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Matthew D. Rowe, Wisconsin Fellow, Joins Board of Directors for Badger Institute
Mar 21, 2023
Dean Garry W. Jenkins, New York Life Fellow, Named President of Bates College
Mar 20, 2023
Hon. Marilyn Aboussie, Texas Life Fellow, Named 2023 University of Texas School of Law Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Mar 17, 2023
Dean Laura A. Rosenbury, Missouri Patron Fellow, Elected Ninth President of Barnard College
Mar 16, 2023
Judge Milton L. Mack, Michigan Life Fellow, Has Article Published By Texas Tech Law Review
Mar 15, 2023
Sharie A. Brown, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, Named Chair of DC Bar Communities Committee
Mar 13, 2023
Professor Michele Goodwin, California Fellow, is the Featured Speaker for the 23rd Annual John P. Frank Memorial Lecture at Arizona State University
Mar 9, 2023
Gilbert I. Low, Texas Life Fellow, Commemorated with Bust Outside of Jefferson County Courthouse
Mar 6, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Zechenter, Georgia Fellow, Moderating Webinar for the Jagiellonian Law Society
Mar 3, 2023
Meade Mitchell, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected as The Next President-Elect of the Mississippi State Bar
Mar 1, 2023
Sarah A. Good, California Life Fellow, Appointed to California State Bar Board of Trustees
Feb 27, 2023
Dean Danielle R. Holley, District of Columbia Fellow, Named President of Mount Holyoke College
Feb 22, 2023
Honorable Diane P. Wood, Illinois Fellow and ABF Board Member, Named the Director Designate of American Law Institute
Feb 21, 2023
Associate Justice Cheryl Chambers, New York Fellow, Honored by Network of Bar Leaders
Feb 17, 2023
Molly Marcum, Oregon Fellow, Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law In Portland, OR
Feb 16, 2023
James Hamilton, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, Releases “Advocate: On History's Front Lines from Watergate to the Keating Five, Clinton Impeachment, and Benghazi”
Feb 14, 2023
Kirk P. Watson, Texas Life Fellow, Elected and Sworn-In as Mayor of Austin
Feb 13, 2023
Professor Shauhin Talesh, California Fellow, Named Co-Editor of the Law & Society Review
Feb 10, 2023
Robert “Bob” Latham, Texas Fellow, Appointed as Chair of the International Board of ARTICLE 19
Feb 9, 2023
Judge Eileen Kato, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Awarded Asian Bar Association of Washington’s Community Service Award
Jan 30, 2023
Judge Bryant Yang, California Life Fellow, Honored as Eastern Bar Association of Los Angeles County’s Judge of the Year
Jan 26, 2023
Harry William Baumgarten, New York Fellow, Published Opinion for the Hill on President Biden’s Presidency Thus Far
Jan 24, 2023
Susan M. Gallagher, Minnesota Fellow, Named as 2022 John D. Levine Distinguished Service Award Winner
Jan 23, 2023
Professor Sahar Aziz, Texas Life Fellow, Has Multiple Media Spotlights on her Scholarship
Jan 20, 2023
Luke Mohrhauser, Iowa Life Fellow, Named as Next Managing Member of MVS
Jan 19, 2023
Dean Melanie Wilson, Texas Life Fellow, Announced as President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools
Jan 18, 2023
Anna Mercado Clark, New York Fellow, Named President-Elect for National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Jan 17, 2023
Judge Peter Reyes, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded UIA’s 2022 National Committee of the Year
Jan 12, 2023
Peter H. Kang, California Fellow, Appointed to Magistrate Judgeship for The United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Jan 11, 2023
Richard M. Leslie, Florida Life Fellow, Elected as Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers Division
Jan 6, 2023
Elizabeth Weldon, California Fellow, Announced as Chair Elect of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising
Dec 22, 2022
Steven H. Sholk, New Jersey Fellow, Published Two Articles Regarding Taxation
Dec 21, 2022
Hon. Jonah Triebwasser, New York Fellow, Named as Magistrate of the Year By The New York State Magistrates Association
Dec 20, 2022
Professor John Oberdiek, Pennsylvania Fellow, Named 2023 Winner of the American Philosophical Association Fred Berger Memorial Prize
Dec 19, 2022
Christopher M. Scherer, Wisconsin Fellow, Elected as Treasurer of AIPPI-US and AIPPI Programme Committee
Dec 16, 2022
Professor Atiba Ellis, District of Columbia Fellow, Published A Piece on Voter Intimidation for The Conversation
Dec 15, 2022
Richard M. Murray, Colorado Life Fellow, Elected as Chair of the Colorado Access to Justice Commission
Dec 13, 2022
Mark Minyard, California Life Fellow, Named as 2022 Franklin G. West Award Recipient by the Orange County Bar Association
Dec 12, 2022
Jennifer Sta. Ana, California Fellow, Named As One of National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Best Under 40 Award Recipient
Dec 9, 2022
Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Georgia Fellow, Appointed as Cobb County Magistrate Judge
Dec 7, 2022
Professor David F. Engstrom, California Fellow, Named as Leader of the ALI’s Principles of the Law, High-Volume Civil Adjudication Project
Dec 5, 2022
Stacy Leeds, Arkansas Fellow, Named as Dean of Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Dec 1, 2022
Seven New York Fellows Honored at the New York Law Journal’s 2022 New York Legal Awards
Nov 30, 2022
Dean Danielle Holley, District of Columbia Fellow, Joined ABC News To Discuss Supreme Court Case on Affirmative Action
Nov 29, 2022
Three Fellows Served as Editors for Women's Voices: Global Perspectives on the Right to Vote, Now Published
Nov 28, 2022
Reginald M. Turner, Jr., Michigan Leadership Fellow and Past Fellows Chair and ABA Immediate Past President of the ABA, Announced As 2023 Spirit of Excellence Award Winner
Nov 21, 2022
Dean Cynthia Nance, Arkansas Patron Fellow and Immediate Past Chair of the Fellows, Named 2023 Recipient of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award from the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education
Nov 18, 2022
Teresa M. Beck, California Fellow, Sworn In As President of National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations
Nov 17, 2022
William H. Neukom, Washington Philanthropist Fellow and Former ABF Board Member, Launches Neukom Center for the Rule of Law at Stanford University
Nov 16, 2022
Professor Susan Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Joined Excited Utterance Podcast To Discuss Her Latest Law Review Article
Nov 14, 2022
Rhonda Tobin, Connecticut Life Fellow, Selected as One of Corporate Counsel’s 2022 Women, Influence Power in Law Awards Managing Partner of the Year
Nov 11, 2022
Michelle Behnke, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Awarded the 2022 Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award from the Wisconsin Law Foundation
Nov 10, 2022
Kay H. Hodge, Massachusetts Patron Fellow, Named 2023 Father Robert F. Drinan Award Recipient by ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Nov 9, 2022
Burns Hargis, Oklahoma Patron Fellow, Inducted into Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business Hall of Fame
Nov 8, 2022
Two ABF Fellows Honored as Court Watch NOLA’s 2022 Lynne & Jerome Goldman Criminal Justice Reform Award Recipients
Nov 7, 2022
Barbara Gislason, Minnesota Life Fellow, Works with UIA and Minnesota State Bar to Launch Ukranian Humanitarian Effort
Nov 2, 2022
Thomas Shorter, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Named President of American Health Law Association
Nov 1, 2022
Howard Brod Brownstein, Pennsylvania Fellow, Named 2022 Industry Icon by ABF Journal
Oct 31, 2022
Jimmy Goodman, ABF President and Oklahoma Visionary Fellow, Named 2022 Recipient of Oklahoma Bar Association’s Joe Stamper Distinguished Service Award
Oct 28, 2022
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Life Fellow, Elected Secretary of American Bar Association’s Business Law Section
Oct 27, 2022
Professor Willajeanne F. McLean, Connecticut Life Fellow, Named as 2022 Inspiration Award Recipient By The African American Female Professor Award Association
Oct 26, 2022
Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, Washington Life Fellow, Releases New Book about U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
Oct 24, 2022
Steven F. Pflaum, Illinois Life Fellow, Named Chicago Bar Foundation 2022 Justice John Paul Stevens Award Recipient
Oct 21, 2022
John Saxon, Alabama Life Fellow, Named as White House Fellows Foundation and Association 2022 John Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award Winner
Oct 19, 2022
Honorable Sarah S. Vance, Louisiana Fellow, Announced as the 2022 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award Winner
