Multicultural Women Attorneys Network Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Selected Excerpts I’ll reiterate the importance of finding a mentor early in your career. I was fortunate enough to clerk on the North Carolina Court of Appeals under the tutelage of the Honorable James A. Wynn, Jr. Judge Wynn was a great mentor. He taught me too many things to enumerate here; however, one thing in particular has stayed with me, and I think it is worthy of mention. As a judicial clerk, my primary responsibility was the (rough) drafting of opinions of the court. Although I have always been an avid reader, Judge Wynn advised me that the best way for one to increase his or her writing skills was to constantly read. Throughout my career as well as in my personal dealings, I have found this lesson to be profoundly true, and I am for-ever grateful for Judge Wynn’s instruction. Debbie D. Thompson Staff Attorney U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Atlanta, GA