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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September 24, 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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Judy Perry Martinez, Benefactor Fellow, Named Recipient of the 2025 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit
August 21, 2025
Judy Perry Martinez, Benefactor Fellow, was named as the recipient of the 2025 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit. The award looks to recognize a lawyer or judge whose life and practice display sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing… Read More
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Barbara J. Howard, Patron Fellow, Becomes ABA President at 2026 Annual Conference
August 19, 2026
Barabara J. Howard, Patron Fellow, assumed the role of president of the ABA for a one-year term that will conclude in August 2027. Part of Howard’s mission during her term as president is for the ABA to be committed to seeing fair and free elections this November, namely by protecting… Read More
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Laura V. Farber, Patron Fellow, Becomes ABA President-Elect at 2026 Annual Conference
August 19, 2026
Laura V. Farber, Patron Fellow, assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association at the close of the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago. She will assume the role of president at the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago in August 2027. Laura V. Farber, photo courtesy of the ABA… Read More
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