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.…
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.…