Oct 18, 2022
Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow and American Bar Association President-Elect, Profiled by Obama Foundation
Oct 17, 2022
Judy Y. Barrasso, Louisiana Life Fellow, Named 2022 Hannah G. Solomon Award Recipient
Oct 14, 2022
Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow, Appointed to President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts
Oct 13, 2022
Several ABF Fellows Among Finalists for CA Leaders in Tech Law & Innovation Awards
Oct 12, 2022
Leslie Ellen Shear, California Life Fellow, Named 2022 California Lawyer’s Association Family Law Lifetime Achievement Award
Oct 11, 2022
Amy L. Miletich, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
Oct 6, 2022
Lee Hornberger, Michigan Fellow, Named Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Michigan
Oct 5, 2022
James “Jim” Hill, California Fellow, Receives 2022 California Lawyers Association Business Law Section’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Oct 3, 2022
Dean Danielle R. Holley, District of Columbia Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Sep 30, 2022
Dean Roger A. Fairfax Jr., District of Columbia Fellow, Honored with Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Award
Sep 29, 2022
Professor Sahar Aziz, Texas Life Fellow, Featured in American Constitution Society’s Expert Forum Blog
Sep 28, 2022
Sheila Slocum Hollis, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, Named Recipient of National Law Journal Lifetime Achievement Award
Sep 27, 2022
Harriet Miers, Texas Life Fellow, Select as a Winner of The American Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Sep 26, 2022
Judge Bernice B. Donald, Tennessee Patron Fellow, To Receive The National Judicial College Sandra Day O’Connor Award
Sep 23, 2022
Jimmy K. Goodman, Oklahoma Visionary Fellow, Elected President of American Bar Foundation
Sep 20, 2022
Two Fellows Nominated For Federal Judicial Roles by President Biden
Sep 15, 2022
Judge Rachel Pickering, Kansas Fellow, Appointed to Kansas Court of Appeals
Sep 14, 2022
C. Scott Schwefel, Connecticut Fellow, Appointed to American Bar Association’s House of Delegates
Sep 13, 2022
Philip D. Amoa, Pennsylvania Fellow, Rings Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell in Celebration of Being the 1,000th Certified Director from National Association of Corporate Directors
Sep 12, 2022
Nellie L. King, Florida Fellow, Installed as President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Sep 7, 2022
Henry Su, California Patron Fellow, Named Chair of American Bar Association Standing Committee for Pro Bono and Public Service
Sep 6, 2022
Professor Sahar Aziz, Texas Life Fellow, Quoted in Philidelphia Inquirer
Sep 1, 2022
Jennifer A. Brandt, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Elected Secretary of American Bar Association Family Law Section
Aug 30, 2022
Maury Poscover, Missouri Patron Fellow, Elected President of the American Bar Association (ABA) Retirement Fund Program
Aug 29, 2022
Josephine Bahn, District of Columbia Fellow, Installed as National Chair of American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Aug 25, 2022
Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow, Becomes President-Elect of the American Bar Association
Aug 23, 2022
Deborah Enix-Ross, New York Life Fellow, Sworn In as American Bar Association President
Aug 22, 2022
Two Life Fellows Named to Board of Tulane University
Aug 17, 2022
Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, New Jersey Life Fellow, Named 2022 New Jersey State Bar Medal of Honor Recipient
Aug 16, 2022
Eleven ABF Fellows Among Newly Elected American Law Institute Members
Aug 15, 2022
Three District of Columbia Fellows Honored at the D.C. Bar’s 2022 Conference
Aug 11, 2022
Tad Thomas, Kentucky Fellow, Sworn in as President of American Association for Justice
Aug 5, 2022
Constance Slaughter-Harvey, Mississippi Life Fellow, Named University of Mississippi’s School of Law Alumna of the Year
Aug 4, 2022
Debra Katz, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Wins Trailblazer Award from D.C. Bar
Aug 2, 2022
Jaime Hawk, Washington Fellow, Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to King County Superior Court
Aug 1, 2022
Nicholas Allard, New York Fellow, Named as Founding Dean of Jacksonville University Law School
Jul 27, 2022
Margaret Oertling Cupples, Mississippi Life Fellow, Awarded Mississippi Bar Association’s Susie Buchanan Award.
Jul 26, 2022
Honorable Justice Dennis W. Archer, Michigan Life Fellow, Receives Burton Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 25, 2022
Ellen Jakovic, District of Columbia Benefactor Fellow, Sworn in as D.C. Bar President
Jul 22, 2022
Hilda C. Galvan, Texas Fellow, Will Be Inducted to Junior Achievement of Dallas Business Hall of Fame
Jul 21, 2022
Gary S. Lesser, Florida Life Fellow, Sworn In as President of the Florida State Bar
Jul 19, 2022
Judge M. Margaret McKeown, California Life Fellow, Awarded the 2022 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit
Jul 18, 2022
Mark L. Whitaker, District of Columbia Fellow, Named 2022 Minority Corporate Counsel Association Rainmaker
Jul 15, 2022
William J. Kilberg, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Awarded Honorary Fellowship From Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jul 14, 2022
Honorable Justice Steven H. David, Indiana Fellow, Honored with Indiana Bar Foundation’s Legend Award
Jul 12, 2022
Patrick “Pat” G. Goetzinger, South Dakota Fellow, Awarded the Marshall M. McKusick Award by State Bar of South Dakota
Jul 11, 2022
Laurence “Larry” R. Tucker, Missouri Life Fellow, Named 2022 Recipient of Missouri Lawyers Media ICON Award
Jul 8, 2022
Hugo Chaviano, Illinois Fellow, Releases New Book titled “Flight to Freedom”
Jul 7, 2022
Jonathan Granoff, New York Fellow, Moderates Panel At Recent ABA International Law Section Conference
Jul 6, 2022
Fred D. Gray, Alabama Life Fellow, Announced as Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jul 5, 2022
Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Ohio Visionary Fellow, Has Been Elected to the Board of Directors of ClassACT HR73
Jul 1, 2022
Hon. David Nelmark, Iowa Life Fellow, Releases New Book as a Guide on Mock Trial
Jun 30, 2022
Brandon Lee Wolff, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Named To Two Leadership Positions in New York and Florida
Jun 29, 2022
Joseph W. “Joe” Dent, Georgia Life Fellow, Re-Elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors
Jun 28, 2022
Loren Kieve, California Patron Fellow, Is the 2022 Recipient of the John H. Pickering Achievement Award
Jun 27, 2022
Professor David F. Levi, North Carolina Life Fellow, Receives the A. Kenneth Pye Award from Duke University School of Law Alumni Awards
Jun 24, 2022
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed to Leadership of USCIB’s Arbitration Committee
Jun 23, 2022
Judge J. Michelle Childs, South Carolina Patron Fellow, Awarded the Charles S. Murphy Award from Duke University School of Law Alumni Awards
Jun 22, 2022
James “Jim” Astrachan, Maryland Life Fellow, Will Lead Baltimore Bar Foundation and Ethics Committee
Jun 21, 2022
Judge James G. Martin, Tennessee Life Fellow, Receives Tennessee Bar Association’s Justice Frank F. Drowota III Award
Jun 17, 2022
Jacqueline B. Dixon, Tennessee Life Fellow, to Receive the Judge Pamela L. Reeves Tennessee Professionalism Award
Jun 15, 2022
Robert C. Sink, North Carolina Life Fellow, to Receive North Carolina Bar Association Renaissance Lawyer Award
Jun 14, 2022
Utah Life Fellow, Erik A. Christiansen, Elected as President-Elect of the Utah State Bar
Jun 13, 2022
Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp, California Fellow, Appointed Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at California Western School of Law
Jun 10, 2022
E. Thomas Sullivan, President of the ABF, and Michigan Life Fellow Leonard Niehoff, Release New Book Discussing the Evolution of Free Speech
Jun 8, 2022
Christine A. Amalfe, New Jersey Fellow, Was Presented With Professional Achievement Award from Essex County Bar Association
Jun 7, 2022
Loren L. Pierce, New Jersey Fellow, Receives Women’s Initiative & Leaders In the Law Platinum Award
Jun 6, 2022
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed as US Head of International Arbitration for Norton Rose Fulbright
Jun 2, 2022
Cindy V. Tisdale, Texas Fellow, Elected as President-Elect of the State Bar of Texas
Jun 1, 2022
Three ABF Fellows Honored with 2022 ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards
Apr 29, 2022
Loren L. Pierce, New Jersey Fellow, Appointed to New Jersey State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees
