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.…
Nine Tennessee Fellows Named to Nashville Post’s 2023 In Charge Legal List
Nine Tennessee Fellows were named to Nashville Post’s 2023 In Charge Legal list. The goal of the list is to highlight those that are pushing Nashville toward a brighter future.…
Dana Tippin Cutler, Missouri Fellow, Named 2023 National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award Winner
Dana Tippin Cutler, Missouri Fellow, was named as the 2023 National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award winner. Ms. Cutler was the President of the Missouri Bar, who was elected…
Judy Perry Martinez, Louisiana Benefactor Fellow and Past ABA President, and Judge F.A. Little, Louisiana Life Fellow, Inducted into Tulane Law Hall of Fame
Judy Perry Martinez, Louisiana Benefactor Fellow and Past ABA President, and Judge F.A. Little, Louisiana Life Fellow, were inducted into the Tulane Law Hall of Fame. In addition to Ms.…
Honorable Rya W. Zobel, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Honored with Harvard Medal
Honorable Rya W. Zobel, Massachusetts Life Fellow, was announced as one of the 2023 Harvard Medal recipients. The recipients are chosen by the Harvard Alumni Association and will be presented…
Matthew Schiff, Illinois Life Fellow, Co-Authors Featured Article For ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal
Matthew Schiff, Illinois Life Fellow, had an article that he co-authored recently published in the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. The article is titled “Sexual Harassment and…
The ABF Welcomes Jeannine Bell as the 2023-24 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law
Jeannine Bell has been named the William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law for the 2023-24 academic year, effective September 1. Bell joined the Loyola University Chicago School…
Two Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dean William C. Hubbard, South Carolina Visionary Fellow, and Professor Carol S. Steiker, Massachusetts Life Fellow, were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Both were elected to…
ABF Scholars to Present Research at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting
This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 1 to 4, will feature presentations from over 30 ABF scholars.…