ABA Leadership


 
LAUREL G. BELLOWS, President (2012-2013)
Principal, Bellows Law Group, PC, Illinois
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1974

A member of the ABA House of Delegates since 1997, Laurel served as Chair of the House from 2006-2008 and presently serves on the Advisory Committee to the Chair of the House. She was a member of the Board of Governors from 2001-2004 and chaired the Board's Finance Committee in 2003-2004. She serves on the Board's Strategic Planning and Action Committee. Laurel is Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Membership, a Member-at-Large on the Council of the Section of International Law, and Co-Chair of the ABA Resource Committee of the Section of Litigation. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Bar Foundation. Laurel chaired the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession from 1994-1997 and was a recipient of the Commission's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award in 2001.

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JAMES R. SILKENAT, President-Elect (2012-2013)
Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1972; New York University School of Law, LL.M. (International Law), 1978

A member of the ABA House of Delegates since 1990, Jim previously represented the New York State Bar Association in the House and was a member of the Select Committee of the House.  He served as Secretary of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and as a member of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession and the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fundraising Committee.  Jim served on the Board of Governors in 1994-1997 and is a past Chair of the Section of International Law, the Section Officers Conference, and the Latin America and Caribbean Law Initiative Council.  He was also a member of the Commission on Women in the Profession.  Jim Chaired the Commission of the World Justice Project in 2008-2009 and currently serves on the Project's Board of Directors.

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ROBERT M. CARLSON, Chair, House of Delegates (2012-2014)
Member, Corette Pohlman & Kebe, Montana
University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1979

A member of the House of Delegates since 1999, Bob serves on the Nominating Committee of the House as State Delegate from Montana and chairs the Drafting Policies and Procedures Committee.  He is a currently a member of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.  He served on the Board of Governors in 2001-2004 and was a member of the Board's Operations and Communications Committee.  Bob was President of the State Bar of Montana in 1993-1994. 

 

Cara Lee T. NevilleHONORABLE CARA LEE NEVILLE, Secretary (2011-2014)
Judge, District Court of Minnesota for Hennepin County, Minnesota
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1975

Judge Neville was a member of the ABA Board of Governors from 2000-2003 and also chaired the Program, Evaluation and Planning Committee of the Board. A member of the House of Delegates since 1986, she served on the House Nominating Committee as State Delegate from Minnesota and as Secretary of the House Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work. She chaired the Coordinating Council of the ABA Justice Center. Judge Neville is a past member of the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence and served on the Judges Advisory Committee to the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She also chaired the Criminal Justice Section. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Judicature Society and a past president of the National Association of Women Judges.

Lucian T. PeraLUCIAN T. PERA, Treasurer (2011-2014)
Partner, Adams and Reese, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1985

Lucian was a member of the Board of Governors from 1994-1997 and chaired the Board's Finance Committee in 1996-1997. A member of the House of Delegates since 1991, where has represented the Tennessee Bar Association, he served on the House Committee on Technology and Communications. He is a past chair of the Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems and served on the Ethics 2000 Commission. Lucian was President of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) and was APRL's liaison to the Coordinating Council for the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. He was also a member of the Editorial Board for the ABA/BNA Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct.

Photo of Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson IIIWM. T. (BILL) ROBINSON III, Immediate Past President (2012-2013)
Member-in-Charge of the Northern Kentucky Offices of Frost Brown Todd LLC, J.D., 1971

A former ABA Treasurer (2005-2008), Bill also served on the Board of Governors from 2000-2003 and chaired the Finance Committee of the Board in 2002-2003.  Bill served in the ABA House of Delegates from 1986-2003 and again since 2004.  He was a member of the House Nominating Committee from 1989-1998.  In addition, he chaired the House committees on Hearings, State and Local Bars, and Technology.  He chaired the Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs and was a member of the Council of the Senior Lawyers Division.  He serves on the American Bar Foundation Board of Directors and is a past chair of the standing committees on Bar Activities and Services and Substance Abuse.  Bill also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Audit.  He served as the 50th president of the Kentucky Bar Association in 1995-1996 and was also president of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations and a member of the Executive Council of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. 