Apr 5, 2022
Anthony C. Infanti, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Releases New Book About Tax Policy and Legal Imagination
Mar 25, 2022
Sahar Aziz, Texas Life Fellow, Interviewed about MENA Identity and the U.S. Census for NPR
Mar 23, 2022
Lucian T. Pera, Tennessee Life Fellow, Receives 2022 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award
Mar 23, 2022
William C. Martucci, Life Fellow, Selected as KCMBA’s 2022-2023 President
Mar 21, 2022
Nine ABF Fellows Inducted into Lawdragon 2022 Class Hall of Fame
Mar 4, 2022
Mary L. Smith, Illinois Patron Fellow, Becomes the ABA’s First Native American Woman President-Elect Nominee
Feb 23, 2022
Amir Ali, District of Columbia Fellow, Promoted to MacArthur Justice Center Executive Director
Feb 22, 2022
Professor Tiffany Williams Brewer, New Jersey Fellow, Becomes First African American Woman to Chair the NJ State Commission of Investigation
Feb 22, 2022
Honorable Eileen A. Kato, Immediate Past Fellows Chair and Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Receives ABAW 2021 President’s Award
Feb 14, 2022
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Sustaining Life Fellow, Selected to Join TriBar Opinion Committee
Feb 11, 2022
Melissa Ann Kucinski, D.C. Fellow, Releases New Book about Global Family Law
Feb 1, 2022
Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona Patron Fellow, Receives World Jurist Association Medal of Honor
Jan 24, 2022
Elise Boddie, New York Fellow, Appointed to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 18, 2022
Hon. Marla Luckert, Kansas Life Fellow, Receives Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction
Jan 13, 2022
Jonathan Rose, Arizona Fellow, Appointed to Editorial Board of Two Legal History Journals
Jan 10, 2022
Jeffrey Bruce Golden, International Life Fellow, Appointed as The Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa
Jan 7, 2022
Craig R. Bucki, New York Life Fellow, Recognized in Buffalo Business First’s 40 Under 40 List
Dec 23, 2021
Howard Brod Brownstein, Pennsylvania Fellow, Pronounced NACD Directorship Certified
Dec 22, 2021
Caroline D. Pham, District of Columbia Fellow, Nominated for CFTC Commissioner
Dec 18, 2021
Diana Manning, New Jersey Fellow, Chosen as NJWLA’s 2021 Professional Lawyer of the Year
Dec 18, 2021
Amy L. Sommers, International Life Fellow, Releases Debut Novel
Dec 14, 2021
Frederic X. Shadley, Ohio Life Fellow, Recognized as National Law Journal 2021 Real Estate and Construction Trailblazer
Dec 13, 2021
Three ABF Fellows Honored with 2022 ABA Spirit of Excellence Awards
Dec 2, 2021
Cynthia E. Nance, Chair of the Fellows, Honored with Richard S. Arnold Award
Nov 24, 2021
William J. Mueller, Nebraska Patron Fellow, Begins Term as 2021-2022 NSBA President
Nov 21, 2021
Sheila S. Hollis, D.C Patron Fellow, Wins WIPL’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award
Nov 19, 2021
Colonel Linda Strite Murnane, Ohio Patron Fellow, Inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
Nov 10, 2021
Professor David A. Larson, Minnesota Life Fellow, Elected as Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution
Oct 29, 2021
James J. Casey Jr., Wisconsin Patron Fellow, Appointed as Interim Associate Vice President for Research Administration at Florida Gulf Coast University
Oct 29, 2021
Two Washington Life Fellows Honored with 2021 Washington State Bar Association APEX Awards
Oct 26, 2021
Harold D. Pope III, ABF Board Member and Michigan Life Fellow, Earns 2021 Concordia College Alumni Achievement Award
Oct 25, 2021
Professor Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Louisiana Fellow, Receives 2021 Jefferson B. Fordham Advocacy Award
Oct 20, 2021
Professor Susan Anne Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Discusses Empathy in Virtual Courtrooms with Law360
Sep 21, 2021
Reuben A. Guttman, District of Columbia Fellow, Co-Publishes “Pretrial Advocacy”
Sep 17, 2021
Eight ABF Fellows Elected to American Bar Association Board of Governors for the 2021-2024 Term
Aug 31, 2021
Reginald M. Turner, Jr., Michigan Leadership Fellow, Begins Term as 2021-2022 ABA President
Aug 20, 2021
Professor Catherine J. Ross, New York Life Fellow, Named George Washington University's Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law
Aug 20, 2021
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Wins North Carolina Bar’s Citizen Lawyer Award
Aug 13, 2021
Former ABF Fellows Chair, California Life Fellow Among Honorees at 31st Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Ceremony
Aug 12, 2021
Thomas Leatherbury, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed to Texas Access to Justice Commission
Jul 28, 2021
Stacy Broman, Minnesota Sustaining Life Fellow, Appointed Managing Partner at Meagher & Geer
Jul 27, 2021
David J. Steele II, Montana Fellow, Elected 2022 State Bar of Montana President
Jul 27, 2021
Professor Emeritus Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Michigan Life Fellow, Receives Scribes Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 19, 2021
ABF Director and Five ABF Fellows Among Newly Elected American Law Institute Members
Jul 16, 2021
David Yellen, Illinois Life Fellow, Named IAALS Chief Executive Officer
Jul 12, 2021
Michelle Behnke, Wisconsin Sustaining Life Fellow, Receives State Bar of Wisconsin’s Leonard L. Loeb Award
Jun 15, 2021
Lousene M. Hoppe, Minnesota Fellow, Named Board President of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Jun 11, 2021
J. Logan Murphy, Florida Fellow, Appointed Judge for the Hillsborough County Court
Jun 9, 2021
Hari M. Osofsky, California Fellow, Named Dean of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Jun 8, 2021
Michael H. Rubin, Louisiana Life Fellow, Publishes "Multijurisdictional Practice and Transactional Lawyers" for LSU Law Review
May 27, 2021
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Receives Advocate's Award From North Carolina Bar Association
May 25, 2021
Selma Moidel Smith, California Life Fellow, Honored by UCLA School of Music Endowed Recital
May 24, 2021
Paula E. Boggs, Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Speaks at Southwestern University 2020 and 2021 Commencement
May 24, 2021
William G. Paul, Oklahoma Visionary Fellow, Receives 2021 Honorary Degree from University of Oklahoma
May 24, 2021
Geoff Fehling and Lorie Masters, District of Columbia Fellows, Publish "The American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance" in Connecticut Insurance Law Journal
May 18, 2021
Dean Cynthia Nance, Fellows 2020-21 Chair Elect, Receives 2021 Hancher-Finkbine Alumni Medallion
May 4, 2021
Anne Shea Gaza, Delaware Life Fellow, Receives "Outstanding IP Litigator" Award from Managing Intellectual Property
Apr 19, 2021
Ellen Jakovic, District of Columbia Benefactor Fellow, Named President-Elect Nominee of D.C. Bar
Apr 9, 2021
James Casey, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Publishes "Civics, Voting, the STEM Disciplines, and the Future"
Apr 2, 2021
Professor Alison M. Siegler, Illinois Fellow, Publishes Article on Federal Bail Reform for The New York Times
Mar 29, 2021
Jessica Markham, Maryland Fellow, Publishes "Representing Federal Employees and Their Spouses in Divorce: A Practical Guide"
Mar 29, 2021
Richard Murray, Colorado Fellow, Receives Prestigious Davis Award from Denver Bar Foundation
Feb 22, 2021
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Discusses School-to-Prison Pipeline for Comcast's Social Justice Series
Feb 22, 2021
Professor Jayne Barnard, Virginia Life Fellow, Awarded Honorary Degree from College of William & Mary
Feb 22, 2021
Professor Catherine Ross, New York Life Fellow, Publishes "What the First Amendment Really Says About Whether Trump Incited the Capitol Riot" for Future Tense Publication
Feb 8, 2021
James M. Durant III, Colorado Life Fellow, Calls for Amendments to Aid in Prosecuting Police in DePaul Journal of Social Justice
Feb 1, 2021
Professor Susan Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Publishes "The Death Penalty and the Misleading Concept of 'Closure'"
Jan 26, 2021
Preston M. Torbert, Illinois Patron Fellow, Publishes "Because It Is Wrong: An Essay on the Immorality and Illegality of the Online Service Contracts of Google and Facebook" in Case Western Journal
Jan 19, 2021
Nancy Andrade, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Commissioner for the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Jan 15, 2021
Rafael Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Selected as One of Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best of the Bar 2020"
Dec 14, 2020
