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Meet Us In June at Biltmore
By Jacqueline D. Grant
NCBA/NCBF PRESIDENT
Where will you be on June 20-23? My hope is that you will join your colleagues from across the state in Asheville for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association.
is is our 121st Annual Meeting and the 44th time we have convened in my hometown of Asheville, but it’s the rst time we’ve ever met at Biltmore. We’ve been to the Battery Park Hotel, the U.S. Courthouse, the Great Smokies Hilton and the Grove Park Inn.
We’ve even stayed at a hotel named for George Washington Vanderbilt II, but until this year we have never been so privileged as to meet at Biltmore.
To commemorate this occasion and to celebrate the special relationships we enjoy as legal professionals, our 2019 Annual Meeting will focus on Wellness: Work, Mind, Body, Life. Programming devoted to this year’s theme will be featured during the General Sessions on Friday and Saturday mornings, with 3.0 hours of CLE credit included in your registration.
at’s not the only thing new about this year’s An- nual Meeting. e annual Bar Leaders Orientation for our 2019-20 leadership team (Sections, Divisions, Com- mittees, NCBA Board of Governors, NCBF Board of Directors) will be our rst event on ursday morning, June 20. Board meetings of the NCBA and NCBF follow in the a ernoon, leading into the Welcome Reception and Awards Dinner.
On Friday morning, June 21, we will hear from Stan Phelps (“Embrace Wellness”), April Harris-Britt (“Choosing Wellness for your Mind, Body and Best Life as an Attorney”), Jeena Cho (“Better Lawyering rough Mindfulness”) and comedian Greg Romeo (“A Stand-Up Comic’s Guide to Wellness: Balance, Expectations and wait a minute! Why am I following all these impressive speakers?”). e President’s Luncheon follows.
A er an evening that includes law school receptions and the Legal Legends of Color reception, we will hear from Laura Mahr (“Tapping into the Intelligence of the Body to Optimize Your Life”) on Saturday morning, June 22. Business of the Bar, including the election of your new president-elect and board members, will also
transpire during this General Session.
e day concludes with the annual Saturday Night
Reception, Gala and President’s Installation, where LeAnn Nease Brown of Chapel Hill will be sworn in as your 125th president.
Many additional events are also scheduled through- out the four-day agenda, along with an abundance of free time that will allow you to join a group activity, tour the nation’s largest private home, or relax as you wish.SeeBiltmoreinwaysthatyouhaveneverseenit before and explore the surrounding vistas and venues of Asheville, one of America’s most popular vacation des- tinations.
Most of all, we want our members to have fun, for there is no better way to embrace our theme of Well- ness: Work, Mind, Body, Life.
See you in Asheville!
Jacqueline D. Grant is a partner and litigator with Rob- erts & Stevens in Asheville. She is the 124th president of the North Carolina Bar Association and also serves as president of the North Carolina Bar Foundation.
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