After gathering for final event of the year, our annual legislative update and spring reception, I reflected on a great year in which the Henrico County Bar Association revamped events to encourage renewed engagement amongst our membership. I must thank Jennifer Fischer for her leadership and hard work this past year as President of the Henrico County Bar Association. Jennifer began her presidency with a survey to learn from our membership how to improve our association. Jennifer took the responses and spearheaded several changes, including combining the legislative update with the spring reception. Thank you, Jennifer!

I would be remiss if I did not take the opportunity to thank the other members of our board for all their efforts this past year. We were able to offer our membership multiple opportunities to earn continuing legal education credits at no cost. We also held several social events this past year, which brought together all members of our bar. Finally, I would like to thank our administrator, Erin Jackson. Erin keeps us all organized and ensures that our events run smoothly.

After taking a break for the summer, the board and I will hit the ground running this fall with both educational and social events. This upcoming year, I would like to continue our progress in providing our membership with services that are most important to them. I hope to increase participation at events and, maybe, even start a new tradition with the Henrico County Bar Association. As always, we are here for you so if you have any suggestions on how we can make our bar better, please feel free to reach out.

I look forward to another great year and to seeing you at our events!

Best,

Sarah Ulmer, Esq.

President, 2025-2026