The ABF Remembers the Historic Career of Late Benefactor Fellow and Federal Judge Jerome Farris
Dec 11, 2020
Anne Shea Gaza, Delaware Life Fellow, Elected to Young Conaway Management Committee
Dec 7, 2020
Honorable Bryant Yang, California Fellow, Appointed Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Nov 23, 2020
Professor Richard Sobelsohn, New York Fellow, Publishes "Coops, Condos and COVID-19" in NYSBA Journal
Nov 20, 2020
Elizabeth K. Whittenbury, California Life Fellow, Celebrated in Marquis Who's Who
Nov 3, 2020
Wisconsin Life Fellow Former Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. Designated Distinguished Faculty by National Judicial College
Nov 3, 2020
Rafael Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Highlighted by Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best of the Bar 2020"
Nov 2, 2020
Jeffrey B. Golden, Life Fellow, Recognised for Lifetime Achievement at Legal Week Innovation Awards 2020
Oct 23, 2020
James L. Chosy, Life Fellow, Receives Lifetime Acheivement Award from Minnesota Lawyer
Oct 20, 2020
John M. Mbiti, New York Fellow, Receives Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year Award
Oct 5, 2020
Susan A. Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Co-Publishes Article on Virtual Courts for Buffalo Law Review
Sep 23, 2020
Catherine M. Brennan, Maryland Life Fellow, and Thomas Hudson, Maryland Fellow, Named to Chambers 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021
Sep 21, 2020
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Named Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Sep 21, 2020
Twelve ABF Fellows Among Crain's 2020 Notable Women in Law
Sep 14, 2020
Gina F. Rubel, Pennsylvania Fellow, to Present on Post-COVID Law Firm Data Security Risks for Philadelphia Bar Association
Aug 17, 2020
Stacy Broman, Minnesota Life Fellow, Receives 2020 FDCC Diversity Award
Aug 17, 2020
Rafael Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, to be Honored as 2020 Minority Business Leader by the Philadelphia Business Journal
Aug 17, 2020
Professor Ben Trachtenberg, Missouri Life Fellow, Co-Publishes "Criminal Procedure: A Free Law School Casebook"
Aug 14, 2020
John G. Browning, Texas Fellow, Receives Patrick A. Nester Outstanding Achievement in CLE Award
Aug 14, 2020
Hon. Judge Leslie Miller, Arizona Fellow, Inducted into Saint Louis University School of Law Hall of Fame
Aug 14, 2020
Thomas W. Mitchell, Texas Fellow, Drafts Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
Jul 29, 2020
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Co-Publishes "Protecting an Inheritance in the Event of Divorce"
Jul 15, 2020
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Makes Florida 2020 Super Lawyers
Jul 15, 2020
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Discusses Publications and Importance of Literacy for KARE 11 News
Jul 15, 2020
Thomas N. Shorter, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Named President-Elect Designate for American Health Law Association
Jul 14, 2020
Tazewell T. Shepard, Alabama Life Fellow, Elected President of Alabama State Bar
Jul 14, 2020
Mark B. Baer, California Fellow, Publishes Article in Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Jul 14, 2020
John Attanasio, Texas Life Fellow, Interviewed by "Forbes" on 2018 Book "Politics and Capital: Auctioning the American Dream"
Jun 29, 2020
Julie I. Fershtman, Michigan Life Fellow, Authors "Equine Law and Horse Sense"
Jun 24, 2020
Daniel Monnat, Kansas Fellow, Ranked by Chambers USA 2020 Among Kansas’ Top Litigators in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jun 24, 2020
Melba V. Pearson, Florida Fellow, Edits New ABA-Published Book Entitled "Can They Do That? Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion"
Jun 10, 2020
Michele B. Goodwin, Massachusetts Fellow, Authors "Ms. Magazine" Article Entitled "Addressing Racism’s Toll: My Minneapolis Experience"
Jun 10, 2020
Leonard M. Niehoff, Michigan Life Fellow, Authors "Detroit Free Press" Op-ed on COVID-19 and Evidence
May 7, 2020
Shammara Henderson, New Mexico Fellow, First African American Appointed to New Mexico Court of Appeals
Apr 27, 2020
Jennifer M. Chacon, New York Fellow, Co-authors "New York Times" Op-Ed on Presidential Authority and Immigration
Apr 22, 2020
Meryl J. Chertoff, New York Fellow, Publishes "Bloomberg Law" Article on Constitutional Threats During COVID-19
Apr 21, 2020
Rami D. Fakhoury, Michigan Fellow, Named Global Immigration Thought Leader
Apr 20, 2020
Kenneth A. Manning, New York Fellow, Elected Chairman of Buffalo and Erie Public Bridge Authority Board of Directors
Apr 17, 2020
Dwight H. Merriam, Connecticut Life Fellow, Honored in First Annual New England Trailblazer Awards
Apr 17, 2020
Jerome I. Braun, California Life Fellow, Named 2020 Recipient of Bill Edlund Award for Professionalism in the Law
Apr 17, 2020
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Leads COVID-19 Response Project for American Bankruptcy Institute
Apr 17, 2020
Jodie Adams Kirshner, New York Fellow, Publishes 2020 Michigan Notable Book
Apr 15, 2020
Edwin E. Huddleson, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Publishes "Chevron Under Siege"
Apr 15, 2020
Arthur D. Hellman, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Gives Influential Testimony at Hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts
Apr 15, 2020
Norman L. Greene, New York Life Fellow, Co-authors "Beyond Good Intentions: New Legislation on Foreign Aid Effectiveness"
Apr 15, 2020
Jia Zhao, Illinois Patron Fellow, Receives Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Apr 9, 2020
Nicklas Akers, California Fellow, Leading California Department of Justice COVID-19 Crisis Response
Apr 9, 2020
Arthur W. Rovine, New York Life Fellow, Profiled by the ITA Academic Counsel
Apr 6, 2020
Anthony C. Musto, Florida Life Fellow, Receives Florida Guardian ad Litem Program Children’s Champion Award
Apr 3, 2020
Ramana Ramaswaran, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Named 40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health
Apr 1, 2020
Joel W. Howell III, Mississippi Fellow, Named Mississippi Attorney of the Year 2019
Apr 1, 2020
Pauline Weaver, California Patron Fellow, Elected Secretary of the American Bar Association
Apr 1, 2020
Dudley Oldham, Texas Life Fellow, Receives Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
Mar 31, 2020
Phoebe Haddon, New Jersey Life Fellow, Named Chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Receives 2020 History Makers at Home Award
Mar 31, 2020
Merle Wilberding, Ohio Life Fellow, Inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
Mar 31, 2020
Kevin O'Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Appointed to Board of Trustees at the Center for American and International Law
Mar 30, 2020
Lucy H. Sinkular, New Mexico Life Fellow, Elected President of the New Mexico Women's Bar Association
Mar 30, 2020
Michael L. Fox, New York Life Fellow, Publishes "A Guide to Diversity and Inclusion in the 21st Century Workplace"
Mar 30, 2020
Robert F. Hill, Colorado Patron Fellow, Appointed Colorado Special Assistant Attorney General
Mar 30, 2020
Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Michigan Life Fellow, Receives 2020 Cohn Prize
Mar 27, 2020
Randolph J. May, Maryland Life Fellow, Publishes "Modernizing Copyright Law for the Digital Age: Constitutional Foundations for Reform"
Mar 26, 2020
Gary Powell, Ohio Life Fellow, Launches "Legally Mindful" App
Mar 26, 2020
Joel R. Glover, Texas Fellow, Named 2020 Texas Rising Star
Mar 25, 2020
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Publishes "The Evolution of Mentorship in Legal Professional Development"
Mar 24, 2020
Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Minnesota Fellow, Profiled by Mitchell Hamline School of Law News
Mar 23, 2020
Shayda Zaerpoor Le, Oregon Fellow, Included in March 2020 Thought Leader Forum
Mar 23, 2020
Professor Patricia E. Roberts, Virginia Fellow, Named Saint Mary's University School of Law Dean
Mar 20, 2020
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, New York Life Fellow, Receives Leonard L. Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award
Feb 23, 2020
Joel Miller, New York Life Fellow, Publishes Third Edition of "The Patent Trial and Appeal Board: Advocacy and Practice" (2019)
Jan 16, 2020
Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Ohio Visionary Fellow, Inducted Into Cincinnati Country Day School Chieftain Society
Jan 16, 2020
Mary E. Sharp, South Carolina Fellow, Receives 2019 Jean Galloway Bissell Award
Jan 15, 2020
Professor Renee Knake, Michigan Fellow, Appointed to Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Jan 15, 2020
