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o  Photos of Judy Perry Martinez were posted on social media
                                                when she was inducted into the Warren E. Burger Society by
                                                the National Center for State Courts.
                                            o  The CAC “Day of Service” was promoted with photos of
                                                volunteer attorneys gutting houses in Pointe-Aux-Chenes.
                                            o  Photos from seven YLD “Wills for Heroes” events across the
                                                state were posted between January-May, 2022.
                                            o  Photos of several Access to Justice events were posted to
                                                social media, including community meetings about the “Justice
                                                for All” grant, the Criminal Justice Summit, a cultural
                                                competency training for law school students, a CLE on pro
                                                bono opportunities, and photos from the latest “Justice Fridays”
                                                seminar.
                                            o  A graphic was posted congratulating the winners of the virtual
                                                2022 High School Mock Trial Competition and thanking all the
                                                volunteer lawyers and judges who participated.
                                            o  Photos were posted highlighting the 2022 YLD Award
                                                recipients.
                                            o  Photos were posted highlighting the 2022 Pro Bono Publico
                                                and Children’s Law Award recipients.
                                     ▪  Defend judicial decisions which are attacked in the press by defending
                                         the process and the rule of law (rather than defending the actual
                                         outcome);
                                     ▪  Promote the Secret Santa program to lawyers and the public; and
                                            o  The program was promoted via LSBA social media outlets and
                                                LSBA publications. Photos were posted on social media
                                                highlighting that 646 children were “adopted” for the holidays by
                                                the legal community.
                                     ▪  Share the articles that are published in the Louisiana Bar Journal
                                         about the Rule of Law and the good works of Louisiana Lawyers.
                                         At this time, no Journal articles on rule of law topics have been shared.
                                         But articles published in the Journal on “the good works of Louisiana
                                         lawyers” are distributed to local media outlets. These articles include
                                         installation of LSBA and YLD leaders, Annual Meeting award
                                         recipients, Pro Bono Award recipients, YLD award recipients and
                                         Citizen Lawyer Award recipients.
                                         For the December 2020-January 2021 Journal, we are publishing an
                                         article from Jack Whitehead on the 100 Black Men of Baton Rouge
                                         Chapter in “Lawyers Give Back” Section of the LBJ. More attorneys to
                                         feature in either the “Lawyers Give Back” and “Quality of Life” Sections
                                         of the Journal were requested at the Editorial Board meeting on 1-21-
                                         21 and on 8-27-21. Discussions are ongoing.
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