The purpose of this Section of the AALS is to promote scholarship, teaching, and related activities that will help prepare lawyers and law students to serve in leadership roles. The Section will also make recommendations to the Association on matters of interest with respect to the research and teaching concerning leadership development in the legal profession. The Section will work to develop a community of faculty, practitioners, and students to exchange ideas and develop courses and programs to promote leadership development for the legal profession.

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CHAIR:
Joan MacLeod Heminway
Rick Rose Distinguished Professor of Law
The University of Tennessee College of Law
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CHAIR-ELECT:
Tania Luma 
Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Clinical Professor
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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PAST CHAIR:
April M. Barton,
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Hillary A. Sale
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Leadership and Corporate Governance,
Professor of Management
Georgetown University
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Aric K. Short
Professor of Law & Director, Professional Identity and Leadership Development Program
Texas A&M University School of Law
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Leah Jackson Teague
Professor of Law & Director, Leadership Development Program
Baylor University School of Law
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Kenneth Townsend
Teaching Professor & Director, Leadership and Character in the Professional Schools
Wake Forest University School of Law
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