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Gregory C. Dyekman, Wyoming Patron Fellow, Honored with Daniels Fund Ethical Leadership Award: Jan 10, 2019
Mark D. Agrast, D.C. Life Fellow, to Receive Stonewall Award: Jan 4, 2019
Professor Christopher R. Trudeau, Michigan Fellow, to serve on FDA's Risk Communication Advisory Committee: Jan 3, 2019
Leonard H. Gilbert, Florida Benefactor Fellow, Honored by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals: Jan 3, 2019
Barbara R. Christy, North Carolina Fellow, Sworn in as Vice President of North Carolina State Bar: Dec 21, 2018
Paul M. Smith, D.C. Life Fellow, Honored at 2018 Commission on Human Rights Awards Gala: Dec 18, 2018
Professor Susan A. Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Selected as Fulbright Specialist by the Fulbright Commission: Dec 17, 2018
Hugo Chaviano, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Deputy Director of ProBAR: Dec 14, 2018
Linda A. Klein, Georgia Benefactor Fellow and former ABA President, Honored by State Bar of Georgia: Nov 26, 2018
Mark D. Agrast, D.C. Life Fellow, to Receive 2019 Robert F. Drinan Award for Distinguished Service: Nov 15, 2018
Kristie L. Gibson, Oregon Fellow, Joins University of Oregon Business Law Clinic: Nov 15, 2018
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota Life Fellow, Wins UIA Monique Raynaud-Contamine Award: Nov 15, 2018
Hon. William Carleton Metcalf, North Carolina Life Fellow, Named U.S. Magistrate Judge: Nov 15, 2018
Tom Bolt, Virgin Islands Life Fellow, Named as Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management: Nov 7, 2018
Bob Latham, Texas Fellow, Appointed as Board Member and Trustee of the International Board of ARTICLE 19: Nov 6, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Featured Speaker at TRMG Fall Conference: Nov 6, 2018
Howard Kenison, Colorado Fellows Chair and Life Fellow, Elected Vice Chair of ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources: Nov 5, 2018
Lucy L. Thomson, Virginia Life Fellow, Elected to American Law Institute: Nov 5, 2018
Elaine Fitch, D.C. Fellow, Publishes Book on Security Clearance Law: Nov 5, 2018
Dennis J. White, Massachusetts Fellow, Co-Authors Legal Guidebook: Nov 5, 2018
Michael C. Dotten, Oregon Fellow, Receives Pro Bono Challenge Award: Nov 5, 2018
Rex S. Heinke, California Fellow, to Receive "Beacon of Justice Award" from Los Angeles County Law Library: Nov 5, 2018
William C. Sussman, Florida Fellow, Honored by Legal Services of Greater Miami: Nov 5, 2018
John E. Thies, Illinois Fellow, Re-Elected President of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation: Nov 5, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, named Top Lawyer for 2019 by DBusiness Magazine: Nov 5, 2018
William B. Baker, D.C. Life Fellow, Elected Chair of ABA's Section of Science & Technology Law: Nov 2, 2018
John P. Cole, Georgia Fellow, Honored as Incoming Marine Detachment Commander: Nov 2, 2018
Thomas J. Walsh, Jr., Connecticut Fellow, Appointed to ABA Business Law Section: Nov 2, 2018
Marguerite S. Willis, South Carolina Life Fellow, Honored with 2018 Jean Galloway Bissell Award: Nov 2, 2018
Malcolm McNeil, California Fellow, Appointed to Harbin Arbitration Commission: Nov 2, 2018
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, New York Fellows State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of ABA Business Law Section's Pro Bono Committee: Nov 2, 2018
Michelle Schaap, New Jersey Life Fellow, Honored by the New Jersey Law Journal with 2018 Top Women in the Law Award: Nov 1, 2018
Gregory A. Castanias, DC Life Fellow, to Receive "Friend of Adoption" Award: Nov 1, 2018
Mike McBride III, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Named Executive Vice President of International Masters of Gaming Law: Nov 1, 2018
Dee Wisor, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of the National Association of Bond Lawyers for 2018-2019 Year: Nov 1, 2018
Professor David A. Larson, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded Chair for ODR Empirical Research: Oct 23, 2018
Eric E. Nord, Montana Fellow, Named Montana State Bar President: Oct 1, 2018
Jennifer L. Parent, New Hampshire Life Fellow, Named President of National Conference of Bar Presidents: Oct 1, 2018
Howard E. Gordon, Virginia Fellow, Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers: Sep 13, 2018
Randolph J. May, Jr., Maryland Life Fellow, Co-Authors Two New Legal Works: Sep 4, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow and Founder of Nemeth Law P.C., named to Michigan Leading Lawyers list: Sep 4, 2018
Gaetano Testini, Arizona Life Fellow, Appointed Chief Counsel for Industrial Commission of Arizona: Aug 23, 2018
Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Minnesota Fellow and Judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Receives Award from Hispanic National Bar Association: Aug 22, 2018
Bridget G. Hoy, Missouri Life Fellow and Attorney at Lewis Rice, LLC, Receives Richard S. Arnold Award at Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference: Aug 20, 2018
Stephanie L. Carman, Florida Fellow and Counsel at Hogan Lovelles US LLP, Sworn in as President of Dade County Bar Association: Aug 20, 2018
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow and Of Counsel at Richman Greer, Recognized in the 25th Edition of Best Lawyers of America 2019 for Family Law.: Aug 17, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow and Founder of Nemeth Law P.C., listed in The Best Lawyers of America 2019: Aug 17, 2018
Dean Joan Bullock, Florida Life Fellow and Thomas Jefferson School of Law Dean and President, Elected to ABA House of Delegates: Aug 17, 2018
Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr., Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the 2018 Robert J. Kutak Award: Aug 15, 2018
Jordan Lesser, New York Fellow, Recognized in City and State NY's list of 2018 Albany "40 Under 40 Rising Stars": Aug 14, 2018
Bill Bay, Missouri Life Fellow and partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, Becomes Chair of American Bar Association House of Delegates: Aug 13, 2018
Professor Deborah Anker, Massachusetts Fellow and HIRC Director, receives Federal Bar Association's NGO Lawyer of the Year Award: Aug 13, 2018
Bob Carlson, Montana Patron Fellow and Shareholder at Corette, Black, Carlson, and Mickelson P.C., Elected President of the American Bar Association: Aug 8, 2018
Honorable Wendy Chang, California Fellow and Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Appointed as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County: Aug 7, 2018
Warren Agin, Massachusetts Fellow and Of Counsel at Swiggart & Agin, LLC, Joins LexPredict, LLC, as a Senior Consultant and Director of Professional Development: Aug 3, 2018
Herb Santos, Jr., Nevada Fellow and Attorney with The Law Offices of Herb Santos, Jr., Selected as 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Nevada Justice Association: Aug 3, 2018
Tazewell T. Shepard, Alabama Fellow and Partner at Sparkman, Shepard & Morris P.C., Appointed Vice President of Alabama State Bar: Aug 2, 2018
Michael E. Flowers, Ohio Sustaining Life Fellow and Of Counsel at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Columbus Business First: Aug 2, 2018
Paul A. Matteoni, Nevada Fellow, Sworn in as President-Elect of the State Bar of Nevada: Aug 1, 2018
Marc L. Sallus, California Life Fellow, Appointed New Head of the Trust and Estate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association: Aug 1, 2018
Louis R. Pepe, Connecticut Life Fellow, Awarded Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award: Jul 31, 2018
Professor Nancy Rapoport, Nevada Life Fellow, Appointed Independent Monitor at UpRight Law: Jul 30, 2018
John Philip DiMascio, New York Life Fellow, Awarded Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who: Jul 30, 2018
Constance Slaughter-Harvey, Mississippi Life Fellow, Honored by Mississippi Bar: Jul 26, 2018
Richard J. Podell, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Recognized by Continental Who's Who: Jul 26, 2018
