James Hamilton, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, released his second book “Advocate: On History’s Front Lines from Watergate to the Keating Five, Clinton Impeachment, and Benghazi”, with University of Kansas…
Kirk Watson, Texas Life Fellow, Elected and Sworn-In as Mayor of Austin
Kirk Watson, Texas Life Fellow, was elected and sworn in as Mayor of Austin, TX. The runoff election took place on December 13th and Watson was inaugurated on January 6th.
Professor Shauhin Talesh, California Fellow, Named Co-Editor of the Law & Society Review
Professor Shauhin Talesh, California Fellow, was named co-editor of the Law and Society Review, which is the flagship journal published by the Law & Society Association. He joins Professor Katharina…
Robert “Bob” Latham, Texas Fellow, Appointed as Chair of the International Board of ARTICLE 19
Robert “Bob” Latham, Texas Fellow, was appointed as the Chair of the International Board of ARTICLE 19. ARTICLE 19 announced the news on December 2, 2022. Bob has served as…
Professor Kaaryn Gustafson and Professor Mario L. Barnes to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
University of California Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professors Kaaryn Gustafson and Mario L. Barnes will jointly receive the 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
Carolyn Witherspoon to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Award
Carolyn Witherspoon, ABF Life Fellow and Director of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, a majority female-owned firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Awards from the Fellows…
Professor Norma V. Cantú to receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Norma V. Cantú, ABF Life Fellow and the Ken McIntyre Professor of Excellence in School Leadership and Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award from…
Andrew M. Schpak to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Andrew M.Schpak, Co-Managing Partner at Barran Liebman LLP and ABF Fellows Oregon State Chair, will be honored with the 2023 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Schpak will receive the award…
The ABF’s Black History Month Research Collection
Since its founding in 1952, the ABF has been steadfast in advancing research that breaks down the barriers to a more just society. Throughout the decades, many of our ABF scholars have produced groundbreaking research on the legal and social inequities experienced by Black Americans in…
Mark Suchman Appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation
Mark Suchman has been appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Currently a Professor of Sociology at Brown University, Suchman will join the ABF in September 2023. He will succeed Interim…
Judge Eileen Kato, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Awarded Asian Bar Association of Washington’s Community Service Award
Judge Eileen Kato, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, was awarded the Asian Bar Association of Washington’s Community Service Award at their annual gala on October 21st. Judge Kato is a graduate…
ABF’s Access to Justice Research Initiative Receives Grant from the International Development Research Center to Support a New Global Justice Data Observatory
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Research Initiative, led by ABF Faculty Fellow Rebecca Sandefur and Senior Program Officer Matthew Burnett, has received a grant from Canada’s International Development…