Deborah C. Meiners, Wisconsin Fellow, Named 2019 Wisconsin Rising Star
Jan 12, 2020
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Jan 1, 2020
Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsberg, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, Wins 2019 Berggruen Prize
Dec 13, 2019
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Life Fellow, Appointed to Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation Board of Directors
Dec 2, 2019
Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier, Arizona Life Fellow, Inducted into Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame
Dec 2, 2019
Hon. Herbert B. Dixon, Jr., District of Columbia Fellow, Named Judicial Honoree of the Year by Bar Association of District of Columbia
Nov 25, 2019
Susan Bisom-Rapp, New York Fellow, Receives 2019 Paul Steven Miller Memorial Award
Nov 25, 2019
Kristine Kubes, Minnesota Life Fellow, Becomes Chair of the ABA Forum on Construction Law
Nov 25, 2019
Bonnie R. Hough, California Life Fellow, Honored with California Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Nov 18, 2019
John Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, Receives North Carolina State Bar Distinguished Service Award
Nov 18, 2019
Benjamin E. Griffith, Mississippi Patron Fellow, Achieves National Board of Trial Advocacy Recertification
Oct 29, 2019
Johanna Clyborne, Minnesota Fellow, Becomes First Woman Promoted to Two-Star General in Minnesota National Guard
Oct 21, 2019
Molly Marcum, Oregon Fellow, Receives Best Lawyers 2020 Lawyer of the Year Award
Oct 18, 2019
Mary Hester, Louisiana Fellow, Named Baton Rouge Trust and Estates Lawyer of the Year
Oct 16, 2019
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Named in Best Lawyers for Family Law in America
Oct 16, 2019
Reginald M. Turner Jr., Michigan Leadership Fellow and Fellows Chair, Receives Neal Shine Award
Aug 27, 2019
Harold D. Pope, Michigan Life Fellow, Named Among 2019 Michigan Chronicle Men of Excellence
Aug 23, 2019
Karyn Polak, Pennsylvania Fellow, Named SVP and General Counsel of Transamerica
Aug 22, 2019
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Named Among "The Best Lawyers in America" for 2020
Aug 22, 2019
Stephen N. Zack, Florida Patron Fellow, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From "The American Lawyer"
Aug 14, 2019
James Chosy, Minnesota Life Fellow, Receives National Association of Women Lawyers "Lead by Example" Award
Aug 10, 2019
Professor Michele B. Goodwin, Massachusetts Fellow, Named Adviser to ALI's Restatement of the Law Third Torts: Remedies
Aug 10, 2019
James R. Arnold, California Life Fellow, Elected 2019 Chair of the Environmental Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Aug 10, 2019
James Casey, Wisconsin Fellow, Re-elected to the State Bar of Wisconsin Nonresident Lawyers Division Board
Aug 8, 2019
Jared C. Bennett, Utah Fellow, Publishes "Environmental Crime: Pollution and Wildlife Enforcement"
Jul 26, 2019
Kent B. Scott, Utah Fellow, Receives Peacekeeper Award from Utah Council on Conflict Resolution
Jul 26, 2019
John C. Cruden, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Elected President of the Foundation of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
Jul 25, 2019
Eunice Tall Baros, Florida Life Fellow, Participates in Humanitarian Mission in Guatemala
Jul 25, 2019
Sheila Hollis, District of Columbia Patron Fellow, Honored with Petroleum Economist Legacy Award
Jul 25, 2019
James Haddow, Maine Fellow, Authors Two Chapters of Maine Employment Law Treatise
Jul 18, 2019
Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour, Georgia Fellow, Receives 2019 Corporate Counsel Rising Star Award
Jul 18, 2019
David H. Berg, Texas Life Fellow, Publishes "The Trial Lawyer: What It Takes To Win, Second Edition"
Jul 18, 2019
ileta A. Sumner, Texas Life Fellow, Receives Honorary Lifetime Membership
Jul 17, 2019
Felicia Boyd, Minnesota Fellow, Named to Managing Intellectual Property's Top 250 Women in IP 2019
Jul 15, 2019
Linda A. Klein, Georgia Benefactor Fellow, Appointed to Carter Center Board of Councilors
Jul 15, 2019
John R. Wester, North Carolina Life Fellow, to Chair National Committee on Judicial Independence
Jul 15, 2019
David J. Steele II, Montana Fellow, Elected State Bar of Montana Secretary/Treasurer
Jul 15, 2019
Brian J. Bergman, California Fellow, Secures Redevelopment Land for LA County
Jun 17, 2019
Carol F. Lee, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Receives ALI's Distinguished Service Award
Jun 5, 2019
Professor Richard J. Sobelsohn, New York Fellow, Authors Chapter of Two Volume Treatise, "Negotiating and Drafting Office Leases"
Jun 4, 2019
Professor Thomas Baker, Florida Life Fellow, Selected As Florida International University College of Law "Professor of the Year 2018-19"
Jun 4, 2019
Ted Waggoner, Indiana Life Fellow, Authors Two Chapters for "Second Acts for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers"
Jun 4, 2019
Alan G. Brackett, Louisiana Fellow, Receives Louisiana Bar Foundation President's Award
Jun 3, 2019
Carolyn B. Witherspoon, Arkansas Life Fellow, Inducted into Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
Jun 3, 2019
Hon. Lawrence Winthrop, Arizona Fellow, Receives 2019 Walter E. Craig Distinguished Services Award
Jun 3, 2019
Provost Patricia E. Salkin, New York Life Fellow, Receives 2019 Kate Stoneman Award from Albany Law School
Jun 3, 2019
David K. Callahan, Illinois Patron Fellow, Receives 2019 Outstanding Litigator of the Year Award
Jun 3, 2019
Professor Raquel Aldana, Arizona Fellow, To Receive 2019 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award
Jun 3, 2019
Christopher Andrew Jarvinen, New York Fellow, Selected to be Senior Fulbright Specialist in Bankruptcy Law
May 31, 2019
Robert H. Mundheim, New York Patron Fellow, Receives Honorary Degree from The New School
May 31, 2019
Gregory Herman-Giddens, North Carolina Fellow, Inducted into 2018 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society and Named North Carolina Super Lawyer
May 31, 2019
Benjamin K. Riley, California Fellow, Ranked Among Top 12 Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret Litigators in California by Chambers
May 30, 2019
Professor Stephen Calkins, Michigan Life Fellow, Receives American Antitrust Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award
May 30, 2019
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Publishes "The Shield of Silence: How Power Perpetuates a Culture of Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace"
May 30, 2019
Don Slesnick, Florida Patron Fellow and Past ABF Board Member and Fellows Chair, Selected as "Florida Legal Elite" Lawyer by Florida Trend Magazine
May 14, 2019
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Leads Financial Poise Webinar on "Overview of General Corporate Law Compliance"
May 13, 2019
Jason E. Havens, Florida Life Fellow, Elected to American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
May 6, 2019
Erik A. Christiansen, Utah Fellow, Honored as "Alumnus of the Year" by S.J. Quinney College of Law
May 1, 2019
Thomas N. Shorter, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Recognized by BTI Consulting Group as Client Service All-Star
May 1, 2019
Justin T. Miller, California Fellow, Awarded Albert Nelson Marquis "Lifetime Achievement Award"
Apr 25, 2019
Honorable Delissa Ridgway, New York Life Fellow, to Receive "World Order Under Law" Award
Apr 25, 2019
Teresa Wilton Harmon, Illinois Fellow, Named Managing Partner at Sidley Austin Chicago Office
Apr 24, 2019
Michael H. Byowitz, New York Philanthropist Fellow, Receives Leonard J. Therberge Award
Apr 19, 2019
Lucinda A. Low, D.C. Life Fellow, and Hans Corell, International Fellow, Receive Louis B. Sohn Award
Apr 19, 2019
Alexandra Darraby, California Life Fellow, Named Legal Commentator by Thomson Reuters West
Apr 18, 2019
Linda Strite Murnane, Ohio Sustaining Life Fellow and retired USAF Colonel, Receives Mayre Rasmussen Award
Apr 18, 2019
Dean Emerita Rachel Moran, California Life Fellow, Speaks at PBCBA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee Luncheon
Apr 10, 2019
Stuart M. Riback, New York Fellow, Appointed to Chair Position for ABA Business Law Section
Apr 2, 2019
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Leads Financial Poise Webinar on "Securities Law Compliance"
Apr 2, 2019
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Selected as Philadelphia Inquirer 2019 "Influencer of Law" Winner
Apr 2, 2019
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Fellow, Elected President of the American College Of Commercial Finance Lawyers
Apr 2, 2019
