Henry "Hank" White Jr., the American Bar Association's executive director, resigned from his position this week, reports the National Law Journal. (subscription)

White's departure follows the September exit of the ABA's chief financial officer, Kenneth Widelka, who was arguably the No. 2 staff official below White.

The Journal says that the executives left as part of a reorganization led by Carolyn Lamm, the president of ABA, who joined the organization in August.

The ABA has 1,000 employees and has a membership of about 400,000.