Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers

The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award.

The Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award honors an individual whose contributions in the professional responsibility field evidence the highest level of dedication to legal professionalism. It recognizes career commitments in areas such as legal ethics, disciplinary enforcement and lawyer professionalism.

The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2020.

More information about the Award and a link to the nomination form can be found here:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/initiatives_awards/awards/aboutthemichaelfranckaward1/

If you have any questions regarding the nomination process, please contact Stephanie Custard at stephanie.custard@americanbar.org.

Click to view the September 2020 President’s Update.

View the August President’s Update here.

Is available here. Summer Pres Update

The May President’s report is now available here May President Update

Report of the Nominating Committee

In accordance with the Bylaws of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Nominating Committee, consisting of Immediate Past President Allison Martin Rhodes, Lynda Shely, Ellen Pansky, Donald Campbell, and Ronald Minkoff has met, deliberated, and now proposes the following slate of Officers and Directors for 2020-2022, each of whom has agreed to serve if elected:

President-Elect:    Brian S. Faughnan

Secretary:           Trish Rich

Treasurer:           Tyler Maulsby

Directors:            Frank Maher (second term)

Sari Montgomery

David Majchrzak

Balloting for these positions will take place at the Annual Meeting on August 13 – 15, 2020, which will take place online this year in light of public health concerns.

President-Elect Shannon Nordstrom automatically becomes President at the close of the 2020 Annual Meeting.

You can find the full 2020 nominating committee report at the link.

The current report is available here.March Pres Report

The current report is available here. Feb Pres Report

The January update, with important details on the Vegas meeting, is available now.  January President Update

The proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws approved by the Board are now posted on the website. Thank you to everyone involved. A clean copy of the proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws, a red-lined copy, and a memo explaining key changes are posted on the website under the About tab, then APRL By-Laws tab. You can go directly to that page with this link. The proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws will be the subject of a vote at the January 25, 2019 lunch-time business meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.