ABA President’s Blog


A chronicle of H. Thomas Wells Jr.'s travels, activities and actions as president-elect and ultimately as president of the American Bar Association. Wells also discusses his goals for his tenure and highlights ABA initiatives.

Author: H. Thomas Wells Jr. is the 2008-2009 president of the American Bar Association (and author of the monthly President's Message column in the ABA Journal during this tenure) and co-chair of the ABA’s Special Committee on Disaster Response. He is also a partner and founding member at Maynard, Cooper & Gale in Birmingham, Ala.

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Recent Posts from ABA President’s Blog


  • Federalist Society, Birmingham Lawyer's Chapter

    Body: Thursday, July 23, 2009 A Day Not on the Road   After getting back to Birmingham on Wednesday night, Thursday at lunch I was upstairs from my office at The Summit Club atop the…

  • Marine Corps Sunset Parade

    Body: July 21-22, 2009 Days 123-124 on the Road in 2009   Tuesday morning Jan and I were back at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport for yet another Delta flight through Atlanta to Washington's Reagan National…

  • Joys of Travel: Part 28

    Body: July 18, 2009 Day 122 on the Road in 2009   After the conclusion of the Alabama State Bar Meeting, Jan and I got in the car and headed north toward Birmingham from Point…

  • Alabama State Bar Meeting

    Body: July 15-18, 2009 Days 119-122 on the Road in 2009   On Wednesday afternoon Jan and I drove to Marriott's Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama, for the Annual Meeting of the Alabama State…

  • San Francisco/Commonwealth Club

    Body: July 7-11, 2009 Days 114-118 on the Road in 2009   Tuesday, July 7, brought yet another flight out of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, this time to San Francisco where I had been invited to…