Molly Marcum, Life Fellow, was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Health Care Law in Oregon. According to Best Lawyers, only a single lawyer…
Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Life Fellow, Honored with the 2024 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award
Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Life Fellow, was announced as the 2024 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award recipient. Judge McKeown was presented with the award at the…
Two Fellows Honored with 2025 ABA Spirit of Excellence Award
Two Fellows were named as part of the class of honorees for the 2025 American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence award. Col. James M. Durant III, Life Fellow, and Karol…
Hon. Bernice B. Donald, Life Fellow and Past ABF Board President, Honored by the City of Memphis with Street Designated In Her Name
Judge Bernice B. Donald, Life Fellow and past ABF Board President, was honored by the City of Memphis with a portion of Front Street between Poplar Avenue and Beale Street…
Darin Scheer, Life Fellow, Elected Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners
Darin Scheer, Life Fellow, was recently elected as chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Scheer has served on the NCBE’s Board of Trustees…
Stuart Riback, Fellow, Appointed to Three Year Term on the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism
Stuart Riback, Fellow, was appointed to a three-year term on the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism by ABA President Bill Bay. The Standing Committee on Professionalism assists ABA entities, bar…
Melissa A. Kucinski, Fellow, Testifies Before Congress on the Impact of the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014
Melissa A. Kucinski, Fellow, testified before the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of Congress on the impact of the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014. Her testimony also focused…
Professor Richard J. Sobelsohn, Life Fellow, Has Article Published in Dickinson Law Review
Professor Richard J. Sobelsohn, New York Life Fellow, had an article published in Dickinson Law Review, titled “Keeping Your Eye on the ESG Sustainable Development Ball.” It was one of two…
Steven S. Kaufman, Fellow, Inducted into Case Western Reserve University School of Law Society of Benchers
Steven S. Kaufman, Fellow, was inducted into Case Western Reserve University School of Law Society of Benchers. This serves as the law school’s hall of fame, which honors the achievements…
ABF Research Professor Traci Burch Explores Barriers to Participation Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election
As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, the work of American Bar Foundation Research Professor Traci Burch takes on heightened importance in understanding how voter eligibility verification systems impact political…
Kim M. Boyle, Life Fellow, Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award From New Orleans Chapter of The Martinet Society
Kim M. Boyle, Life Fellow, was named as the recipient of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society. The award was…
Gerald T. Hathaway, Fellow, Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award From Pitt Law
Gerald “Jerry” T. Hathaway, Fellow, was among the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni award honorees. The award was presented to him at the Distinguished Alumni Awards…