Richard Murray, Colorado Fellow and shareholder at Polsinelli PC, has been honored with the 2020 Richard Marden Davis Award. The award recognizes Richard’s exceptional service to the legal community, as well…
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Discusses School-to-Prison Pipeline for Comcast’s Social Justice Series
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow and President & CEO of Planting People Growing Justice LLC, was recently a featured speaker on Comcast/NBCUniversal’s Social Justice Series. The episode, titled “Breaking Schools’ Rules:…
Professor Jayne Barnard, Virginia Life Fellow, Awarded Honorary Degree from College of William & Mary
Professor Jayne Barnard, Virginia Life Fellow, was awarded an Honorary Degree from the College of William & Mary at its 328th Charter Day in February 2021. The award recognized Professor Barnard’s…
Preston M. Torbert, Illinois Patron Fellow, Publishes “Because It Is Wrong: An Essay on the Immorality and Illegality of the Online Service Contracts of Google and Facebook” in Case Western Journal
Preston M. Torbert, Illinois Patron Fellow and Senior Counsel at Baker & McKenzie, has published an essay in the Case Western Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet entitled “Because It Is…
Nancy Andrade, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Commissioner for the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Nancy Andrade, Illinois Fellow and former Senior Presidential Advisor at the American Bar Association, has been appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) by Chicago mayor Lori…
Jeffrey Bruce Golden, International Life Fellow, Appointed as The Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa
International Life Fellow and 3 Hare Court Joint Head of Chambers Jeffrey Golden has been appointed as one of eight new Honorary Queen’s Counsel, or Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa, for…
Harvard Law Professor Martha Minow to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2021 ABF Fellows Annual Awards Banquet
Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard Law School and former member of the America Bar Foundation (ABF) Board of Directors, will be the Keynote Speaker during the Fellows of the…
James J. Sandman to be Honored with the 2021 Distinguished ABF Life Fellow Award
James J. Sandman, Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant of the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will receive the 2021 Distinguished Life Fellow Award from…
Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Frank X. Neuner Jr. to be Honored With the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Awards
Lawyers Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Frank X. Neuner Jr., will jointly receive the 2021 Outstanding State Chair Awards from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
UCLA Professor Laura E. Gómez to Receive the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Law Professor Laura E. Gómez will be honored with the 2021 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
Stephen A. Saltzburg to Receive the 2021 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Stephen A. Saltzburg, the Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, will receive the 2021 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the…
The ABF Remembers the Historic Career of Late Benefactor Fellow and Federal Judge Jerome Farris
The ABF fondly remembers the career and dedicated service of late Washington Benefactor Fellow and Federal Judge Jerome Farris. Judge Farris, who passed away in July 2020 at the age…