Margo W. O'Donnell, Illinois Life Fellow, Named Co-Chair of Labor & Employment Practice Group: Jul 25, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Featured as Panelist at the American Bankruptcy Institute 23rd Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop: Jul 25, 2018
Rew R. Goodenow, Fellows Chair and Nevada Benefactor Fellow, Published in American Bar Association Journal: Jul 24, 2018
Juan R. Thomas, Illinois Fellow, Appointed General Counsel of the Morehouse College National Alumni Association: Jul 24, 2018
Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Iowa Life Fellow and the 2017-2018 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law , Appointed Dean of Boston University School of Law: Jul 23, 2018
Meghan A. Adams, Delaware Fellow, Earns Mediator Certificate from Delaware State Bar Association: Jul 23, 2018
Honorable Cara Lee Neville, Minnesota Life Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, awarded Minnesota State Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award: Jul 13, 2018
Pauline Weaver, California Patron Fellow, honored by Eden Housing for 30 years working with Affordable Housing: Jul 13, 2018
Linda A. Klein, Georgia Benefactor Fellow and Immediate Past ABA President, Named Daily Report's Attorney of the Year: Jul 13, 2018
Honorable Chief Justice Margaret Hilary Marshall, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Recognized with the Yale Medal for Service to Yale University: Jul 13, 2018
Richard M. Murray, Colorado Fellow, Receives Denver Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year Award: Jul 12, 2018
Karen Popp, DC Fellow, Honored by Global Investigations Review with inaugural "Award for Services to Diversity": Jul 12, 2018
Susan Bandes, Illinois Fellow and DePaul Law Professor, discusses remorse and sentencing on NPR show, "To the Best of Our Knowledge": Jul 12, 2018
M. Douglas Dunn, Florida Patron Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award: Jul 9, 2018
Professor David Callies, Hawaii Life Fellow and Kudo Professor of Law at the University of Hawaii, Delivers Keynote Paper at Japanese-American Society for Legal Studies: Jul 2, 2018
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded the 2018 Purple Dragonfly Book Award: Jul 2, 2018
Gabrielle Buckley, Illinois Life Fellow, Appointed New Director of Gannon Center for Women and Leadership at Loyola University Chicago: Jul 2, 2018
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Recognized as 2018:Top 50 Women Super Lawyers and 2018:Top 100 Miami Lawyers: Jul 2, 2018
Ireneo A. Reus III, California Fellow, becomes President of the UCLA Law School’s Alumni Association Board of Directors: Jul 2, 2018
Christopher E. Rogers, Wisconsin Fellow, Sworn in as 63rd President of State Bar of Wisconsin: Jul 2, 2018
Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Louisiana Fellows State Co-Chair and Patron Fellow, Appointed to Legal Services Corporation: Jun 28, 2018
Patrick Guida, Rhode Island State Chair, Elected to National Commercial Finance Lawyers Board: Jun 25, 2018
Professor Anthony C. Musto, Florida Fellow, Elected President of Board of Directors of Florida Legal Services: Jun 25, 2018
Patrick Arnez, Minnesota Fellow, Receives Prestigious ABA Pro Bono Publico Award: Jun 25, 2018
Jean M. Golden, Illinois Life Fellow, Appointed as an Associate Judge for Cook County Circuit Court: Jun 22, 2018
Martha Minow, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Named University Professor At Harvard: Jun 21, 2018
Steve Nicholas, Alabama Life Fellow, Elected Officer for Alabama Association for Justice: Jun 19, 2018
Dennis Toft, New Jersey Fellow, Appointed to New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee: Jun 19, 2018
Mayor Don Slesnick II, Florida Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Honored with 2018 Leadership Florida Distinguished Member Award: Jun 18, 2018
John Mbiti, New York Fellow, Recipient of 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award: Jun 6, 2018
Gregory M. Bergman, California Fellows Co-Chair, Named Top 10 Environmental Lawyer by United States Lawyer Rankings 2018: Jun 5, 2018
Scott Karson, New York Fellow, recognized by the Suffolk County Bar Association: Jun 1, 2018
Hon. Richard L. Seabolt, California Life Fellow, Appointed to Alameda County Superior Court: Jun 1, 2018
Jeralyn Lawrence, New Jersey Fellow, Sworn in as New Jersey State Bar Association Treasurer: May 31, 2018
James A. Lassart, California Life Fellow, recognized by Continental Who's Who as Top Attorney 2018: May 31, 2018
Professor Anthony C. Musto, Florida Fellow, 2018 Recipient of the John J. Copelan Jr., Public Interest Award: May 29, 2018
David Rebein, Kansas Life Fellow, To Receive Robert K. Weary Award By The Kansas State Bar Foundation: May 24, 2018
James D. Holland, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected President of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys: May 23, 2018
Gaetano Testini, Arizona Life Fellow, Appointed to the State Bar of Arizona's Board of Governors: May 23, 2018
Tiffany M. Graves, Mississippi Fellow, Named a Distinguished Women of Legal Tech by ABA Legal Technology Resource Center: May 22, 2018
Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Georgia Fellow, Awarded the Commitment to Equality Award by the State Bar of Georgia: May 21, 2018
Jeffrey A. Beaver, Washington Fellow, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from the Loren Miller Bar Association: May 17, 2018
John Winemiller, Tennessee Fellow, Named Managing Partner of Merchant & Gould's Knoxville Office: May 17, 2018
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Received 2018 Women in Business Award by The Business Journal: May 15, 2018
Anne Pramaggiore, Illinois Sustaining Life Fellow, New CEO of Commonwealth Edison: May 9, 2018
Chief Judge Wilma Lewis, District of Columbia Life Fellow, to Deliver 2018 Penn State Law Commencement Address: May 7, 2018
Fred Gray, Alabama Life Fellow, to Receive Honorary Degree from Tuskegee University: May 2, 2018
Jennifer D. Newton, Florida Fellow, Selected as One of "South Florida's Most Powerful and Influential Black Leaders" of 2018 by Legacy Magazine: May 1, 2018
Ayanna Jenkins-Toney, California Fellow, Recognized as the 2018 Kwixuan Maloof Solo Practitioner of the Year by the California Association of Black Lawyers: May 1, 2018
Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Massachusetts Fellow, Named Dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Apr 30, 2018
Nene Amegatcher, International Fellow, Appointed to the Ghana Supreme Court: Apr 30, 2018
Patricia Head Moskal, Tennessee Fellow, Recipient of the 2018 Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey Award: Apr 26, 2018
Ken Manning, New York Fellow, Elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority: Apr 25, 2018
Justin P. Walder, Past State Chair of New Jersey and Sustaining Life Fellow, Awarded the 2018 New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor: Apr 24, 2018
The Honorable Linda R. Feinberg, New Jersey Fellow, Awarded the Medal of Honor by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation: Apr 24, 2018
Kristine A. Kubes, Minnesota Fellow, Sworn In to the U.S. Supreme Court: Apr 24, 2018
Jeralyn Lawrence, New Jersey Fellow, Recognized as One of New Jersey’s Best Lawyers for Families: Apr 18, 2018
Zachary D. Fasman, New York Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who: Apr 17, 2018
Professor Richard H. Underwood, Kentucky Fellow, Recieved Silver Medal Award in the 2018 IPPY Awards: Apr 17, 2018
J. Rudy Austin, Virginia Fellows, Receives Roanoke Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award: Apr 13, 2018
Neal R. Sonnett, Florida State Chair and Patron Fellow, To Receive the ABA Solo And Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award: Apr 13, 2018
L. James Gordon, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored by the Ohio State Bar Association for 65 Years of Outstanding Service: Apr 6, 2018
L.E. Stringer, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who: Apr 6, 2018
