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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. House of Delegates New Member Orientation For 2014 Midyear Meeting. The Officers of the ABA. Robert M. Carlson, Chair, House of Delegates. James R. Silkenat, President. William C. Hubbard, President-Elect. Laurel G. Bellows, Immediate Past President.

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

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  1. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION House of Delegates New Member Orientation For 2014 Midyear Meeting

  2. The Officers of the ABA Robert M. Carlson, Chair, House of Delegates James R. Silkenat, President William C. Hubbard, President-Elect Laurel G. Bellows, Immediate Past President

  3. The Officers of the ABA Hon. Cara Lee T. Neville, Secretary Lucian T. Pera, Treasurer

  4. The Officers of the ABA Mary T. Torres, Secretary-Elect G. Nicholas Casey, Jr., Treasurer-Elect

  5. The Board of GovernorsWho is it?

  6. Nominating CommitteeWho is it?

  7. The ABA House of Delegates

  8. The House of DelegatesWhat is it?

  9. The House of DelegatesWho is it? DIVERSITYmakes the House work ! ! !

  10. The House of DelegatesWhat is it? Composition of the House of Delegates 52 State Delegates 231 State Bar Delegates 74 Local Bar Delegate 18 Delegates-at-Large 75 Present & Former Officers and Board Members 73 Section, Division & Conference Delegates 2 Ex Officio Members 28 Affiliated Organization Delegates 1 Virgin Islands Bar Association 1 American Samoa 1 Guam 1 Commonwealth of Mariana Islands 3 Members-at-Large

  11. The House of DelegatesWho is it?

  12. The House of DelegatesHow It Works

  13. The House of DelegatesHow It Works 1- Consideration & Approval of Resolution by Sponsoring Entity 2- Solicitation of Co-Sponsors 3- Submission to Policy Administration for consideration by Rules and Calendar 4- Rules and Calendar Reviews Resolution for Compliance/Language 5- Rules and Calendar responds to sponsoring Entity 6- Consideration by the House of Delegates 7- If approved, Resolution becomes Association Policy 8- Governmental Affairs Office Lobbies Congress

  14. The House of DelegatesHow It Works

  15. The House of DelegatesHow It Works

  16. The House of DelegatesHow It Works

  17. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed ABA’s website

  18. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed House of Delegates website

  19. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed Emails with links to the House of Delegates website

  20. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  21. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  22. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  23. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  24. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  25. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  26. Meeting Materials:How to Stay Informed

  27. How to Stay Informed

  28. The House of DelegatesHow It Works

  29. Committees of the House

  30. Staff Support Policy and Governance Group Your information resource for the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors Marina B. Jacks, Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance Officer Alpha M. Brady, Public Services Group Director and Director of Policy Administration Rochelle E. Evans, Deputy Associate Director Carri L. Kerber, Assistant Director

  31. www.americanbar.org Thank You!

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