Vision, Mission, and History
Vision
The National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) exists to promote the importance and integrity of the municipal market by advancing the understanding of and compliance with the law affecting public finance. Read more about our first forty years and how this vision was formed, review our Congressional Proclamation, and view photos celebrating the fortieth anniversary.
Mission
NABL was incorporated as an Illinois non-profit corporation on February 5, 1979, for the purposes of:
- Educating its members and others in the law relating to state and municipal bonds and other obligations,
- Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas as to law and practice,
- Improving the state of the art in the field,
- Providing advice and comment at the federal, state and local level with respect to legislation, regulations, rulings and other action, or proposals therefor, affecting state and municipal obligations, and
- Delivering advice and comment with regard to state and municipal obligations in proceedings before courts and administrative bodies through briefs and memoranda as a friend of the court or agency.
Past Presidents
The 2023-2024 President of the National Association of Bond Lawyers is Carol J. McCoog of Portland, OR. Read her speech here. Past president inaugural speeches are noted below.
Teri M. Guarnaccia
Baltimore, MD
2020 – 2021
Ann D. Fillingham
Lansing, MI
2021 – 2022
Joseph (“Jodie”) E. Smith Birmingham, AL
2022 – 2023
John McNally
Washington, DC
2010 – 2011
Kristin H. R. Franceschi
Baltimore, MD
2011 – 2012
Scott R. Lilienthal
Washington, DC
2012 – 2013
Allen K. Robertson
Charlotte, NC
2013 – 2014
Antonio D. Martini
Boston, MA
2014 – 2015
Kenneth R. Artin
Orlando, FL
2015 – 2016
Clifford M. Gerber
San Francisco, CA
2016 – 2017
Alexandra M. MacLennan
Tampa, FL
2017 – 2018
Dee P. Wisor
Denver, CO
2018 – 2019
Richard J. Moore
San Francisco, CA
2019 – 2020
J. Hobson Presley, Jr.
Birmingham, AL
2000 – 2001
William J. Noth
Des Moines, IA
2001 – 2002
Helen C. Atkeson
Denver, CO
2002 – 2003
Linda B. Schakel
Washington, DC
2003 – 2004
Monty G. Humble
Dallas, TX
2004 – 2005
Walter J. St. Onge III
Boston, MA
2005 – 2006
Carol L. Lew
Newport Beach, CA
2006 – 2007
J. Foster Clark
Birmingham, AL
2007 – 2008
William A. Holby
Atlanta, GA
2008 – 2009
Kathleen C. McKinney
Greenville, SC
2009 – 2010
Richard Chirls
New York, NY
1990 – 1991
Frederic A. Weber
Houston, TX
1991 – 1992
M. Jane Dickey
Little Rock, AR
1992 – 1993
Neil P. Arkuss
Boston, MA
1993 – 1994
Andrew R. Kintzinger
Minneapolis, MN
1994 – 1995
William H. McBride
Raleigh, NC
1995 – 1996
Julianna Ebert
Milwaukee, WI
1996 – 1997
William H. Conner
Cleveland, OH
1997 – 1998
Floyd C. Newton
Atlanta, GA
1998 – 1999
Howard Zucker
New York, NY
1999 – 2000
Bernard P. Friel
St. Paul, MN
1979 – 1980
Manly W. Mumford
Chicago, IL
1980 – 1981
Donald L. Howell
Houston, TX
1981 – 1982
Frederick O. Kiel
Cincinnati, OH
1982 – 1983
Pope B. McIntire
Atlanta, GA
1983 – 1984
Harold B. Judell
New Orleans, LA
1984 – 1985
James W. Perkins
Boston, MA
1985 – 1986
Sharon Stanton White
San Francisco, CA
1986 – 1987
Robert Dean Pope
Richmond, VA
1987 – 1988