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Home > Fellows > Celebrating ABF Fellows in ABA Board of Governors Officer Roles

Celebrating ABF Fellows in ABA Board of Governors Officer Roles

August 20, 2024

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 of Governors!  

The three that began their terms this year are:  

William R. “Bill” Bay, as ABA President – Missouri Patron Fellow 

Michelle Behnke, as ABA President-Elect – Wisconsin Life Fellow

Jonathan J. Cole, as the Chair of the House of Delegates – Tennessee Life Fellow

They join Mary Smith who became the Immediate Past President and is a Illinois Patron Fellow, Marvin S.C. Dang who serves as ABA Secretary and is a Hawaii Patron Fellow, and Frank “Fritz” Langrock who serves as ABA Treasurer and is a Vermont Life Fellow. 

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