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Leading the Bar
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Bar presidents share strategies, tools and insights for attorneys growing into leadership roles. Learn from real stories of growth, crisis management, and innovation in NCBP’s Leading the Bar podcast. Listen monthly for compelling stories the next generation of lawyer-leaders can use to develop skills, confidence, and vision to lead with purpose and integrity.

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Nov 17, 2025

Bar Leadership in Action: Wellness, Technology, and the Rule of Law

At ClioCon 2025, Patrick Palace sat down with bar leaders from across the country to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing bar associations and their members today. Jonathan Dunitz shares...

Nov 3, 2025

Good Governance – Continuity, Culture, and Change

Strong governance keeps a bar association thriving through generations of leadership. In this episode, host Amanda Arriaga sits down with leaders from the Allegheny County Bar Association to explore how their thoughtful...

Oct 20, 2025

Discussion with Juan Thomas, Past President of the National Bar Association and President Elect of NCBP

This bonus episode of Leading the Bar features a special installment from the Council of Firsts series, which spotlights trailblazing leaders who were the “first” to break barriers in their bar associations. In this  episode of...

Sep 22, 2025

Discussion with Carl Smallwood, Director of the Divided Community Project at Moritz Law School and the first African American President of the Columbus Bar Association

This bonus episode of Leading the Bar features a special installment from the Council of Firsts series, which spotlights trailblazing leaders who were the “first” to break barriers in their bar associations....

Sep 15, 2025

Your Questions, Answered: Bar Leaders at NCBP

Bar leaders care deeply about the mission and values of their associations, but no leader has it all figured out. In this special episode following the NCBP Annual Meeting, a panel of...

Aug 25, 2025

Leadership in Action: How Bar Involvement Shapes Legal Careers

In this collaborative episode from the National Conference of Bar Presidents’ Leading the Bar podcast and the Chicago Bar Association’s @theBar podcast, host Amanda Arriaga talks with Dan Cotter, Trisha Rich, and Jonathan Amarilio about the...

Aug 18, 2025

Celebrating 75 Years of NCBP

In this special episode of Leading the Bar, we celebrate 75 years of the National Conference of Bar Presidents with outgoing president Dan Cotter and incoming president Patrick Palace. Host Amanda Arriaga...

Jul 21, 2025

Jeremy Evans on Leadership, Breaking Away, and Knowing When to Pivot

Jeremy Evans, founder of California Sports Lawyer and past president of the California Lawyers Association, joins Amanda Arriaga and Lynette Paczkowski on the second episode of Leading the Bar, the podcast from the...

Jun 16, 2025

Say “Yes” to Leadership: A Conversation with Dana and Keith Cutler

Legal lions and TV judges Keith and Dana Cutler join Amanda Arriaga on the inaugural episode of “Leading the Bar,” a new podcast from the National Conference of Bar Presidents designed to...

Jun 9, 2025

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Bar presidents share strategies, tools and insights for attorneys growing into leadership roles. Learn from real stories of growth, crisis management, and innovation in NCBP’s Leading the Bar podcast. Listen monthly for...

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Amanda Arriaga

Amanda Arriaga is Chair of the National Conference of Bar President’s 21st Century Lawyer Committee. She was the...

Lynette Paczkowski

Lynette Paczkowski is a partner at Bowditch & Dewey in Massachusetts where she advocates for her clients...

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