March-April 2003 Volume 27 Number 4 Bar Leader Home Subscriptions News/Story Ideas Form Current Issue Older Issues This page uses JavaScript. To take advantage of this feature, please download Internet Explorer or Navigator 4.x. Bar Leader Home|Subscriptions|Current Issue|Older Issues Highlights Cover stories: A change at the top: Diversity among state bar presidents The face of bar leadership is changing. The past couple of years has seen an unprecedented number of leaders becoming the first-ever African American, Asian American or Hispanic presidents of their state bars. What’s behind this trend? And, perhaps more importantly, how can we work to encourage diversity in the profession and at the bar, so that someday, being “first” is a thing of the past? New bar leaders of color share their experiences, their pathways to leadership, and their hopes for the future. Pioneering bar leaders share their stories Before the current trend toward diversity among state bar presidents, there were the pioneers—bar leaders of color who blazed a trail a few years or a few decades back. What was it like for them to be “firsts” at a time when bar leaders of color were few and far between? Why does one past president jokingly say his presidential year was a boon to chiropractors in his state? Here, these pioneering presidents share their stories and their ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders. Distinct voices: National minority bar associations No exploration of diversity among bar leaders would be complete without a look at the national minority bar associations that do so much to advance the interests of their members and challenge the profession as a whole toward increased diversity and awareness. Here, the presidents of the National Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Native American Bar Association discuss their bars’ successes and challenges, and their changing and developing relationship with the ABA. Good bar presidents follow 10 simple rules As part of his ongoing series on leadership, Allan B. Head, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, outlines 10 “musts” for bar presidents and presidents-elect. Are you familiar with your bar’s governing documents? How about its finances? You should be. And if you’re planning on delegating the writing of your president’s column, here’s why you should think again! Back to Top Copyright American Bar Association. http://www.abanet.org
March-April 2003 Volume 27 Number 4
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Cover stories:
A change at the top: Diversity among state bar presidents
The face of bar leadership is changing. The past couple of years has seen an unprecedented number of leaders becoming the first-ever African American, Asian American or Hispanic presidents of their state bars. What’s behind this trend? And, perhaps more importantly, how can we work to encourage diversity in the profession and at the bar, so that someday, being “first” is a thing of the past? New bar leaders of color share their experiences, their pathways to leadership, and their hopes for the future.
Pioneering bar leaders share their stories
Before the current trend toward diversity among state bar presidents, there were the pioneers—bar leaders of color who blazed a trail a few years or a few decades back. What was it like for them to be “firsts” at a time when bar leaders of color were few and far between? Why does one past president jokingly say his presidential year was a boon to chiropractors in his state? Here, these pioneering presidents share their stories and their ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders.
Distinct voices: National minority bar associations
No exploration of diversity among bar leaders would be complete without a look at the national minority bar associations that do so much to advance the interests of their members and challenge the profession as a whole toward increased diversity and awareness. Here, the presidents of the National Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Native American Bar Association discuss their bars’ successes and challenges, and their changing and developing relationship with the ABA.
Good bar presidents follow 10 simple rules
As part of his ongoing series on leadership, Allan B. Head, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, outlines 10 “musts” for bar presidents and presidents-elect. Are you familiar with your bar’s governing documents? How about its finances? You should be. And if you’re planning on delegating the writing of your president’s column, here’s why you should think again!
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