M. Cabell Clay, North Carolina Life Fellow, Awarded The W. Taylor Reveley Award: Mar 28, 2018
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Honored With The James Madison Freedom of Information Award by The Northern California Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ NorCal): Mar 27, 2018
Vincent R. Johnson, Texas Fellow, Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to a Three-Year Term on The Committee for Disciplinary Rules and Referenda: Mar 27, 2018
Hon. Michelle M. Rick, Michigan Fellow, Provides Essential Support as The Director of District 7 For The Successful Face of Justice Program: Mar 26, 2018
Michele B. Goodwin, California Fellow, Awarded the Sandra Day O’Connor Legacy Award by the Women’s Journey Foundation: Mar 26, 2018
Patrick F. Geary, Michigan Life Fellow, Awarded the Excellence in Defense Award by the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel: Mar 21, 2018
Professor Lenni B. Benson, New York Fellow, Awarded the Candlelight Award by the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation: Mar 21, 2018
Philip L. Bruner, Minnesota Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marguis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who: Mar 14, 2018
Mark C. Morril, New York Sustaining Life Fellow, and Stephanie Cohen's, New York Fellow, article Awarded the Outstanding Professional Article Award by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR): Mar 13, 2018
Edward T. Kole, New Jersey Fellow, Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers: Mar 13, 2018
Professor Rafael Porrata-Doria, Jr., Pennsylvania Fellow, Inducted as a Corresponding Member of the Academia Puertorriqueña de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (Puerto Rico Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation): Mar 12, 2018
Cynthia Nance, Arkansas Life Fellow, a 2018 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awardee: Mar 12, 2018
Douglas Oles, Washington State Life Fellow, Elected President of the American College of Construction Lawyers: Mar 9, 2018
Judge Elizabeth Stong, New York Life Fellow and State Co-Chair, Awarded 2017 Terry and Nick Letica Award by the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project: Mar 8, 2018
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota Life Fellow and Past State Co-Chair, Named Deputy Chief Editor of Union Internationale des Avocat’s Juriste International: Mar 7, 2018
James P. Hill, California Fellow, Elected Chair of the California Lawyers Association: Mar 6, 2018
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Part of Trial Team Honored with One of Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts: Mar 5, 2018
James A. Peden Jr., Mississippi Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who: Feb 27, 2018
John Burwell Garvey, New Hampshire Fellow, 2017 recipient of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Frank Rowe Kenison Award: Feb 27, 2018
John S. Siffert, New York Benefactor Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who: Feb 26, 2018
Benjamin E. Griffith, Mississippi Life Fellow, Included in the Top 10 of the Mississippi Business Journal 2017 Leaders in Law: Feb 23, 2018
Ashley N. Wicks, Mississippi Fellow, Named Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity: Feb 21, 2018
Joan Schaffner, District of Columbia Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Animal Law Award from the Animal Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools: Feb 21, 2018
Carlyn Hicks, Mississippi Fellow, Becomes Second Attorney in Mississippi to be Certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist: Feb 21, 2018
Karl Steinberger, Mississippi Fellow, Honored as the Mississippi Business Journal 2017 Lawyer of the Year and as one of the Top 40 Leaders in Law by the Mississippi Business Journal: Feb 20, 2018
Melissa Hart, Colorado Fellow, Appointed by Govenor Hickenlooper to Serve on the Colorado Supreme Court: Feb 19, 2018
Russell J. Austin, California Patron Fellow, Named Sacramento County Bar Association's 2017 Distinguished Attorney of the Year: Feb 16, 2018
Thomas S. Leatherbury, Texas Fellow, to Receive 2018 Justinian Award: Feb 14, 2018
Thomas M. Domer, Wisconsin Fellows, Elected President of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers (CWCL): Feb 13, 2018
Eneida M. Roman, Massachusetts Fellow, Ranked in the Top Latino Lawyers 2017 List by Latino Leaders Magazine: Feb 13, 2018
Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals: Feb 12, 2018
Cyndie M. Chang, California Fellow, Named One of the Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles: Feb 9, 2018
Tamar Frankel, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Named the Robert B. Kent Professor at Boston University School of Law: Feb 8, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena, Delaware Life Fellow, Selected as a one of the Top Latino Lawyers of 2017 by "Latino Leaders": Feb 6, 2018
Russell M. Robinson II, North Carolina Patron Fellow, Honored with the North Carolina Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award: Jan 25, 2018
Robert L. Brown, Kentucky Life Fellow, Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette: Jan 25, 2018
Hon. Marie M. Hoover, Ohio Fellow, Elected as as the Presiding Judge and the Administrative Judge for 2018 by the Fourth District Court of Appeals: Jan 11, 2018
Hon. Jacqueline P. Cox, Illinois Fellow, Honored with Advocate for Diversity Award from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation: Jan 10, 2018
Thomas M. Hayes III, Louisiana Life Fellow, Named a 2018 Distinguished Achievement Honoree by the LSU Law Center: Jan 9, 2018
Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Georgia Fellow, Honored by the ABA with 2017 National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award: Jan 4, 2018
Hon. Adrienne Nelson, Oregon Life Fellow, Appointed to Oregon Supreme Court: Jan 3, 2018
John W. Wheeler, Tennessee Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who: Jan 2, 2018
Randall D. Noel, Tennessee Life Fellow and Past State Chair, Named Chair of the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments: Dec 21, 2017
The Honorable Elizabeth S. Stong, New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Received the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors 2017 Judicial Service Award: Dec 20, 2017
Lewis Tesser, New York Fellow, Received the 2017 Jack Newton Lerner Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education presentation: Dec 19, 2017
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami & Keys Chapter of the American Red Cross: Dec 18, 2017
Karen A. Giannelli, New Jersey Fellow, Honored with the 2017 Woman of the Year Award by the New Jersey Network of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC-NJ): Dec 15, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Named to Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan List: Dec 15, 2017
Robin Luce Herrmann, Michigan Fellow, Elected to Board of Directors of The Defense Counsel Section of the Media Law Resource Center: Dec 12, 2017
Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona Patron Fellow and Past ABF Board Member, Inducted into the Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame: Dec 8, 2017
Professor Nancy B. Rapoport, Texas Life Fellow, Awarded Lawrence P. King Award by the Commercial Law League of America: Dec 6, 2017
Hon. Cara Lee T. Neville, Past Fellows Chair and Minnesota Life Fellow, Named Best ADR Individual Mediator in the Minnesota Lawyer Reader Rankings 2017: Dec 4, 2017
Richard H. Seaton, Kansas Life Fellow, Awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who: Dec 1, 2017
Weston T. Graham, Wyoming Fellow, Elected President-Elect of Wyoming State Bar: Dec 1, 2017
Kenneth G. Standard, New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Honored with Harvard Alumni Association Award: Nov 29, 2017
Thomas S. Lee, Pennsylvania Fellow, Reappointed to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs: Nov 27, 2017
Hon. Robert B. Young and Hon. Mary Johnston, Delaware Fellows, Involved in Performance to Raise Funds for Delaware’s Combined Campaign for Justice: Nov 21, 2017
