I was an English major in college, but it seems I took more courses in anthropology and related topics than I did in my major. Or maybe it’s just that I remember those courses better than Middle English authors. Either way, a bit of background in sociology isn’t a bad thing when you are trying to take a pulse on where the bar is today and where it is going.

A big effort in bar leadership in the last few years has been towards fostering diversity. Many who set out to do this thought that they would attract folks with different social, national, ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds into the big tent. Think melting pot.