Join Gilbert F. Casellas, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Swarthmore Group, Inc. Former Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force. "The simplest and most powerful reason for belonging to the ABA is to be the very best lawyer you can be. That means being as informed as you can be about developments in the law and in the legal profession on a national level. No other single resource exists for the busy professional-membership services, CLE, professional development, networking – all in one place. As a former president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, I regularly counsel lawyers of color that ABA membership complements the resources and benefits of their membership in other national associations and in particular provides minority lawyers with the opportunity to be part of an extensive network of colleagues that is unparalleled in size and reach. I value may work with the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, with the House of Delegates, and with other committees and commissions so much that I maintained my membership during my years of government service and even today when I am no longer engaged in the practice of law." Find out more about joining