Grant Killoran of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing was elected to the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Chicago in August 2021. Grant will serve a three-year term and represent District 9, which includes the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri.
The 43-member Board of Governors is comprised of 19 District representatives, 18 members-at large, and the following officers of the ABA (serving ex-officio): the ABA President, President-Elect, Chair of the House of Delegates, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President. The Board of Governors oversees the general operation of the ABA and develops specific plans of action. Grant also has been appointed as the Board of Governors’ liaison to the ABA’s Section of Health Law, Commission on the American Jury, and Forum on Housing and Community Development Law.
With his election to the ABA Board of Governors, Grant also becomes a member of the ABA House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is the ABA’s policymaking body and is responsible for control and administration of the ABA. Grant previously served in the House of Delegates for many years as a representative of the State Bar of Wisconsin.