Pursuant to TIPS Bylaws, Art. III.1, during the 2023 ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, the TIPS Council will nominate candidates for the Officer, Council and Delegate positions which are scheduled to be filled by the Section. As required by Bylaw Art.III.4, an election to fill these positions will take place at the Section Business Meeting during the ABA Annual Meeting, in Denver, Colorado in August of 2023. The positions to be filled this year are:
- One Section Vice-Chair - to serve a one-year term which will begin at the end of the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting in Denver;
- One Section Secretary - to serve a one-year term which will begin at the end of the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting in Denver;
- One Section Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates - to serve a three-year term which will begin at the end of the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting in Denver. Delegates "must have served a minimum of two years as a General Member of Council." (Art.III.2); and
- Five general Council members - to serve three-year terms which will begin at the end of the 2023 ABA Annual Meeting in Denver.
Anyone interested in being considered for nomination to one of these positions and anyone wishing to nominate someone else, should submit by e-mail a completed application, along with a current resume or CV of the nominee, (PDFs preferred) to TIPS Director, Theresa Livingston at [email protected]. Please make all submissions no later than January 20, 2023; nominations will be distributed to TIPS Council well in advance of the Midyear Meeting.
If you have any questions about the nomination/election process, or the responsibilities of any of these important positions, please contact any Council member, Officer or me.
Kind regards,
Gary L. Gassman, TIPS Chair
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section