Professor Ben Trachtenberg, Missouri Life Fellow, Wins President's Leadership Award
Apr 2, 2019
Heidi M. Staudenmaier, Arizona Life Fellow, Awarded with 2019 Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award
Apr 2, 2019
Andrew J. Savage III, South Carolina Sustaining Life Fellow, Receives Griffin Bell Award
Apr 1, 2019
Harry Truman Moore, Arkansas Life Fellow, Featured in article "Of Pianos and Presidents" in 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine
Mar 28, 2019
H. Thomas Wells, Alabama Life Fellow and ABA House of Delegates member, Receives Award from Legal Services of Alabama
Mar 26, 2019
David H. Marion, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Receives "Best Lawyers 2019 Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants "Lawyer of the Year" Award
Mar 18, 2019
Honorable Peter Buchsbaum, New Jersey Life Fellow, Publishes Article in Justice Magazine
Mar 18, 2019
Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Ohio Leadership Fellow, Honored with Scholarship Recognition by Phillips Exeter Academy
Mar 11, 2019
Yaneris M. Rosa, New York Fellow, Selected as a HNBA 2019 "Top Lawyers Under 40 Award" Awardee
Mar 11, 2019
Ernest J. Collazo, New York Life Fellow, Receives 2019 Whitney North Seymour Award from the Federal Bar Council
Mar 11, 2019
Fox, Horan & Camerini, LLP, Founded by Donald T. Fox, New York Life Fellow, Celebrates 50 Years
Mar 11, 2019
Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon, New Jersey Life Fellow, Receives Two Prestigious Awards
Mar 8, 2019
Michael I. Bernstein, New York Life Fellow, Becomes Contributing Editor for Chambers USA Regional Guide to Employment Law
Mar 8, 2019
Forrest James Robinson, Jr., Kansas Fellow, Inducted into Warren E. Burger Society
Mar 8, 2019
William Adam Schooley, California Fellow, Elected Chair of ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Mar 8, 2019
James R. Wyrsch, Missouri Life Fellow, Presented with Albert Nelson Marquis "Lifetime Achievement" Award by Marquis Who's Who
Mar 8, 2019
Karen Koehler, Washington Fellow, Wins "Rides the Ducks" Trial in Seattle
Mar 8, 2019
Kathy Robb, New York Patron Fellow, Named to City & State's "Responsible 100"
Mar 8, 2019
Professor Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Michigan Life Fellow, Published in "Michigan Academician"
Mar 6, 2019
Brian L. Rubin, D.C. Fellow, Receives Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award
Mar 5, 2019
Dr. Angela Foster, Esq., New Jersey Fellow, Appointed to Silicon Valley Arbitration Mediation Center 2019 "Top Technology Neutrals"
Mar 4, 2019
Kenneth T. Lumb, Illinois Fellow, named Managing Partner at Corboy Demetrio
Mar 4, 2019
Professor Sharon K. Sandeen, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair
Mar 1, 2019
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Leads Financial Poise Webinar on "Internal Investigations 101"
Feb 28, 2019
Charles O. Thompson, California Life Fellow, Joins San Francisco's Greenberg Trauig
Feb 28, 2019
Salvador Mungia, Washington State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Honored with 2019 Charles Goldmark Distinguished Service Award
Feb 26, 2019
Jimmy Goodman, ABF Board Member and Leadership Fellow, Highlights Pro Bono Work Outside Court room
Feb 26, 2019
Carlyn M. Hicks, Mississippi Fellow, Honored with The Mississippi Bar's 2019 Distinguished Service Award
Feb 25, 2019
Kristine Kubes, Minnesota Life Fellow, Named National Board Chair of American Bar Association Forum
Feb 4, 2019
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Selected Top Latino Lawyer of 2018
Feb 4, 2019
Gregory C. Dyekman, Wyoming Patron Fellow, Honored with Daniels Fund Ethical Leadership Award
Jan 10, 2019
Professor Christopher R. Trudeau, Michigan Fellow, to serve on FDA's Risk Communication Advisory Committee
Jan 3, 2019
Leonard H. Gilbert, Florida Benefactor Fellow, Honored by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan 3, 2019
Barbara R. Christy, North Carolina Fellow, Sworn in as Vice President of North Carolina State Bar
Dec 21, 2018
Paul M. Smith, D.C. Fellows Vice-Chair and Life Fellow, Honored at 2018 Commission on Human Rights Awards Gala
Dec 18, 2018
Professor Susan A. Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Selected as Fulbright Specialist by the Fulbright Commission
Dec 17, 2018
Hugo Chaviano, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Deputy Director of ProBAR
Dec 14, 2018
Linda A. Klein, Georgia Benefactor Fellow and former ABA President, Honored by State Bar of Georgia
Nov 26, 2018
Mark D. Agrast, D.C. Life Fellow, to Receive Two Awards at ABA Midyear Meeting
Nov 15, 2018
Kristie L. Gibson, Oregon Fellow, Joins University of Oregon Business Law Clinic
Nov 15, 2018
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota Life Fellow, Wins UIA Monique Raynaud-Contamine Award
Nov 15, 2018
Tom Bolt, Virgin Islands Life Fellow, Named as Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management
Nov 7, 2018
Bob Latham, Texas Fellow, Appointed as Board Member and Trustee of the International Board of ARTICLE 19
Nov 6, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Featured Speaker at TRMG Fall Conference
Nov 6, 2018
Howard Kenison, Colorado Fellows Chair and Life Fellow, Elected Vice Chair of ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Nov 5, 2018
Lucy L. Thomson, Virginia Life Fellow, Elected to American Law Institute
Nov 5, 2018
Elaine Fitch, D.C. Fellow, Publishes Book on Security Clearance Law
Nov 5, 2018
Dennis J. White, Massachusetts Fellow, Co-Authors Legal Guidebook
Nov 5, 2018
Michael C. Dotten, Oregon Fellow, Receives Pro Bono Challenge Award
Nov 5, 2018
Rex S. Heinke, California Fellow, to Receive "Beacon of Justice Award" from Los Angeles County Law Library
Nov 5, 2018
William C. Sussman, Florida Fellow, Honored by Legal Services of Greater Miami
Nov 5, 2018
John E. Thies, Illinois Fellow, Re-Elected President of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Nov 5, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, named Top Lawyer for 2019 by DBusiness Magazine
Nov 5, 2018
William B. Baker, D.C. Life Fellow, Elected Chair of ABA's Section of Science & Technology Law
Nov 2, 2018
John P. Cole, Georgia Fellow, Honored as Incoming Marine Detachment Commander
Nov 2, 2018
Thomas J. Walsh, Jr., Connecticut Fellow, Appointed to ABA Business Law Section
Nov 2, 2018
Marguerite S. Willis, South Carolina Life Fellow, Honored with 2018 Jean Galloway Bissell Award
Nov 2, 2018
Malcolm McNeil, California Fellow, Appointed to Harbin Arbitration Commission
Nov 2, 2018
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, New York Fellows State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of ABA Business Law Section's Pro Bono Committee
Nov 2, 2018
Michelle Schaap, New Jersey Life Fellow, Honored by the New Jersey Law Journal with 2018 Top Women in the Law Award
Nov 1, 2018
Gregory A. Castanias, DC Life Fellow, to Receive "Friend of Adoption" Award
Nov 1, 2018
Mike McBride III, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Named Executive Vice President of International Masters of Gaming Law
Nov 1, 2018
Dee Wisor, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of the National Association of Bond Lawyers for 2018-2019 Year
Nov 1, 2018
Professor David A. Larson, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded Chair for ODR Empirical Research
Oct 23, 2018
Eric E. Nord, Montana Fellow, Named Montana State Bar President
Oct 1, 2018
Jennifer L. Parent, New Hampshire Life Fellow, Named President of National Conference of Bar Presidents
Oct 1, 2018
Howard E. Gordon, Virginia Fellow, Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers
Sep 13, 2018
Randolph J. May, Jr., Maryland Life Fellow, Co-Authors Two New Legal Works
Sep 4, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow and Founder of Nemeth Law P.C., named to Michigan Leading Lawyers list
Sep 4, 2018
Gaetano Testini, Arizona Life Fellow, Appointed Chief Counsel for Industrial Commission of Arizona
Aug 23, 2018
Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Minnesota Fellow and Judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Receives Award from Hispanic National Bar Association
Aug 22, 2018
Bridget G. Hoy, Missouri Life Fellow and Attorney at Lewis Rice, LLC, Receives Richard S. Arnold Award at Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
Aug 20, 2018
Stephanie L. Carman, Florida Fellow and Counsel at Hogan Lovelles US LLP, Sworn in as President of Dade County Bar Association
Aug 20, 2018
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow and Of Counsel at Richman Greer, Recognized in the 25th Edition of Best Lawyers of America 2019 for Family Law.
