Greetings Members, Visitors and Friends, I am incredibly honored and humbled to serve as the 36th President of DeKalb Lawyers Association. These are certainly unprecedented times, life as the way it once was has changed. Not only that, the practice of law and the adjudication of cases now look very different. However, we as organization will continue to persevere. I am excited to serve and I am even more excited about the new initiatives that my administration will bring forth. Among them, I have created DLA’s first judicial section. The judicial section will immediately launch several key programs that include Pathway to the Bench, Pathway to Attorney, and Pathway to Clerkship. I have also created a student section and the student section will work in tandem with the judicial section for the Pathway to Attorney and Pathway to Clerkship. As a direct response to the current pandemic, I have empaneled a Response to COVID task force. Lastly, as a direct response to many social injustices, I have empaneled a Restorative Justice task force. There is much work to be done and I am here to serve and I know that together we can make a difference that will last generations. | Be Well, Erica Wilson, Esq. President