Placement on any of Lawdragon’s top 500 leading lawyer lists is a milestone for successful and influential attorneys around the globe, which makes selection for their Hall of Fame an…
Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow, Becomes the ABA’s First Native American Woman President-Elect Nominee
Illinois Patron Fellow Mary L. Smith has become the first Native American woman selected as the ABA President-Elect nominee. Smith, who is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, was…
Amir Ali, District of Columbia Fellow, Promoted to MacArthur Justice Center Executive Director
Civil rights litigator and District of Columbia Fellow Amir Ali has been selected as the new Executive Director for the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center. Ali previously directed the…
Professor Tiffany Williams Brewer, New Jersey Fellow, Becomes First African American Woman to Chair the NJ State Commission of Investigation
New Jersey professor, nonprofit founder, and Fellow Tiffany Williams Brewer has recently been appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to become the State Commission of Investigation’s first African American woman Chair.…
Honorable Eileen A. Kato, Immediate Past Fellows Chair and Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Receives ABAW 2021 President’s Award
The Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) has awarded Imm. Past Fellows Chair Honorable Eileen A. Kato (Ret.) with the 2021 ABAW President’s Award in recognition of her service with…
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Sustaining Life Fellow, Selected to Join TriBar Opinion Committee
Delaware Sustaining Life Fellow and Young Conaway partner Norman Powell has been invited to become a member of the TriBar Opinion Committee. TriBar, which is made up of members from…
Melissa Ann Kucinski, D.C. Fellow, Releases New Book about Global Family Law
D.C. Fellow, international family lawyer, and George Washington University lecturer Melissa Kucinski has released a new book, Family Law Across Borders: Cases and Comments, alongside co-authors Bruce Hale and Michael Coffee.…
Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona Patron Fellow, Receives World Jurist Association Medal of Honor
ABA Immediate Past President, Snell & Wilmer Partner, and Arizona Patron Fellow Patricia Lee Refo has been awarded with a Medal of Honor from the World Jurist Association. The WJA…
Elise Boddie, New York Fellow, Appointed to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Rutgers Professor of Law and New York Fellow Elise Boddie has been working on President Joe Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States since its inception…
Hon. Marla Luckert, Kansas Life Fellow, Receives Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction
Kansas Life Fellow and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert has been awarded the Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction. The Kansas Bar Association bestows the award upon professionals in…
Jonathan Rose, Arizona Fellow, Appointed to Editorial Board of Two Legal History Journals
Arizona Fellow and ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Professor Emeritus Jonathan Rose has recently been appointed to the editorial board of two journals, Western Legal History and Comparative Legal History. Western Legal…
Howard Brod Brownstein, Pennsylvania Fellow, Pronounced NACD Directorship Certified
Pennsylvania Fellow and Brownstein Corporation President Howard Brod Brownstein has been recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors as NACD Directorship Certified, a credential that indicates a high level…