Mandate: The Committee identifies, assists in the planning of and promotes participation by Fellows in trial skills training for lawyers and other legal education initiatives consistent with the mandate of the College in appropriate countries outside of the United States and Canada.

 

Brian O’Neill Memorial Fund

Brian O’Neill was a Fellow of the College and served as a Regent. His efforts with the International Committee led to the collaboration of a teaching team of College Fellows and Pacific Judicial Council (PJC) members resulting in the first joint trial practice conference in the country of Palau in November 2015, with eleven Fellows participating. Since then, Fellows have led trial advocacy programs in Guam, Saipan, the British Virgin Islands and Palau again 2022. They have also led programs in Warsaw, Poland; Pretoria, South Africa; Bucharest, Romania; and Merida, Mexico.

Fellows bear the costs of their participation and attendance in these programs. The Brian O’Neill Memorial Fund was created to ensure that we could include public service and Judicial Fellows among those teams. Fellows making donations to the Foundation can indicate that they would like their donation to be assigned to the Brian O’Neill Memorial Fund.

Judicial Fellows and Fellows working in public service may apply for funding to support their participation in these international programs. Please use the documents below, and contact the National Office with any questions.

Application Information
Attachment A – Financial Application
Attachment B – Reimbursement Request