 

 MICHELLE A. BEHNKE, Woman Member-at-Large (2010-2013)
Principal, Michelle A. Behnke & Associates, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1988

Michelle has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2008 and currently represents the State Bar of Wisconsin. She served on the Standing Committee on Membership and chaired the Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services from 2006-2009. In addition, she was President of the State Bar of Wisconsin in 2004-2005 and has served on the University of Wisconsin Law School Board of Visitors since 1995. 

 

 TIMOTHY W. BOUCH, Sixteenth District (2012-2015)
Managing Partner, Leach, Bouch & Seekings LLP, South Carolina
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1979

A member of the House of Delegates since 2001, Timothy currently represents the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and serves on the Delegate Involvement Committee.  He is the immediate past chair and a current member of the Standing Committee on Specialization.  Timothy also chaired the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2008-2009) and the Editorial Board of the ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct (1994-1995).  In addition, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Professional Discipline and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  From 2002-2005, Timothy chaired the Commission on the Rules of Professional Conduct for the South Carolina Supreme Court.  He is currently an adjunct professor of law, ethics and professional responsibility at the Charleston School of Law.

 


 JAMES F. CARR, Eleventh District (2010-2013)
Sole Practitioner and Mediator in Littleton, Colorado
George Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1971

Jim served in the House of Delegates from 1996-2002 and 2004-2010, and has represented the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) in the House. He was Secretary of TIPS in 1997-1999 and served on the TIPS Council from 1999-2002
and again since 2004. He is also a past member of the Council of the Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division. James chaired the Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law in 1998-2001 and was a member of the Standing Committee on Specialization.

CHARLES A. COLLIER, JR., Section Member-at-Large (2011-2014)
Partner Emeritus, Irell & Manella LLP, California
Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1955

Chuck was Chair of the Senior Lawyers Division in 2008-2009 and was also a member of the Division's Executive Committee. He previously served on the Council of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. A past president of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Chuck is the author of more than 20 published articles.

Photo of William T. Coplin, Jr.WILLIAM T. COPLIN, JR., Fifth District (2012-2015)
Sole Practitioner in Demopolis, Alabama
Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 1977

William has served in the House of Delegates since 1997 and currently represents the Alabama State Bar in the House.  He is a sustaining member of the Alabama Association for Justice as well as the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives.

 

Photo of William T. Coplin, Jr.THOMAS R. CURTIN, Third District (2012-2015)
Founding Shareholder, Graham Curtin, New Jersey 
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1968

Tom was a member of the House of Delegates from 1993 to 2011, and as New Jersey's State Delegate from 2001 to 2011, served on the Nominating Committee.  He chaired the Steering Committee of the Nominating Committee in 2009-2010.  He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  He served as President of the New Jersey State Bar Association in 1993-1994.   Tom is the Chair of the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the United States District Court and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. 

 JAMES DIMOS, Eighteenth District (2010-2013)
Member, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indiana
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1986

Jim has served in the House of Delegates since 1994 and represented the Indiana State Bar Association. He chaired the House Committee on Technology and Communications. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight. Jim is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the Indiana State Bar Foundation, and the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Jim was President of the Indianapolis Bar Association in 2001. 


LAURA V. FARBER, Fourteenth District (2012-2015)
Hiring Partner, Hahn & Hahn LLP, California
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1990

Laura is the Immediate Past Chair of the Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division. A member of the House of Delegates since 2002, she currently represents the Los Angeles County Bar Association and chairs the Credentials and Admissions Committee.  From 2004-2007, Laura served on the Nominating Committee.  She previously chaired the Young Lawyers Division and the Commission on Youth at Risk.  In addition, she was a member of the Board of Editors of the ABA Journal and has held several positions in the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.  Laura was a 2003 recipient of the Spirit of Excellence Award presented by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.

 


Photo of William FerreiraWILLIAM FERREIRA, Young Lawyer Member-at-Large (2012-2015)
Founding Partner, Ferreira & Herbert Law Group, LLC, New Jersey
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2007

Bill has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2009, representing the Bergen County Bar Association.  He serves on the Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service.  He is also Vice-Chair of the Law Practice Management Section's Diversity Committee and has held leadership positions in the Young Lawyers Division.  Bill is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, and the Cuban American Bar Association.  He currently holds seats and appointed positions within these various bar associations on both a regional and nationwide level.  

