Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow and American Bar Association President-elect was profiled by the Obama Foundation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Ms. Smith joined the Obama administration as part of…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar Michele Statz Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant to Improve Access to Justice for Rural and Indigenous Communities in Alaska
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School Michele Statz has been awarded a 2022 National Science Foundation CIVIC planning grant to improve access to justice for rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska. The project partners with Alaska Legal…
Judy Y. Barrasso, Louisiana Life Fellow, Named 2022 Hannah G. Solomon Award Recipient
Judy Y. Barrasso, Louisiana Life Fellow, was named the 2022 Hannah G. Solomon award recipient from the Greater New Orleans section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). The…
Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow, Appointed to President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts
Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow and former Board Member for the American Bar Foundation, was announced as an intended appointment to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts (PACA).…
American Bar Foundation’s Reuben J. Miller named a 2022 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced ABF Research Professor Reuben J. Miller as a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. Miller was recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as a groundbreaking “sociologist, criminologist, and social worker tracing the long-term…
Several ABF Fellows Among Finalists for CA Leaders in Tech Law & Innovation Awards
Six ABF Fellows are among the finalaists and winners for the CA Leaders in Tech Law & Innovation Awards. Winners and finalists will be honored at the California Legal Awards Ceremony on November…
Leslie Ellen Shear, California Life Fellow, Named 2022 California Lawyer’s Association Family Law Lifetime Achievement Award
Leslie Ellen Shear, California Life Fellow, was named as the 2022 California Lawyer’s Association Family Law Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. She was honored at the CLA Annual Meeting on September…
Amy L. Miletich, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
Amy L. Miletich, Colorado Fellow, was elected President of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (NFJE). Miletich first joined the NFJE in 2017, when she first joined the foundation’s Board…
Lee Hornberger, Michigan Fellow, Named Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan
Lee Hornberger, Michigan Fellow, was named the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar of Michigan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution section. The award seeks to recognize significant contributions…
James “Jim” Hill, California Fellow, Receives 2022 California Lawyers Association Business Law Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award
James “Jim” Hill, California Fellow, was selected as the California Lawyers Association Business Law Section’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The award was presented to Mr. Hill at the California…
Dean Danielle R. Holley, District of Columbia Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Howard University School of Law Dean Danielle R. Holley, District of Columbia Fellow, has been named co-chair on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under…
Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr., District of Columbia Fellow, Honored with Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Award
Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr., District of Columbia Fellow, was named as one of the recipients of the 2022 Harvard Alumni Association Award. He attended Harvard for both undergraduate and…