Small nonprofits, in particular, are eager to have
lawyers serve on their boards.
Finally, since some firms have policies in place with respect to
lawyers serving on boards, it's important to review these, if they exist, and to ensure that you comply with the approval process.
If so, does my firm have a policy regarding
its lawyers serving on the boards of charities and not - for - profits that are clients of the firm?
Does my firm have a policy regarding
its lawyers serving on the boards of charities and not - for - profits?
Not exact matches
In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former
lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp,
serving on her
board at inception.
She is the founder of Law Boutique and has
served on the
boards of the Association of Women
Lawyers, Commercial Real Estate Women, and the Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter.
He
served on the National
Board of Governors of the Republican National
Lawyers Association (1990 - 2008), and
on the
Board of the Bay of Pigs Brigade 2506 Museum in Miami (2004 - 2006).
He is a high priced money
lawyer who
served on the judicial review
board and is part of the problem doing nothing when it comes to the family court system and discipling judges.
Polanco, a
lawyer from the Bronx who
served on the city
Board of Elections under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, had about 16.3 percent.
Leonard Rovins, a
lawyer who has
served on the school
board in Westport, Conn., since 1971 and as a director and the president of the Connecticut Association of
Boards of Education, has been elected president of the National School
Boards Association.
She also
serves on numerous
boards, including the Boulder Valley School District
Board of Education; Colorado
Lawyers Committee; BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today); and Great Education Colorado.
Muffett
served on the CAI
board alongside trial
lawyer Matt Pawa (though Pawa was later removed).
We have special indemnities for use by our own
lawyers when they
serve on boards.
She continues to
serve on the Wisconsin State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights and
on the
Board of Governors of the St. Thomas More
Lawyers Society.
She is also a member of the Broward County Matrimonial
Lawyers, the South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group, the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women
Lawyers, the South Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Palm Beach County Bar Association, where she
served as President of the Young
Lawyers Section from 2013 - 2014 and currently
serves on the
Board of Directors.
She has
served on the District of Columbia Bar Association's
Lawyers» Assistance Program Advisory
Board (2007 - 2013), the 2011 Women's Power Summit
on Law & Leadership Advisory
Board, The ABA Commission
on Women in the Profession's Women in Law Leadership Academy faculty (2004 - 2006) the ABA Women Rainmakers»
Board (2012 - 2013), and the UC Hastings Leadership Academy for Women
Lawyers faculty (2014).
Litigator and legal industry pioneer Chad Burton, who
serves on ABA Law Practice Division's Council, is chair of the Division's Futures Initiative, and is
on the governing
board for the new ABA Center for Innovation, explains how the ABA and other like - minded organizations and individuals are engaged in initiatives to help
lawyers run better practices and improve the legal profession.
In addition, he has been very active in the Knoxville Bar Association, previously
serving as president of the young
lawyers» division («Barristers»),
on the
Board of Governors, and as chair of the Membership Committee.
He has chaired the editorial
board of the ABA / BNA Lawyers» Manual on Professional Conduct, has served as president of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Miller - Becker Institute for Professional Responsibility of the University of A
board of the ABA / BNA
Lawyers» Manual
on Professional Conduct, has
served as president of the Association of Professional Responsibility
Lawyers, and
serves as a member of the Advisory
Board for the Miller - Becker Institute for Professional Responsibility of the University of A
Board for the Miller - Becker Institute for Professional Responsibility of the University of Akron.
She is a member of the American Bar Association Young
Lawyers Division and
served as Liaison and Advisory
Board Member to the Commission
on Youth at Risk and Vice Chair of the Women in the Profession Committee.
Lynsey
served two terms
on the South Carolina Bar
Board of Governors, House of Delegates and Future of the Profession Committee as well as the South Carolina Women
Lawyers Association
Board of Directors.
He
serves on the State Bar of Montana
Lawyers Fund for Client Protection; the State Bar of Montana Law Practice Management Committee; and the Montana Justice Foundation
Board.
Rob
served for several years as principal outside counsel and lead trial
lawyer for the Illinois Gaming
Board, advising the
Board on a range of regulatory issues, and as a Special Assistant Attorney General, trying major administrative matters.
Our
lawyers are involved in a number of charitable and civic organizations in the Halton Region, including:
serving on the
boards of hospitals, business associations, and organizations that have helped improve the communities where we live and work.