 


Photo of William FerreiraMICHAEL E. FLOWERS, Minority Member-at-Large (2012-2015)
Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, KBK Enterprises, Ohio (Firm provides
real estate development services in urban markets.)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1979

Mike is a member of the Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity.   He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  He is a past chair and member of the House Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work.  He also served on the ABA Journal Board of Editors from 2005-2011 and chaired the Section of Business Law in 1999-2000.  Mike was a founding member of the Africa Law Initiative Council.  He represents the American Law Institute on the Board of Directors of ALI-ABA Continuing Professional Education. 

 


Photo of William FerreiraKENNETH W. GIDEON, Section Member-at-Large (2012-2015)
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, Washington, DC
Yale Law School, J.D., 1971

Ken chaired the ABA Section of Taxation in 2004-2005, having previously served as the Section's Vice Chair (Government Relations) in 1995-1997.  He served as Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in 1981-1983 and as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy in 1989-1992.  Ken is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.   Since 2006, he has been a Trustee of the American Tax Policy Institute. 

 

Photo of Laura V. FarberALLEN C. GOOLSBY, Fourth District (2011-2014)
Partner, Hunton & Williams, Virginia
University of Virginia School of Law, L.L.B., 1968

A partner in the Business Practice Group at Hunton & Williams, Allen represents clients on a variety of matters, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities. He is also a member of various practice committees in the ABA Section of Business Law. He served as President of the Virginia Bar Association in 1991.

THOMAS A. HAMILL, Twelfth District (2014)
Of Counsel, Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace and Bauer, L.L.P., Kansas
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1967

Tom was a member of the House of Delegates from 1993-2010 and served on the Nominating Committee from 1999-2010 as State Delegate from Kansas. He chaired the
Conference of State Delegates from 2006-2008. He was also a member of the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty from 2002-2005. Tom is a past president of the Kansas Bar Association (1991) and the Johnson County Bar Association (1982).


 JAMES S. HILL, Tenth District (2010-2013)
Partner, Zuger Kirmis & Smith, North Dakota
University of North Dakota School of Law, J.D., 1974

James has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1994 and has represented the State Bar Association of North Dakota in the House. He is also a member of the North Dakota Bar Association, the North Dakota Bar Foundation, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, and the American Inns of Court. He is Past President and a current member of the Board of Directors of the State Bar Association of North Dakota. 

 
BARBARA MENDEL MAYDEN, Section Member-at-Large (2011-2014)
Principal, Young Mayden, LLC (legal search and consulting firm), Tennessee
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1976

A member of the House of Delegates from 1996-2004 and again since 2006, Barbara currently represents the Section of Business Law in the House. She serves on the House Nominating Committee as a Woman Member-at-Large. She is a member of the Standing Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Barbara chaired the House Committee on Rules and Calendar and the Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work. She previously served on the Board of Governors in 1991-1994 and chaired the Operations and Communications Committee in 1993-1994. She has chaired the President-elect's Appointments Committee four times, most recently in 2008-2009. She was an original member of the Commission on Women in the Profession, serving in 1987-1991. Barbara chaired the Section of Business Law in 2004-2005, the Young Lawyers Division in 1985-1986, and the Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel in 1995-1997.

Photo of Jodi B. LevineJODI B. LEVINE, Judicial Member-at-Large (2012-2015)
Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication
and Review, Oklahoma
University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 1982

Judge Levine chaired the ABA Judicial Division in 2005-2006 and chaired the Division's National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary in 2001-2002.  She is a member of the Council of the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice and co-chairs the Section's Benefits Committee.  She also serves on the Council of the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, is a Vice Chair of the Section's First Amendment Rights Committee and a member of the Section's AIDS Coordinating Committee.  In addition, Judge Levine is a member of the Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.  She was a recipient of the ABA's Grassroots Advocacy Award in 2010.


SANDRA R. MC CANDLESS, Woman Member-at-Large (2011-2014)
Partner, SNR Denton US LLP, California
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1974

Sandy chaired the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section in 2005-2006. She has also served as a member of the Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness and the Hurricane Katrina Task Force. Sandy is a member of the Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel and the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fundraising Committee.

