Bryant Garth, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California-Irvine School of Law, will become the Interim Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), effective September 1, 2022. He has agreed to remain Interim Director until the ongoing director search is successfully…
The ABF Announces the 2022-23 Doctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded its 2022-23 doctoral fellowships to two emerging scholars who will work in residence at the ABF offices in Chicago beginning in September 2022. …
ABF Scholars Win LSA Awards for their Outstanding Contributions to Law and Society Research
Two American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professors have been selected as recipients of the 2022 Awards of the Law and Society Association (LSA). Elizabeth Mertz and Reuben Jonathan Miller have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to the research and scholarship on law and…
ABF Launches Inaugural Hubbard Conference on Law and Education and Presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Former Secretary Dick Riley
On Friday, February 25, the American Bar Foundation (ABF) will co-host the inaugural William Hubbard Conference on Law & Education in partnership with the University of South Carolina School of Law. This…
Hon. Vanessa Ruiz to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
The Honorable Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, will receive the 2022 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).…
Professor Martha Albertson Fineman to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
Emory University Law Professor Martha Albertson Fineman will be honored with the 2022 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Professor Fineman is the Robert…
William T. Coplin, Jr. to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Alabama lawyer William T. Coplin, Jr. will be honored with the 2022 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Coplin will receive the award…
ABF Study Reveals the Threats that COVID-19 Poses to the Affordability and Accessibility of Housing in the Small-Building Rental Sector
American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professor Anna Reosti, along with University of Illinois at Chicago Ph.D. candidate Allison Suppan Helmuth, published a new report detailing the experiences of small-building and…
The ABF Appoints New Research Professor from the University of Chicago
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has appointed Reuben Jonathan Miller as Research Professor. Beginning in Fall 2021, Miller will join the other residential ABF faculty in serving the legal profession, the academy, and the public through empirical research and programs that advance…
Ajay K. Mehrotra to Step Down as ABF Executive Director
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has announced that Ajay K. Mehrotra has decided to step down from his position as Executive Director, effective August 31, 2022. After stepping down, Mehrotra will remain with the…
The ABF Welcomes Matthew Burnett as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative
Matthew Burnett will join the American Bar Foundation (ABF) in November 2021 as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative. In this new role, he will be…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select 2021-22 Fellows Officers
The American Bar Foundation has selected Cynthia E. Nance, Dean Emeritus and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, to serve as chair of The Fellows…