To those of you who have better things to do than keep track of my career, I just became the president of the Connecticut Bar Association. Some will wonder as to the wisdom of any organization that would choose me to lead it. Point well taken. It may have had something to do with supply and demand. I am as surprised as anyone.

So my editor asked me whether I would continue to write this weekly column, now that I have a new title. I think I will, as long as folks understand that when I pontificate here, I am speaking for myself and not the organization I lead. Official announcements and CBA policy statements will be in Connecticut Lawyer. What you read here is just what one friend calls “Mark being Mark.”