The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded a $3.4 million grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), which will be used to support the ABF’s mission to expand knowledge and advance justice by understanding and…
John M. Mbiti, New York Fellow, Receives Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year Award
John M. Mbiti, New York Fellow, has been named the Chambers 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Mbiti is a director and counsel at Credit Suisse Asset…
Susan A. Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Co-Publishes Article on Virtual Courts for Buffalo Law Review
Illinois Fellow and Professor of Law at Depaul University College of Law Susan A. Bandes has co-published an article upcoming in the Buffalo Law Review entitled “Virtual Trials: Necessity, Invention,…
The ABF Mourns the Loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a dedicated public servant and a trailblazer for gender equality. In addition to her…
Catherine M. Brennan, Maryland Life Fellow, and Thomas Hudson, Maryland Fellow, Named to Chambers 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021
Catherine M. Brennan and Thomas Hudson, both Hudson Cook attorneys and ABF Fellows, have been recognized by Chambers 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021. Catherine M. Brennan is a Maryland…
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Named Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow and Administrative Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, has been named a Fellow and member of the ACICA Panel of Arbitrators by the Australian Centre…
Hon. Eileen A. Kato (Ret.) Named Chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Honorable Eileen A. Kato, retired judge from Seattle, Washington, has been named chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Judge Kato was appointed to the King County…
Cynthia E. Nance Named Chair-Elect of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Cynthia E. Nance, Dean Emeritus and Nathan G. Gordon Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, has been named chair-elect of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation…
Twelve ABF Fellows Among Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in Law
Twelve ABF Fellows are listed among Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in Law, which highlights senior-level private practice women attorneys who have shown the ability to effect change in their roles…
E. Thomas Sullivan, President Emeritus of the University of Vermont, Elected President of the ABF
E. Thomas Sullivan, President Emeritus and Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Vermont, has become the new president of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) for the 2020-2022 term. For…
The ABF Announces 2020-2021 Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellows
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has awarded four emerging scholars its 2020-21 doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. Amber Joy Powell, Kumar Ramanathan, Christopher Mathis, and Charquia Wright will begin their fellowships…
Elizabeth Mertz Appointed Lichtstern Distinguished Research Scholar in Residence at the University of Chicago
American Bar Foundation (ABF) Research Professor Elizabeth Mertz has been appointed the Lichtstern Distinguished Research Scholar in Residence (2020-2021) in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. The…