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,…
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Patty A. Ferguson-Bohnee and Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr. To its Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected two new board members to its Board of Directors. Patty A. Ferguson–Bohnee and the Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Jr. were both elected to…
Brittany Faith, ABF Fellow, Appointed to ABA Commission on Immigration Advisory Committee
Brittany Faith, ABF Fellow, was appointed to the advisory committee of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration. The committee was by appointment-only by ABA President and ABF Patron Fellow…
Justice Piper D. Griffin, ABF Fellow, Serving as Keynote Speaker for Grambling State University’s Constitution Day
Justice Piper D. Griffin, ABF Fellow, was announced as the keynote speaker for Grambling State University’s Constitution Day Observation. She will be speaking on September 19th at T.H. Harris Auditorium.…
Melody McAnally, ABF Life Fellow, Selected to Serve as Chair-Elect of the ABA TIPS Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee
Melody McAnally, ABF Life Fellow, was recently selected by the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) to serve as the Chair-Elect to the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee.…
Jeffrey A. Goldman, Fellow, Elected as Chair of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section of the Wisconsin State Bar
Jeffrey A. Goldman, Fellow, was elected as Chair of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust (RPPT) Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin for 2023-2024. The section examines the law…
Celebrating ABF Fellows in ABA Board of Governors District Representative and Member-At-Large Roles
After the 2023 Annual Meeting in Denver, ABF Fellows began terms as District Representatives and Members-At-Large (MAL) on the ABA Board of Governors, joining Fellows already in roles in the…
Celebrating ABF Fellows in ABA Board of Governors Officer Roles
After the 2023 Annual Meeting in Denver, four ABF Fellows began terms as officers on the ABA Board of Governors, joining two Fellows already in Officer roles in the Board…
The ABF Announces the 2023-24 Cohort of Doctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded doctoral fellowships to three Ph.D. candidates who will work in residence in the ABF’s Chicago office beginning in September 2023. Among a highly…