Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
That’s a big undertaking because we haven’t looked at renovating how we are structured for 40 or 50 years. We need to move into the 21st century.
— Barbara Howard, president of the American Bar Association, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, concerning the organization’s prospective restructuring, which could include combining committees and panels as the ABA looks to rein in spending amid declining revenue. The ABA is on track to see its revenue dip when its fiscal year ends later this month, and has already spent more than it has taken in.
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