Aug 17, 2018
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow and Founder of Nemeth Law P.C., listed in The Best Lawyers of America 2019
Aug 17, 2018
Dean Joan Bullock, Florida Life Fellow and Thomas Jefferson School of Law Dean and President, Elected to ABA House of Delegates
Aug 17, 2018
Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr., Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the 2018 Robert J. Kutak Award
Aug 15, 2018
Jordan Lesser, New York Fellow, Recognized in City and State NY's list of 2018 Albany "40 Under 40 Rising Stars"
Aug 14, 2018
Bill Bay, Missouri Life Fellow and partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, Becomes Chair of American Bar Association House of Delegates
Aug 13, 2018
Professor Deborah Anker, Massachusetts Fellow and HIRC Director, receives Federal Bar Association's NGO Lawyer of the Year Award
Aug 13, 2018
Bob Carlson, Montana Patron Fellow and Shareholder at Corette, Black, Carlson, and Mickelson P.C., Elected President of the American Bar Association
Aug 8, 2018
Honorable Wendy Chang, California Fellow and Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Appointed as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County
Aug 7, 2018
Warren Agin, Massachusetts Fellow and Of Counsel at Swiggart & Agin, LLC, Joins LexPredict, LLC, as a Senior Consultant and Director of Professional Development
Aug 3, 2018
Herb Santos, Jr., Nevada Fellow and Attorney with The Law Offices of Herb Santos, Jr., Selected as 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Nevada Justice Association
Aug 3, 2018
Tazewell T. Shepard, Alabama Fellow and Partner at Sparkman, Shepard & Morris P.C., Appointed Vice President of Alabama State Bar
Aug 2, 2018
Michael E. Flowers, Ohio Sustaining Life Fellow and Of Counsel at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Named Outstanding Diversity Champion by Columbus Business First
Aug 2, 2018
Paul A. Matteoni, Nevada Fellow, Sworn in as President-Elect of the State Bar of Nevada
Aug 1, 2018
Marc L. Sallus, California Life Fellow, Appointed New Head of the Trust and Estate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Aug 1, 2018
Louis R. Pepe, Connecticut Life Fellow, Awarded Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 31, 2018
Professor Nancy Rapoport, Nevada Life Fellow, Appointed Independent Monitor at UpRight Law
Jul 30, 2018
John Philip DiMascio, New York Life Fellow, Awarded Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
Jul 30, 2018
Constance Slaughter-Harvey, Mississippi Life Fellow, Honored by Mississippi Bar
Jul 26, 2018
Richard J. Podell, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Recognized by Continental Who's Who
Jul 26, 2018
Margo W. O'Donnell, Illinois Life Fellow, Named Co-Chair of Labor & Employment Practice Group
Jul 25, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin, Delaware Life Fellow, Featured as Panelist at the American Bankruptcy Institute 23rd Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
Jul 25, 2018
Rew R. Goodenow, Fellows Chair and Nevada Benefactor Fellow, Published in American Bar Association Journal
Jul 24, 2018
Juan R. Thomas, Illinois Fellow, Appointed General Counsel of the Morehouse College National Alumni Association
Jul 24, 2018
Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Iowa Life Fellow and the 2017-2018 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law , Appointed Dean of Boston University School of Law
Jul 23, 2018
Meghan A. Adams, Delaware Fellow, Earns Mediator Certificate from Delaware State Bar Association
Jul 23, 2018
Honorable Cara Lee Neville, Minnesota Life Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, awarded Minnesota State Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 13, 2018
Pauline Weaver, California Patron Fellow, honored by Eden Housing for 30 years working with Affordable Housing
Jul 13, 2018
Linda A. Klein, Georgia Benefactor Fellow and Immediate Past ABA President, Named Daily Report's Attorney of the Year
Jul 13, 2018
Honorable Chief Justice Margaret Hilary Marshall, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Recognized with the Yale Medal for Service to Yale University
Jul 13, 2018
Richard M. Murray, Colorado Fellow, Receives Denver Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year Award
Jul 12, 2018
Karen Popp, DC Fellow, Honored by Global Investigations Review with inaugural "Award for Services to Diversity"
Jul 12, 2018
Susan Bandes, Illinois Fellow and DePaul Law Professor, discusses remorse and sentencing on NPR show, "To the Best of Our Knowledge"
Jul 12, 2018
M. Douglas Dunn, Florida Patron Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 9, 2018
Professor David Callies, Hawaii Life Fellow and Kudo Professor of Law at the University of Hawaii, Delivers Keynote Paper at Japanese-American Society for Legal Studies
Jul 2, 2018
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Awarded the 2018 Purple Dragonfly Book Award
Jul 2, 2018
Gabrielle Buckley, Illinois Life Fellow, Appointed New Director of Gannon Center for Women and Leadership at Loyola University Chicago
Jul 2, 2018
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Recognized as 2018:Top 50 Women Super Lawyers and 2018:Top 100 Miami Lawyers
Jul 2, 2018
Ireneo A. Reus III, California Fellow, becomes President of the UCLA Law School’s Alumni Association Board of Directors
Jul 2, 2018
Christopher E. Rogers, Wisconsin Fellow, Sworn in as 63rd President of State Bar of Wisconsin
Jul 2, 2018
Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Louisiana Fellows State Co-Chair and Patron Fellow, Appointed to Legal Services Corporation
Jun 28, 2018
Patrick Guida, Rhode Island State Chair, Elected to National Commercial Finance Lawyers Board
Jun 25, 2018
Professor Anthony C. Musto, Florida Fellow, Elected President of Board of Directors of Florida Legal Services
Jun 25, 2018
Patrick Arnez, Minnesota Fellow, Receives Prestigious ABA Pro Bono Publico Award
Jun 25, 2018
Jean M. Golden, Illinois Life Fellow, Appointed as an Associate Judge for Cook County Circuit Court
Jun 22, 2018
Martha Minow, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Named University Professor At Harvard
Jun 21, 2018
Steve Nicholas, Alabama Life Fellow, Elected Officer for Alabama Association for Justice
Jun 19, 2018
Dennis Toft, New Jersey Fellow, Appointed to New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Jun 19, 2018
Mayor Don Slesnick II, Florida Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Honored with 2018 Leadership Florida Distinguished Member Award
Jun 18, 2018
John Mbiti, New York Fellow, Recipient of 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award
Jun 6, 2018
Gregory M. Bergman, California Fellows Co-Chair, Named Top 10 Environmental Lawyer by United States Lawyer Rankings 2018
Jun 5, 2018
Scott Karson, New York Fellow, recognized by the Suffolk County Bar Association
Jun 1, 2018
Hon. Richard L. Seabolt, California Life Fellow, Appointed to Alameda County Superior Court
Jun 1, 2018
Jeralyn Lawrence, New Jersey Fellow, Sworn in as New Jersey State Bar Association Treasurer
May 31, 2018
James A. Lassart, California Life Fellow, recognized by Continental Who's Who as Top Attorney 2018
May 31, 2018
Professor Anthony C. Musto, Florida Fellow, 2018 Recipient of the John J. Copelan Jr., Public Interest Award
May 29, 2018
David Rebein, Kansas Life Fellow, To Receive Robert K. Weary Award By The Kansas State Bar Foundation
May 24, 2018
James D. Holland, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected President of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
May 23, 2018
Gaetano Testini, Arizona Life Fellow, Appointed to the State Bar of Arizona's Board of Governors
May 23, 2018
Tiffany M. Graves, Mississippi Fellow, Named a Distinguished Women of Legal Tech by ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
May 22, 2018
Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Georgia Fellow, Awarded the Commitment to Equality Award by the State Bar of Georgia
May 21, 2018
Jeffrey A. Beaver, Washington Fellow, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from the Loren Miller Bar Association
May 17, 2018
John Winemiller, Tennessee Fellow, Named Managing Partner of Merchant & Gould's Knoxville Office
