[blindlaw] Bar association committees

[Tim Elder]

Yes, I am very active in the ABA.  More blind attorneys should be involved
with the ABA and/or their local bar associations.  There is a center of
influence over the legal profession in these associations that blind and
other disabled people have traditionally not accessed.  Fortunately, the bar
associations all seem to have diversity pipeline programs to get more
diverse attorneys into the association.  Any attorney on this list who wants
to become more active in the ABA should reach out to me and I'll find you a
great opportunity to ensure the disability perspective is injected into the
regulation of the legal profession.


-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Rene [mailto:emrene at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:48 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees

Hi all,

Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association
committees?  I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or
their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand
pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings.

Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association
involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear
about it.

I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal
communities.

Thanks.

Elizabeth


Elizabeth M. Rene
Attorney at Law
WSBA #10710
rene0373 at gmail.com