2014-05-09T09:32:56-05:00 2013-12-31 362170602 WARADY & DAVIS LLP 1717 DEERFIELD RD SUITE 300S DEERFIELD IL 60015 990 2013-01-01 237151756 ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ASSO 8472671252 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 PAUL A FARNSWORTH PRESIDENT 8472671252 2014-05-08 1 SUSAN GREGGO P00595460 8472679600 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z PAUL A FARNSWORTH 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL NO 222 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 12497459 0 X WWW.ALANET.ORG X 1971 PA TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY. 12 12 51 0 599220 115419 0 0 7357089 7707297 81186 75348 202654 264740 7640929 8047385 0 5000 0 0 3278125 3587282 0 0 0 4096107 4864675 7374232 8456957 266697 -409572 4718185 5232373 2099973 3087175 2618212 2145198 X THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS' (ALA) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL MANAGEMENT TEAM; IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT IN LAW FIRMS AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; AND REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL LEGAL MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. 0 0 ANNUAL CONFERENCE-THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS TO EDUCATE THEM AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE ON THE FIELD OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATION. FORUMS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE ALSO HELD. THERE WERE 1,290 ATTENDEES IN 2013. JOURNAL, NEWSLETTERS AND DIRECTORIES-THESE PUBLICATIONS EDUCATE MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY ABOUT TOPICS RELATING TO LEGAL MANAGEMENT. REGIONAL AND SPECIALTY EDUCATIONAL COURSES ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS ON LEGAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 1,300 PEOPLE ATTEND THESE COURSES ANNUALLY. MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROFESSION AND VISIBILITY, AS WELL AS DISSEMINATING MARKETING MATERIALS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 32 0 51 1 1 1 1 CA 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X NEAL NELSON 8472671252 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITE LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 GREG MADDEN REGION 4 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN D GRIGGS PAST PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA K BARNES PRESDENT-ELECT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL A FARNSWORTH PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN D WINGERT PAST PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN M MORRIS PAST REGION 6 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONI R BEASLEY PAST AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANINE D BOOK REGION 1 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN G DEMPSEY AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL NELSON REGION 3 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAWNA R MASON REGION 5 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER P YANDLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X X 228550 0 20251 TERESA WALKER AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY SWISHER REGION 2 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA BROOMELL AT-LARGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA QUINDT REGION 6 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE M WAUGH PAST MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR 37.50 X 136110 0 14070 RENEE TIBBETTS ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR 37.50 X 103397 0 10938 PAMELA A STONG PAST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 37.50 X 104180 0 9786 572237 0 55045 4 0 1 0 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES BANK OF AMERICA PO BOX 402642 ATLANTA GA 30384 MEETING SPACE AND HOTEL SERVICES 842590 AUDIO VISUAL MANAGEMENT GROUP SUITE 200 3310 MATRIX DRIVE RICHARDSON TX 75082 AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES 218384 STRAIGHT NORTH LLC 1001 W 31ST STREET STE 100 DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515 PUBLICATION DESIGN 178808 HILTON ATLANTA & TOWERS 255 COURTLAND ST NE ATLANTA GA 30303 MEETING SPACE AND HOTEL SERVICES 130246 ROYLE PRINTING PO BOX 750 SUN PRAIRIE WI 53590 PUBLICATION PRINTING SERVICES 121191 6 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 3378646 3378646 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 611710 2175364 2175364 REGIONAL REVENUE 611710 916269 916269 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 588403 588403 ADVERTISING 541800 550613 550613 98002 98002 7707297 84266 84266 91374 91374 4441156 4450074 -8918 -8918 -8918 JOB BANK INCOME 611710 119675 119675 LIST SALES 900004 47006 47006 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5962 5962 723 -878 1601 173366 8047385 5097161 599220 2351004 5000 248801 2687442 100405 293350 257284 39971 16421 338058 59591 327973 162454 453252 2145936 61059 55245 UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO 42645 REGIONAL EXPENSES 605357 PRINTING 289267 PUBLICATIONS 83791 183655 8456957 271979 532879 1401114 1367568 38187 39548 8019 404090 313800 595843 452543 104426 143300 2474784 2767197 15586 68081 4718185 5232373 354745 321440 1653158 2711762 92070 53973 2099973 3087175 X 2618212 2145198 2618212 2145198 4718185 5232373 -409572 -63442 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 1 1 0 PART III-A, LINE 1: MEMBER DUES ARE NONDEDUCTIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS THEY ARE PRIMARILY PAID BY THE MEMBERS' LAW FIRMS. 