rentals. Outside of normal rental hours incur an additional fee of $25 per hour per staff member and must be preapproved. Lastminute time extensions are not allowed. Social, Charitable, and Judicial/Political receptions are $500 from 4-9 p.m. After 9 p.m. an additional fee of $100 per hour per staff member will be charged. Last-minute time extensions are not allowed.
MAY/JUNE 2022
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