The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program is proud to announce the 2023-24 cohort of Faculty Scholars. From diverse backgrounds, each brings expertise to further the program’s core mission: generating…
The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Shayda Zaerpoor Le to the Board of Directors
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected Shayda Zaerpoor Le as a new Board Member, through a vote at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans on February 3, 2023. Le, who is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP in Portland, Oregon, began her term in February 2023.
Professor Kaaryn Gustafson and Professor Mario L. Barnes to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
University of California Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professors Kaaryn Gustafson and Mario L. Barnes will jointly receive the 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
Carolyn Witherspoon to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Award
Carolyn Witherspoon, ABF Life Fellow and Director of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, a majority female-owned firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Distinguished Life Fellow Awards from the Fellows…
Professor Norma V. Cantú to receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
Norma V. Cantú, ABF Life Fellow and the Ken McIntyre Professor of Excellence in School Leadership and Professor of Law at the University of Texas at Austin, will be honored with the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award from…
Andrew M. Schpak to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Andrew M.Schpak, Co-Managing Partner at Barran Liebman LLP and ABF Fellows Oregon State Chair, will be honored with the 2023 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Schpak will receive the award…
The ABF’s Black History Month Research Collection
Since its founding in 1952, the ABF has been steadfast in advancing research that breaks down the barriers to a more just society. Throughout the decades, many of our ABF scholars have produced groundbreaking research on the legal and social inequities experienced by Black Americans in…
Mark Suchman Appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation
Mark Suchman has been appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Currently a Professor of Sociology at Brown University, Suchman will join the ABF in September 2023. He will succeed Interim…
ABF’s Access to Justice Research Initiative Receives Grant from the International Development Research Center to Support a New Global Justice Data Observatory
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Research Initiative, led by ABF Faculty Fellow Rebecca Sandefur and Senior Program Officer Matthew Burnett, has received a grant from Canada’s International Development…
Five-Year Update to “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law” Explores the Legal Careers of Asian Americans in the U.S. Amidst a Rise in Anti-Asian Hate
In 2017, the American Bar Foundation (ABF), in partnership with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), released a landmark study, “A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law,” which laid the groundwork…
The ABF Receives Renewal Grant from The JPB Foundation for Access to Justice Scholars Program
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has been awarded a grant renewal from The JPB Foundation in continued support of the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program. This multiyear grant pledges financial support to the ABF over…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar Michele Statz Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant to Improve Access to Justice for Rural and Indigenous Communities in Alaska
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School Michele Statz has been awarded a 2022 National Science Foundation CIVIC planning grant to improve access to justice for rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska. The project partners with Alaska Legal…