Welcome to the 2024-2025 Section Council
During the Section’s Annual Business Meeting in Chicago on August 2nd, the Section elected the slate of nominees for the 2024-2025 Council, listed below. To view the complete 2024-2025 Council, click here.
Chair (automatic under Section Bylaws)
David A. Brennen
Professor and Former Dean
University of Kentucky College of Law
Chair-Elect
Election to a One-Year Term
Daniel Thies
Shareholder
Webber & Thies PC
Vice Chair
Election to a One-Year Term
Melissa Hart
Justice
Colorado Supreme Court
Member-at-Large
Election to a Three-Year Term
Leah Chan Grinvald
Dean and Professor
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Re-election to a Three-Year Term
Alicia Alvarez
Professor
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Steven C. Bahls
President Emeritus
Augustana College
Carla D. Pratt
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Chair in Civil Rights, Race and Justice in Law
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Barbara A. Sestak
Professor of Architecture
Portland State University
(Public Member)
Adrien K. Wing
Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Programs and Professor
University of Iowa College of Law
Law Student Division Member
Election to a One-Year Term
Christiana Burnett
University of Chicago Law School
JD Expected May 2025
Section Representative to the ABA House of Delegates
Election to a Three-Year Term
Joseph K. West
Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Duane Morris LLP
2024-2025 Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools
The 2024-2025 edition of the ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools is now available in pdf format on the Section’s website.
Hard copies of the publication are also available for purchase in the ABA Webstore.
Register Today – Law School Development Conference
The Section is excited to host the 2024 Law School Development Conference, October 24-25 at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago.
Designed for new and seasoned law school deans and development/fundraising staff, this conference brings together professionals from across the country to network, share ideas, and discuss relevant and timely issues. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend sessions on topics including building a successful fundraising team/model, what makes law school fundraising unique, the importance of metrics, social media campaigns, DEI funds and scholarships, AI, collaboration, and more. There will also be a session for new deans and development staff, and we will soon announce the Keynote speaker.
Links of Interest
- Summary of August 2024 Council Meeting Actions
- Matters for Notice and Comment Related to the Arbitration Policy Required by USDE and Revisions to Definitions, Standards, and Rules to Align with USDE Changes
- Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standard 206
- Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Definition (9) and Standard 405