Bucks Writs - Summer 2017 - 4

President's
Message

County lawyers. The internal work - conducting CLEs,
performing Lawyer Referral work, providing a place for
professional and social interaction - these activities
occur daily. Employing a staff that performs these tasks
effectively is something I may have taken for granted for
years, until now. Being directly involved in the operations
has provided insight and perspective that demonstrates
how fortunate we are to be members of this Association.
Insuring that the facility operates in all of its facets on a
daily basis requires commitment, creativity and interpersonal skills. Scheduling CLEs, looking to make the Bar
more relevant and prominent within the legal community,
as well as in the community at large, takes effort and time.
Stacey and her staff should be commended for their work

Dear BCBA Members:
This column is being penned in
the middle of the Summer - a
time for some rest, relaxation,
and reflection. Fortunately, I
was able to accomplish the first
two items in a recent Western
David Truelove
Mediterranean vacation with
Bucks County Bar
my wife and step-sons, the
Association President
highlight was climbing Mount
Vesuvius, looking on one side
in to the volcano crater, and on the other, the panorama of
the Bay of Naples. That, followed by a visit to Pompeii, and
a sample of Limoncello (invented in Naples), capped off a
great get-away.

Despite some public derision aimed
at our profession, it's clear that the
vast majority of lawyers are hardworking, civic-minded, productive
and conscientious members of
society.

Insuring that the (BCBA) operates
in all of its facets on a daily
basis requires commitment,
creativity and interpersonal
skills. Scheduling CLEs, looking
to make the Bar more relevant
and prominent within the legal
community, as well as in the
community at large, takes effort
and time.

on our behalf. The same should be said for the Executive
Board and our Board of Directors, and Committee, Section
and Division leaders, all of whom dedicate a great deal
of time to bring services to the members - speakers,
events, and social gatherings. Anyone who is not taking
advantage of these opportunities is really missing out.
Externally, BCBA is also performing several important
functions. One certainly would be to highlight to the public
at large the good work BCBA and its members do in the
community - Wills for Heroes, Pro Bono representation
in numerous matters, the Traffic School, Young Lawyers'
Division Birth Certificate Initiative, the Bar Foundation's
Scholarship Program, and so many other endeavors. Despite
some public derision aimed at our profession, it's clear that
the vast majority of lawyers are hard-working, civic-minded,
productive and conscientious members of society.

Of course, upon return I was greeted with emails, correspondence, phone messages, and numerous catch-up tasks
for clients and firm administration. Among these duties
included reviewing any necessary Bar Association matters
that I might need to address. Fortunately, as I quickly
discovered, BCBA is a smoothly-operating enterprise,
which functions very well (perhaps even more effectively)
in the absence of its President. Thanks to the efforts of
Executive Director Stacey Mulholland, and our terrific
staff, the ongoing BCBA activities continue, without a
hitch. Of course, oversight and occasional appearances
by my Executive Board colleagues (Jessica Pritchard,
Bob Repko, Dan Keane and Grace Deon) also keep the
Association humming along.

Other important external initiatives performed by BCBA
include advocacy and timely information-sharing with
the members. Through our lobbyist (we partner with the
Montgomery County and Delaware County Bar Associations in retaining the lobbyist), we monitor legislation
involving a potential tax on legal services, the persistent
funding plight of Legal Services, the addition of two more
judges to the County bench, and other relevant matters
affecting our profession. Our recent Legislative Roundtable,

None of this should be surprising. BCBA plays an
important role in the professional lives of Bucks
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