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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Dear CLC Faithful: This month marks the end of my first year as your Chair. As such, this email serves as my “State of the Union” address and will be a tad more serious than those in the past. I am proud to advise you that the state of the CLC is AMAZING! <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>We’ve grown. We’ve shared. We’ve learned how to effectively communicate. The approximately 600 attorneys that comprise the CLC have totally gelled. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please indulge me as I recognize some of the folks who make it happen: Hardy Roberts – my 1<sup>st</sup> Vice Chair who is leveraging technology to add value to our CLC membership and who tolerates my caffeine and sugar fueled rants. Lisa Colon-Heron – my 2<sup>nd</sup> Vice Chair for always lining-up great speakers for our CLE and for her sass. Scott Pence – my new 3<sup>rd</sup> Vice Chair and Legislative Affairs Subcommittee Chair for defining the new officer position and enhancing the his subcommittee. Fred Dudley – my Secretary who is the consummate historian of all things and provides me with the context, counsel and perspective to aid my decision making. Of course, many, many thanks to all of the Chairs, Vice Chairs and members of the various CLC subcommittees for their hard work and monthly reporting. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Most importantly, thank you, the CLC membership, for allowing yourself to be vulnerable by asking your fellow CLC members for help and for those who go out-on-a-limb by replying to such requests. I laughingly ask colleagues how much they would pay for the immediate access to 600 of Florida’s best construction lawyers to pose questions. Well, the CLC is only $50.00 per year. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Of course, we owe a great deal of gratitude to those leaders in the RPPTL Section that have supported our efforts. George Meyer and Peggy Rolando have championed the CLC for years and paraded us in front of the other RPPTL committees as an example. That means we are doing something right. Two things have resulted – both of which were to be expected. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>First, the other RPPTL committees have begun to emulate the CLC by pursuing membership growth, initiating monthly conference calls with CLE and mimicking the innovative, highly valuable things that we do. Imitation (or plagiarism) is the sincerest form of flattery. Thank you! <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Secondly, as George and Peggy have moved up and on, new management has ascended in the RPPTL ranks which doesn’t “get” us and, of course, wants to “manage” us. Think Dean Vernon Wormer of Faber College in the movie “Animal House.” Actually, it’s a little more like ROTC Cadet Officer Douglas Neidermeyer of the Omega Theta Pi house (and the CLC is Delta Tau Chi).<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>While I have heard cries for sucession from the RPPTL Section or for initialing a vote of no confidence as to this new division leadership, such will not take place on my watch unless absolutely necessary to preserve our union and way of life. (That sounded a little too Tea Party-ish.) Don’t worry - I can deal with the Salieris of the world. (yes – that’s makes me Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and this is the 2<sup>nd</sup> reference to a film in which actor Tom Hulce played a leading role).<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>My goal for the CLC in the coming year is to engage the membership and encourage it to take advantage of all that the CLC has to offer. Such always leads me to our monthly teleconference calls. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Don’t forget that this Monday, August 13, 2012, is our August meeting and CLE. The call will start promptly at 11:30 a.m. You will receive, yet another, email from me on Monday morning prior to the conference call which will include the Meeting’s agenda, etc.. I hope that you will be able to attend. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Many thanks for allowing me to serve as your Chair. Your humble servant - Arnie.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p></div><DIV
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