Founded in 1925, the National Bar Association (NBA) is the nation's oldest and largest association of African American lawyers and judges.
Regional Directors

REGION 1
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, & U.S. Virgin Islands
Regional Director
Donald LaRoche
957 River Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
(617) 748-9238 (O)
(617) 204-5805 (F)
dlaresq@gmail.com 
 
REGION II
Connecticut, New York & Vermont
Regional Director
Joseph Drayton
Cooley LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036
(212) 479-6539 (O)
jdrayton@cooley.com
 
REGION III
Delaware, Pennsylvania, & New Jersey
Regional Director    
Dara Aquila Govan
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office
District of New Jersey
970 Broad Street, Suite 700
Newark, NJ 07102
Direct: (973) 297-4365
Fax: (973) 645-3497
dara.govan@usdoj.gov       


REGION IV
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia & Virginia

Regional Director
Pamela Boston
Norfolk State University, Wilson Hall
700 Park Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23504
(757) 823-2293 (O)
(757) 823-2288 (F)
pfboston@nsu.edu

REGION V
Louisiana, Mississippi,Texas & Canal Zone
Regional Director
Sharon Bridges                                              
Adams & Reese
1018 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 800
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(601) 353-3234 (O)
(601) 355-9708 (F)
Sharon.bridges@arlaw.com

REGION VI

Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan & Tennessee
Regional Director

Jonathan E. Richardson
Attorney At Law
Quorum Financial Center
4121 Clarksville Pike, Suite 7
Nashville, TN 37218
(615) 891-7811 (O)
(615) 891-7812 (F)
Jrichardson@Jrichlaw.com
 
REGION VII
Indiana, Illinois, & Wisconsin
Regional Director
Wiley S. Adams
2 Prudential Plaza Suite 5600
180 N. Stetson
Chicago, IL  60601    
(312) 540-4204 (O)
Wiley.adams@prudential.com

 

REGION VIII
Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota & South Dakota

Regional Director
Cory D. Childs
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard
425 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 1800
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 688-8885 (O)
(501) 918-7885 (F)

corychilds@yahoo.com
 
REGION IX
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon
Regional Director
Kevin D. Reese
Ogletree Deakins
Steuart Tower
One Market Plaza
Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA  94105
(415) 442-4810 (O)  
(415) 442-4870  (F)

REGION X
Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, & Wyoming

Regional Director

Eleanor Darden Thompson
606 NE 17th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-8402
(405) 605-7900 (O)

(405) 557-0382 (F)
eleanorthompson@sbcglobal.net
 
REGION XI
Alabama, Florida, & Georgia
Regional Director
Aramis Donell Ayala
435 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 234-4100 (O)    
Aramis.donell@gmail.com
 
REGION XII
Washington D.C.
Regional Director
Valencia Rainey
355 I Street SW #608 South
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 496-0400 (O)
(202) 496-0404 (F)
vrrainey@gmail.com

 
 

 

 

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