ABF Affiliated Scholar and former ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Program Scholar Brittany Friedman has received 1.5 million dollars from Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy dedicated to supporting evidence-based policy research projects…
The ABF Welcomes the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has chosen five outstanding undergraduate scholars to take part in the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. These students were selected from a highly…
The ABF Welcomes Jeannine Bell as the 2023-24 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
Jeannine Bell has been named the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law for the 2023-24 academic year, effective September 1. Bell joined the Loyola University Chicago School…
ABF Scholars to Present Research at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting
This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 1 to 4, will feature presentations from over 30 ABF scholars.…
Bonnie Honig Receives a Guggenheim Fellowship for Research in Legal Theory and Language
ABF Affiliated Research Professor Bonnie Honig (Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science at Brown University) is among the list of recipients of the 2023…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Programs Selects Six New Scholars for its 2023-24 Cohort
The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program is proud to announce the 2023-24 cohort of Faculty Scholars. From diverse backgrounds, each brings expertise to further the program’s core mission: generating…
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Shayda Zaerpoor Le to the Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected Shayda Zaerpoor Le as a new Board Member, through a vote at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans on February 3, 2023. Le, who is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP in Portland, Oregon, began her term in February 2023.
Professor Kaaryn Gustafson and Professor Mario L. Barnes to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
University of California Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professors Kaaryn Gustafson and Mario L. Barnes will jointly receive the 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
Carolyn Witherspoon to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Award
Carolyn Witherspoon, ABF Life Fellow and Director of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, a majority female-owned firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Awards from the Fellows…
Professor Norma V. Cantú to receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Norma V. Cantú, ABF Life Fellow and the Ken McIntyre Professor of Excellence in School Leadership and Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award from…
Andrew M. Schpak to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Andrew M.Schpak, Co-Managing Partner at Barran Liebman LLP and ABF Fellows Oregon State Chair, will be honored with the 2023 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Schpak will receive the award…
The ABF’s Black History Month Research Collection
Since its founding in 1952, the ABF has been steadfast in advancing research that breaks down the barriers to a more just society. Throughout the decades, many of our ABF scholars have produced groundbreaking research on the legal and social inequities experienced by Black Americans in…