To serve equally the members of the legal profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession, to apply the knowledge and experience of the profession to promote the public good and to encourage cordial discourse among the members of the Bar.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 19 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $231k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $770k
- Benefits
- $490
- Base
- $554k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $468k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $403k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $353k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $373k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $913
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $312k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $762
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $323k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $251k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $25k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $283k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $248k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $256
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $214k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $902
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $217k
- Bonus
- $9k
- Other
- $311
- Benefits
- $12k
- Base
- $213k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $230k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $325
- Benefits
- $599
- Base
- $165k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $134
- Benefits
- $28k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director Former | $231k | — | $770k | $490 | $1M $1.1M |
Executive Director | $554k | — | $3k | $14k | $590k $654k |
Sr Assoc. Executive Director and CFO | $468k | — | $3k | $40k | $549k $608k |
Sr Assoc Exec Dir-govt Affairs and Pil key employee | $403k | — | $3k | $5k | $419k $465k |
Managing Director-legal Educ highest compensated employee | $353k | — | $2k | $26k | $404k $448k |
Chief Membership and Marketing Officer key employee | $373k | — | $913 | $12k | $400k $443k |
Sr Assoc Exec Dir and General Counsel key employee | $312k | — | $762 | $31k | $369k $408k |
Sr Assoc Exec Dir and Chief of Staff key employee | $323k | — | $2k | $8k | $350k $387k |
Chief Technology Officer highest compensated employee | $251k | — | $25k | $25k | $325k $360k |
Assoc Exec Director-media Relations and Strategic Comm key employee | $283k | — | $2k | $18k | $324k $359k |
Chief Product Officer-chief Member Experience Officer key employee | $248k | — | $256 | $31k | $305k $338k |
Deputy Managing Dir-accreditation highest compensated employee | $214k | — | $902 | $39k | $289k $320k |
Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance Officer | $217k | $9k | $311 | $12k | $251k $278k |
Division Director Human Resources highest compensated employee | $213k | — | $3k | $11k | $238k $264k |
Director-public Interest Law highest compensated employee | $230k | — | $325 | $599 | $236k $261k |
Associate Executive Director and Chief Communication Officer | $165k | — | $134 | $28k | $216k $239k |
President | — | — | — | — | $100k $111k |
Aba Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Programs | — | — | — | — | $75k $83k |
Immediate Past President | — | — | — | — | $50k $55k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 41 unpaid individuals.
Down 28%
from 2022
From $1.4M in 2022 to $1M in 2023.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
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