Vol. 78, No. 6, June
2005
Letters
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Levine Looks Beyond State Bar Election
I want to express my appreciation to everyone who voted in this
year's presidential election and to everyone involved in the election
process. Bar members showed that, if you provide them with issues, they
will vote. Bar staff were, as always, very helpful and professional. And
Dean Dietrich and Jeff George were kind and gracious.
The election results seem to indicate that Wisconsin lawyers want
some important changes in the direction of the Bar and the legal
profession, and over the next three years [as president-elect,
president, and past president] I'll do my best to help begin those
changes. I look forward to working with governors, committee members,
and Bar staff to accomplish those goals we agree on, to reach compromise
where we disagree, and to come up with imaginative solutions to new
problems.
Change is slow, but it has to begin with a first step and with lots
of hard work by many people. I hope that many of you who were heartened
by the results of this year's election will decide to get involved with
the Bar - serve on a State Bar committee, run for the Board of
Governors, make the many, small, anonymous contributions that are
necessary for any organization to work. And, as the Hues Corporation
once advised: When it needs rocking, "Rock the Boat." Take
risks. As my election shows, anything is possible - even a voluntary
bar.
Please feel free to write, call, or email with any concerns,
complaints or compliments about what the Bar is doing, suggestions, and
committee assignments you are interested in [for fiscal year 2007, which
begins July 1, 2006]. Thanks to everyone.
Steve Levine
Madison
Wisconsin Lawyer