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, New York Life Fellow, Awarded the Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC): Nov 21, 2017
Judy Perry Martinez, ABF Board Member and Louisiana Patron Fellow, Honored with New Orleans Bar Association Presidents' Award: Nov 20, 2017
David H. Marion, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the James Wilson Award from Penn Law: Nov 16, 2017
Eric Nord, Montana Fellow, Elected as President-Elect of the Montana Bar Association: Nov 16, 2017
John D. Cromie, New Jersey Life Fellow, Named Chair of USLAW NETWORK: Nov 14, 2017
A. Thomas Levin, New York Life Fellow, Honored with The Barbara J. Merhman Commitment to Justice Award by the Nassau Suffolk Law Services: Nov 13, 2017
Bruce P. Ely, Alabama Fellow, Receives COST Excellence in State Taxation Award: Nov 9, 2017
Colonel James M. Durant III, Colorado Fellow, Elected to the Senior Executives Association Board of Directors: Nov 9, 2017
Patricia Roberts, Virginia Fellow, Appointed Vice Dean of William & Mary Law School: Nov 8, 2017
William B. Baker, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Voted Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law: Nov 8, 2017
Pamela E. Barker, Wisconsin Fellow, Selected for Fellowship in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL): Nov 7, 2017
Rinky S. Parwani, Florida Fellow, Recognized on ABC Action News Taking Action Against Domestic Violence TV Special: Nov 7, 2017
Justin T. Miller, California Fellow, Named 2017 recipient of the V. Judson Klein Award from the State Bar of California Taxation Section: Nov 6, 2017
William R. Bay, Missouri Life Fellow, Received Spurgeon Smithson Award From Missouri Bar: Nov 2, 2017
Anthony D. Lehman, Florida Fellow, became Florida Bar Board Certified Expert in Construction Law: Nov 1, 2017
John H. Stout, Minnesota Life Fellow, Receives Lifetime Governance Achievement Award: Nov 1, 2017
Darin B. Scheer, Wyoming State Chair and Fellow, Elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners: Oct 31, 2017
Juan Javier Negri, International Fellow, Appointed by President Macri to the Board of Directors of the National Arts Fund: Oct 31, 2017
Gregory A. Castanias, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Named Fellow of American Academy of Appellate Lawyers: Oct 30, 2017
Laurie Berke-Weiss, New York Life Fellow, Honored with the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award from Cornell University: Oct 30, 2017
Professor Lawrence A. Frolik, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Elder Law Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Elder Law Section: Oct 27, 2017
Pauline Weaver, California State Co-Chair and Patron Fellow, Elected President of the Center for Civic Education: Oct 17, 2017
Charisse R. Lillie, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the with the A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Bar Committee: Oct 16, 2017
Richard D. Rattner, Michigan Fellow, Named a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers: Oct 16, 2017
Professor Laura Bartell, Michigan Fellow, Appointed Associate Reporter of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules to the Judicial Conference of the United States: Oct 10, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Selected for Inclusion in DBusiness Magazine’s 2018 Top Lawyers List: Sep 29, 2017
Joshua A. Geltzer, District of Columbia Fellow, Named Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law: Sep 26, 2017
Robert L. Brown, Kentucky Life Fellow, Named Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association Section of International Law: Sep 25, 2017
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow, Named Attorney of the Year by the Orange County Women Lawyers Association: Sep 20, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Named as One of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal: Sep 20, 2017
Mansi H. Shah, California Fellow, Honored with South Asian Bar Association Cornerstone Award: Sep 19, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Included Among Top 25 Women Business Michigan Super Lawyers and Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers: Sep 19, 2017
Andrew Schpak, ABF Board Member and Oregon State Co-Chair, Announced as Multnomah Bar Association President: Sep 15, 2017
William P. Boswell, Pennsylvania Fellow, to receive Meritorious Service Award from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI): Sep 13, 2017
Robin C. Gibbs, Texas Life Fellow, Received the 2017 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the Texas Bar Foundation: Sep 12, 2017
Robin C. Gibbs, Texas Life Fellow, Recipient of Texas Lawyer's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award: Sep 12, 2017
Christopher R. Fortier, Virginia Fellow, Began Term as President of the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference: Sep 12, 2017
Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez, Florida Fellow, Appointed to Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission: Sep 11, 2017
Hailyn Chen, California Fellow, Appointed to California State Bar Board of Trustees: Sep 7, 2017
Richard M. Murray, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of Continuing Legal Education in Colorado: Sep 6, 2017
Howard E. Gordon, Virginia Fellow, 2017 class of “Leaders in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Sep 5, 2017
James D. Holland, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected as President Elect of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys: Sep 4, 2017
Jeffrey E. Tsai, California Fellow, Appointed to Serve on 2017 California State Bar Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission: Sep 1, 2017
Michael Miller, New York Life Fellow, Named President-Elect of the New York State Bar Association: Sep 1, 2017
Carlyn Hicks, Mississippi Fellow, Re-Appointed as Chairman of the Child Welfare and Child Advocacy Committee of the Mississippi Bar Association: Aug 31, 2017
Norton R. Webster, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the Bar Medal—the Ohio State Bar Association's Highest Honor: Aug 30, 2017
John E. Milner, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected Chair of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER): Aug 24, 2017
Jennifer D. Newton, Florida Fellow, Selected to be a Member of of Leadership Florida’s Connect Florida Statewide Leadership Institute: Aug 22, 2017
Mark L. Karno, Illinois Life Fellow, Elected to serve as Treasurer of the Illinois Bar Foundation: Aug 22, 2017
Paul A. Matteoni, Nevada Fellow, elected VP of Nevada State Bar Board of Governors: Aug 21, 2017
Darrell G. Mottley, District of Columbia Fellows Vice-Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow, Commented on the Impact of Globalization in Washington Lawyer August 2017: Aug 18, 2017
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Selected for Best Lawyers for 2018: Aug 16, 2017
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, Pennsylvania Fellow, Appointed Employer Co-Chair of the Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA: Aug 16, 2017
M. Keith Kapp, North Carolina Fellow, Awarded John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award by NC State Bar: Aug 14, 2017
Tazewell T. Shepard, Alabama Fellow, Elected by the Alabama State Bar to Serve on the Board of Directors of Legal Services Alabama: Aug 10, 2017
Allan Ramsaur, Tennessee Life Fellow, Selected as NABE House of Delegate Representative: Aug 9, 2017
Kenneth A. Manning, New York Fellow, Named 2017 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of Erie County: Aug 7, 2017
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Fellow, Elected to Second Term as the ABA’s Advisor to the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code: Jul 21, 2017
David W. Clark, Mississippi Life Fellow, Presented with the Mississippi Bar’s Distinguished Service Award: Jul 19, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2017 Edition: Jul 10, 2017
