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

Phi Alpha Delta purple and gold crest with scales of justice, open book, and torch

Colors

two overlapping circles representing pad colors of purple and gold

Greek Letters

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Red Carnation

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Membership Pins

law and prelaw membership pins

Great Seal

the great seal of phi alpha delta law fraternity, international

Executive Office Staff

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Deputy Director
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Director of Technology & Competitions
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Director of Training & Growth
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Chapter Operations Coordinator
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Communications & Marketing Coordinator
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Front Office Coordinator
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Membership Growth Consultant
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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

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International Justice
Redding Alumni Chapter
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International Vice Justice
Goldwater Chapter,
Arizona Statewide Alumni Chapter
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International Secretary
Willis Chapter,
Triangle Area Alumni Chapter
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International Treasurer
Fleming Chapter,
Ft. Lauderdale-Broward County Alumni Chapter
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International Marshal
Robinson Chapter
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International Board Member-at-Large
Vaught Chapter
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International Board Member-at-Large
Humphrey Chapter
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International Board Member-at-Large
Washington Chapter,
Tidewater Alumni Chapter
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International Board Member-at-Large
Butler Chapter,
Minnesota Statewide Alumni Chapter

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Chair, International Advisory Board
Sanford Chapter

International Tribunal

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International logo with a purple and gold crest featuring scales of justice and open book.
Chief Tribune
Goldwater Chapter,
Arizona Statewide Alumni Chapter
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Associate Tribune
Vaught Chapter,
Central Oklahoma Alumni Chapter
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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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