Ellen M. Jakovic, Benefactor Fellow, was announced as the 2024 Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) Woman Lawyer of the Year. Jakovic will be honored at the…
Ten Fellows Elected to American Law Institute
The American Law Institute’s newest member class from December 2023 includes 10 Fellows from across the country. The ALI has been the leading voice in refining, clarifying, and improving the…
Richard Pena, Past ABF Board President and Patron Fellow, Named as the 2024 NCBP Fellows Award Recipient
Richard Pena, Past ABF Board President and Patron Fellow, was named as the 2024 National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award winner. Mr. Pena made history as the first Hispanic…
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…
Michael McCann to Receive the 2024 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
Michael McCann, Professor Emeritus and the former Gordon Hirabayashi Professor for the Advancement of Citizenship at the University of Washington, has been honored with the 2024 Outstanding Scholar Award from…
Suzette M. Malveaux to Receive the 2024 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Suzette M. Malveaux, the Moses Lasky Professor of Law and Director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law at the University of Colorado Law…
Michael J. Hernandez to Receive the 2024 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Michael J. Hernandez, Partner at Franczek P.C. and ABF Fellows Illinois State Chair, has been honored with the 2024 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar…
Two ABF Fellows to be Honored with 2024 American Bar Association Stonewall Award
Two ABF Fellows were named as the 2024 awardees of the American Bar Association’s Stonewall Award. Paula Boggs, ABF Board Member and Leadership Fellow, and Mark Johnson-Roberts, Fellow, will be…
Mark Merritt, Life Fellow, Awarded NC Bar Association’s Advocate’s Award
Mark Merritt, Life Fellow, was honored with the North Carolina Bar Association’s Advocate award. This award is the highest honor that’s given by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Litigation section…
Thomas Susman, Patron Fellow, Awarded First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics
Thomas Susman, Patron Fellow, was honored as the first-ever honoree of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) on November 16th. The award recognizes…
Two Fellows Named as the Business Leaders of Color by Chicago United
Mary Smith, ABF Board Member and Patron Fellow, and Sharon Hwang, Life Fellow, were announced as two members of Chicago United’s 2023 Class of Business Leaders of Color. Chicago United…