Take the Pledge of Professionalism

In 2001, then state bar President Sam Rumore of Birmingham introduced the Alabama State Bar Pledge of Professionalism. The pledge was the work of Pat Graves of Huntsville, and adapted from the Birmingham Pledge authored by Birmingham lawyer Jim Rotch. Because its provisions are still relevant today, at a recent meeting of the Board of Bar Commissioners, President Mark White asked all board members to agree to take the pledge and to urge their colleagues to do likewise by subscribing to its principles and, more importantly, by living it.

White said, "I believe professionalism has become a shorthand way of communicating the values of competence, civility, character and commitment to the public good. These are the qualities that all lawyers aspire to maintain. The Oath of Admission, Lawyers' Creed, Rules of Professional Conduct and the Pledge of Professionalism are the cornerstones of what it means to be a member of the Alabama State Bar."

The pledge is now posted on the ASB Web site, making it convenient and easy for members to add their name to the Pledge of Professionalism Honor Roll. Here's how to do it:

If you have already created a User ID and Password:

1. Go to www.alabar.org and look at the box on the right-hand side that says: "Take the Pledge of Professionalism and View the Honor Roll."

2. If you have not taken the pledge, you will be asked to read it and then click the button that says, "Take the Pledge."

3. You will then be able to see your name automatically listed in the honor roll.

4. If you have already taken the pledge, you will see a message thanking you for taking it (your name was automatically listed in the honor roll).

If you have not yet created a User ID and Password:

1. Go to www.alabar.org/service/Pledge.cfm.

2. At the top of the page you will see "Click here to use the log-in procedure." Follow all of the prompts.

3. You will be taken to the Member Control Panel where you will see "Pledge of Professionalism." Click on it.

4. You will be asked to read the pledge and click the button that says, "Take the Pledge."

5. You will be able to see your name automatically listed in the Honor Roll.

Please join your fellow members of the Alabama State Bar by adding your name to the Pledge of Professionalism Honor Roll.

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