Letters to the Editor A Drum Major for Justice Retires The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are etched prominently in stone on the Supreme Court building and visible from afar when approaching the mag-nificent national temple of law in the nation’s capital. However, in the richest and most technically advanced nation, justice is clearly not equal for all. Especially for the poor, justice, though not expressly denied, is often not available. Some dedicated lawyers devote their careers to the delivery of justice to those in need of legal assistance, people who otherwise would have to do without and suffer the consequences. Because of the efforts of these lawyers, and those among us who do pro bono work, small but steady progress is being made. The Access to Legal Services Committee of the Virginia State Bar has taken the lead in seeking to move towards the lofty goal of “Equal Justice Under Law.” Leading that effort has been our own drum major for justice, Maureen Petrini. She has devoted nearly two decades to providing leadership to the bar in implementing programs for improving the availability of counsel for the most needy in our society. As the coordinator of the Access to Legal Services Committee she has been a spokesperson and an advocate for efforts to involve the entire bar in pro bono activities. Maureen has worked tirelessly to make legal counsel available to the many among our society who are unable to receive the blessings of the idealistic words on the Supreme Court building. We thank her for her service. Maureen retired on February 28. She will be greatly missed and cannot be replaced. But we hope a new leader will be found who will take up where she left off. On behalf of her many friends and admirers, we wish Maureen a long, happy, and well deserved retirement. It is our responsibility, as members of the bar, to ensure that the momen-tum is not lost and leadership contin-ues for this important work of the Virginia State Bar. Clarence M. Dunnaville Jr. Richmond Letters Send your letter to the editor to: coggin@vsb.org; fax: (804) 775-0582; or mail to: Virginia State Bar, Virginia Lawyer Magazine 707 E. Main Street, Suite 1500, Richmond, VA 23219-2800 Letters published in Virginia Lawyer may be edited for length and clarity and are subject to guidelines available at http://www.vsb.org/site /publications/valawyer/ . &#0f;&#0e;&#0d;&#0c;&#0b;&#0a; &#0b; &#0c;  Over 12,000 times each year, we connect lawyers with clients from the general public, businesses, and legal professionals seeking lawyer to lawyer referrals. We can do it for you. Visit VLRS.net and find out how. The Virginia Lawyer Referral Service. Connecting the public with lawyers for more than thirty years. 10 VIRGINIA LAWYER | April 2013 | Vol. 61 www.vsb.org