Leonard H. Gilbert, Past Fellows Chair and Florida Life Patron Fellow, Receives Founder’s Award from International Insolvency Institute: Jul 5, 2017
Elaine S. Reiss, New York Life Fellow, Named Chair of the CUNY Civil Service Commission: Jul 4, 2017
Don Bivens, Past Arizona State Co-Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow, Awarded the Walter E. Craig Distinguished Service Award by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education: Jun 27, 2017
Michael H. Byowitz, Fellows Chair and New York Life Leadership Fellow, Nominated to ABF Board of Directors: Jun 27, 2017
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Named “One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers” by United States Lawyer Rankings for the Tenth Year in a Row: Jun 26, 2017
Robert E. Michael, New York Fellow, Inaugural Chair of the Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association: Jun 23, 2017
Peter Bennett, Maine State Chair and Life Fellow, Named Treasurer of the National Judicial College: Jun 22, 2017
Darrell G. Mottley, District of Columbia Fellows Vice-Chair, Recognized for Design Patent Prosecution Practice by IAM Patent 1000 2017: Jun 22, 2017
Alan Charles Kohn, Missouri Life Fellow, Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who: Jun 21, 2017
Ellen Yost, New York Life Patron Fellow, Elected President of the American Foreign Law Association: Jun 15, 2017
Sharon Stern Gerstman, Past New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Takes Office as President of the New York State Bar Association: Jun 13, 2017
Ivan K. Fong, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Awarded The Sabatino Advocate Award by the Women's In-House Counsel Leadership Institute: Jun 12, 2017
Bruce Howell, Oregon Fellow, Appointed as a Founding Member of the National Board of Health Lawyers: Jun 8, 2017
Karen Painter Randall, New Jersey Life Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of NJSBA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force: Jun 7, 2017
Eduardo R. Rodriguez, Texas Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2017 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fifth Circuit: Jun 7, 2017
Stewart A. Merkin, Florida Fellow, Honored by Dade Legal Aid of the Dade County Bar Association: Jun 6, 2017
Thaddeus R. Lightfoot, Minnesota Fellow, Named the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) President for 2017-2018: Jun 6, 2017
Professor Diane Marie Amann, Georgia Fellow, Chosen as the Breslauer, Rutman and Anderson Research Fellow at USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research: Jun 2, 2017
Arthur S. Leonard, New York Fellow, Appointed Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law at New York Law School: Jun 1, 2017
Robert E. Murdock, Nevada Life Fellow, Named to the Board of Advisors of Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law: Jun 1, 2017
Max Elliott, Illinois Fellow, Presented CLE with Lawline: Jun 1, 2017
Randall C. Berg Jr., Florida Life Fellow, to Receive the Florida Bar Foundation's Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award: May 17, 2017
Darrel Gardner, Alaska Fellow, Elected President of the Alaska Bar Association: May 16, 2017
Donald Slesnick, Florida Life Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Installed as the Orange Bowl Committee's 79th President and Chair: May 11, 2017
Frank "Sonny" Seiler, Georgia Life Fellow, Recognized by Judicial Council of Georgia: May 9, 2017
Dwight H. Merriam, Connecticut Life Fellow, Honored with the John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award: May 2, 2017
Christine M. Castellano, Illinois Life Patron Fellow, Honored at the Women of Achievement Awards Dinner by the Chicago Anti-Defamation League (ADL): May 1, 2017
Thomas J. Hurney, Jr., West Virginia Fellow, Elected President of the Association of Defense Trial Lawyers (ADTA): Apr 30, 2017
Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Georgia Fellow, Selected by The National Black Lawyers (NBL) for their Top 40 under 40 for 2017: Apr 27, 2017
Professor Vincent R. Johnson, Texas Fellow, Named Fulbright Senior Scholar to Burma in 2018: Apr 26, 2017
Professor Martha A. Fineman, New York Life Fellow, Named Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Apr 25, 2017
William R. Holzapfel, New Jersey Fellow, Awarded James R. Lacey, Esq. Award for Distinguished Service presented by the Public Utility Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association: Apr 25, 2017
Herbert J. Santos, Jr., Nevada Fellow, Named 2017 Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year by the UNLV Alumni Association: Apr 24, 2017
Rinky Parwani, Florida Fellow, and Parwani Law, P.A. Recognized by The Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, HAVE A HEART and Bay Area Legal Services Volunteer Lawyers Program: Apr 24, 2017
Professor Richard H. Underwood, Kentucky Fellow, Awarded Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for Recent Book: Apr 24, 2017
Colonel James Melbourne Durant III, Colorado Fellow, Named to the Senior Executives Association Board of Directors: Apr 24, 2017
Professor David L. Callies, Hawaii Life Fellow, Honored with Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize from the William & Mary Law School Property Rights Project: Apr 19, 2017
Capt. Benes Aldana USCG, Washington Fellow and Past Washington State Co-Chair, Named President of the National Judicial College: Apr 17, 2017
Martin Semple, Colorado Life Fellow, Received 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys: Apr 14, 2017
Mary-Christine Sungaila, California Life Fellow, to Receive 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO): Apr 11, 2017
Alejandro Perkins, Louisiana Fellow, Elected Chairman of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors: Apr 4, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Honored with California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award: Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Artika R. Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Recognized by SCORE Mentors and Sam's Club for her company, Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute: Mar 26, 2017
Loren Kieve, California Life Patron Fellow, Honored with Bernard S. Rodey Award: Mar 24, 2017
Graham C. Grady, Illinois Life Fellow, Honored with The Chicago Bar Association’s 2017 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award: Mar 24, 2017
Ward F. McDonald, Illinois Life Fellow, Named a Pillar of the Bar by the Champaign County Bar Association: Mar 23, 2017
Three Fellows, Nancy Duff Campbell, Honorable Bernice Bouie Donald, and Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Named 2017 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award Honorees: Mar 20, 2017
Dean Joan R.M. Bullock, Florida Fellow, Named President and Dean of Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Mar 17, 2017
Joseph A. Condo, Virginia Life Fellow, Named 2017 Recipient of the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award: Mar 17, 2017
Judy Perry Martinez, ABF Board Member and Louisiana Life Patron Fellow, Rejoins Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn: Mar 16, 2017
Jonathan D. Schiller, New York Life Benefactor Fellow, Selected as Legend of Ivy League Basketball: Mar 7, 2017
The Honorable David B. Lewis and Judy Hamilton Morse, Oklahoma Fellows, Inducted into the Order of the Owl Hall of Fame: Mar 7, 2017
Albert C. Harvey, Tennessee Sustaining Life Fellow, honored with Best of the Bar Lifetime Achievement Award: Feb 27, 2017
Professor Ved P. Nanda, International Fellow, Honored for 50 years of Service to the University of Denver: Feb 27, 2017
Gregory Herman-Giddens, North Carolina Fellow, Selected as a 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law: Jan 25, 2017
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Massachusetts State Co-Chair and Past ABF Board Advisor, Wrote Blog Piece for WBUR, Boston's NPR Affiliate: Jan 25, 2017
Three Fellows Named 2017 Spirit of Excellence Award Honorees: Dec 14, 2016
Scott L. Mandel, Michigan Life Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Defense Award by the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel: Dec 12, 2016
