Michael J. Hernandez, Partner at Franczek P.C. and ABF Fellows Illinois State Chair, has been honored with the 2024 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar…
Two ABF Fellows to be Honored with 2024 American Bar Association Stonewall Award
Two ABF Fellows were named as the 2024 awardees of the American Bar Association’s Stonewall Award. Paula Boggs, ABF Board Member and Leadership Fellow, and Mark Johnson-Roberts, Fellow, will be…
Mark Merritt, Life Fellow, Awarded NC Bar Association’s Advocate’s Award
Mark Merritt, Life Fellow, was honored with the North Carolina Bar Association’s Advocate award. This award is the highest honor that’s given by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Litigation section…
Thomas Susman, Patron Fellow, Awarded First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics
Thomas Susman, Patron Fellow, was honored as the first-ever honoree of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) on November 16th. The award recognizes…
Two Fellows Named as the Business Leaders of Color by Chicago United
Mary Smith, ABF Board Member and Patron Fellow, and Sharon Hwang, Life Fellow, were announced as two members of Chicago United’s 2023 Class of Business Leaders of Color. Chicago United…
Laura V. Farber, National Fellows Chair and Patron Fellow, Awarded Latina Lawyers Bar Association’s Mary V. Orozco Abriendo Caminos Award
Laura V. Farber, National Fellows Chair and Patron Fellow, was recently honored with the Latina Lawyers Bar Association’s Mary V. Orozco Abriendo Caminos Award. She was presented with the award…
Eric L. Brossman, ABF Life Fellow, Awarded the Pennsylvania Bar Association W. Edward Sell/William H. Clark Jr. Business Lawyer Award
Eric L. Brossman, ABF Fellow, was awarded the PBA’s W. Edward Sell/William H. Clark Jr. Business Lawyer Award. He received the award during the 2023 Business Law Institute in Philadelphia…
Dean J. Rich Leonard, ABF Life Fellow, Receives North Carolina’s Order of Long Leaf Pine
Dean J. Rich Leonard, ABF Life Fellow, was recently presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. The presentation took place during a celebration honoring Leonard’s 10th anniversary of leading…
Anna Mercado Clark, Fellow, Begins Term as President of NAPABA
Anna Mercado Clark, Fellow, began her term as the president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the NAPABA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. She has previously served as…
Three ABF Fellows Honored by the Chicago Bar Foundation at Justice John Paul Stevens Awards Luncheon
Three ABF Fellows were among those honored by the Chicago Bar Foundation at the annual Justice John Paul Stevens Awards Luncheon in October. The award is presented annually and honors…
Five ABF Fellows Honored by Indiana Lawyer at Diversity in Law Awards Breakfast
Five ABF Fellows were honored by Indiana Lawyer at the inaugural Diversity in Law Breakfast. The award seeks to recognize attorneys and judges who have contributed to the efforts to…
New ABA Presidential Speaker Series Features Two ABF Fellows As Moderators
In the newest installment of the ABA Presidential Speaker Series, ABF Board President Jimmy K. Goodman joins ABA President Mary Smith to moderate a discussion with “Killers of the Flower Moon” director Martin Scorsese and…