43326 33935 9391 312489 192715 119774 240028 225893 14135 143300 ACCRUED RENT PAYABLE 49518 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 4455 53973 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE GUIDANCE IN THE FASB ASC TOPIC ON INCOME TAXES RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WHICH PRESCRIBES A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR RECOGNIZING, MEASURING, PRESENTING AND DISCLOSING IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN ITS TAX RETURNS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT IT IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION SHOULD BE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY HAVING FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR THE POSITIONS TAKEN ON ITS RETURNS. X X X X 1 0 0 OLIVER P YANDLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 216420 0 7500 0 4630 0 11496 0 8755 0 248801 0 0 0 JANICE M WAUGH PAST MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTOR 136110 0 0 0 0 0 3003 0 11067 0 150180 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A JAN WAUGH RECEIVED $41,675 AND PAM STONG RECEIVED $31,058. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ASSOCIATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED BY ALA'S ASSOCIATION NOMINATING COMMITTEE (ANC); THE ANC AND ITS COMPOSITION AND AUTHORITY ARE SET FORTH IN THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATED THE 990 TO A BOARD MEMBER, WHO IS A CPA, FOR REVIEW, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. A REPORT WILL BE MADE BY THIS COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD AND A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS IT RELATES TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED VIA: (1) ANNUAL DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY BY THE BOARD AT ITS SUMMER MEETING, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS/CONFLICTS; (2) COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFIED IN THE BROADER BOARD MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT GOVERNANCE POLICY AND REVIEW OF THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND (3) MONITORING BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BASED UPON ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EXTENSION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT - ALA STAFF DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTORS - IS MONITORED BY FILING OF A SIMILAR ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THESE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO MAY IN HIS DISCRETION ALSO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE OR QUESTIONNAIRES REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS VIA, FOR EXAMPLE, REVIEWING AND EXECUTING ALL ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THOSE NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED BY SECOND LEVEL MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD MET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WITHOUT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENT, TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION MATTERS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPENSATION ISSUE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD COMPARABLE INFORMATION DRAWN FROM SALARY AND BENEFITS SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN PRIOR YEARS AND COMPARABILITY DATA COLLECTED AT THE HIRING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AFTER FULL DISCUSSION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RANGES PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED FOR BASELINE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD THE BOARD ALSO RECEIVED A REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONCERNING ITS REVIEW OF THE ASSOCIATION'S SALARY STRUCTURE FOR "HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES" (AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE) IN COMPARISON WITH SALARIES FOR SIMILARLY-SITUATED EMPLOYEES IN OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. BASELINE SALARY AMOUNTS USED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WERE ALSO DRAWN FROM PRIOR YEAR SURVEYS AND RECENT COMPARABILITY DATA GATHERED FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CHICAGO AREA. ON THE BASIS OF THIS REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOUND THE SALARIES OF ALA'S HIGHLY-COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES TO BE REASONABLE AND WITHIN RANGES OF THOSE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO POLICY REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, AS IT HAS NEVER BEEN REQUESTED. HOWEVER, IF REQUESTED, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD PROVIDE THE INFORMATION IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS REGARDING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR PROCESS. FOUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS 75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL SUITE 22 LINCOLNSHIRE IL 600694435 363156864 SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ADMINISTRATORS IL 501(C)3 509(A)2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0