Mark Suchman has been appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Currently a Professor of Sociology at Brown University, Suchman will join the ABF in September 2023. He will succeed Interim…
ABF’s Access to Justice Research Initiative Receives Grant from the International Development Research Center to Support a New Global Justice Data Observatory
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Research Initiative, led by ABF Faculty Fellow Rebecca Sandefur and Senior Program Officer Matthew Burnett, has received a grant from Canada’s International Development…
Five-Year Update to “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law” Explores the Legal Careers of Asian Americans in the U.S. Amidst a Rise in Anti-Asian Hate
In 2017, the American Bar Foundation (ABF), in partnership with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), released a landmark study, “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law,” which laid the groundwork…
The ABF Receives Renewal Grant from The JPB Foundation for Access to Justice Scholars Program
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has been awarded a grant renewal from The JPB Foundation in continued support of the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program. This multiyear grant pledges financial support to the ABF over…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar Michele Statz Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant to Improve Access to Justice for Rural and Indigenous Communities in Alaska
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School Michele Statz has been awarded a 2022 National Science Foundation CIVIC planning grant to improve access to justice for rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska. The project partners with Alaska Legal…
American Bar Foundation’s Reuben J. Miller named a 2022 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced ABF Research Professor Reuben J. Miller as a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. Miller was recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as a groundbreaking “sociologist, criminologist, and social worker tracing the long-term…
Jimmy K. Goodman Elected President of the American Bar Foundation Following Lifelong Service to the Legal Profession
Jimmy K. Goodman, senior trial attorney and past president at Crowe & Dunlevy, has become the new president of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) for the 2022-24 term. For the past two years, Goodman served as…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select 2022-23 Fellows Officers
The American Bar Foundation Fellows officers have selected Darrell G. Mottley of Banner Witcoff, Ltd. to serve as Chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) for the next fiscal year. “I am humbled and honored to serve as Chair…
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation has elected two new board members to its Board of Directors. Jo Ann Engelhardt and J. Anthony (Tony) Patterson Jr. were both elected to serve a five-year term, beginning September…
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Three New Research Faculty Members
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has appointed three scholars to its research community, beginning Fall 2022: Jacob Goldin, William H.J. Hubbard, and Nour J. Abdul–Razzak. Professors Goldin and Hubbard will be jointly appointed, Chicago-based Research…
The ABF Receives $3.68 Million Grant from the American Bar Endowment
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded its annual, unrestricted grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), totaling $3.68 million for the 2022-23 fiscal year. This grant will aid the ABF’s mission to expand knowledge and advance justice by understanding…
James Thuo Gathii Named the 2022-23 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
James Thuo Gathii has been named the American Bar Foundation (ABF) 2022-23 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law, beginning on September 1. He currently serves as a Professor…