 

JOSEPHINE A. MC NEIL, Second District (2011-2014)
Executive Director, Citizens for Affordable Housing in Newton Development Organization, Massachusetts
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1987

 Josephine served in the House of Delegates from 1993-2003 and again since 2006. Currently, she represents the Massachusetts Bar Association in the House. She chairs the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and previously served on the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service.



 PAUL T. MOXLEY, Seventeenth District (2012-2015)
Member, Parsons Kinghorn Harris, Utah
University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1973

Paul was a member of the House of Delegates from 1995 to 2009, and served as both a State Delegate and a bar association delegate.  He was a member of the Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary and the Commission on Governance.  Paul is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  He was also a past president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (2003-2004) and the Utah State Bar (1994-1995).   



 CHERYL I. NIRO, Seventh District (2010-2013)
Attorney, Robinson Niro, Illinois
Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D., 1980

Cheryl is an attorney at Robinson Niro in Chicago, a consulting firm that advises lawyers on ethics issues and strategies for responding to change. A member of the House of Delegates from 1994-2009, she served on the House committees on Drafting, Resolution and Impact Review, and Technology and Communications. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Professionalism and chaired the Consortium on Professionalism in the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. She is a past member of the standing committees on Bar Activities and Services and Medical Professional Liability and was a member of the Council of the Section of Dispute Resolution from 2000-2003. Cheryl served as President of the Illinois State Bar Association in 1999-2000 and as Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism in 2006-2009. She is a past president of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations.



 EDITH G. OSMAN, Eighth District (2010-2013)
Shareholder and head of firm's Family Law Practice, Carlton Fields, Florida
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1983

Edith has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1998 and has represented The Florida Bar in the House. She served as a member of the Select Committee of the House in 2004-2007. She was a member of the Commission on Women in the Profession and previously served on the standing committees on Bar Activities and Services (2003-2007) and Judicial Independence (2000-2003). Edith was President of The Florida Bar in 1999-2000.

MICHAEL J. PELLICCIOTTI, Young Lawyer Member-at-Large (2011-2014)
Trial and Appellate Attorney, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for King County, Washington
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2004

Mike has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2004 and currently represents the Washington State Bar Association. He is Vice Chair of the House Tellers Committee. He also serves on the Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. Mike chaired the Law Student Division in 2003-2004.



 HAROLD D. POPE, Minority Member-at-Large (2011-2014)
Shareholder, Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, PC, Michigan
Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1980

In 2009, Harold was elected to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Governors. He currently represents District Two on the Board and is a member of the Program, Evaluation and Planning Committee. He chaired the ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice (now the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice) in 2004-2007 and was a member of the Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services in 2000-2004. Harold is also very active in the National Bar Association, having served as the NBA's President, Vice President, and a member of the NBA's Executive Committee and Board of Directors. 



 CARLOS A. RODRIGUEZ-VIDAL, Thirteenth District (2010-2013)
President, Goldman Antonetti & Cordova, PSC, Puerto Rico
Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1982

Carlos chairs his law firm and Litigation and Trial Practice Department. He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1995 and has represented the Bar Association of Puerto Rico in the House. He is a member of the sections of Litigation and Antitrust Law and the forum on Franchising.  In 2005-06, he served in the Advisory Committee to the Latin America Law Initiative Council.  Carlos is also a Sustaining Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and State Chair for Puerto Rico.

Photo of Bryan RogersBRYAN ROGERS, Law Student Member-at-Large (2012-2013)
Third-year Law Student, Valparaiso University School of Law, Indiana

Bryan is the 7th Circuit Governor on the ABA Law Student Division Board of Governors for 2011-2012.  He currently serves as a Dean Appointee to the Valparaiso University School of Law Strategic Planning Committee.  He is a member of the Moot Court Society and the Military Law Veterans Association and is a judicial extern to Judge John R. Pera, Civil Division, Crown Point, Indiana.  Bryan received his B.A. in political science from the University of Arizona.  After graduating, he taught middle school in Tucson and taught English for Cambodia's Hope in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.  Bryan expects to receive his J.D. in May 2013.


