PCL Leadership Nominations & Elections

The Section's Nominating Committee is now accepting nomination applications accompanied by statement of interests for Officer and Council leadership positions for 2025-2026.  

To qualify for election to the offices above, an individual must be a member of the Section for at least two full years.  Officers generally have been active Section members for longer. 

If you’ve been active in the Section over the years by frequently attending Council meetings and educational conferences, if you have been the chair, co-chair, or vice-chair of one or more committees and/or if you’ve been a contributor to the Section’s journal or newsletter or programs, please consider submitting your name for consideration for one of the officer or Council positions for 2025-2026.  The deadline has been extended to April 14, 2025.

The open officer and council positions include:

• Secretary
• Membership Officer (two-year term ending August 2027)
• Section Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates (three-year term ending August 2028)
• Four Council members (three-year term ending August 2028)

More Information

• PCL Organization Chart
• Leadership FAQs
• Council Member Expectations
• Officer/Council Nomination Form (required for application)
• Statement of Interest (required for application)

Please keep in mind that Council membership is for a three-year term, during which Council members are expected to regularly comment on, participate in, and contribute to various Section matters, as well as attend Section educational conferences that precede the Council meetings.  A strong preference, therefore, will be given to those individuals who have demonstrated a history of active participation in the Section.  A strong preference will also be given to nominees for Council member positions who have not previously been elected for a three-year term to the Section Council.

If you interested in offering your leadership service to the Section, please consider enhancing your involvement as an officer, delegate, or Council member by submitting an Officer/Council Nomination Form and a Statement of Interest outlining your interest and a summary of your past and Section activities to Director Patty Brennan by April 14th.  

The following Section members have been appointed as the Nominating Committee:

• Eric Whytsell - Chair           
• Melissa “Missy” Copeland - Member
• Judge Elizabeth Witwer - Member

The Nominating Committee will report to the Section at the Annual Business Meeting in August 2025 where the Section membership will vote on the nominees.  The Committee's report will also be available on the Section website on or before June 1, 2025.