NCBP Annual Meeting Highlights!

Robin Wolpert becomes NCBP's 2023-24 President 

Robin Wolpert brings years of commitment to NCBP and its mission of empowering, connecting and inspiring bar leaders and organizations. Hear about her plans as NCBP President to be "driven by radical curiosity about how to build a next generation bar" with special attention to promoting the rule of law, well-being for lawyers and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in this one minute Facebook live interview of Robin by Patrick Palace, NCBP Treasurer, at the Annual Meeting. Find out more about her vision, as well some of her favorite books, in this more in depth Weekly Chair Chat interview conducted by Juan Thomas, NCBP's new Secretary and immediate past chair of the ABA's Civil Rights and Social Justice Section.

Robin is a Past President of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Treasurer of the Institute for Well Being in Law (IWIL), and a member of the ABA House of Delegates (Minnesota). Click to view Robin's full biography.

NCBP welcomes new Secretary and five Executive Council members

Front row: 
Treasurer Patrick Palace, President Robin Wolpert, Immediate Past President Joseph Sullivan, and President-Elect Daniel Cotter. 
Second row:
Anna Krolikowska, Johanna Schiavoni (outgoing), Erica Laughlin (new).
Third row: 
Mark Calaguas, Lynette Paczkowski (new), Jeremy Evans, Secretary Juan Thomas
Back Row:
Robert Tobey, Lydia Liberio (new), Russell Jones (outgoing), Melissa Johnson (new), Kevin Martingayle, Juli Pierce, and Hon. A Michael Snyder.
Not pictured: 
Ernestina Cruz, Kristy Gonowon, Kenyatta Beverly, and Amanda Arriaga (new). 

Click for more information about the NCBP Officers and Council members at large

Meet our 2023-24 class of NCBP Diversity Scholars!

Front row:
Carlos Yunsan, Suphi Philip, Glenda Freeman, Tekey Wallace, Carl Forbes, Jr.
Back row:
LieAnn Van-Tull, Shirley Diaz, Jessica Perez
Not Pictured:
Jamie Schultz

Click for more information about the 2023-24 Diversity Scholars.

• Attendees learned what aspirations young lawyers have for a next-generation bar during Thursday's plenary and NCBP hosted their first joint NCBP-YLD-LSD reception.
   
• Plenaries focused on the future trends in the legal profession for the following: relationship building between bar Presidents and Executive Directors, wellness, DEI & Belonging, democracy, and artificial intelligence.
   
• Workshops explored the above themes in greater detail and also looked at fun project ideas from bars across the country and what bar leaders can do after their bar year.

See the full program schedule and access handouts and resources.

Visit NCBP's Facebook page to watch Facebook live videos from the meeting.

In the past few years in Texas, three metro bars elected their first Hispanic female Presidents. Laura Benitez Geisler was the first Latina President of the Dallas Bar Association in 2019, Amanda Arriaga was the first Latina President of the Austin Bar Association in 2022 and Diana Perez Gomez just began her term as the first Latina President of the Houston Bar Association. Please join us on September 20 from Noon to 1 p.m. Central as they describe their journeys into these leadership positions, and the challenges that they faced, and get their advice on ways bar associations can cultivate and retain diverse leaders.

See more information about the speakers. This program is free, but you must register to attend. 

Thank you to our NCBP Partners!

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