University of Arkansas Dean Emeritus and Chair of the Fellows Cynthia E. Nance has received the Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service in the Western District of Arkansas. The…
Professor Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Louisiana Fellow, Receives 2021 Jefferson B. Fordham Advocacy Award
Wayne State University Law Professor Jamila Jefferson-Jones has been honored with the 2021 Jefferson B. Fordham Award for Advocacy. The award is one of several that are presented annually by…
Professor Susan Anne Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Discusses Empathy in Virtual Courtrooms with Law360
DePaul University College of Law Professor and Illinois Fellow Susan Bandes spoke with Law360 about her July 2021 journal article, “Empathy and Remote Legal Proceedings.” The essay, which was co-written…
Reuben A. Guttman, District of Columbia Fellow, Co-Publishes “Pretrial Advocacy”
District of Columbia Fellow Reuben A. Guttman has co-authored a new book, “Pretrial Advocacy,” to be released by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. The volume, which was also written…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select 2021-22 Fellows Officers
The American Bar Foundation has selected Cynthia E. Nance, Dean Emeritus and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, to serve as chair of The Fellows…
Eight ABF Fellows Elected to American Bar Association Board of Governors for the 2021-2024 Term
Eight of the 13 newest members of the ABA Board of Governors (BOG) are Fellows of the American Bar Foundation: Honorable John Preston Bailey, Life Fellow Leonard H. Gilbert, Benefactor Fellow Seymour…
Reginald M. Turner, Jr., Michigan Leadership Fellow, Begins Term as 2021-2022 ABA President
Reginald Turner, Michigan Leadership Fellow and Past 2018-2019 National ABF Fellows Chair, has started his one-year term as the President of the American Bar Association. This new appointment, which began…
Professor Catherine J. Ross, New York Life Fellow, Named George Washington University’s Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law
Noted constitutional and family law expert and New York Life Fellow Catherine J. Ross was recently named George Washington University Law School’s new Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law. Professor…
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Wins North Carolina Bar’s Citizen Lawyer Award
ABF Life Fellow and Robinson Bradshaw litigator John R. Wester is a 2021 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Citizen Lawyer Award. The NCBA established the award to recognize…
Former ABF Fellows Chair, California Life Fellow Among Honorees at 31st Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Ceremony
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Oregon Benefactor Fellow Madam Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum and California Life Fellow Joan M. Haratani joined three other influential women as the 2021 Margaret…
Thomas Leatherbury, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed to Texas Access to Justice Commission
Texas Life Fellow Thomas Leatherbury has been appointed to the Texas Access to Justice Commission to serve a three year term. Based in Dallas, Mr. Leatherbury co-leads the Appellate practice…
Stacy Broman, Minnesota Sustaining Life Fellow, Appointed Managing Partner at Meagher & Geer
Nearly a century after hanging their shingle, top insurance law firm Meagher & Geer has appointed Minnesota Sustaining Life Fellow Stacy Broman as their first woman Managing Partner. Ms. Broman…