The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has announced that Ajay K. Mehrotra has decided to step down from his position as Executive Director, effective August 31, 2022. After stepping down, Mehrotra will remain with the…
The ABF Welcomes Matthew Burnett as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative
Matthew Burnett will join the American Bar Foundation (ABF) in November 2021 as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative. In this new role, he will be…
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Select 2021-22 Fellows Officers
The American Bar Foundation has selected Cynthia E. Nance, Dean Emeritus and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, to serve as chair of The Fellows…
The ABF Elects Four New Members to the Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) announced the election of four new board members who will help the organization pursue its mission of expanding knowledge and advancing justice. Sandra J. Chan, Ellen M. Jakovic, Daniel…
The ABF Receives $3.49 Million Grant from the American Bar Endowment
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded an annual $3.49 million grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), which will support the ABF’s mission to expand knowledge and advance justice by understanding and improving law through interdisciplinary and…
The ABF Hosts Young Scholars from DRW College Prep
During Summer 2021, the ABF established the ABF Young Scholars program, which offered high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to learn about the ABF’s ongoing research projects. The program…
Eight ABF Fellows Elected to American Bar Association Board of Governors for the 2021-2024 Term
Eight of the 13 newest members of the ABA Board of Governors (BOG) are Fellows of the American Bar Foundation: Honorable John Preston Bailey, Life Fellow Leonard H. Gilbert, Benefactor Fellow Seymour…
Reginald M. Turner, Jr., Michigan Leadership Fellow, Begins Term as 2021-2022 ABA President
Reginald Turner, Michigan Leadership Fellow and Past 2018-2019 National ABF Fellows Chair, has started his one-year term as the President of the American Bar Association. This new appointment, which began…
Professor Catherine J. Ross, New York Life Fellow, Named George Washington University’s Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law
Noted constitutional and family law expert and New York Life Fellow Catherine J. Ross was recently named George Washington University Law School’s new Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law. Professor…
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Wins North Carolina Bar’s Citizen Lawyer Award
ABF Life Fellow and Robinson Bradshaw litigator John R. Wester is a 2021 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Citizen Lawyer Award. The NCBA established the award to recognize…
Former ABF Fellows Chair, California Life Fellow Among Honorees at 31st Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Ceremony
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Oregon Benefactor Fellow Madam Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum and California Life Fellow Joan M. Haratani joined three other influential women as the 2021 Margaret…
Thomas Leatherbury, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed to Texas Access to Justice Commission
Texas Life Fellow Thomas Leatherbury has been appointed to the Texas Access to Justice Commission to serve a three year term. Based in Dallas, Mr. Leatherbury co-leads the Appellate practice…