*Please read the following Section policies*
REIMBURSEMENT POLICY
The Section of Litigation and GP Solo Division do not offer registration waivers or complimentary registration for speakers participating in Section of Litigation and GP Solo Division meetings. The possible exception to the non-waiver rule are those with "actual need" who fall within the following categories and approved on a case by case basis by the planning committee and Section or Division Leadership:
- Judges
- Government attorneys
- Full-time academics
- Public service or public interest attorneys
The Section or Division will not reimburse travel or housing expenses for any speaker except in the most exceptional of circumstances, pre-approved on a case-by-case basis by the planning committee and the Section or Division Leadership.
DIVERSITY POLICY
The American Bar Association has four core goals. Goal III seeks to eliminate bias and enhance diversity and inclusion in the Association, legal profession, and justice system. In adherence to Goal III, the ABA Board of Governors implemented a new Diversity CLE Policy that seeks to ensure that CLE programs sponsored or co-sponsored by the ABA include panel members of the following underrepresented diverse groups – racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities.
To help facilitate entity compliance with the Diversity CLE Policy and maximize opportunity, the ABA encourages you (using the supplied drop down box below) to indicate whether you wish to self-identify within any of the four demographic categories.
Providing this information is completely voluntary, and it will be available for review only by ABA staff employees. In accordance with the ABA Privacy Policy, demographic information is deemed “sensitive personally identifiable information” and is not included in membership directories or registration lists. If you choose to provide this information, but later change your mind, you may opt out at any time.
Please do not contact your potential speakers until after your program proposal is selected.