37th Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium | In Conjunction with the Labor & Employment and Real Property, Trust & Estate Conferences

Atlanta, GA

Join us October 15–17, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia, as three dynamic National Bar Association programs come together for a signature fall convening that examines critical developments in voting rights, labor and employment law, economic opportunity, property ownership, and generational wealth.

This year’s Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium theme, “Vote! Your Life Depends On It!”, reflects both the legacy of legendary civil rights attorney Wiley A. Branton and the urgency of this moment. As threats to voting access evolve, so must the strategies, advocacy, and legal leadership used to confront them.

By convening leaders and practitioners from voting rights, labor and employment, and real property, trusts and estates, we are bringing together areas of law that shape democratic participation, workplace relations, economic opportunity, property ownership, and generational wealth.

47th Annual Gertrude E. Rush Conference & Awards Gala

Date: March 11-13, 2027
Location: New Orleans, LA

More information coming soon.

NBA 102nd Annual Convention

Date: July 17-23, 2027
Location: Tampa, FL

More information coming soon.

NBA | Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ALC Reception

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: The Cochran Firm, 1666 K Street NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20006

Email events@nationalbar.org to RSVP

National Bar Association at the March on Washington

Friday, August 28, 2026
Lincoln Memorial

Join President James J. Carter and the National Bar Association at the March on Washington on Friday, August 28, as we stand together at the Lincoln Memorial in defense of voting rights, civil rights, and equal justice.