Shawn Kasserman, Illinois Fellow, was installed as president of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was installed on June 1st, 2023 and becomes the 147th president of the Association. The…
Roy L. Barrett, Texas Life Fellow, Selected as Recipient of Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award
Roy L. Barrett, Texas Life Fellow, was selected as one of six recipients of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award. He will be recognized at the Texas Bar…
Roberta Cooper Ramo, New Mexico Patron Fellow, Awarded American Law Institute’s Distinguished Service Award
Roberta Cooper Ramo, New Mexico Patron Fellow, was presented with ALI’s Distinguished Service Award on May 23rd. The award is given out from time to time to a member of…
Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, North Carolina Fellow, Appointed Dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law
Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, North Carolina Fellow, was appointed Dean of North Carolina Central University’s School of Law. She will become Dean effective July 1, 2023. The NCCU School of Law…
Anna Romanskaya, California State Co-Chair and Fellow, Awarded Lawyers Club of San Diego Community Service Award
Anna Romanskaya, California State Chair and Fellow, was announced as the 2023 award winner for the Community Service award presented by the Lawyers Club of San Diego. The award will…
Diana Gomez, Texas Life Fellow, Sworn In As President of Houston Bar Association
Diana Gomez, Texas Life Fellow, was sworn in as the 2023-2024 President of the Houston Bar Association. Her swearing in makes her the first Latina and sixth woman to serve…
Mary K. Ryan, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Announced as 2023 John H. Pickering Award Recipient
Mary K. Ryan, Massachusetts Life Fellow, was announced as the 2023 John H. Pickering Award recipient. The award will be presented to Ms. Ryan at a luncheon during the ABA…
Micah Buchdahl, Pennsylvania Fellow, Named Recipient of 2023 Samuel S. Smith Award
Micah Buchdahl, Pennsylvania Fellow, was announced as the 2023 recipient of the Samuel S. Smith Award. This is the highest honor bestowed by the Law Practice Division of the American…
Brittany Friedman and The Captive Money Lab Co-Founders Receive 1.5 Million Dollars in Funding from Arnold Ventures
ABF Affiliated Scholar and former ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Program Scholar Brittany Friedman has received 1.5 million dollars from Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy dedicated to supporting evidence-based policy research projects…
David E. Keltner, Texas Patron Fellow, To Receive American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit
David E. Keltner, Texas Patron Fellow, was announced as the 2023 recipient of the American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit. The…
The ABF Welcomes the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has chosen five outstanding undergraduate scholars to take part in the 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. These students were selected from a highly…
Karl A. Racine, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Honored by Washington Bar Association
Karl A. Racine, District of Columbia Life Fellow, was one of the joint recipients of the Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit, awarded by the Washington Bar Association (WBA). Mr.…