Montana ABF Fellow and Geiszler Steele Managing Partner David Steele is the new President-Elect for the State Bar of Montana. Mr. Steele, who has previously worked with the Montana Bar…
Professor Emeritus Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Michigan Life Fellow, Receives Scribes Lifetime Achievement Award
Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Michigan Life Fellow and Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, has received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from Scribes – The American Society of…
ABF Director and Five ABF Fellows Among Newly Elected American Law Institute Members
ABF Executive Director and Research Professor Ajay K. Mehrotra and five ABF Fellows have been elected as new members of the American Law Institute. The ALI has been the leading…
David Yellen, Illinois Life Fellow, Named IAALS Chief Executive Officer
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,…