Merle Wilberding, ABF Life Fellow, was awarded the Ohio State Bar Foundation’s Ritter Award in early October. The Ritter Award is comparable to a lifetime achievement award and is the…
Jamie Huffman Jones, ABF Fellow, Announced as Arkansas Bar Association’s President-Elect Designee
The Arkansas Bar Foundation announced that Jamie Huffman Jones, ABF Fellow, was announced as the newest President-Elect Designee. She was elected without opposition at the close of nominations on October…
Lawrence Lustberg, ABF Life Fellow, Awarded New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Lawrence Lustberg, ABF Life Fellow, was recently awarded the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the highest honor that the NJSBF awards and…
Linda A. Klein, ABF Benefactor Fellow, Named Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers
Linda A. Klein, ABF Benefactor Fellow, was named a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers. The ACCL is a national organization of lawyers who have demonstrated skill, experience,…
Larry Dean Thompson, ABF Life Fellow, Named 2023 Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni
Larry Dean Thompson, ABF Life Fellow, was named a 2023 University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient by Michigan State University. The award will be presented to Mr. Thompson on November 3rd,…
National Science Foundation Awards Grant to Support Collaboration Among Access to Civil Justice Researchers and Federal Agencies
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative, in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), the Vanderbilt Access to Justice Initiative, and the Initiative for Inclusive Civil Justice…
The ABF Receives Annual Grant of Nearly $3.7 Million from the American Bar Endowment for 2023-24 Fiscal Year
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has approved its annual grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), of nearly $3.7 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year. This grant will support the…
Two ABF Fellows Elected to the American Law Institute’s Council
Judge J. Michelle Childs and Professor Robert H. Klonoff were elected to the American Law Institute’s Council at the Institute’s 2023 Annual Meeting. The council determines projects and activities to…
Colonel James M. Durant, ABF Life Fellow, Selected as a Fellow of the Institute for Responsible Leadership
Colonel James M. Durant, ABF Life Fellow, was recently announced as one of two new Fellows of the Institute for Responsible Leadership. The IRL is endorsed by the United Nations…
ABF’s Access to Justice Researchers Join in $1 Million Grant from the National Science Foundation
Michele Statz, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, Matthew Burnett, Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative at the American Bar Foundation; and Nikole Nelson, Executive…
Steven H. Sholk, ABF Life Fellow, Featured as Presenter in New Jersey State Bar Association CLE
Steven H. Sholk, ABF Life Fellow, will be featured as one of the presenters in a CLE put on by the New Jersey State Bar Association. The CLE focuses on…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select the 2023-24 Fellows Officers
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) have selected their new Fellows Officers for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The Fellows of the ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys,…