American Lawyers Alliance

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An American Bar Association Related Organization

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An American Bar Association Related Organization

The American Lawyers Alliance supports Law Related Education in our schools and communities.  ALA is about making sure that all Americans know the value of freedom and liberty under the U.S. Constitution. It’s about sharing ideas and cooperative efforts so that we can make a difference in your community.


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2025 American Lawyers Alliance Annual Meeting

Fairmont Hotel, 100 Front Street West

Toronto, Canada

August 6 - 8, 2025

Book Your Room by July 3rd

Room registration is now open through the ABA.  Here are the steps to taking to making your reservation:

  1. Our meetings will be held at the Fairmont Hotel located at100 Front Street West, Toronto ON M5J 1E3, CA
  2. The ABA rate is 439.00 CAD (or $307 USD)
  3. Click here to go directly to the ABA 2025 Annual Meeting Travel/Accommodations Registration page to book your room.


Alternative Hotels:

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 

419.00 CAD ($293 USD)

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Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel

409.00 CAD ($286.00 USD)

Book

Hilton Toronto

303.20 CAD ($212 USD)

Book

The Omni King Edward Hotel 

379.00 CAD ($265 USD)

Book

InterContinental Toronto Centre

408.00 CAD ($285 USD)

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Four Seasons Hotel Toronto

650.00 CAD ($455 USD)

Book

Map of Hotels


Meetings and Activities Schedule

All prices are shown in US Dollars

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

1:30 - 5:00 - Committee Meetings, Fairmont Hotel

  • 1:30 - 2:00 - Long Range Planning and Marketing
  • 2:00 - 3:00 Nominating
  • 3:00 - 4:00 CARR
  • 4:00 - 5:00 Executive


7:00 - 9:00 - Dinner at  Kelly’s Landing Restaurant

123 Front St. W. (2 minute walk from hotel). $59 per person.


Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, steps away from Union Station, Kelly's Landing has an ideal location and delicious food. 

Kelly's Landing


Thursday, August 7, 2025

9:00 a.m. - Noon (EST) - Board Meeting Fairmont

Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83241515432?pwd=4QUjeY48pZcEAMa7Wnl5mvpnCYrGSF.1

8:00 a.m. Central
7:00 a.m. Mountain

6:00 a.m. Pacific


1:30 p.m. -   Chinatown + Kensington Market Food Tour  - Cost of tour - $95 per person.   350 Spadina Ave., NW corner of Spadina Ave. + St. Andrew St. Meet on the SIDEWALK under the Cat on the Chair sculpture. (10 minute Uber ride from Hotel)


7:00 p.m. -  Dinner at The Woods Restaurant. Price $75 per person. 45 Colborne St.  (12 minute walk from Hotel)


"1 of the 9 Best Food Tours in the World" - FORBES Magazine -

Whether in town for just a couple days or hungry to celebrate the city in a fun new way, our Chinatown + Kensington Market Food Tour is the best way to explore Toronto’s most unique and delicious neighborhoods. Our dynamic Food Tour is filled with stories, history and the most multicultural bites Toronto has to offer. Designated a National Historical Site of Canada in 2006, Kensington Market has it all; historical Victorian homes, diverse food shops, restaurants along with an immense variety of used, surplus and vintage clothing shops. Toronto’s Chinatown, first developed in the late 19th century, is now one of the largest in North America and one of several major Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.


Join us and discover these dynamic areas – jam-packed with culture, community traditions and unique delicacies. Come Hungry… Every Bite Tells A Story.


Celebrating the excellence of locally sourced ingredients to deliver unforgettable Canadian flavours  - We focus on using home-grown, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, and source from local providers: sockeye salmon from British Columbia, bison from Alberta, lobster from Nova Scotia, and dairy products from Ontario.


