James Dimos (In Memoriam)

When the Deputy Executive Director job became available at the American Bar Association (ABA), Jim Dimos jumped at the opportunity. After serving as the President of the Indiana Bar Association, Jim said that leading bar associations was sort of his professional hobby, so the leadership job was a perfect fit. “I couldn’t think of a job that was better suited for my interest at this point of my career,” he told The Indiana Lawyer. “I’ve enjoyed the practice of law and I’ve done it for 30 years now in the same place. It was going to take something very special to get me to change that.” As second-in-command at the ABA, Jim was responsible for legal education, membership, admission to the bar, and the Center on Public Interest Law. Jim Dimos suffered a heart attack and passed away on August 5, 2020.