Opening Remarks Present BCBA Joseph A. Maurice on June 18, 2020 at the Bergen County Bar Association Virtual Town Hall Meeting
“Hello and good evening. Welcome everyone to the Bergen County Bar Association’s Town Hall. Your Association is happy to present this event to our members free of charge. I do encourage each of you to donate to the Bergen Benefactors at Bergenbar.org. Your donation will help maintain Association activities during this COVID crisis despite the lack of fundraising events that you have supported over the years. For those that have donated, thank you very much for your generosity and continued support.
Let us now observe a moment for silent prayer or reflection to be mindful of the events that have given rise to an outcry for social justice across our great nation. Our black community is hurting, we are hurting, our country is hurting. We must be one voice in declaring that black lives do matter. Anything less is not justice for all. I am confident, that as a profession that has sworn an oath to uphold our constitution and the rule of law, that we share a unified resolve to be better, do better and expect better from those around us. It is our issue and this Association will continue to address it.
We have many esteemed panelists this evening and we appreciate their attendance so I’d like to get started but first I want to share with you a few words on the state of your bar association. Read More