Four Ohio Fellows Selected as 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers: Dec 5, 2016
Barbara J. Gislason, Past Minnesota State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Invited to Present to the Barreau d’Alger and the Barreau de Boumerdes in Algeria: Nov 28, 2016
James Spica, Michigan Fellow, Elected a Trustee of the American Trust for the British Library: Oct 31, 2016
William K. Weisenberg, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the 2016 Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award: Oct 12, 2016
Steven A. Hirsch, Arizona Sustaining Life Fellow, to be Inducted into Maricopa County Bar Hall of Fame: Oct 5, 2016
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, Accepts Luminary Leader Award on behalf of McDermott Will & Emery: Sep 27, 2016
Four New York Fellows Included in New York Law Journal's Top Women in Law 2016: Sep 22, 2016
Provost Lauren Robel, Indiana Life Fellow and American Bar Foundation Board Member, Honored by Barnes & Thornburg: Sep 14, 2016
Pedro Torres-Díaz, Florida Fellow, sworn in as National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA): Sep 14, 2016
Four Life Fellows, Paula Boggs, Jamie Gorelick, Anastasia Kelly and Judith Runstad, Honored by DirectWomen: Sep 14, 2016
Capt. Benes Aldana USCG, Washington Fellow and Past WA State Co-Chair, Awarded the Judge of the Year Award from the Asian Bar Association of Washington: Sep 14, 2016
Matthew L. Wiener, District of Columbia Fellow, Nominated to Serve as Chairman of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States by President Barack Obama: Sep 12, 2016
Gary S. Lesser, Florida Fellow, Sworn in as Legislative Chairman for the Florida Bar: Aug 31, 2016
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Speaking at the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) seminar in Hefei, China: Aug 30, 2016
Honorable Jeffrey S. Bivins, Tennessee Fellow, Elected as New Chief Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court: Aug 22, 2016
Laura Bartell, Michigan Fellow, Honored with the Editors’ Prize for Best Article Published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal in 2015: Aug 18, 2016
Amy Collignon Gunn, Missouri Sustaining Life Fellow, Named 2017 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Louis: Aug 18, 2016
Laura Hong, Carl Muller and Brian O'Neill, Ohio Fellows, Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2017: Aug 17, 2016
Amelia H. Boss, Pennsylvania State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Received the Homer Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers: Aug 15, 2016
Dennis W. Archer, Former ABF Board Member and Michigan Life Fellow, Awarded the ABA Medal: Aug 10, 2016
Mississippi Fellows, Stephanie M. Rippee and Rebecca Lee Wiggs, Included in the Fifth Edition of Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation: Jul 29, 2016
Wayne J. Positan, New Jersey Life Fellow, to Receive The New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor: Jul 27, 2016
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, Acknowledged by Illinois Governor in Proclamation Honoring the Founding Trustees of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation: Jul 20, 2016
Faiza J. Saeed, New York Life Fellow, Elected to Serve as Presiding Partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: Jul 14, 2016
Professor Robert E. Lutz, California Life Fellow, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the ABA Section of International Law: Jul 11, 2016
Hon. Peter G. Verniero (Ret.), New Jersey Life Fellow, Awarded the Medal of Honor by The New Jersey State Bar Foundation: Jul 6, 2016
The Honorable Cara Lee T. Neville, Chair of The Fellows and Minnesota Life Fellow, Awarded the Professional Excellence Award by the Minnesota State Bar Association: Jun 29, 2016
Dean Hansell, California Life Fellow, Appointed to serve as a California Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles: Jun 28, 2016
Life Leadership Fellow, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III named chair of ABA Standing Committee on American Judicial System: Jun 23, 2016
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Named “One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers” by United States Lawyer Rankings for the Ninth Year in a Row: Jun 10, 2016
Stephen Yale-Loehr, New York Life Fellow, to Speak at The Cazenovia Forum: Jun 2, 2016
Wm. T. Robinson III, ABF Board Member and Kentucky Life Leadership Fellow, Named Chairman of the National Judicial College Board of Trustees: May 26, 2016
Leonard H. Gilbert, Former ABF Board Member and Florida Life Patron Fellow, Honored by the Hillsborough County Bar Trial and Litigation Section with the Herbert G. Goldburg Award: May 26, 2016
William C. Hubbard, Past ABF President and South Carolina Life Benefactor Fellow, to receive new Burton Award for 'Leadership in Law': May 23, 2016
Phillip C. Stone, Virginia Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit: May 18, 2016
Susan Shields, Oklahoma Fellow, honored with The Journal Record's Leadership in Law Award: May 9, 2016
Laurence R. Tucker, Missouri Life Fellow, will receive the Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service: May 6, 2016
Richard W. Nenno, Delaware Fellow, Chosen by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) as a Fellow: May 5, 2016
The Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Minnesota Fellow, to Selected to Receive the Diversity Award from the Hennepin County Bar Association: May 5, 2016
Susan M. Holden, Minnesota Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the Professionalism Award by the Hennepin County Bar Association: May 5, 2016
Denise A. Dragoo, Utah Life Fellow, Selected as University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Alumna of the Year: May 4, 2016
The Honorable Mary Ann Vial-Lemmon, Louisiana Fellow, to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fifth Circuit: May 3, 2016
Henry M. Coxe III, Florida Life Fellow, to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Eleventh Circuit: Apr 28, 2016
W. Scott Welch III, Mississippi State Chair and Life Patron Fellow, to Receive Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award: Apr 27, 2016
Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena, Delaware Life Fellow, to become National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow: Apr 25, 2016
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow and Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, Makes Daily Journal's 2016 Top Women Lawyers List: Apr 21, 2016
Charles Geyh, Indiana State Co-Chair and Fellow, Selected as 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow: Apr 19, 2016
Mark D. Agrast and Marcia D. Greenberger, D.C. Life Fellows, Selected to Receive Inaugural Civil Rights Hero Award by the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice: Apr 19, 2016
Pauline A. Weaver, California State Co-Chair and Life Patron Fellow, Named as 2016 Judith Soley Lawyer as Citizen Award Recipient: Apr 18, 2016
Bruce Smith, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Dean of Sturm College of Law: Apr 14, 2016
Jan M. Hayden, Louisiana Life Fellow, to Receive The Center for American and International Law's Michelle Mendez Serviam Award: Apr 12, 2016
Charles Geyh, Indiana State Co-Chair and Fellow, Awarded Trustees’ Teaching Award by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law: Apr 12, 2016
Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, ABF Board Member and California Life Fellow, to Serve as Santa Clara Law Commencement Speaker: Apr 8, 2016
Donn C. Fullenweider, Texas Life Fellow, Selected as one of the 2016 Recipients of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award: Apr 6, 2016
Eric Sutty, Deleware Fellow, Elected Shareholder of Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.: Apr 6, 2016
Mark Shank, Texas Life Fellow, Honored with Dallas Bar Foundation's Fellows Justinian Award for Volunteer Service: Apr 1, 2016
