Section of International Law: U.S. Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committee

Section of International Law:
U.S. Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committee

Message From The Co-Chairs

Welcome to the U.S. Lawyers Abroad Committee

The work of our committee is directed at U.S.-qualified attorneys who live outside of the U.S., or who live in the U.S., but travel or expect to travel and work abroad on legal matters.

The goals of the U.S. Lawyers Abroad Committee are:

to help you to cope with conflicting professional responsibility requirements;
to give you support and mentoring in unfamiliar legal cultures;
to improve ABA benefits for those of you who live abroad;
to provide networking opportunities; and,
to provide programs, articles, and literature directed to your needs.

Looking for Active Members

If you are interested in taking an active part on our Steering Committee or on a particular project, please contact either Bayo Callender, Amy Sommers or Christian Jacobson, whose details are on the upper right.

Here are some projects that may interest you:

Increase the number of ABA benefits that actually work for members who live abroad

Set up local U.S. Lawyers Abroad networking groups and events

seek out and correct ABA electronic forms that require information that does not apply or exist abroad

Suggest and work on Committee programs, publications, phone, and teleconferences

Improve the Committee webpage

Mentor members and law students who have recently moved or who expect to move abroad

Work on changing the SSA law that discriminates against non-U.S. citizen widows and widowers of deceased U.S. citizens Social Security beneficiaries

Increase Committee membership

Work on identifying and resolving the gaps which impact the ability to obtain notarized statements required for various reasons within the U.S.

Support the ABA Focus on Women in the Law positive deviance programs

Identify ABA Ethics 20/20 issues and concerns which impact U.S. lawyers practicing abroad

Other creative activities that you suggest

II St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

We are pleased to invite you to the II St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, which will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 16-19, 2012.

The Forum, organized by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation and the Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum Foundation with the support of the President of the Russian Federation, is a new major platform for dialogue of politicians, lawyers and world leading experts in the spheres of law, economics and international relations.

To register or for more information, please visit www.spblegalforum.com.