2022 Candidates for President-elect and AALA Directors

AALA members may now vote in the 2022 election for president-elect and AALA directors until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022. President -Elect Jake Parker As North Carolina Farm Bureau’s Secretary and General Counsel, Jake Parker is the chief legal officer for North Carolina’s largest general farm advocacy organization and the North Carolina Farm […]

AALA Member in the News: Garrett Couts

AALA member Garrett Couts with Brady & Hamilton, LLP was recently published in the June 2022 Progressive Cattle magazine. The article discusses the topic of “Ancillary Probate” and how it may impact interstate assets.  Click here to learn more!

AALA Member in the News: Jeff Peterson

AALA President-Elect and Lathrop GPM Partner Jeff Peterson was elected to the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers’ class of Fellows. There are approximately 200 Fellows of ACCFL nationwide and Peterson is one of less than ten in Minnesota. Peterson was officially inducted as a Fellow on April 2 at the ACCFL annual meeting in […]

Cancellation Policy

Cancel through September 6 for a full refund less a $50 administrative fee Cancel September 7 through October 25 (the Monday before the week of the Symposium, and the last day for Online Registration) for a 50% refund Cancellation after October 26 is not refundable NOTE: At any time, registrations may be transferred to another person […]

Registration

AALA will host its 43rd Annual Agricultural Law Educational Symposium on November 10-12, 2022, at the InterContinental New Orleans (click on this link for the reservation site) in Louisiana. Note: The room block at the InterContinental is full for the nights of November 10 and 11. We have set up another block of rooms across […]

Sponsors

AALA is inviting interested organizations to be a part of our efforts to serve the agricultural and food law and policy community by serving as sponsors of the AALA 2022 educational symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 43rd annual symposium will be Thursday, November 10, through Saturday, November 12. Sponsorship opportunities and benefits can be […]

AALA Member in the News: Susan Schneider

Susan Schneider recently spoke on a podcast as part of the Repast Podcast series sponsored by the Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA! Her topic was “The Present and Future of Agricultural and Food Law”. In this episode of Repast, Michael and Diana talk with Susan Schneider, the William H. Enfield Professor of […]

Featured Member: Cort Jensen

Current employer: State of Montana and The University of Montana Law School   Education and work experience: I have been a state attorney for over twenty years (seven as the head of the Montana Consumer Protection Office, about fourteen years more as the Chief Attorney of the Montana Department of Agriculture). I have been an […]

AALA Member in the News: Victoria Whitehead

Victoria Whitehead Governor Greg Abbot Appoints Three to State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (this story was originally published here)     Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Victoria Whitehead and reappointed Sue Allen and Michael White, D.V.M. to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for terms set to expire on August 26, 2025. The […]