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President's Message
My Fellow Members of
the Bar:
" No one goes there
anymore, it's too crowded "
- Lawrence (Yogi) Berra
Sean Gresh
Bucks County Bar
Association President
There is just something about
meeting people in person. It's
true you know, you simply can't
make the same connections in
a virtual world that you can in
the real one. Ask any lawyer
who has had to understand
the nuance of a client's
articulate explanation of a potential claim via telephone,
or a Judge attempting to assess the credibility of a witness
by viewing them only from the shoulders up. Life... I mean
real life, is about personal connection. The more I think
about it, that is what our Bar Association is about really...
personal connections.
One of the most insightful quotes I
have ever read comes from President
Abraham Lincoln: " I don't like that
man, I must get to know him better. "
Over the last few months, it has been my great pleasure
to welcome members back to in-person events for our
Bar Association. There is just no substitute for seeing your
fellow attorneys in person, sharing a story, discussing a
verdict, or just relaxing by smashing an old van with a
hammer. Seeing each other out and about takes the edge
off of a long difficult year for many.
Personally, I think one of the things that many people are
missing in modern life is personal connections. Hollow
twitter platitudes, social media vitriol, and news where
everyone has an agenda (and that agenda is not simply
reporting the news), modern life quietly conspires to
separate and isolate us from each other. When we fail to
see and meet each other as people, we fall into the trap
that our modern conveniences have set for us.
One of the most insightful quotes I have ever read comes
from President Abraham Lincoln: " I don't like that man,
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I must get to know him better. " Lincoln knew that our
dislike of our fellow man often flows from our ignorance
of them as a person. He knew that, if we take the time to
get to know each other, we will find much more unites us
than divides us. This can only be achieved through personto-person
contact.
For those of you who don't like me,
come get to know me better at the
Bench Bar Conference at Crystal
Springs Resort in Hamburg, New
Jersey, September 23-25. I promise
you'll have a good time even if I can't
change your mind about me.
It's for this task that I have always found the Bucks County
Bar Association uniquely suited. I remember several
occasions where I had a case with another lawyer and she
(or he) and I got on each other's last nerve. Later I would
have the opportunity to sit down for a drink with him or
her at a Bar Association event and discover that we had
quite a bit in common. I am happy to state that many such
lawyers are now my friends. Those relationships would not
be possible without our Bar Association.
So, if you find yourself craving a little in personam
connection with your fellow lawyers, why not come out
to an upcoming Bar Association event? We have happy
hours coming up in the summer, and some exciting new
events to look forward to in the fall. For those of you who
don't like me, come get to know me better at the Bench
Bar Conference at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, New
Jersey, September 23-25. I promise you'll have a good time
even if I can't change your mind about me. 
- Sean Gresh
Bucks County Bar
Association President
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