The National Association of Public Pension Attorneys is an organization designed for its members to discuss issues of common interest and possible solutions. Everyone you meet through the organization actively represents public pension plans. Persons who represent others in an adversarial relationship with public pension plans may not join NAPPA.

NAPPA is comprised exclusively of attorneys who wish to share ideas so that they can better serve their public pension clients. There is absolutely no marketing allowed at NAPPA functions. As an education-oriented organization, NAPPA never takes a position on matters of public policy.  Below is an overview of NAPPA and what membership offers.

NAPPA Executive Board

A nine-member board administers NAPPA and is responsible for assuring that the organization runs smoothly. Its most time-consuming duties are organizing and running the yearly Legal Education Conference.  If you have any suggestions for helping NAPPA to serve you better or topics for future programs, please feel free to communicate them to the Board members. Their names are listed on the website and in each addition of The NAPPA Report.  New Board members are selected from NAPPA membership and are elected for a term of three years. Board members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.

Emeritus Board

The Emeritus Board are former NAPPA board members who are available to welcome you, answer your questions, and introduce you to other members who share your interests. The Emeritus Board serves as a nominating committee for NAPPA Board membership and also acts as advisors to the current board when appropriate. Their experience helps them ensure continuity in administration of the organization and recommendation of ideas for new topics.

Legal Education Conference

NAPPA holds a legal education conference during the last week of June. The conference is an invaluable opportunity for you to learn more about the law and legal issues affecting public sector plans. Each year, depending on your attendance, you may receive approximately 12 - 15 hours of CLE credit (it varies by state), with at least one session dedicated to fulfilling the ethics requirement. The location alternates between the eastern and western halves of the US with future sites selected by the members at the annual business meeting during the conference

Winter Seminar

NAPPA holds a winter seminar in February each year.  There are four sections – Benefits, Tax, Fiduciary & Plan Governance, and Investments. There are also two working groups – the Remedies Outside the U.S. Working Group, and the SEC Monitoring Working Group. The individual sections meet with emphasis on current trends. Any NAPPA member can attend any section meeting. However, no CLE credit is given for these meetings. Check "Events" on the website for future dates and locations.

Newsletter

NAPPA publishes a semi-annual newsletter, The NAPPA Report, that has articles of general interest to NAPPA members. Past issues are available on the NAPPA website. We believe that you will find the information and analysis in The NAPPA Report useful to you in your practice. We would welcome your contributions, as well. If you are interested in contributing to The NAPPA Report, please contact our Executive Director, Noreen Jones, who serves as editor.

E-list (listserve)

NAPPA has an E-list which enables members to send inquiries to NAPPA members by addressing the inquiry to E-List All Members or to E-List Governmental Members only. This has proven to be a very useful networking tool. You can post questions that will be seen by more than 500 lawyers who work in your restricted field. When you get an E-list inquiry about which you have some insight you may wish to respond. The E-list is never used for business or personal gain.