ABF Fellows
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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.
Featured Fellows Event
December 03, 2025
Registration Now Open!
FELLOWS EVENT
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(Offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, NY)
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Fellows Spotlight
Jennifer L. Parent
2025 National Fellows Chair and Patron Fellow
Jennifer L. Parent is the 2025 National ABF Fellows Chair and a Patron Fellow. Jennifer is currently a Director and Chair of Business Litigation at McLane Middleton and serves on…
Fellows in the News
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Two ABF Fellows Named as 2025 Recipients of NAPABA’s Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award
December 4, 2025
Marvin S.C. Dang, Patron Fellow, and Dean Lily Yan Hughes, Fellow, were named as two of the 2025 recipients of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award. They were presented with the award at the 37th Anniversary Gala on Friday, November 8th. … Read More
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Professor Norma V. Cantú, Life Fellow, Named as 2026 Impacto Honoree
November 26, 2025
Professor Norma V. Cantú was named as one of the 2026 Impacto Award honorees. Honorees will be presented with the award at the Titans of Change Gala at the ABA Midyear Meeting in San Antonio, TX, on Saturday, February 7th. Norma Cantú, photo courtesy of… Read More
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Two Fellows Honored with 2026 Spirit of Excellence Award
November 24, 2025
Judge Marcella Holland, Life Fellow, and Loren Kieve, Patron Fellow and Fellows Research Advisory Committee member, were named as two of the 2026 Spirit of Excellence Award honorees. The award will be presented to this year’s honorees at the Titans for Change Gala at the ABA Midyear meeting in… Read More
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