Rebecca A. Winterscheidt, Arizona Fellow, Named in Top 100 Arizona Lawyers 2016 by AZ Business Magazine: Mar 29, 2016
Kimberly Leach Johnson, Florida Fellow, In a Panel Discussion at the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance 2016 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.: Mar 22, 2016
Professor Mary Sarah Bilder, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Awarded the 2016 Bancroft Prize by Columbia University: Mar 17, 2016
David B. Thronson, Michigan Fellow, Delivered Second Installment of the 2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series at the Fowler School of Law: Mar 17, 2016
Thornwell F. Sowell, South Carolina Life Fellow, honored at the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2016 Leadership in Law Awards Dinner: Mar 17, 2016
Paul H. Zubek, New Jersey Fellow, honored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) at 2016 New Jersey Awards of Excellence: Mar 16, 2016
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow and Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, Received her Second Consecutive California Lawyer of the Year Award (CLAY): Mar 16, 2016
Kathleen M. Sweet, New York Fellow, Nominated by President Obama to Serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York: Mar 16, 2016
Don Slesnick, Past Chair of The Fellows, Selected for the Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award: Mar 15, 2016
Shari Shink, Colorado Life Fellow, Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame: Mar 13, 2016
Debbie Champion, Missouri Life Fellow, to Speak at the 2016 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Annual Conference: Mar 10, 2016
Rodney G. Snow, Utah Life Fellow, Receives Utah State Bar 2016 Outstanding Mentor Award: Mar 8, 2016
Kathleen J. Hopkins, Immediate Past Chair of The Fellows and Washington Life Patron Fellow, Elected as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA): Mar 7, 2016
Neal R. Sonnett, Florida State Co-Chair and Life Patron Fellow, Honored with 2016 ABA Grassroots Advocacy Award: Mar 7, 2016
V. Burns Hargis, Oklahoma Sustaining Life Fellow, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Leadership Oklahoma: Mar 6, 2016
Mark A.A. Warner, International Fellow and Principal at MAAW law, to Serve as a Panelist in the ELSA Moot Court Competition on Green Energy & WTO Law at Queen’s University: Mar 4, 2016
Sheryl Bey, Mississippi Fellow, Named to Mississippi Business Journal's 2015 "Leadership in Law": Mar 1, 2016
Jean Sutton Martin, North Carolina Fellow, Named Winner in the Litigation Category for Business North Carolina's 2016 Legal Elite: Mar 1, 2016
Professor Mary Sarah Bilder, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Featured in Program to Commemorate James Madison’s 265th Birthday: Feb 26, 2016
Maureen Witt, Colorado Fellow, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado: Feb 24, 2016
Charles L. Ruffin, Georgia Life Fellow, Honored by Best Lawyers® as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for Eminent Domain Law: Feb 22, 2016
Stephen E. Goldman, Connecticut Life Fellow, elected Managing Partner at Robinson+Cole: Feb 18, 2016
Donald Joe Willis, Oregon Life Fellow, Honored with the 2016 Crystal Eagle Award by the Owners' Counsel of America: Feb 11, 2016
Elizabeth Gray, South Carolina Life Fellow, Honored as the 2016 Recipient of the National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award: Feb 9, 2016
Bryant Garth, ABF Director Emeritus and Illinois Life Fellow, delivered the keynote Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture at the 16th Annual Women and the Law Conference, Pursuing Excellence: Diversity in Higher Education: Feb 5, 2016
Jeffrey A. Weissman, Florida Life Fellow, Selected as one of the “10 Best” Attorneys for Florida by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA): Jan 27, 2016
Richard W. Nenno, Delaware Fellow, and Christine L. Albright, Illinois Fellow, Awarded for Outstanding Authorship In Estates, Gifts And Trusts Taxation by Bloomberg BNA: Jan 26, 2016
Kimberly L. Johnson, Florida Fellow, Appointed to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Friends of Baker Park, Inc.: Jan 19, 2016
Marian Drenth, Indiana Fellow, Elected to the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana Board of Directors: Jan 13, 2016
John Slowiaczek, Nebraska Fellow, Named President-Elect of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Jan 1, 2016
The Ongoing Good Work of Past ABA and ABF President, William Hubbard: Dec 31, 2015
District of Columbia Life Fellow Professor Catherine J. Ross' Book Named Best Book on the First Amendment in 2015: Dec 30, 2015
Captain Benes Z. Aldana, Washington Fellow, Selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association to Receive the Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award: Dec 29, 2015
Steven T. Walther, Nevada Life Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Elected to Serve as Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission for 2016: Dec 17, 2015
Daniel McDonald, Minnesota Life Fellow, Selected as an "Attorney of the Year 2015" by Minnesota Lawyer: Dec 16, 2015
Steven M. Richman, International Co-Chair and New Jersey Fellow, Accepted into the Grounds for Sculpture's Focus on Sculpture Exhibit: Dec 15, 2015
Richard W. Millar, Jr., California Life Fellow, Honored with Orange County Bar Association’s Franklin G. West Award: Dec 3, 2015
John E. Green, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Received the Oklahoma Bar Association President's Award: Nov 24, 2015
Daniel J. Kramer, New York Fellow, Joins the Scenic Hudson Board of Directors: Nov 23, 2015
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick, Washington Life Fellow and Past Washington State Co-Chair, Honored with the 2016 Stonewall Award by the American Bar Association: Nov 13, 2015
Anne Gaza, Delaware State Chair and Fellow, Selected as one of 2015 Women Leaders in the Law: Nov 1, 2015
Nicolle Schippers, Iowa Fellow, Recently Elected to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Board of Directors: Oct 30, 2015
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Massachusetts State Chair and Special Advisor to the ABF Board of Directors, Honored on “2015 Influencers in Aging” List by PBS's Next Avenue: Oct 29, 2015
Honorable Douglas F. Johnson, Nebraska Fellow, featured in The Daily Record about the Program Youth Impact!: Oct 29, 2015
Richard D. Rattner, Michigan Fellow, Selected for Inclusion in DBusiness Magazine’s list of “Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit - 2016”: Oct 28, 2015
Maryland Fellow Judge Steven I. Platt (Ret.) Part of Faculty for the National Judicial College Course "Managing The Complex Commercial Case": Oct 26, 2015
Pennsylvania State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Professor Amelia H. Boss Recognized for Leadership in Commercial Law by The Business Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association: Oct 23, 2015
Fellows and American Bar Foundation Research Professors featured in Academic Symposium: Oct 15, 2015
Kenneth G. Standard, Life Fellow and New York State Co-Chair, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Law Journal: Oct 14, 2015
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, and the Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Illinois Life Fellow and ABF Board Member, Awarded the Advancement of Justice Award by the National Judicial College: Oct 13, 2015
M. C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow, Appointed to the Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee and the State Bar of California Appellate Courts Committe: Oct 5, 2015
Canada Fellow Mark A.A. Warner Interviewed by BNN to Discuss Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Sep 28, 2015
Marna Tucker, District of Columbia Life Patron Fellow, Selected by The American Lawyer Magazine as a Recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: Sep 22, 2015
Michigan Fellows Robert B. Labe and Richard D. Rattner, Selected for Inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ list of “Michigan SuperLawyers 2015”: Sep 16, 2015