Friday, August 8, 2025

9:00 a.m. - Noon - ALA Awards Breakfast at the Fairmont Hotel, Confederation Room - Cost $56 per person.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89226247260?pwd=nbYbTKSwT65JqDDbVpaDIbDyhd2sCQ.1


1:00 - 3:00 p.m. -  Annual Meeting and Officer Installation at Fairmont Hotel

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84743152626?pwd=cfxBu98a5Vg48KG12cveMazRHB3csB.1



3:00 p.m. -  Free time to explore Toronto


7:00 p.m. -  Dinner Lobster Burger Bar, 214 King Street W (8 minute walk from Hotel). Dutch Treat (please note there are no split checks, so be prepared to contribute to your portion of the bill)


Serves delicious dishes, with a focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients sourced from local Canadian farmers and producers. Our burgers are made from certified AAA Aged Angus beef. All protein offerings, including lobster, are hormone and antibiotic-free. Fresh lobster is brought in weekly from our own plant on the East Coast of Canada.





Saturday, August 9, 2025

If you are staying over on Saturday, we would suggest a trip to Niagara Falls. To book, the Sylvia, the concierge at Fairmont is great, or just book on your own. 

Other Possible Ideas

  • Botanical Garden
  • Harbor Front, lots of waterfront entertainment
  • St. Lawrence Market
  • Distillery district with cute old town vibes
  • Yorkville, upscale downtown neighborhood
  • Blood Street with shops, boutiques, restaurants
  • Ferry ride to Center Island
  • Royal Ontario Museum
  • 20 miles of underground shopping in downtown
  • Greek town on the Danforth East




2025 American Lawyers Alliance Midyear Meeting

Phoenix, Arizona

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025

Click for Pictures from the Midyear Meeting

2024 ALA Annual Meeting

Chicago, Illinois


July 31 - August 2, 2024

Click for Pictures

Congratulations to our 2024 Teachers of the Year!


A Celebration of Life - Rita Thompson, ALA President 2020 - 2021

Past ALA President from 2020 - 2021 and 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Rita Thompson of San Antonio, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024.  She was an active and integral part of ALA, as well as the Texas Lawyers Auxiliary and the San Antonio Bar Auxiliary.  Click below to read about her achievements.

Tributes to Rita Thompson

A Celebration of Life - Pauline Krieger, ALA President 2001 - 2002

Past ALA President from 2001 - 2002 and 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Pauline Krieger of Rochester, MN passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024.  She was an active and intragal part of ALA.  Click below to read about her achievments.

Tributes to Pauline Krieger

A Celebration of Life - Elouise Williams, ALA President 2000 - 2001

Past ALA President from 2000 - 2001, Elouise Williams of Birmingham, Alabama passed away on August 25, 2023.  She was 95 years old.  Many current ALA members remember her fondly.  Click below to read all the loving tributes.

Tributes to Elouise Williams



Justice Stephen Breyer’s thoughts on civic education and advice to ABA’s youngest members.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer spoke remotely to ABA President Judy Perry Martinez during the General Assembly of the 2020 ABA Annual Meeting.  The following is an excerpt from that conversation:


“Martinez closed her conversation with Breyer by asking the justice to share a few pieces of advice with the ABA’s youngest members as well as with its more senior attorneys.



Breyer encouraged law students to learn about the government and said he wished civics was restored as a required course. To those who are graduating, he said he couldn’t tell them how to live their lives, but he hoped a few things for them.



“I can hope you’ll find someone to love,” he said. “I can hope you’ll have a job that is rewarding, and I can hope you will participate. Participate in public life. And there are a million ways to participate.

“You can join a local library association. You can try to be a school board member. You can vote. You can learn about the issues going on. You can talk to others.”



To the senior members, Breyer said, like he tells himself, “you just keep going.”





Read the full article by Amanda Robert

Enjoy Our 60th Anniversary Past President's Slideshow!



ALA by the Numbers

$150,000 +

Total Amount Given to Our Teachers of the Year

5,000

Approximate Number of Books Donated

12

State and City Auxiliaries

62

Years and counting!

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Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year Awards

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Judicial Civic Education Award

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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Teacher of the Year Award

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Outstanding Individual Volunteer Award
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