Brooks R. Smith, Life Fellow, authored a treatise on real property law in the state of Tennessee. The treatise was published by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender and the next volume is already…
Melody McAnally, Life Fellow, Named Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee of the American Bar Association
Melody McAnally, Life Fellow, was named the as the Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee of the American Bar Association for 2024-2025. She has previously served as the…
Hon. Nan Waller, Fellow, Named Recipient of Oregon Law Alumni Award
Hon. Nan Waller, Fellow, was named the 2024 recipient of the Minoru Yasui Justice Award from Oregon Law. Judge Waller was presented with the award during the law school’s Fall…
Fourteen Fellows Recognized with 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Honors
Fourteen Fellows were named as 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law honorees. ALM Global hosts the Women, Influencer & Power in Law Awards and will take place in Chicago…
Francis Deisinger, Fellow, Named President of the Wisconsin Law Foundation
Francis “Fran” Deisinger, Fellow, was named President of the Wisconsin Law Foundation. He has previously served as president of both the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association.…
ABF Unveils 2024-2029 Strategic Plan to Expand Knowledge and Advance Justice
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce the adoption of its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan, aimed at furthering its mission to expand knowledge and advance justice through sociolegal research.…
Karen A. Popp, Life Fellow, Honored With National Law Journal’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen A. Popp, Life Fellow, will be honored by The National Law Journal at The National Law Journal Legal Awards 2024. The award will be presented to her on October…
Rusty Hardin, Fellow, Awarded the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award
Rusty Hardin, Fellow, was honored with the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award. He was presented with the award at the foundation’s annual dinner in…
Reginald M. Turner, Leadership Fellow and Past National Fellows Chair, Named 2024 Recipient of the Founders Award from the Michigan State Bar Foundation
Reginald M. “Reggie” Turner, Leadership Fellow, was named as the 2024 recipient of the Founders Award from the Michigan State Bar Foundation. The Founders Award seeks to recognize a lawyer…
Professor Deborah E. Anker, Fellow, Publishes 2024 Edition of Law of Asylum in the United States
Professor Deborah E. Anker, Fellow, recently published the 2024 edition of Law of Asylum in the United States. This edition features key areas such as theories of persecution, persecution by…
Professor Jennifer Chacón, Life Fellow and Fellows Research Advisory Committee Member, Interviewed and Has Book Featured in Stanford Lawyer Magazine
Professor Jennifer Chacón, Life Fellow and Fellows Research Advisory Committee member, was interviewed for the Stanford Lawyer, where she spoke about her newest book, Legal Phantoms, and how it came…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Launches Early Career Workshop with First Cohort of Scholars
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative is a hub for innovative research that connects access to civil justice scholarship, policy, and practice. It aims to advance…