Justice Jo Ann Barlow last week Monday advised one of Guyana’s newest attorneys-at-law against settling for being ordinary in her practice as she accepted her petition to practise law in Guyana’s courts.
The advice was directed at Yonika Rowland, 24, whose petition was brought by Nigel Hawke, Solicitor General in the Chambers of the Attorney General. Justice Barlow also accepted the petition of Lydia Beresford, whose petition was brought by Teni Housty, President of the Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association.
Seeking to bestow guidance upon Rowland, Justice Barlow noted that approximately 25 persons are admitted to the bar yearly, as opposed to the 5 – 7 admitted during her time. In these circumstances, Justice Barlow encouraged the newly-minted attorney-at-law that “to rise above…to distinguish yourself, you have to do more…”