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51 Philadelphia Bar Rep. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.barjournals/phlbrrpr0051 and id is 1 raw text is: The Monthly Newspaper of the Philadelphia Bar Association Vol. 51, No. 1 January 2022 Philadelphia Bar Association Celebrates 2021 Accomplishments, Introduces Wesley R. Payne, IV, as 95th Chancellor The December 13 Annual Meeting also included honoring Citizens Bank Achievement Award recipient John P. Lavelle, Jr., and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Award recipient the late Amber Racine * By Rachel Kipp The Philadelphia Bar Association's 95th Chancellor, Wesley R. Payne, IV, discussed the organization's agenda for 2022 Monday, including developing a three-year strategic plan and continuing its focus on public service and diversity, equity and inclusion. I am honored to have been allowed the opportunity to lead the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2022 as its 95th Chancellor during the 220th year of the existence of the oldest Metropolitan Bar Association in the United States, Payne said. Not bad for an organization started in 1802 by a small group of lawyers who gathered to share a few law books and resources. The Association has grown, and it will continue to grow, innovate, and lead. The 2021 Annual Meeting held at The Bellevue Hotel also included a discussion of the Association's accomplishments during the past year, as the city and nation adjusted to the ever- The As changing dynamics of the COVID-19 grow pandemic. Throughout 2021, we have been your Contin voice on issues that matter, 2021 Chancellor innovat Lauren P McKenna said. Our Board of Governors passed 13 resolutions, addressing issues such as pardon reform, eviction diversion and child custody. We played a key role as the many in our community returned to in-person work, or hybrid schedules. Opportunities for Engagement The Association is working with an outside consultant to develop a strategic plan, which Payne said will coincide SS n, nU 95th Chancellor Wesley R. Payne, IV, addresses the audience during the December 13 Annual Meeting with other efforts to find new ways to serve the legal community as the profession and sector evolve and continue to contend with COVID-19, and to diversify the Association's membership base. ociation has The Association recently launched and it will partnerships with Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law e to grow, and Temple University's James E. and lead. Beasley School of Law that extends membership to staff with law degrees, students and faculty at each school. In short, 2022 is a year where we are looking to hopefully moving back to more normal times and have our bar association, its members-you-given the opportunity to be more engaged, Payne said. If the pandemic taught us anything, it is that our association has tremendous value to its members, and we need to continue grow to continue to be of value. Emphasizing DEI and Public Service In 2022, the Association will also continue to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the forefront, Payne said. Throughout the past two years, the Association has convened a Chancellor's Diversity Advisory Panel to examine diversity issues within the legal profession. Payne said this effort will continue in 2022, as will diversity training for members of the Board of Governors and the Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention. Payne also hopes to extend the training to the Association's Section and Committee leaders. Not only will we take our diversity efforts seriously, but we will continue to push not only for diversity but for equity and inclusion, Payne said. It is not enough continued on page 11

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