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The following report on Practice Groups by Ian Bardin, was inadvertently omitted from the Spring 2005 Edition of The Free Press which was recently e-mailed to you.

The Free Press Committee apologizes to Mr. Bardin for this oversight.

Practice Groups

By Ian Bardin, Esquire

To my Fellow CRS Members:

First, I want to thank all of you who attended the Practice Group get-together in New York. Your input was invaluable to our getting the Practice Groups committee off the ground. We followed up with a survey. Although a lot of you peeked at the survey, a small number chose not to respond.

The bad news is that even the number of members who only peeked at the survey, was still only a small percentage of the total CRS membership. The good news is that of those who responded, the input was meaningful. We came up with seven defined practice groups/areas of specialization. There were more suggestions, but many were logically covered by the seven. BUT, it is not a magical "seven". More groups could be added if enough members can convince Beau and me that they are necessary. We will be following up to get leaders for the various groups.

The general consensus is that practice groups are an unknown quantity. Most people are unsure of what the groups will do or how they will be helped. It is like any new idea - it needs to be formulated and shaped. That is where you - the members - come in. The practice groups will only be as good as your ideas and suggestions make them. The one consensus is that you see the groups as creating an interaction among the members.

In order to make the practice groups work, we need the interest of a majority of our members. It is too common that when a small group of people define a project, many of the passive majority criticize the result. Well, let’s make sure that it is the majority that shapes the practice groups. We will be having more discussions, either by an educational program or another get-together in Chicago. We hope to see you there. I use the "we" because I am working closely with Beau Hays on this committee. Even Beau has agreed to listen to other people. Actually, the Practice Groups are his idea, and he has entrusted it to me to get it going. But, I need your help. If you have any questions or suggestions, or want to work on the committee, please call or email me or Beau.

See you in Chicago.

Editor’s Note: Ian Bardin, Esquire, Chair of the Practice Groups Committee, is a sole practitioner with offices in Playa del Rey and La Mesa, CA. His practice involves primarily commercial litigation, but also retail claims. He handles claims throughout the state of California.

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