ABA Annual Meeting
August 8-13, 2019
San Francisco
Registration options for the Annual Meeting have recently changed. Pick the option that is best for you:
Limited Registration is $95 for ABA members and includes:
- ABA Forums
- SideBar
- Concert for the Legal Services Corporation
- General Assembly & Presentation of the ABA Medal
- Entity Committee and Governance Meetings
(Please note that this registration does not include access to any CLE programming).
Standard Registration is $225 for ABA Members and includes all items available with Limited Registration plus:
- President's Reception at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
(Please note that this registration does not include access to any CLE programming).
All-Access Registration for $495 for ABA members and includes all items available with Standard Registration plus:
- CLE in the City Series
- Three CLE Showcase Programs
- 50+ Entity CLE Programs
Judges and government/military lawyers who purchase a Limited or Standard Registration package can also purchase discounted CLE program tickets for $35.
Division Schedule
Friday, August 9
General E.E. Anderson Awards Reception
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 10
Council Meeting and Election
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Division events will take place at the Marriott Marquis.
For more information or to register online, visit the Annual Meeting portal page, or call the ABA Meetings and Travel Department at 312-988-5870.
Please check your program book or the Annual Meeting app to confirm times and locations of all Annual Meeting events.
Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Elections
The Division will hold its election for officers and council members at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, August 10, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis. Officer positions include all but current Chair-Elect, Sharon E. Pandak, who automatically becomes Division Chair and current Chair, Susan Burke, who automatically becomes Immediate Past Chair at the close of the Annual Meeting.
Below are the nominees:
Officers
Chair-Elect:
(One vacancy, one nominee)
Steve Vieux
Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Vice-Chair:
(One vacancy, one nominee)
Edward Monahan
Frankfort, KY
Secretary:
(One vacancy, one nominee)
Wendy J. Muchman
Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
Chicago, IL
Treasurer:
(One vacancy, two nominees)
J. Todd Hedgepeth
Support Center, Air Force’s Texas Labor Law Field
San Antonio, TX
Adele Rapport
Federal Attorney
Chicago, IL
Division Delegate
(One vacancy, one nominee)
Greg Brooker
U.S. Attorneys’ Office
Minneapolis, MN
Members-at-Large
(Three vacancies, three nominees)
Matthew Archer-Beck
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC
Hon. Edwin L. Felter, Jr.
Office of Administrative Courts
Denver, CO
Darcee S. Siegel
Bal Harbour, FL
ABA Entity Category
(Three vacancies, four nominees)
Donna Y. Frazier
Caddo Parish Attorney
Shreveport, LA
State and Local Government Law
Dwight J. Lacy
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, DC
Young Lawyers Division
Linda Santiago
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Arlington, VA
Section of Public Contract Law
Capt. Amanda R. M. Williams
U.S. Army Judge Advocate
Alexandria, VA
Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
Affiliated Organization Nominations
(two vacancies, two nominees)
Joel DeJesus
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Silver Spring, MD
Energy Bar Association
Bill Slease
New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
Albuquerque, NM
National Organization of Bar Counsel
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ABA Annual Meeting
August 8-13, 2019
San Francisco