About Us
About Us

Our Mission & Vision

Mission
Phi Alpha Delta is the world’s preeminent law fraternity because of our dedication to service: service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community.

It is through devotion to the ideals of compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family.

Vision
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International strives to be the premier legal professional organization with a diverse membership that cultivates leaders and serves as a voice for the role of legal professionalism in our society.

Our Purpose

The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.

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Core Values

Bound together by tradition and our common interest in the law, we share these core values: Compassion, Courage, Diversity, Innovation, Integrity, Professionalism, and Service.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Phi Alpha Delta acknowledges that racism, inequality, and inequities still exist in our nation and commit to actions that address these wrongs. We are moving forward with our commitment to doing more to ensure that we are living up to our mission. It is through devotion to the ideals of Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Professionalism, Service, Diversity, and Innovation that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family.

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Emblems & Symbols

Crest

pad crest

Colors

pad colors are purple and gold

Greek Letters

image of greek letters phi alpha delta

Red Carnation

red carnation

Membership Pins

law and prelaw membership pins

Great Seal

the great seal of phi alpha delta

Executive Office Staff

Katie Gibbs
Deputy Director
Leslie Plummer
Director of Technology & Competitions
LaShatá Grayson
Director of Training & Growth
Xena Strench
Chapter Operations Coordinator
Summer Stephens
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Danielle Knotts
Front Office Coordinator
Elsie Guerrero
Membership Growth Consultant
Derrick Rogan
Membership Growth Consultant
P.A.D. Executive Office
M-F, 9am-5pm ET
606 Baltimore Ave, Ste 303
Towson, MD 21204
410-347-3118

P.A.D. History

Phi Alpha Delta’s legacy began on November 8, 1902. Our history is filled with over 100 years of expansion, reorganization, recovery, and growth. Learn more about our history, the people behind it, and the foundation that established P.A.D. as one of the largest legal organizations in the world.

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International Executive Board

International Justice John Karasek
International Justice
Redding Alumni Chapter
International Vice Justice Jennifer Schroader
International Vice Justice
Goldwater Chapter,
Arizona Statewide Alumni Chapter
International Secretary Nicole Winget
International Secretary
Willis Chapter,
Triangle Area Alumni Chapter
International Treasurer Jason Haber
International Treasurer
Fleming Chapter,
Ft. Lauderdale-Broward County Alumni Chapter
International Marshal Jhanalyn Blount
International Marshal
Robinson Chapter
International Board Member-at-Large Lindsey Rames
International Board Member-at-Large
Vaught Chapter
International Board Member-at-Large Bobby Ficklin, Jr.
International Board Member-at-Large
Humphrey Chapter
International Board Member-at-Large C. Duane Close, II
International Board Member-at-Large
Washington Chapter,
Tidewater Alumni Chapter
International Board Member-at-Large Jessica Zaiken Sienkewicz
International Board Member-at-Large
Butler Chapter,
Minnesota Statewide Alumni Chapter

Chair, International Advisory Board Nicole Grida
Chair, International Advisory Board
Sanford Chapter

International Tribunal

Chief Tribune Carrie H. Smith
Chief Tribune
Goldwater Chapter,
Arizona Statewide Alumni Chapter
Associate Tribune Jeff Crain
Associate Tribune
Vaught Chapter,
Central Oklahoma Alumni Chapter
Associate Tribune Concetta Tsosie de Haro
Associate Tribune
McManus Chapter,
Robert E. Redding Alumni Chapter

International Leadership & Prominent P.A.D. Members

International Leadership

In addition to the International Executive Board, listings of the District Justices, International Advisory Board, Distinguished Service Chapter, and Council of International Chiefs are available online.

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Prominent P.A.D.s

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International has hundreds of prominent members that include U.S. Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Senators, Congressmen, Governors, and others.

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Our Mission
 

Phi Alpha Delta is the world’s preeminent law fraternity because of our dedication to service: service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community.

It is through devotion to the ideals of compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family.

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