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Section of Public Contract Law
The Section of Public Contract Law serves to provide balanced recommendations on procurement policy, provide a forum to engage with colleagues across all segments of the procurement industry, and gain insight into and develop unique perspectives of federal, state and local public contract law.
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21-Day Racial Equity Challenge
The current movement for racial equality in America provides an opportunity for us to consider how we - as individuals, as lawyers, and as a Section - are meeting this moment. Are we moving on with our daily lives, or are we willing to grow in our knowledge and understanding to help shape our profession? What responsibility do we bear? Take the Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge(c)!
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Message from the Chair Linda Maramba
What a year! As I draft this final Chair’s column looking back on the last 12 months of the Section’s 2019 – 2020 ABA year, so many thoughts come to mind.
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Committe Meetings Calendar
Our section has a robust committee meetings calendar. Find a complete list of upcoming and previous meetings on our Committee Meetings Calendar (click right button). Individual committee meetings can be found in the Upcoming Committee Meetings section below.
PCL Connect
If you're already a member of one of our Public Contract Law Committees, you can visit our online PCL Connect by clicking the button on the right and log in.
Public Contract Law General Program Support Fund
The Public Contract Law General Program Support Fund supports our public service projects and ensures educational and leadership opportunities for diverse lawyers, public service lawyers and judges, law students, and others to participate in the Section’s educational offerings.
Why join the Section?
Stu Nibley & Amy Conant Hoang, K&L Gates, Washington, DC
Leaders of the Section of Public Contract Law share why they make it an integral part of their professional lives. To them the Section is a great resource which provides tremendous networking & educational opportunities (click photo of video on left to watch).
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Prior Comment Letters
An extensive library of comment letters written by various ABA Public Contract Law Section committees, approved by Section officers and council members, and submitted to the appropriate government agency by our chair can be found on our prior section comments page. Open to everyone, take advantage of this valuable, highly sought after resource.
ABA News
Aug. 04
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Patricia Lee Refo becomes American Bar Association president
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2020 – Patricia Lee “Trish” Refo of Phoenix, a partner in the law firm Snell & Wilmer, today became the 144th president of the American Bar Association at the close of the organ…
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Baltimore lawyer Kevin L. Shepherd becomes ABA treasurer
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2020 — Kevin L. Shepherd, partner with Venable in Baltimore, today became the treasurer of the American Bar Association at the conclusion of the 2020 ABA Annual Meeting.
Latest Public Contract Law Job Postings
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Temporary Contract Attorney Supervisor Detroit, MI, United States
Temporary Contract Attorney Supervisor
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Temporary Contract Supervising Attorney Southfield, MI, United States
Temporary Contract Supervising Attorney
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Temporary Contract Staff Attorney - Housing Metro Detroit, MI, United States
Temporary Contract Staff Attorney
About Public Contract Law
Our goal is simple yet ambitious: To be the most reliable, most respected nationwide source of balanced, unbiased positive recommendations for improving the law relating to procurement at all levels of government. Because of our unique position composed of lawyers and associates from government, corporations, and law firms, we have an extraordinary opportunity and duty to work for improvements to the procurement process.
Contact Us
Use this online form to contact the Section of Public Contract Law or call Patty Brennan at 312.988.5623.