JOSEPH J. ROSZKOWSKI, First District (2011-2014)
Managing Partner, Zimmerman, Roszkowski, and Brenner, Rhode Island
Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1964

Joe has been a member of the House of Delegates since 2004 and is the current State Delegate from Rhode Island. He presently chairs the Executive Committee of the Conference of State Delegates He previously served on the Board of Governors in
2001-2004. Joe also chairs the Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel. He was President of the Rhode Island Bar Association in 1985.

ROBERT L. ROTHMAN, Sixth District (2011-2014)
Partner and Co-Chair of Litigation Department, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Georgia
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 1982

Bob currently serves on the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. He chaired the ABA Section of Litigation in 2008-2009 and is a past member of the Working Group on Civil Right to Counsel (2009-2010), the Steering Committee for the Death Penalty Representation Project (2004-2008), and the Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems (2001-2004).

Photo of John S. SkiltonJOHN S. SKILTON, Ninth District (2012-2015)
Managing Partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Madison, Wisconsin Office
University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1969

John is a member of the ABA House of Delegates and has served as Wisconsin's State Delegate, and a member of the Nominating Committee, since 2010.  He also serves on the Select Committee of the House.  John chaired the Consortium on Legal Services and the Public in 2000-2002 and chaired the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services in 1997-2000.  He is also a member of the American Bar Foundation.  John was President of the State Bar of Wisconsin in 1995-1996.  He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Law Institute.



 KENNETH G. STANDARD, Fifteenth District (2012-2015)
Member, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., New York
Harvard Law School, LL.B, 1962; New York University, LL.M, 1971

Ken was previously elected to the Board of Governors from District 15 in 2010 to complete the term of the late Steven Krane and serves on the Program, Evaluation and Planning Committee.  Ken has served in the House of Delegates since 2003 and was a member of the House Resolution and Impact Review Committee.  Ken also served on the Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline as well as the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.  In February 2011, the ABA recognized Ken with the Alexander Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pipeline Diversity.  He has also served as President of the New York State Bar Association and, at different times, was President-elect and Chair of the NYSBA's House of Delegates, a member-at-large of its Executive Committee, and Vice-President and Treasurer.  Ken has also participated on numerous NYSBA committees.  In 2005, the Corporate Counsel Section of the NYSBA established “The Kenneth G. Standard Internship Program” to honor Ken for his commitment to initiatives aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession.

Photo of John S. SkiltonTIMOTHY B. WALKER, Section Member-at-Large (2012-2015)
Member, Walker & Associates, Colorado
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1967

Timothy has served in the ABA House of Delegates since 1999, representing the Section of Family Law, and has been a member of the Select Committee of the House since 2010.  He chairs the Standing Committee on Specialization and is a member of the Coordinating Council of the Center for Professional Responsibility.  Timothy chaired the Section of Family Law in 1993-1994, and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Section's Family Law Quarterly from 1983 to 1992.  He has served as a member of the Editorial Board for the Family Advocate since 1983.  He has been a Professor of Law at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law since 1971. 


 HONORABLE MARY ELLEN COSTER WILLIAMS, Section Member-at-Large (2010-2013)
Judge, U. S. Court of Federal Claims, District of Columbia
Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1977

 Judge Williams was a member of the House of Delegates in 2003-2008. She was a member of the Commission on Youth at Risk, and in 2000-2001 served on the Task Force on Government Lawyers. Active in the Section of Public Contract Law, she chaired the Section in 2002-2003 and was Vice-Chair of the Section committees on Contract Claims and Dispute Resolution; Legislative Coordinating; and Membership, Diversity and Outreach. Judge Williams is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She served as Secretary of the District of Columbia Bar from 1985-1989. 


 PETER A. WINOGRAD, Section Member-at-Large (2010-2013)
Professor Emeritus and Former Associate Dean, University of New Mexico School of Law, New Mexico
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1963; New York University School of Law, L.L.M., 1965

Professor Winograd served as Secretary of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar in 2005-2009 and was a member of the Section's Council from 2000-2005. He chaired the Section's Special Committee on Transparency in the Accreditation Process in 2007-2008. Since 1978 he has participated in Section site evaluations of more than 30 law schools across the United States. Professor Winograd
also served as the President of the Law School Admission Council from 1989-1991.


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