The Legal Academics Committee shall foster more interaction and collaboration between academia and the legal profession. The Committee shall study matters relating to the common goal of maintaining the high standards and quality education of future lawyers and provide faculty and administrators a committee that can propose policy that impacts them and their students and add their unique voice to policies proposed by other sections and committees. The committee is composed of active PBA members who are law school faculty and administrators, undergraduate faculty and administrators who encourage legal careers, and practitioners who are interested in supporting and furthering the education of law students and the advancement of the legal profession through academic pursuits.
Legal Academics Committee Co-Chairs (2025-2026)
Maria Comas
Assistant Dean of Career Services & Alumni Relations
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
Tom Lee
Assistant Dean
Penn State Dickinson Law