My name is Jeff Burns, and it is an honor and privilege to serve as Chair of the Federal Litigation Section.\u202fThe Federal Litigation Section is the FBA\u2019s largest Section with more than 3,000 members.\u202f The purpose of the Federal Litigation Section is to further the purposes of the FBA and to concentrate on the fundamental practice of law in federal courts.\u202f We welcome both plaintiff and defense attorneys from a variety of fields.<\/p>\n
The Section is very active and there are plenty of ways to get involved. We publish a quarterly newsletter, SideBAR, which features articles from our members and announcements of relevant events.\u00a0 We welcome contributions and articles for publication in the newsletter. The Section receives frequent requests to sponsor or co-sponsor programs, to contribute to funding a reception or to underwrite all or a portion of activities by local chapters and affiliates of the FBA. We are always looking to partner with Chapters, other Sections, and Divisions, and to facilitate CLE programming events for Federal Bar Association members. If you are interested,\u00a0the guidelines can be found\u202fhere<\/a>\u202fand the application for such requests is available\u202fhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our committee structure, shown below, provides anyone interested in a particular Committee\u00a0 to become active in our Section leadership.\u202f In addition to the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary\/Treasurer, and Membership Chair of the Section, we also have the following Committees:<\/p>\n Thank you for visiting the Section\u2019s webpage, and I hope you will consider joining our Section if you have an interest in litigation in federal courts.\u202f Please don\u2019t hesitate to send me an email or call me if I can be of any assistance to you.<\/p>\n James Jeffrey \u201cJeff\u201d Burns<\/em>\n
\n2025-2026 Federal Litigation Section Chair<\/em><\/p>\n