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The fourth session will be held on May 20, 2021 and is titled Microsoft 365: A Crash Course on
Excel for Legal Professionals.

Outreach Committee
Co-chairs
Bethany A. Blackson
Elizabeth S, Sconzert

Mission
The mission of the Outreach Committee is to develop and implement sustained outreach to local
and specialty bars throughout the state and to increase awareness of the member services and
benefits provided by the LSBA. The committee shall encourage member participation in all aspects
of the LSBA, and shall facilitate such participation through the use of technology and any other
feasible alternatives.

A resolution was presented to the House of Delegates on January 16, 2016 and approved the
Outreach Committee as a LSBA standing committee.

The last meeting of the Outreach Committee was held on March 23, 2021 via Zoom.

The Outreach Committee is working with the LSBA Editorial Board for the Louisiana Bar Journal
to promote member benefits by interviewing different LSBA members that utilize the benefits.
The first article on hotel benefits was published in the August/September 2017 LA Bar Journal.
This remains a goal of the committee.

Citizen Lawyer Award

The goal is for a minimum of three recipients to be selected from each Board of Governor Districts
(eight board districts).

The Citizen Lawyer Award recognizes individual attorneys and judges who have performed public
services out of a sense of duty, responsibility and professionalism. The LSBA wishes to
acknowledge these unsung heroes and heroines in the communities where they live and work.

Nomination period: April – June

The Outreach Committee’s Awards Subcommittee met on September 11, 2020. The Outreach
Committee approved the award recommendations on October 16, 2020. The Board of Governors
approved the recommendation on October 23, 2020.

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