Michigan attorney James W. “Jamie” Low has been elected Vice President for Membership of the American Counsel Association, a national and international organization of attorneys founded in 1928.
Low was elected to the officer position during the American Counsel Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, held in conjunction with the 2026 American Bar Association Annual Meeting.
As vice president for Membership, Low will help lead the Association’s efforts to grow and strengthen its membership, increase member engagement and help position the organization as it approaches its centennial in 2028.
“This is a tremendous professional honor,” Low said. “I have spent much of my career involved in bar service at the local, state and national levels, and I have seen firsthand how much strong professional organizations depend upon engaged members and the relationships that develop among them. I am grateful to my fellow members of the American Counsel Association for their confidence in electing me as one of the Association’s officers, and I am excited about the opportunity to help strengthen an organization with nearly a century of history.”
Founded in 1928, the American Counsel Association brings together attorneys from throughout the United States and abroad and promotes excellence in legal practice, the administration of justice, professional responsibility and meaningful professional relationships.
The Association also provides scholarships to deserving law students and supports professional development and mentorship within the legal community.
Low joins an ACA leadership tradition that includes a number of prominent leaders of the organized bar nationally. His immediate predecessor as vice president for Membership, Chicago attorney Aurora Austriaco, has become chair of the American Bar Association House of Delegates for the 2026-2028 term. Andrew M. Schpak, immediate past president of the American Counsel Association, begins a three-year term as Treasurer of the ABA in 2026. ACA member Barbara J. Howard became president of the American Bar Association at the conclusion of its Annual Meeting in Chicago on August 4.
“I am very conscious of the company I am joining,” Low said. “The accomplishments of those individuals are entirely their own, but the caliber of lawyers who have been entrusted with leadership of the American Counsel Association gives real meaning to being elected as one of its officers. I am proud to be in that company.”
Low brings more than two decades of legal practice and extensive service to the profession to the position.
He currently serves on the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan, where he has served since 2019 and was most recently reelected to another three-year term. The Board of Commissioners provides oversight and governance for the State Bar and its work serving Michigan’s legal profession and the public.
At the national level, Low has served in the American Bar Association House of Delegates since 2017. The nearly 600-member House is the ABA’s policymaking body and ultimate governing body, considering and adopting policy on issues affecting the legal profession, the justice system and the administration of law.
Low currently represents the Oakland County Bar Association in the ABA House of Delegates, a position he has held since 2022. He has also served as the ABA State Membership Chair for Michigan, on the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, and on the ABA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee.
His involvement with the Oakland County Bar Association dates to 2004.
He is a Sustaining Member of the OCBA, a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, a member of the OCBA Membership Committee and a Master in the OCBA Inn of Court. Earlier in his career, he chaired the OCBA New Lawyers Committee.
Low has also served for many years on the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee and previously served on the Executive Council of the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section, including as its Secretary-Treasurer.
He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Low’s professional service has also had an international component. He has participated in numerous meetings of the European Young Bar Association throughout Europe and previously represented the United States through the ABA Young Lawyers Division at an international debate competition in Montreal.
In 2025, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named Low to its class of “Leaders in the Law,” recognizing Michigan attorneys for professional achievement,
leadership and contributions to the legal profession. The recognition came sixteen years after the publication selected Low as one of its 2009 “Up & Coming Lawyers.”
Low has practiced law in Michigan since 2001. He practices with The Dollar Law Firm PLLC, where his practice is concentrated primarily on civil litigation involving medical providers and claims arising from automobile accidents.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1998 and his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law in 2001.
Low was elected to the officer position during the American Counsel Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago, held in conjunction with the 2026 American Bar Association Annual Meeting.
As vice president for Membership, Low will help lead the Association’s efforts to grow and strengthen its membership, increase member engagement and help position the organization as it approaches its centennial in 2028.
“This is a tremendous professional honor,” Low said. “I have spent much of my career involved in bar service at the local, state and national levels, and I have seen firsthand how much strong professional organizations depend upon engaged members and the relationships that develop among them. I am grateful to my fellow members of the American Counsel Association for their confidence in electing me as one of the Association’s officers, and I am excited about the opportunity to help strengthen an organization with nearly a century of history.”
Founded in 1928, the American Counsel Association brings together attorneys from throughout the United States and abroad and promotes excellence in legal practice, the administration of justice, professional responsibility and meaningful professional relationships.
The Association also provides scholarships to deserving law students and supports professional development and mentorship within the legal community.
Low joins an ACA leadership tradition that includes a number of prominent leaders of the organized bar nationally. His immediate predecessor as vice president for Membership, Chicago attorney Aurora Austriaco, has become chair of the American Bar Association House of Delegates for the 2026-2028 term. Andrew M. Schpak, immediate past president of the American Counsel Association, begins a three-year term as Treasurer of the ABA in 2026. ACA member Barbara J. Howard became president of the American Bar Association at the conclusion of its Annual Meeting in Chicago on August 4.
“I am very conscious of the company I am joining,” Low said. “The accomplishments of those individuals are entirely their own, but the caliber of lawyers who have been entrusted with leadership of the American Counsel Association gives real meaning to being elected as one of its officers. I am proud to be in that company.”
Low brings more than two decades of legal practice and extensive service to the profession to the position.
He currently serves on the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan, where he has served since 2019 and was most recently reelected to another three-year term. The Board of Commissioners provides oversight and governance for the State Bar and its work serving Michigan’s legal profession and the public.
At the national level, Low has served in the American Bar Association House of Delegates since 2017. The nearly 600-member House is the ABA’s policymaking body and ultimate governing body, considering and adopting policy on issues affecting the legal profession, the justice system and the administration of law.
Low currently represents the Oakland County Bar Association in the ABA House of Delegates, a position he has held since 2022. He has also served as the ABA State Membership Chair for Michigan, on the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, and on the ABA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee.
His involvement with the Oakland County Bar Association dates to 2004.
He is a Sustaining Member of the OCBA, a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation, a member of the OCBA Membership Committee and a Master in the OCBA Inn of Court. Earlier in his career, he chaired the OCBA New Lawyers Committee.
Low has also served for many years on the State Bar of Michigan Character and Fitness Committee and previously served on the Executive Council of the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section, including as its Secretary-Treasurer.
He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Low’s professional service has also had an international component. He has participated in numerous meetings of the European Young Bar Association throughout Europe and previously represented the United States through the ABA Young Lawyers Division at an international debate competition in Montreal.
In 2025, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named Low to its class of “Leaders in the Law,” recognizing Michigan attorneys for professional achievement,
leadership and contributions to the legal profession. The recognition came sixteen years after the publication selected Low as one of its 2009 “Up & Coming Lawyers.”
Low has practiced law in Michigan since 2001. He practices with The Dollar Law Firm PLLC, where his practice is concentrated primarily on civil litigation involving medical providers and claims arising from automobile accidents.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1998 and his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law in 2001.
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