2025-2026 Litigation Section Leadership Application

2025-2026 Appointment Application

Deadline for Submission: Friday, March 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM CT
Note: This form should be used to apply for a Leadership Appointment. The recommendation form for Leadership Appointments is here. You must be a current member of the Litigation Section in order to apply.
Information about the Applicant:*

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ABA Member #:
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Format: (000) 000-0000.
Practice Setting:
For approximately how many years have you been a member of the ABA? *
For approximately how many years have you been a member of the Litigation Section? *
List your current leadership role(s) in the Section (e.g.,Committee Chair, Subcommittee Chair, Roundtables Committee Member, Council member).*
List your current and past ABA Presidential appointments (if any).*
Applicant's Interests and Qualifications

What leadership position(s) are you seeking?
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Describe your significant accomplishments in your current leadership position or prior leadership positions in the Litigation Section: *
What makes you the best candidate for the role(s) you are seeking? Highlight relevant prior experience whether in the Section, the ABA, or outside the ABA.*
Describe any plans or proposals you have related to the role(s) for which you are applying:*
Tell us about your work as a lawyer (e.g., your areas of practice, whether you litigate in federal, state, or administrative courts and whether you serve as a mediator or arbitrator, etc.):*
What have you done to enhance Section member benefits, promote the Section’s diversity goals, recruitment of younger members, and/or increase membership?*
Meeting Attendance:
All 2025-2026 Leadership Appointees are expected to attend:
1. All Leadership Meetings to which they are invited (2-3, depending on the position);
2. Section Annual Conference
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If no, please explain.
2025-2026 Meeting Dates

Fall Leadership Meeting, October 9-11, 2025, Carlsbad, CA
Winter Leadership Meeting, January 2026, Virtual
SAC and Spring Leadership, April 22-25, 2026, Boston, MA

Please also encourage colleagues to support our planned CLE Meetings:
Class Actions National Institute, October 23-24, 2025, Dallas, TX
Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference, February 11-13, 2026, Jersey City, NJ
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, March 4-7, 2026, Tucson, AZ

Reimbursement:

Please review the Section’s travel and expense reimbursement guidelines, available here, to determine if you are eligilble for reimbursement. Please note, this policy is subject to review each year during the budget process.
Optional Questions:

Providing this information is completely voluntary and will be available for review only by ABA Litigation Section staff and leaders. If you choose to provide this information, but later change your mind, you may opt out at any time. This information will not be published or included in any directory or registration list, but we do encourage you to respond because it helps us track our progress towards the Section’s diversity and inclusion goals.
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Is there anything else you would like to share concerning your application?
Thank you for submitting your application. Applicants for appointed positions will be notified of appointments in June.

Your information will available for review only by ABA Litigation Section staff and leaders, and will be used in accordance with the ABA Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, please contact Heather Nichols.
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2025-2026 Appointment Application

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