Thirty-eight Fellows Inducted into LawDragon's Inaugural Hall of Fame: Sep 16, 2015
Richard T. Cassidy, Vermont State Chair and Life Fellow, Elected as President of the Uniform Law Commission: Sep 16, 2015
Michael G. Goldstein, California Life Fellow, Selected as a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel: Sep 14, 2015
Jeffrey Tsai, California Fellow, Joins Alston & Bird LLP: Sep 9, 2015
California Life Fellow M. C. Sungaila Quoted in Newsweek Article about Transgender Asylum Seekers: Sep 4, 2015
Laura Boeckman, Florida Fellow, Named 2015 Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year: Sep 1, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow Michael J. Engle part of two part CLE entitled “PA Grand Jury Practice: Investigating and Indicting”: Sep 1, 2015
New York Life Fellow Donald T. Fox was awarded a medal of the Order of General en Jefe Santiago Marino: Aug 21, 2015
California Life Fellow, Judith Droz Keyes, Named 2016 San Francisco "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers: Aug 20, 2015
H. Thomas Wells, Jr., Alabama State Chair and Life Fellow, Invited to give Presentation on Magna Carta to the Birmingham Rotary Club: Aug 19, 2015
Michigan Fellows, Robert B. Labe and Richard D. Rattner, included in The Best Lawyers in America 2016: Aug 19, 2015
Andrew S. Boutros, Illinois Fellow, Presented with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association National Prosecutorial Award: Aug 14, 2015
Life Fellow, Selma Moidel Smith, included in ABA Women Trailblazers in the Law Oral History Project: Aug 2, 2015
Maryland Fellows Kendra Randall-Jolivet and Yolanda Sonnier Featured in the August 2015 Issue of Redbook Magazine For Their Work to Help Foster Children: Aug 1, 2015
Mark A. A. Warner, Ontario Fellow, Recent BNN Interview on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Jul 28, 2015
William T. Robinson III, Kentucky Life Leadership Fellow and ABF Board Member, Elected to the American Inns of Court Board of Trustees: Jul 24, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow Mary Kohart Served as Moderator in the Premier Financial Poise Webinar: Jul 22, 2015
Chicago Magazine’s 2015 Power 100 List includes Fellows Robert Clifford, Craig Martin, and James Franczek: Jul 17, 2015, Chicago Magazine
Fellow Dr. Artika Tyner Named Interim Officer for Diversity and Inclusion: Jul 13, 2015
Illinois Life Patron Fellow John H. Morrison: Jul 6, 2015
Press Release for Dr. Artika Tyner's Recently Released Leadership Book: Jul 1, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow James J. Eisenhower Speaks to American Constitution Society of Law and Policy: Jun 26, 2015
Stephen Zack, Florida Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2015 David W. Dyer Professionalism Award: Jun 6, 2015
Life Fellow Kevin O'Malley, Nominee for Ambassador to Ireland, Department of State: Jun 5, 2015
Fellow William J. Kilberg appointed President of American Friends of The Hebrew University Mid-Atlantic Region Board: May 26, 2015
Chair of the Mississippi Fellows, Scott Welch, named to University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame.: May 11, 2015
Anthony S. Volpe, Pennsylvania Fellow, Honored as a 2015 Leader of Innovation Medal Recipient by the Verizon Philadelphia University Celebration of Innovation: May 9, 2015
Chair-Elect of The Fellows, Hon. Cara Lee Neville (Ret.): May 7, 2015
California Life Fellow Mary-Christine Sungaila: May 7, 2015
Arizona Life Fellow Peter J. Cahill: Apr 2, 2015
Illinois Fellow Peter C. Alexander: Apr 1, 2015
Minnesota Fellow Artika Tyner: Mar 19, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow, Sean Wajert: Mar 4, 2015
Illinois Fellow, Richard L. Thies: Feb 23, 2015
Ohio Life Patron Fellow, Daniel J. Hoffheimer: Feb 19, 2015
Hawaii Life Fellow David Callies: Feb 18, 2015
Fellows Immediate Past Chair, Don Slesnick, Elected President of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers: Feb 10, 2015
PA State Co-Chair & Sustaining Life Fellow Mitchell L. Bach: Jan 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. Life Fellow, Honorable Abner J. Mikva: Nov 25, 2014, The Chicago Tribune
Delaware Life Fellow Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena: Nov 7, 2014
Delaware Life Fellow Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena: Nov 7, 2014
Minnesota State Chair and Fellow Barbara J. Gislason: Nov 7, 2014
Florida Life Fellow Fred Karlinsky: Nov 6, 2014
Ohio State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Jose C. Feliciano: Nov 5, 2014
Honorable Leah Ward Sears, Georgia Fellow: Oct 7, 2014
Illinois Fellow Andrew S. Boutros: Oct 7, 2014
D.C. Life Fellow Sheila C. Cheston: Sep 24, 2014, CNN Money
Illinois Life Fellow Michael Pope: Sep 12, 2014
Florida Fellow Jason E. Havens: Sep 8, 2014
8 Fellows Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards: Aug 21, 2014, American Lawyer
Washington, D.C. Fellow William J. Kilberg: Aug 15, 2014
California Life Fellow Robert Lutz: Aug 15, 2014
California Life Fellow Robert Lutz: Aug 15, 2014
Tennessee Fellow Harrison D. McIver III: Aug 14, 2014, Daily News
Michigan Life Fellow Michael Pitt: Aug 3, 2014, Observer & Eccentric
Massachusetts Fellow Richard L. ("Dick") Neumeier: Jul 1, 2014
Delaware Fellow Norman M. Powell: Jun 20, 2014
Ohio Life Fellow Hugh Stanley: Jun 20, 2014
Tennessee Fellow Jonathan O. Steen: Jun 12, 2014, Jackson Sun
Illinois Life Fellow J. Timothy Eaton: Jun 11, 2014
New York Life Fellow Lynn Hecht Schafran: May 27, 2014
California Fellow Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila: May 19, 2014, Daily Journal
Chair of The Fellows, Don Slesnick: May 16, 2014
Texas Sustaining Life Fellow John Okray: May 1, 2014
Life Fellow E. Lee Reichert III: Apr 14, 2014, The National Law Journal
Life Fellow E. Lee Reichert III: Apr 14, 2014, The National Law Journal
Connecticut Fellow Barry C. Hawkins: Mar 20, 2014, The Courant
Kansas Life Fellow Hon. Christel Marquardt: Mar 13, 2014, The Topeka Capital-Journal
Minnesota State Co-Chair and Fellow Barbara Gislason: Mar 6, 2014
Minnesota Fellow Peter M. Reyes: Mar 6, 2014
Minnesota Life Fellow David Brink: Feb 25, 2014, Minnesota Lawyer
North Carolina Fellow John R. Wester: Feb 21, 2014
Illinois Fellow Scott Wesley Henry: Feb 2, 2014
New York Fellow Glenn Lau-Kee: Jan 31, 2014
New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Sharon Stern Gerstman: Jan 31, 2014
PA Life Benefactor Fellow Lynne Gold-Bikin and Former Fellow and Former Fellow Albert Momjian: Jan 27, 2014, The Pennsylvania Record
Florida Fellow Jason E. Havens: Jan 17, 2014
Tennessee Life Fellow T. Maxfield Bahner: Jan 14, 2014, The Chattanoogan.com
Kansas Fellow F. James Robinson, Jr.: Dec 20, 2013
Myles Lynk, Immediate Past Chair of The Fellows: Dec 17, 2013
Oklahoma Fellow Renee DeMoss: Dec 1, 2013, KRMG.com
Pennsylvania Fellow Michael J. engle: Nov 18, 2013
Massachusetts Life Fellow Paul W. Lee: Nov 15, 2013, Belmont Patch
New Jersey Life Fellow Judge Jack Lintner: Nov 7, 2013, NJ.com
Alaska State Co-Chair and Fellow Margaret Stock: Sep 25, 2013
Michigan Life Fellow Philip J. Kessler: Sep 24, 2013
Florida Life Fellow Richard A. Gilbert: Sep 24, 2013
Florida Sustaining Life Fellow Stephen Zack: Sep 13, 2013, Miami Herald Business
Illinois Fellow Lily Rin-Laures: Sep 11, 2013, Business Wire
Florida Life Fellow Professor Bruce R. Jacob: Jul 25, 2013
California State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Pauline Weaver: Jul 16, 2013
Florida Life Fellow Robert C. Josefsberg: Jul 2, 2013, The Florida Bar Foundation
Maryland Fellow Eric Orlinsky: Jul 1, 2013, John Hopkins Magazine
Pennsylvania Fellow Natalie Diane Ramsey: Jun 26, 2013, University of Delaware Daily
Life Fellow and Fellows State Chair of South Dakota Thomas Earl Geu: May 20, 2013
Life Patron Fellow, ABF Board Member, and Former Chair of The Fellows Leonard H. Gilbert: May 13, 2013
Illinois Life Fellow The Honorable Carole Kamin Bellows: Mar 17, 2013, Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch
California Fellow and Past California Fellows State Chair Laura Farber: Feb 26, 2013