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What it Means to Be a Fellow
September 3, 2024
Listen to what these Fellows have to say about what it means to be part of this distinguished honorary society.  … Read More
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ABF Fellows are a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession.


The ABF Fellows is an honorary society for:

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Distinction

Fellows membership is by
invitation only and limited to
1% of licensed attorneys.
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Networking

Fellows disseminate the ABF's
research and gain access to
exclusive social and educational events.
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Support

Fellows contribute to help
support ABF's research.

Featured Fellows Event

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June 12, 2025
2025 June Maryland Fellows Virtual Event
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Fellows Spotlight

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Stephen "Steve" R. Miller

Visionary Fellow
Steve R. Miller is an equity partner at McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer out of their Kansas City office. His practice focuses on the construction industry, but he is first and… Read More about Stephen “Steve” R. Miller

Fellows in the News

image-id-Sharon L. Brown, Fellow, Named Recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s Attorney Professionalism Award
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Sharon L. Brown, Fellow, Named Recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s Attorney Professionalism Award

June 5, 2025
Sharon L. Brown, Fellow, was named as this year’s recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s Attorney Professionalism Award. The Attorney Professionalism Award is presented by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Attorney Professionalism each year on Law Day. Sharon L. Brown, photo courtesy of Barclay Damon… Read More
image-id-C. William “Bill” Ossmann, Life Fellow, Receives Awards from the Kansas District Judges Association and the Washburn University School of Law
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C. William “Bill” Ossmann, Life Fellow, Receives Awards from the Kansas District Judges Association and the Washburn University School of Law

June 4, 2025
Judge C. William Ossmann, photo courtesy of the Third Judicial District, Shawnee County Kansas C. William “Bill” Ossmann, Life Fellow, was named the recipient of two awards late last year. The Kansas District Judges Association presented its annual Award for Judicial Excellence to Judge Ossmann and he was also honored… Read More
image-id-Patrick “Pat” Goetzinger, Life Fellow, Published Follow Up Article on South Dakota’s Rural Practice Journey
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Patrick “Pat” Goetzinger, Life Fellow, Published Follow Up Article on South Dakota’s Rural Practice Journey

June 3, 2025
Patrick Goetzinger, Life Fellow, and his co-author Robert Morris published a follow up to the article they’d written in 2014, on the journey of rural practice in South Dakota. The first addition was Project Rural Practice: Its People & Its Purpose, published in 2014, and the follow-up is titled Project… Read More
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Julianne P. Blanch

Life Fellow and 2025 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award Recipient

Paul Smith

ABF Board Member and Patron Fellow; Past DC Fellows Officer

Lora Livingston

ABF Board Member and Life Fellow; President, American Bar Endowment

Frank X. Neuner, Jr.

Patron Fellow, National Fellows Chair, and Past Louisiana State Chair
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