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More than half of the bar association’s 7,16 members are age 50 or older. One of the goalzs behind establishing the new division is to leverags their knowledge and expertise for future generations of saidLyn Flanigan, executive director of the Hawaio State Bar Association. Also, it will finally give the most of whom builtup 25-year legal careersx in Hawaii, a foru m to share war stories, participatw in community service projects or simplyh stay engaged with colleagues.
The division, whicyh has an interim board of will have a June9 kick-off eveny at the at the Hawaii Judiciary Retired Big Island Judge Riki May who helped plan and establish the seniort counsel division, said early support has been “These are advocates who have a very common and this will give them an ideaol place for discussions and that kind of convergence of she said. “This was just universally accepted, and the desirew to stay sharp and continue to contribute to themembershilp was, to me, overwhelming.
” Amano said the divisioh is generating buzz among Baby Boomer many of whom are now eager to engagse in bar association activities and projects afte r years of never having participated. The bar association alreadt has a younglawyerzs division, which gives Hawaii’s younger attorneyes a forum to connect with colleagues and variouss community organizations.