President’s Message – January 2015

Nicholas A. Shannin is the President of Orange County Bar Association. Each month, he writes a newsletter. His January 2015 newsletter is below: “Two Thousand Fifteen The New Year holds great promise Let us seize the chance! Resolutions of Interconnectivity “Nothing changes on New Year’s Day” croons Bono from one of U2’s earliest hits. But even within those lyrics…

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President’s Message – June 2014

Nicholas A. Shannin is the President of Orange County Bar Association. Each month, he writes a newsletter. His June 2014 newsletter is below: Starting each message, An original haiku. Poetic license! The second rule from the classic movie Roadhouse (the subject of a future professionalism-related message) is simply this: Take it outside. Both last month and this, we followed…

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President’s Message – October 2014

Nicholas A. Shannin is the President of Orange County Bar Association. Each month, he writes a newsletter. His October 2014 newsletter is below: Protect the third branch Supporting the rule of law Come Election Day! Interconnectivity: Bar and Government GOVAHMENT. That’s the way it’s pronounced in Massachusetts, site of so many of our building blocks of liberty. It’s also…

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