ABF Fellows
- Fellows
September 3, 2024
ABF Fellows are a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession.
The ABF Fellows is an honorary society for:
Distinction
Fellows membership is by
invitation only and limited to
1% of licensed attorneys.
invitation only and limited to
1% of licensed attorneys.
Networking
Fellows disseminate the ABF's
research and gain access to
exclusive social and educational events.
research and gain access to
exclusive social and educational events.
Support
Fellows contribute to help
support ABF's research.
support ABF's research.
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November 04, 2026
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Fellows Spotlight
Robert Bailey
Life Fellow and 2026 Business Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Robert Bailey is a Life Fellow, who transitioned his decades long career as a civil defense trial lawyer into becoming a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. During…
Fellows in the News
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Professor Denis Binder, Life Fellow, Publishes History of Environmental Law with Carolina Academic Press
October 29, 2026
Professor Denis Binder, Life Fellow, recently published The First 50 Years of American Environmental Law: 1970–2020 via Carolina Academic Press and the book hopes to serve as a comprehensive history of the formative years of environmental law. It includes coverage of public regulatory and statutory law, air and… Read More
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Two Fellows Earn Lifetime Achievement Award from AALS Taxation Section
October 27, 2026
Professors Reuven Avi-Yonah, Life Fellow, and Robert Peroni, Fellow, were announced as the two recipients of the 2027 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Taxation section of the American Association of Law Schools. The award honors an individual who has had a distinguished career of teaching, service, or scholarship and… Read More
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