David Yellen, Illinois Life Fellow, has started a new role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System as of June 2021.…
Michelle Behnke, Wisconsin Sustaining Life Fellow, Receives State Bar of Wisconsin’s Leonard L. Loeb Award
Michelle Behnke, Wisconsin Sustaining Life Fellow and former Board Member for the American Bar Foundation, has won the Leonard L. Loeb Award from the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Senior Lawyers…
Lousene M. Hoppe, Minnesota Fellow, Named Board President of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Lousene M. Hoppe, Minnesota Fellow and attorney at Fredrikson & Byron, has started her term as the new 2021-2023 Board President of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. This appointment marks…
J. Logan Murphy, Florida Fellow, Appointed Judge for the Hillsborough County Court
J. Logan Murphy, Florida Fellow and Board Member of the American Bar Foundation, has been appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to become a judge for the Hillsborough County Court. Murphy…
Hari M. Osofsky, California Fellow, Named Dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Hari M. Osofsky, California Fellow and dean of Penn State Law and the Penn State School of International Affairs, has been appointed dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, effective…
Michael H. Rubin, Louisiana Life Fellow, Publishes “Multijurisdictional Practice and Transactional Lawyers” for LSU Law Review
Michael H. Rubin, Louisiana Life Fellow and attorney at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, recently published an article titled Multijurisdictional Practice and Transactional Lawyers: Time for a Rule That Is Honored Rather Than…
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Receives Advocate’s Award From North Carolina Bar Association
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow and shareholder at Robinson Bradshaw, recently received the Advocate’s Award from the North Carolina Bar Association. The award represents the highest honor given by…
Selma Moidel Smith, California Life Fellow, Honored by UCLA School of Music Endowed Recital
Selma Moidel Smith, a California Life Fellow, retired attorney, and lifelong musician and composer, has been honored by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with a newly established endowment…
Paula E. Boggs, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Speaks at Southwestern University 2020 and 2021 Commencement
Paula E. Boggs, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, served as commencement speaker for the graduation ceremonies of the 2020 and 2021 Southwestern University graduating classes, which took place on May 8,…
William G. Paul, Oklahoma Visionary Fellow, Receives 2021 Honorary Degree from University of Oklahoma
William G. Paul, Oklahoma Visionary Fellow, has been named one of two recipients of a University of Oklahoma 2021 Honorary Degree. Mr. Paul received the honorary degree during a ceremony…
Geoff Fehling and Lorie Masters, District of Columbia Fellows, Publish “The American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” in Connecticut Insurance Law Journal
Geoff Fehling, District of Columbia Fellow, and Lorie Masters, District of Columbia Life Fellow, recently published “The American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” in the Connecticut Insurance Law…
Dean Cynthia Nance, Fellows 2020-21 Chair Elect, Receives 2021 Hancher-Finkbine Alumni Medallion
Dean Cynthia Nance, Fellows 2020-21 Chair Elect, Arkansas Life Fellow and Dean Emeritus at the University of Arkansas School of Law, has received the 2021 Hancher-Finkbine Alumni Medallion. The gold…