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American College of LLC & Partnership Attorneys Nomination Process for Regular Fellows

Nomination deadline for the Class of 2025 Regular Fellow nominations is December 15, 2024.

Nomination Process.

Candidates to become a Regular Fellow in American College of LLC & Partnership Attorneys (the “College”) must be nominated by a current Regular Fellow of the College (the “Nominator”) who is familiar with the candidate’s practice and/or scholarship and contributions to the practice area. The Nominator must complete and submit the nomination form for the candidate (see Exhibit A). It is anticipated that a candidate may have more than one nominator, but that is not required. The completed nomination package is reviewed by the Board. The Board makes the final determination and, if acceptable, the Board will issue the invitation to the candidate to become a Regular Fellow of the College.

Who can nominate?

Any current Regular Fellow may nominate one or more candidates. The Nominator should be knowledgeable about the candidate and the candidate’s law practice, judicial body, corporation, law school, entity, expertise, publications, or other scholarship, in limited liability company and partnership law. No nomination will be accepted from (a) a Nominator in the same firm, law school, judicial body, corporation or other entity as the candidate, (b) a Nominator who is related by birth or marriage to the candidate, or (c) a Nominator who is regularly engaged as counsel for the candidate (or for the employer of the candidate).

Who can be nominated?

Each candidate must meet the following requirements:

  1. The candidate must be a distinguished limited liability company and partnership law practitioner, judge, or professor who has devoted, and demonstrated a willingness to further devote, time to organized bar projects, writing or teaching involving limited liability company and partnership law.
  2. The candidate must have had substantial experience in limited liability company and partnership law for a period of not less than ten (10) years. A candidate will be deemed to have had the requisite ten (10) years of substantial experience in limited liability company and partnership law or a subspecialty thereof if, as a regular part of such candidate’s practice, judgeship, or professorship during each of the ten (10) years immediately preceding the date of nomination, the candidate (a) devoted a substantial portion of the candidate’s time to performing services as limited liability company and partnership counsel, (b) participated in limited liability company and partnership law related litigation, (c) taught limited liability company and partnership law, (d) wrote articles and other publications on limited liability company and partnership law, (e) drafted national or state limited liability company and partnership entity statutes, or (f) any combination of the foregoing. The term “taught” includes teaching courses given by law schools and other academic institutions and lecturing and appearing on panels at seminars and workshops. The term “wrote” means writing intended for publication in a book, in a periodical, or in a course, seminar or workshop.
  3. The candidate’s reputation should be exemplary. Thus, generally the candidate should not have had (i) a complaint filed against the candidate with any ethics committee of any bar, (ii) any professional disciplinary action against candidate, or (iii) any claim (whether or not the subject of a filing in an adjudicatory forum) for professional negligence or misfeasance or malfeasance against candidate, (iv) during the last 10 years (A) any actions concerning possible reprimand, suspension, or disbarment currently pending against the candidate; (B) any previous or current investigation involving the candidate by any court, government agency, previous or current employer, or any professional organization. The College recognizes there may be extenuating circumstances which may not disqualify the candidate, but those circumstances will need explanation and may or may not be accepted by the Board.

Can a Candidate be nominated if the College already has one or more Regular Fellows from the same law firm, law school, state or federal court system?

The fact that the College already has one or more Regular Fellows from the same law firm, law school, or state or federal court system will not preclude the admission of another person from the same law firm, law school, or state court system or federal district, but that fact will be taken into account by the Board in its determination.

What does a Regular Fellow nominating a candidate need to do to complete the nomination process?

  1. Confirm requirements for Regular Fellow status. Obtain a copy of a candidate’s resume to ensure that the person meets the requirements for Regular Fellow status. It can be helpful to consult with a member of the Board at the initial stages of considering a candidate both to double-check that the candidate meets the requirements and to determine if the candidate has been nominated before.
  2. Complete the Nomination Form.
  3. Submit Nominator Letter and Nomination Form. Send the Nominator letter and the Nomination Form via email to Lou Conti at louis.conti@hklaw.com or Scott Ludwig at sludwig@bradley.com.

What Happens Next?

The Board normally meets on a monthly basis. The Nomination Forms delivered to Lou Conti or Scott Ludwig on or before 11:59 p.m EST on December 15, 2024, will be reviewed by the Board at the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting.

Because the Board could deny or defer Regular Fellow status to a candidate, it is important for each Nominator to set the properly expectations of the candidates.

If the Board approves the candidate for Regular Fellow status, the Board will notify the Nominator and will send the candidate an invitation letter inviting the candidate to become a Regular Fellow.

If a candidate is deferred by the Board for further consideration, the Regular Fellow proposing the candidate shall be advised of the deferral. The nomination will be automatically reconsidered unless withdrawn, but if the candidate is not approved by the Board in the following year, the candidate will not be reconsidered for a period of two years. This rule shall not be applicable if the only reason for deferral is the lack of time that a candidate has practiced, judged, or taught limited liability company and partnership law.

Any candidate who is not approved for Regular Fellow status shall not be considered again for a period of two years, unless the non-approval is based solely upon the lack of time that a candidate has practiced, judged, or taught limited liability company and partnership law.

Questions?

Any questions regarding the process can be addressed to Lou Conti or Scott Ludwig.