The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has chosen five outstanding undergraduate students from across the nation to take part in the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. These young scholars…
Special Issue of Law & Society Review Celebrates Laura Beth Nielsen’s Outgoing Presidential Address to the LSA
Around 2,500 of the world’s leading law and society scholars converged in Denver for the 2024 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting. But before the meeting’s sixtieth anniversary, the most…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Hosts Research Conference with Wayne State University Law School
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative is a dynamic hub for innovative empirical research and programs that bridge the divide between access to civil justice scholarship…
ABF Scholars to Present Research at the 2024 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting
This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, to be held in Denver, Colorado June 6–9, will feature presentations from over 50 ABF Researchers and Program Scholars. LSA’s Annual…
The ABF Hosts Second Biennial William C. Hubbard Conference on Law & Education at Stanford Law School
The American Bar Foundation (ABF), in collaboration with Stanford Law School and the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, hosted the second biennial William C. Hubbard Conference on…
The ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Program Chooses Five New Scholars for its 2024-25 Cohort
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative, founded by ABF Faculty Fellow and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Sandefur, is proud to announce the 2024-25 cohort of ABF/JPB Foundation…
The ABF Hosts Webinar on the Role of Education in Safeguarding Democracy as part of the Hubbard Conference Series
In a recent webinar hosted by the American Bar Foundation (ABF), experts gathered to tackle the topic of democratic decline and the role of education and critical thinking in reversing…
The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: A Twenty-Year ABF Study Finds Systemic Inequality in the Legal Profession Still Exists
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has long been recognized as the leading source of research on legal education and the profession. Among these projects is the first longitudinal study of…
James Teufel Joins the ABF as Senior Researcher for the Access to Justice Research Initiative
James Teufel (MPH, Ph.D.) has joined the American Bar Foundation as a Senior Researcher for the Access to Justice Research Initiative. He will work with Rebecca Sandefur (Faculty Fellow) and…
Mark Suchman Appointed Professor of Sociology at Purdue University
Mark Suchman, ABF Research Professor and Executive Director, has joined the Purdue University faculty in the College of Liberal Arts as a Professor of Sociology. Suchman comes to Purdue from…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative and NORC Receive $2 Million Award from Bureau of Justice Statistics for Access to Justice Design and Testing Program
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative and NORC at the University of Chicago have been selected by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics…
Joanne Martin to Receive the 2024 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Award
Joanne Martin, ABF Life Fellow and recently retired Executive Director of the American Bar Endowment (ABE), has been honored with the 2024 Distinguished Life Fellow Award from the Fellows of…