He has been consistently selected for inclusion in the Southern California Super
Lawyers list since 2005 (Thomson Reuters) and has
served for the last several years
on the
Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial
Lawyers.
Yim is the Regional Governor for the International Association of Korean
Lawyers of New York,
serves on the
board of directors for the Korean American Family Service Center, and is a member of Korean American
Lawyers of Greater New York.
Robert is a past President of The Nevada Trial
Lawyers Association and
served on its
Board of Directors for three years.
Michelle Suskauer, is a West Palm Beach criminal
lawyer,
serves on The Florida Bar
Board of Governors, 15th Judicial Circuit, and is chairperson of the Disciplinary Review Committee.
Ms. Mason has also
served on the Editorial
Board for the Alabama Trial
Lawyers Association and the grievance committee for the Houston County Bar Association, where she investigated complaints by clients against their l
Lawyers Association and the grievance committee for the Houston County Bar Association, where she investigated complaints by clients against their
lawyerslawyers.
He also
serves on the
Board of Governors of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association.
During that time, she has also
served on the Editorial
Boards for The National Trial
Lawyers and The Trial Lawyer magazine.
She has
served as Chair of Communications for the Georgia Association of Women
Lawyers (GAWL) and
on the
Board of Directors for the Georgia Bar Association's Young
Lawyers Division.
Lawyers who choose to
serve on clients»
boards may be motivated to do so by the prestige involved or for the opportunity to «give back»; however, the risks may outweigh the benefits so provided to the client.
Lawyers should think carefully before accepting an invitation to
serve on a client's
board of directors.
She
serves on the
boards of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, and is Co-Chair of the Diversity Outreach Committee of the California Employment
Lawyers Association.
I can relate well having been a trial
lawyer for 17 tears and
serving on the
board of state's trial
lawyers association.
Insurance + Reinsurance Group
lawyer Jessica A. R. Hamilton
serves on the World Affairs Council's
Board of Directors.
Miles is a member of the Criminal Trial
Lawyers Association, has
served on various local
boards, as a charter member of the Rotary Club of Wetaskiwin
served as director of international service and continues to volunteer his services for various groups.
Woody is currently one of only nine
lawyers in Florida who
serves on the Intellectual Property
Board Certification Committee.
Allen also
serves on the council of the Senior
Lawyers» Division and as a member of the editorial
board for Experience Magazine and the Voice of Experience.
Dan also
served on ELAP's
Board and as its president and firm
lawyers have volunteered regularly at its clinics.
In 2010, Levinson was elected to
serve a three - year term
on the Trial
Lawyers College Alumni
Board.
Mr. Robinson is a
board - certified, civil trial
lawyer and has been since the first exam was given in 1983, and has, in fact,
served five (5) years
on the Civil Trial Certification Committee.
Laura is
on the Executive of the
Board of Directors of the Ontario Trial
Lawyers» Association, and
serves on the
Board of the Ontario Safety League.
Chanel is well recognized for her volunteer bar activities, having
served four years
on the
Board of Directors for the Young
Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar, and she is recognized as a Florida Legal Elite «Up and Comer.»
Attorney Pope is a member of both the Texas State Bar and the Dallas Bar, and
serves on the
Board of Directors for the Texas Trial
Lawyers Association and the Dallas Trial
Lawyers Association.
Nathan is currently
serving on the
Board of Governors of the Virginia Trial
Lawyers Association and is the current Chair of the Virginia College of Trial Advocacy.
Shapiro has
served on the
Board of Governors for the Association of Trial
Lawyers for much of his career and has secured millions of dollars for his clients.
Litigation partner Steve Baughman was named Vice President of the Patent Trial and Appeal
Board (PTAB) Bar Association
on March 22, following an election held at the organization's second annual conference in Washington, D.C. Formed through the collaboration and financial support of more than 45 law firms, including Paul, Weiss, the PTAB Bar Association
serves as a forum for communications between the PTAB and other stakeholders, and aims to preserve and promote the highest professional and ethical standards among
lawyers and stakeholders who appear before the PTAB.
One of our team members has been a member of The Florida Bar Committee
on Condominiums and Planned Developments for more than 30 years,
serves on the
Board of the American College of Real Estate
Lawyers, and is past chair of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.