AUGUSTA – The new year is bringing new leadership to the Maine State Bar Association. Lester F. Wilkinson Jr., managing shareholder of the Augusta office of one of Maine’s largest law firms, Bernstein Shur Sawyer and Nelson, has been elected president of the 3,000-member organization.

Wilkinson succeeds Bangor lawyer John F. Logan at the Association’s helm.

The MSBA’s other officers for 2003 are President-elect Dana E. Prescott of Saco, 2nd Vice President Meris J. Bickford of Bangor, 3rd Vice President Wendell Large of Portland and Treasurer Virginia E. Davis of Augusta.