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March 20, 2025
The American Bar Foundation (ABF), in collaboration with the UC Berkeley School of Law Civil Justice Research Initiative (CJRI), with additional support from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Robert L. Habush Endowment, hosted the symposium Plaintiff-Side Litigation: Scholars and Practitioners in Dialogue. Read More
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Julianne P. Blanch to Receive the 2025 ABF Outstanding State Chair Award
January 16, 2025
Julianne P. Blanch, Shareholder at Parsons Behle & Latimer, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Blanch will be recognized during the 69th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which will be held in Phoenix on February 1. Read More
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Erwin Chemerinsky to Receive the 2025 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
January 16, 2025
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Chemerinsky will be recognized during the 69th Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet, which will… Read More
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Myles Lynk to Receive the 2025 ABF Outstanding Service Award
January 16, 2025
Myles Lynk, Emeritus Professor of Law and the Legal Profession at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Dean of the Emeritus College at Arizona State University, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Lynk will… Read More
Featured Events
April 30, 2025
Ombudsperson, Northwestern University
Unprotected: Experiences of Women & Non-Binary Students of Color Within Title IX & Legal Reporting Processes
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
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Ombudsperson, Northwestern University
Unprotected: Experiences of Women & Non-Binary Students of Color Within Title IX & Legal Reporting Processes
Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
(ABF Offices, 750 N Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor Chicago, IL)
Please join the ABF for a hybrid presentation and in-person reception celebrating the launch of Governing the Global Clinic
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Hybrid: Virtual/In-Person
Featured Researcher
Stephen Daniels
ABF Research Professor Emeritus
Stephen Daniels is a Research Professor Emeritus at the American Bar Foundation. His ABF research project, Alternative Legal Professionals, examines legal technician programs, which license non-lawyers to practice certain aspects of law in a limited capacity with the goal of expanding access to legal services at a more affordable cost. In this feature, Daniels discusses how this concept emerged, spread, and continues to evolve across multiple states.
- Podcasts
Episode 8: Season One Finale: When Law Meets Society
The season finale of Season 1 of Whose Law is it Anyway explores the impact of ABF's research with our Executive Director, Ajay K. Mehrotra.
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Shaping the Future of Sociolegal Research: ABF Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Watch to learn more about the ABF Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships.