Dear Colleague:

If you know me, or you know of me, you know that I am not shy about speaking out, standing up, and pursuing what is right. Too often, that means I appear to be a singular voice, crying out for what is right, while everyone rushes by, pretending not to notice.

Yet, time and again, I find myself approached and discreetly thanked for speaking my mind by those who admit they are too scared, too shy, or have too much at stake, to publicly take on these struggles. I am proud to be their champion, and glad for any support, however subtle or discreet.

It is in that spirit that I'm writing to ask for your vote for the State Bar Board of Governors, as your quiet, subtle, and discreet support for REAL REFORM, not mere tinkering or window dressing. I promise to be a vocal and persistent advocate for true and transformational reform.

I will advocate a set of significant proposals to improve our State Bar, but the first effort will be getting elected the Board of Governors. As such, I ask you to consider the one-shot strategy, cast only one vote for me, so as to minimize diluting your dissenting vote, and to maximize the chance of success.

In general, I propose to reform the State Bar by:

o Dramatically reducing the cost of the State Bar by slashing every optional program

o Immediate termination of the misnamed and misrepresented Public Service Center

o Transforming to a voluntary bar

As a long-time board member of the Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) and President of the East Valley Bar Association (EVBA), I know the good a Bar Association may achieve. Complacency, looking solely to the past, repeating what has been done because that's the way it has always been done, practically being in denial about the present reality of the modern practice of law and those challenges already cresting the horizon, these are simply insufficient cause to continue business as usual.

As a member of the State Bar Board of Governors, you will have a voice consistently and zealously advocating for those changes which must be started, and sooner rather than later, for the benefit of all. Allow me to be the voice, even if often merely in dissent.

Elect me to the Board of Governors — Maximize your vote, ONLY vote for me.

Elect Michael Kielsky – ReformTheBar.com – #ReformTheBar