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2007– 2008 New Lawyers Division Committees

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Education Committee:
Chair, Rebecca McRae Langston at rebecca@langstonlawyers.com

The Education Committee is charged with working with AAJ Education and the NCA Board to develop and implement NLD education programs throughout the year and specifically at the Annual Convention.

Fundraising Committee:
Co- Chairs,
Gerri Colton at gcolton911@aol.com
M. Cody Favilla at cfavilla@simmonscooper.com
The Fundraising Committee is charged with orchestrating political fundraising efforts on behalf of the NLD. Major activities include: American Association for Justice Political Action Committee phonathons, fundraising on behalf of pro-civil justice system political entities, raising funds when called upon by the Executive Committee of AAJ and the NLD.

PAC Sub-Committee:
Chair, Corban Gunn at corban@cgvclaw.com

The PAC Sub-Committee is charged with orchestrating political fundraising efforts on behalf of the NLD.

National Fundraising Committee:
Chair, Gerri Colton at gcolton911@aol.com
The National Fundraising Committee is charged with organizing and promoting political fundraising efforts
in 2007 - 2008 on behalf of pro-civil justice system political candidates and on behalf of the NLD.

Membership/Outreach Committee:
Co-Chairs, Jeff Gibson at jgibson@cohenandmalad.com
Chris Glover at chris@hoganandglover.com
The Membership Committee is responsible for increasing and maintaining new lawyer membership in AAJ. Major activities of this committee include: recruitment, retention, membership phonathons, various fundraising activities, and working closely with other NLD committees to ensure that overall membership goals are met.

Law Schools Sub-Committee:
Chair, Tom Sinas at tgsinas@rkmc.com
The Law Schools Sub-Committee is responsible for working closely with AAJ's Law Schools Committee
to ensure that law students upon graduation continue in AAJ as voting members and participates in the
New Lawyers Division.

Public Service Committee:
Chair, Brian Galligan at bgalligan@galliganlaw.com

The Public Service Committee focuses on civic-oriented projects and is also responsible for the substantive content for the Public Service section of the NLD website. This committee also performs a public service project at both the Winter and Annual Conventions.

Publications Committee:
Co-Chairs, James "Jamie" Vaught at javaug0@yahoo.com

April M. Wilson at awilson@dreyerboyajian.com
The Publications Committee is responsible for all NLD publications. The committee also serves as a liaison to staff of the various AAJ publications, including TRIAL and the Law Reporter. The committee is also responsible for developing the NLD quarterly newsletter, The Sidebar.

Social Committee:
Co-Chairs, Rebecca Langston at rebecca@langstonlawyers.com,
Elise Sanguinetti at sanguinetti@hinton-law.com

The Social Committee is responsible for the funding, planning, and organization of the NLD parties at both the Winter and Annual Conventions.

Special Projects Committee:
Chair, Jackie Olinger at jolinger@simmonscooper.com,

The Special Projects Committee responds to requests for help from AAJ leadership. This year AAJ has requested that the committee work with the Grassroots Department to aid in the People Over Profits program.

Sponsorship Committee:
Co-Chairs, Alexa B. D'Amato at alexa@damatolawfirm.com
Chris Gilreath at chrisgil@sidgilreath.com
The Sponsorship Committee is responsible for funding the of the NLD parties at both the Winter and Annual Conventions.

State Board of Governors Committee:
Chair, Orla Brady at obrady@kreindler.com

The State Board of Governors Committee is responsible for recruiting New Lawyers Division (NLD) Governors from each state. Major activities include: recruitment, retention, various fundraising activities, document drive, and membership efforts.

Website/Document Library/AAJ Exchange Committee:
Co-Chairs, Pam Mullis at prmullis@mullislawfirm.com,
Ed Wallis at ewallis@gewwlaw.com

The Website Committee is charged with the continued development of the NLD portion of www.justice.org.

Document Library/AAJ Exchange Committee:
Chair, Emily Hawk Raley at hawk@alabamatortlaw.com,
The Document Library/AAJ Exchange Committee is charged with the continued collection of documents
helpful to the new lawyers for submission to the document library and AAJ Exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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