Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Washington Life Fellow, has released the book she authored about U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and his environmental advocacy work. The book was published…
Steven F. Pflaum, Illinois Life Fellow, Named Chicago Bar Foundation 2022 Justice John Paul Stevens Award Recipient
Steven F. Pflaum, Illinois Life Fellow, was named as one of the recipients of the Justice John Paul Stevens Award. Pflaum was recognized at a luncheon and awards ceremony on…
John Saxon, Alabama Life Fellow, Named as White House Fellows Foundation and Association 2022 John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award Winner
John Saxon, Alabama Life Fellow, was announced as the White House Fellows Foundation and Association (WHFFA) recipient of the 2022 John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award. This is the highest…
Honorable Sarah S. Vance, Louisiana Fellow, Announced as the 2022 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award Winner
Honorable Sarah S. Vance, Louisiana Fellow, was announced as the 2022 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award. Recipients for the award are chosen by a committee…
Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow and American Bar Association President-Elect, Profiled by Obama Foundation
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…