NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
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101st Annual Convention
July 25 – 31, 2026
Nashville, TN
As we gather in Nashville, America’s Music City and home to some of our nation’s most influential Black musical traditions, we step into the NBA’s next century with a theme that reflects both who we are and where we are going. The Rhythm of Excellence: The Power of Promise, The Energy of Now. REGISTER TODAY!
37th Annual Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium, Subpart Conferences
October 15-17, 2026
The Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium is where history and the hard questions collide. Named for the legendary civil rights lawyer who never blinked in the face of injustice, this Symposium refuses to play it safe. We take on the issues shaping our communities, from the courtrooms to the boardrooms, from the ballot box to the bank vault, and we do it with unapologetic clarity.
The Symposium is a space where law meets labor, where real property meets real power, where General Counsels sit shoulder to shoulder, and where conversations about equity turn into blueprints for generational prosperity.
The Symposium is also a working forum. Each year it produces white papers and issue reports that capture the insights of the sessions and create a record of solutions, strategies, and calls to action. These publications extend the impact of the conversations well beyond the event and ensure that the legacy of Wiley A. Branton continues to inform both policy and practice.