Chairman of the Lithuanian Bar Association
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Chairman Mindaugas Kukaitis
The 19th Chairman of the Bar Council of the Lithuanian Bar Association.
Elected at the General Assembly of Lawyers held in Vilnius on April 10, 2026, Mindaugas Kukaitis began his second term as Chair of the Bar Council. He was first elected to the position on May 27, 2022.
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“A strong Bar is a shield against the unlawful persecution of every lawyer.”
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1996 – Professional qualifications: law degree, Vilnius University
- April 10, 2026: Elected Chair of the Bar Council for the second term at the General Assembly of Lawyers
- Since 2025, member of the Pardon Commission established by the President of the Republic of Lithuania
- Since 2025, member of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania Examination Commission
- Since 2021, member of the Supervisory Committee for the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Lithuania
- 2022–2026: Chair of the Bar Council
- Since 2019, member of the Coordination Council for State-Guaranteed Legal Aid
- 2018–2022: Vice Chair of the Bar Council
- 2018–2022: Member of the Bar Council
- 2015–2016: Chair of the Working Group on the Draft Code of Ethics for Lithuanian Lawyers
- 2014–2022: Chair of the Bar Disciplinary Committee
- 2014–2018: Member of the Bar Council
- 2011–2014: Chair of the Bar Honorary Court
- 2008–2011: Vice Chair of the Bar Honorary Court
- Since August 19, 1999: Lithuanian Bar Association | Attorney | Kukaitis & Partners Law Firm
- November 20, 1996 – August 18, 1999: Lithuanian Bar Association | Associate Lawyer
- 2025 – First-Class Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Justice of Lithuania, awarded for outstanding service to justice.
- 2025 – Honorary Badge of the Lithuanian Business Confederation, awarded for consistent and constructive cooperation in preserving the competitiveness of Lithuania’s tax environment.
- 2022 – Award of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, presented in recognition of joint efforts to protect human rights.
Former Chairs of the Bar Association
