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52 Fla. B.J. 1 (1978)

handle is hein.barjournals/florbarj0052 and id is 1 raw text is: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE FLORIDA BAR B If[ O R Interested In Here comes 19781 Let's hope it's a could be successfully implemented. Crystal Ball Gazing? super year for The Florida Bar, all Discipline, CLE, UPL, public the people of Florida, in fact our relations, publications, member- entire nation. Yes, we all need a ship relations, legislation, and 1good year. Too long has the lawyer information services were nation wallowed in economic all dealt with in detail, just to doldrums. Too long have Florida mention a few. citizens seen their income and A look also was taken at what retirement dollars shrink under a ,might lie ahead in the way of new or merciless inflationary spiral. Too expanded programs. Here the long has the image of the lawyer committee did its crystal ball rested at the lower level of the scale gazing based on antenna out of public opinion. Things can and listening to the Florida Legislature, must change for the better. My the Supreme Court of Florida, the goodness, if F.S.J, can beat the Bar membership, the news media (Gators, anything can happeni and finally just personal guesses. In September of 1976 a small staff Some of the programs predicted to committee was formed; for the experience substantial growth purpose of developing a staff were: continuing legal education, perspective concerned with the public affairs, lawyer information next decade of The Florida Bar's services, sections, and discipline. growth. Its 30-page report was New programs that were in line for finalized in the fall of 1977 with a greater portion of the Bar's portions of it placed in the hands of financial and staff resources the standing committee on Long included prepaid lea services, Range Planning. mnembership insurance, fee What were some of the arbitration, trust auditing and projections? Bae upon historical specialization. patterns and documentation, the Predicted trends that are not committee first looked at happy ones included increased membership size. U~sing a factor of legislative eff ort to conitrol the legal net annual membership growth of profession anid greater intrusion 2,100, it was resolved that by 1986~ into the profession by, the federal The Florida Bar wouild list 40,500 government with its ever- pesnsa members. expanding tentacles of burgeoning As an interestinigsidelight, when agencies. It was thought by the planning the original Florida Bar commnittee that the news media Center in 1963, a factor of 500 was will continue to praise or criticize the used in predicting future Bar as it deems appropriate. membership growth. Little did we What single thing will do more suspect then that the population than anything else to meet the boom in lawyer admissions would challenges facing our profession in soar to 2,000 annuially in just a very the next decade? MY answer is few years thereafter, simple. A total commitment by Again based on historical trends, eve~ry member of The Florida Bar. income was analyzed. With a total A total commitment to maintaining budget of $100,000 in 1956, $435,360 high ethical standards, profession- in 1966, $4,017,520 in 1976, the alism in and out of the courtroom, committee estimnated that by 1986 good client and public relations, the budget will reach $14,175,000. and a renewed dedication to public This conclusion is not based upon service. These are the jewels that any new major activities or income will sparkle in the crown of 'The source but rather based on a Florida Bar and make good things projction from the status quo. happen. Without them, our destiny The committee spent many days as a learned, honored profession is carefully defining niot only specific in doubt. goals of presently existing Bar MARSHALL R. CASSEDY programs, but just how these goals Executive Director VOLUME 52, NUMBER 1, JANUARY 1978 1

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