Tremaine Reese, a third-year law student at Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law, assumed the position of National Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division (LSD) during the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada. Reese was elected to the position at the ABA LSD Board of Governors meeting in Las Vegas during the spring 2011 semester, becoming the first National Chair from an historically black college or university law school, and the fourth African American to lead the more than 42,000-member division.
“I am very excited about the avenues this association with the ABA will open for all FAMU College of Law students,” Reese said. “I will continue to make extra efforts to get more students involved with the ABA on a national, regional and local level.”
The ABA LSD was created in 1967, succeeding the American Law Students Association, and is the largest professional student organization in the country, as well as one of the largest dues-paying entities of the ABA. The group works closely with the leadership of the ABA to directly effectuate policy that has the potential to impact the 176,000 law students at ABA accredited institutions. All students attending ABA-approved law schools are eligible to join.
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