HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 30, No. 3 | Page 71

Solo/Small Firm Section Luncheon On November 14, the solo/small firm section held a luncheon on the important topics of managing stress, eliminating interruptions, and taking better care of your clients and yourself. thank you to denise Gamez, a well-respected practice growth advisor, speaker, and blog writer, for leading the discussion. the section also appreciates its luncheon sponsor: Read to Dream Initiative Volunteers hCBa is proud to be involved with the John f. Germany young readers “read to dream” initiative, in which local volunteers read to elementary school-aged children and provide books in at-risk or under-served communities. thank you to all of the members who have volunteered and read at local schools recently. the read to dream initiative is the vision of the late John Germany, a student during the depression years in hillsborough County public schools, who graduated from Plant City high school in 1940. Germany was an attorney, judge, founding member of the holland & Knight law firm, leader in the development of the downtown tampa library which bears his name, and a lifelong reader and dreamer. John Germany always credited his long and fine career and love of reading, to a gift of a book which he received at a young age. JAN - FEB 2020 | HCBA LAWYER 69