Francis “Fran” Deisinger, Fellow, was named President of the Wisconsin Law Foundation. He has previously served as president of both the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association.…
Karen A. Popp, Life Fellow, Honored With National Law Journal’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Karen A. Popp, Life Fellow, will be honored by The National Law Journal at The National Law Journal Legal Awards 2024. The award will be presented to her on October…
Rusty Hardin, Fellow, Awarded the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award
Rusty Hardin, Fellow, was honored with the Texas Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award. He was presented with the award at the foundation’s annual dinner in…
Reginald M. Turner, Leadership Fellow and Past National Fellows Chair, Named 2024 Recipient of the Founders Award from the Michigan State Bar Foundation
Reginald M. “Reggie” Turner, Leadership Fellow, was named as the 2024 recipient of the Founders Award from the Michigan State Bar Foundation. The Founders Award seeks to recognize a lawyer…
Professor Deborah E. Anker, Fellow, Publishes 2024 Edition of Law of Asylum in the United States
Professor Deborah E. Anker, Fellow, recently published the 2024 edition of Law of Asylum in the United States. This edition features key areas such as theories of persecution, persecution by…
Professor Jennifer Chacón, Life Fellow and Fellows Research Advisory Committee Member, Interviewed and Has Book Featured in Stanford Lawyer Magazine
Professor Jennifer Chacón, Life Fellow and Fellows Research Advisory Committee member, was interviewed for the Stanford Lawyer, where she spoke about her newest book, Legal Phantoms, and how it came…
Ten Fellows Named New Members of American Law Institute
The American Law Institute’s newest member class from July 2024 includes 10 Fellows from across the country. The ALI has been the leading voice in refining, clarifying, and improving the…
What it Means to Be a Fellow
Listen to what these Fellows have to say about what it means to be part of this distinguished honorary society.
Celebrating ABF Fellows in ABA Board of Governors Officer Roles
After the 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, three ABF Fellows began terms as officers on the ABA Board of Governors, joining four Fellows already in Officer roles in the Board…
Jonathan Cole, Life Fellow and State Chair, Becomes Chair of the ABA House of Delegates
Jonathan Cole, Life Fellow, became Chair of the American Bar Association House of Delegates at the conclusion of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Chair is the second…
Michelle Behnke, Life Fellow, Becomes ABA President-Elect
Michelle Behnke, Life Fellow, became ABA President-Elect at the conclusion of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. She will assume the role of ABA President in August 2025 at the…
William R. “Bill” Bay, Missouri Patron Fellow, Becomes ABA President
William R. “Bill” Bay, Missouri Patron Fellow, was sworn in as the ABA President on the last day of the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. He assumed the role of…