GBA Committees

GBA committees work to provide our members with continuing legal education, networking and fellowship opportunities, and peer recognition for outstanding service to our association and the community. More importantly, participation promotes volunteerism and support for area schools and non-profits; and we partner with Legal Aid of North Carolina to remove legal barriers to economic opportunities through criminal record expunctions provided by the Second Chance Project. To join a committee today, print the 2022-2023 Committee Service Sign Up Form and send it to the GBA office.

• Awards & Recognitions
  Researches and makes recommendations to the Executive Board for annual awards, award recipients, and member recognitions.
• CLE
  Plans and presents the Association’s CLE programs for the coming year; expands and enhances the number of CLE offerings of GBA.
• Communications
  Publishes the newsletter; develops social media presence; promotes the publication of good news about GBA and its members in the news media.
• Directory
  Promotes the benefits of member participation in the GBA online directory; collects headshots; updates profiles.
• Elementary School Project
  Arranges a program or project for benefit of students to enhance interest in learning; coordinate the holiday Elementary Book drive for each student to receive the gift of a book.
• Habitat for Humanity
  Raises all funds and provides volunteers to build the GBA’s 9th house.
• High Point Bar Liaison
  Plans events and collaborative projects with the High Point Bar.
• History & Archives
  Conducts interviews with senior members of the Association; preserve its history and records.
• Holiday Party
  Decides on location, prepare invitations, contact sponsors, plan menus, prizes, and entertainment.
• Long Range Plan
  Creates a vision for the future; formalizes and documents a 5-year business plan.
• Membership
  Recruits, retains, and engages members through information, involvement in GBA committees and events, and membership meetings.
• Memorials
  Monitors newspaper obituaries and contacts members regarding deceased members; arranges for notice to members for special seating if funeral (if applicable); arranges to present memorial to the family at a membership meeting; maintains archives.
• Mentoring
  Plans networking events and activities that pair newly licensed and veteran attorneys.
• Nominating
  Presents a slate of candidates for new officers and 3 new directors for the upcoming year, to be presented to the Executive Committee in March, published in the newsletter, and voted on at the April Business Meeting of the Association.
• Pro Bono
  Publicizes pro bono opportunities to the membership; recognizes Herb Falk Society inductees; provides Second Chance Project expunction trainings; works with Legal Aid on pro bono projects.