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1.  Practice Management (contributed by Gilsbar), touches on
                                                professionalism by focusing on best practices;
                                            2.  Lawyers Assistance (contributed by JLAP), wellness issues as
                                                it relates to handling addiction;
                                            3.  Focus on Professionalism (contributed by rotating authors from
                                                the Committee on the Profession), wide range of topics but all
                                                focused on professionalism in some way.
                                            4.  New section, “Practice Makes Perfect,” starting in the February-
                                                March 2021 Journal, offering best practices tips gathered from
                                                the LSBA’s Practice Aid Guide.
                                         Professionalism articles were published in August-September 2019
                                         Journal, October-November 2019 Journal, April-May 2020 Journal and
                                         June-July 2020 Journal.
                                         Practice Management articles were published in August-Sept 2019,
                                         October-November 2019, December 2019-Jan 2020, February-March
                                         2020, April-May 2020, June-July 2020 and August-September 2020,
                                         and October-November 2020, December 2020-January 2021 and
                                         February-March 2021, April-May 2021 and June-July 2021, covering
                                         topics including disciplinary complaints, fees, malpractice, risk
                                         management, voice-activated assistants, work/life balance and
                                         hacking prevention and practicing in a pandemic, new age lawyering
                                         and lateral moves, disengaging clients and reasonable fees..
                                         Lawyers Assistance articles published in August-September 2019,
                                         October-November 2019, December 2019-January 2020, February-
                                         March 2020, April-May 2020, June-July 2020 and August-September
                                         2020, covering topics including mental health, stress, positive attitudes
                                         and COVID-19/alcohol issues.
                                         In the October-November 2020 Journal, we published a full-page JLAP
                                         ad as Buddy Stockwell’s departure did not allow enough time to find
                                         another author. We are currently working with JLAP President Shayna
                                         Sonnier to obtain more articles and are expecting to resume regular
                                         publication of this section in the December 2020-January 2021
                                         Journal.
                                         An article on JLAP misconceptions was published in the December
                                         2020-January 2021 Journal. In the June-July 2021 issue, we are
                                         publishing an article introducing incoming JLAP Executive Director Dr.
                                         Angela White-Bazile. In August-September 2021, Dr. White-Bazile is
                                         publishing an article on stress.
                                         Focus on Professionalism articles published in August-September
                                         2019, December 2019-January 2020 and June-July 2020 covering
                                         topics including MeToo, technology competency and COVID-19
                                         related paradigm shifts. A new group of authors are in place for the
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