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The Mississippi Lawyer Spring 2015 7 Adios and Hasta la Vista A u revoir Arrivederce Adios Auf Wiedersehen Tot ziens Farvel and Hasta la Vista my friends That is goodbye in many different speaks and see you later It has been a great year and absolutely flown by. My term will come to an end at the Farewell Luncheon at our Annual Bar Convention on July 11th. New blood is waiting in the wings. Our Bar will never miss a beat. What an incredible staff you have at the MS Bar. Our Executive Director Larry Houchins along with his very capable staff do a beau- tiful job keeping us all on the right track year after year. Melanie Henry Associate Executive Director is the perfect complement to Larry and as talented as anyone I know in developing meaningful programs. If you have the opportunity to go to the Annual Convention this year you will see another example of what Melanie can do and does year after year. We welcome our State and Federal judiciary which will both have a very strong presence at the Convention. For those with young children or grandchildren the Convention really caters to their needs and fun. Lifetime memories are made every year for these youngsters. I sincerely hope you can join us. I want to thank every member of our Bar for allowing me the opportunity to represent our organization this past year. The work of our some 18 various standing and ad hoc com- mittees has gone forward with many examples of fruitful results. I will not bore you with the many examples of committee work but to every member of these various committees thank you Likewise to our entire Board of Bar Commissioners thank you for your service We have seen great leadership and management come out of our General Counsels office. I can definitely say that we police our own with a fair and balanced hand. Thank you Adam Missy Jim Glen and staff for the service you provide to our members every day When one of our own stumbles in the form of mental illness or addiction our Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program is available to lend a helping hand. They are one of the few that can literally save a life if only given the opportunity. When Chip Glaze our LJAP Director is not dealing with an emergency need he is constantly seeking opportunities to increase awareness among our members. Thank you Chip and Carolyn for reaching out to those that need a helping hand I will have to say we have had a lot of fun and learned a lot with our CLE on the Road. We first went to Cleveland second to my home town of Laurel where we visited area bars in Waynesboro Quitman and Bay Springs and finally to Tupelo and to more area bars in Pontotoc New Albany and Booneville. We had the opportunity on all of these occasions to hear from the real bar people just like you and me. We talked to lawyers and judges and heard about local programs and activities. This may have been one of the more enjoy- able opportunities all year. However I will have to say that I really enjoyed speaking to 1Ls at Ole Miss and at MC Law schools during the James O. Dukes Professionalism pro- grams at the beginning of the school year. I was much honored to be asked to speak at the Eugene M. Harlow President of The Mississippi Bar 2014-2015 Continued on next page