Mrs. Ramo concentrates her
practice in the areas of mediation, arbitration, business
law, real estate, probate and estate planning. She has
particular experience in working with large corporations
on strategic and long-range planning.
Mrs. Ramo was elected President
of the American Bar Association in 1995-96, the first
woman in history to head the world’s
largest organization of attorneys. In February, 2003, the
Unites States Senate appointed her to co-chair the committee
to review and make suggestions for governance change of
the United States Olympic Committee. She was Chair of the
ABA’s Asia Law Initiative Council from 2000 to 2005,
was selected first vice-president of the American Law Institute,
the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution's National Panel
of Distinguished Neutrals, and a vice-president and member
of the Board of Directors of the Santa Fe Opera. In 2000,
she was made an honorary member of the Bar of England and
Wales, and of Gray's Inn. She is a Fellow of both the American
College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and of the American
Bar Foundation. She served as a Regent of the University
of New Mexico from 1989-1995 and as President of the Board
of Regents from 1991-1993.
The ALI and the ECGI
are grateful for support for the 2007 Conference from
