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.
Featured Fellows Event
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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Carolyn Witherspoon, Life Fellow and Arkansas Co-Chair, Inducted into the Arkansas Bar Association Legal Hall of Fame
September 17, 2026
Carolyn Witherspoon will be inducted into the Arkansas Bar Association’s Legal Hall of Fame in November of this year. The Hall of Fame honors individuals and institutions whose service, leadership and contributions have made a lasting impact on the legal profession and the people of Arkansas. Carolyn Witherspoon, photo courtesy… Read More
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Judy Perry Martinez, Benefactor Fellow, to Receive the 2026 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics
August 24, 2026
Judy Perry Martinez, Benefactor Fellow, was selected to receive the prestigious 2026 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Jr. Award for Professionalism and Ethics, which recognizes attorneys, judges, or others who have rendered exemplary service in the areas of professionalism, ethics, civility, and excellence. Judy Perry Martinez, photo courtesy… 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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