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President Patricia Lee Refo
Patricia Lee Refo, a partner at Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, is president of the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary association of attorneys and legal professionals in the world.
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Aug. 03
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2020 Annual: ABA president urges lawyers to champion rule of law
ABA President Judy Perry Martinez calls upon the legal profession to give their “full-throated support” for the rule of law as the nation grapples with issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and syst…
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Outgoing ABA president passes gavel; new leadership outlines priorities
Judy Perry Martinez passed the gavel to Patricia Lee Refo, who will become president of the American Bar Association on Aug. 4 at the end of the ABA Virtual Annual Meeting.
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2020 Annual: ABA President Patricia Lee Refo
Patricia Lee “Trish” Refo of Phoenix, a partner in the law firm Snell & Wilmer, became the 144th president of the American Bar Association at the close of the organization’s virtual 2020 Annual Meeti…
President-Elect
Reginald M. Turner
Reginald M. Turner, a lawyer with Clark Hill in Detroit, is president-elect of the American Bar Association.
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Judy Perry Martinez
Judy Perry Martinez of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn in New Orleans is immediate past president of the American Bar Association.
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