May 17, 2018
Dr. Artika Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Received 2018 Women in Business Award by The Business Journal
May 15, 2018
Anne Pramaggiore, Illinois Sustaining Life Fellow, New CEO of Commonwealth Edison
May 9, 2018
Chief Judge Wilma Lewis, District of Columbia Life Fellow, to Deliver 2018 Penn State Law Commencement Address
May 7, 2018
Fred Gray, Alabama Life Fellow, to Receive Honorary Degree from Tuskegee University
May 2, 2018
Jennifer D. Newton, Florida Fellow, Selected as One of "South Florida's Most Powerful and Influential Black Leaders" of 2018 by Legacy Magazine
May 1, 2018
Ayanna Jenkins-Toney, California Fellow, Recognized as the 2018 Kwixuan Maloof Solo Practitioner of the Year by the California Association of Black Lawyers
May 1, 2018
Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Massachusetts Fellow, Named Dean of Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Apr 30, 2018
Nene Amegatcher, International Fellow, Appointed to the Ghana Supreme Court
Apr 30, 2018
Patricia Head Moskal, Tennessee Fellow, Recipient of the 2018 Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey Award
Apr 26, 2018
Ken Manning, New York Fellow, Elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
Apr 25, 2018
Justin P. Walder, Past State Chair of New Jersey and Sustaining Life Fellow, Awarded the 2018 New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Apr 24, 2018
The Honorable Linda R. Feinberg, New Jersey Fellow, Awarded the Medal of Honor by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation
Apr 24, 2018
Kristine A. Kubes, Minnesota Fellow, Sworn In to the U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 24, 2018
Jeralyn Lawrence, New Jersey Fellow, Recognized as One of New Jersey’s Best Lawyers for Families
Apr 18, 2018
Zachary D. Fasman, New York Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
Apr 17, 2018
Professor Richard H. Underwood, Kentucky Fellow, Recieved Silver Medal Award in the 2018 IPPY Awards
Apr 17, 2018
J. Rudy Austin, Virginia Fellows, Receives Roanoke Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Apr 13, 2018
Neal R. Sonnett, Florida State Chair and Patron Fellow, To Receive the ABA Solo And Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award
Apr 13, 2018
L. James Gordon, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored by the Ohio State Bar Association for 65 Years of Outstanding Service
Apr 6, 2018
L.E. Stringer, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
Apr 6, 2018
M. Cabell Clay, North Carolina Life Fellow, Awarded The W. Taylor Reveley Award
Mar 28, 2018
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Honored With The James Madison Freedom of Information Award by The Northern California Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ NorCal)
Mar 27, 2018
Vincent R. Johnson, Texas Fellow, Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to a Three-Year Term on The Committee for Disciplinary Rules and Referenda
Mar 27, 2018
Hon. Michelle M. Rick, Michigan Fellow, Provides Essential Support as The Director of District 7 For The Successful Face of Justice Program
Mar 26, 2018
Michele B. Goodwin, California Fellow, Awarded the Sandra Day O’Connor Legacy Award by the Women’s Journey Foundation
Mar 26, 2018
Patrick F. Geary, Michigan Life Fellow, Awarded the Excellence in Defense Award by the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Mar 21, 2018
Professor Lenni B. Benson, New York Fellow, Awarded the Candlelight Award by the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation
Mar 21, 2018
Philip L. Bruner, Minnesota Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marguis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
Mar 14, 2018
Mark C. Morril, New York Sustaining Life Fellow, and Stephanie Cohen's, New York Fellow, article Awarded the Outstanding Professional Article Award by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)
Mar 13, 2018
Edward T. Kole, New Jersey Fellow, Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Mar 13, 2018
Professor Rafael Porrata-Doria, Jr., Pennsylvania Fellow, Inducted as a Corresponding Member of the Academia Puertorriqueña de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (Puerto Rico Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation)
Mar 12, 2018
Cynthia Nance, Arkansas Life Fellow, a 2018 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awardee
Mar 12, 2018
Douglas Oles, Washington State Life Fellow, Elected President of the American College of Construction Lawyers
Mar 9, 2018
Judge Elizabeth Stong, New York Life Fellow and State Co-Chair, Awarded 2017 Terry and Nick Letica Award by the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Mar 8, 2018
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota Life Fellow and Past State Co-Chair, Named Deputy Chief Editor of Union Internationale des Avocat’s Juriste International
Mar 7, 2018
James P. Hill, California Fellow, Elected Chair of the California Lawyers Association
Mar 6, 2018
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Part of Trial Team Honored with One of Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts
Mar 5, 2018
James A. Peden Jr., Mississippi Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
Feb 27, 2018
John Burwell Garvey, New Hampshire Fellow, 2017 recipient of the New Hampshire Bar Foundation’s Frank Rowe Kenison Award
Feb 27, 2018
John S. Siffert, New York Benefactor Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
Feb 26, 2018
Benjamin E. Griffith, Mississippi Life Fellow, Included in the Top 10 of the Mississippi Business Journal 2017 Leaders in Law
Feb 23, 2018
Ashley N. Wicks, Mississippi Fellow, Named Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Feb 21, 2018
Joan Schaffner, District of Columbia Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Animal Law Award from the Animal Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools
Feb 21, 2018
Carlyn Hicks, Mississippi Fellow, Becomes Second Attorney in Mississippi to be Certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist
Feb 21, 2018
Karl Steinberger, Mississippi Fellow, Honored as the Mississippi Business Journal 2017 Lawyer of the Year and as one of the Top 40 Leaders in Law by the Mississippi Business Journal
Feb 20, 2018
Melissa Hart, Colorado Fellow, Appointed by Govenor Hickenlooper to Serve on the Colorado Supreme Court
Feb 19, 2018
Russell J. Austin, California Patron Fellow, Named Sacramento County Bar Association's 2017 Distinguished Attorney of the Year
Feb 16, 2018
Thomas S. Leatherbury, Texas Fellow, to Receive 2018 Justinian Award
Feb 14, 2018
Thomas M. Domer, Wisconsin Fellows, Elected President of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers (CWCL)
Feb 13, 2018
Eneida M. Roman, Massachusetts Fellow, Ranked in the Top Latino Lawyers 2017 List by Latino Leaders Magazine
Feb 13, 2018
Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick, Wisconsin Life Fellow, Elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Feb 12, 2018
Cyndie M. Chang, California Fellow, Named One of the Most Influential Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles
Feb 9, 2018
Tamar Frankel, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Named the Robert B. Kent Professor at Boston University School of Law
Feb 8, 2018
Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena, Delaware Life Fellow, Selected as a one of the Top Latino Lawyers of 2017 by "Latino Leaders"
Feb 6, 2018
Russell M. Robinson II, North Carolina Patron Fellow, Honored with the North Carolina Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award
Jan 25, 2018
Robert L. Brown, Kentucky Life Fellow, Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
Jan 25, 2018
Hon. Marie M. Hoover, Ohio Fellow, Elected as as the Presiding Judge and the Administrative Judge for 2018 by the Fourth District Court of Appeals
Jan 11, 2018
Hon. Jacqueline P. Cox, Illinois Fellow, Honored with Advocate for Diversity Award from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation
Jan 10, 2018
Thomas M. Hayes III, Louisiana Life Fellow, Named a 2018 Distinguished Achievement Honoree by the LSU Law Center
Jan 9, 2018
Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Georgia Fellow, Honored by the ABA with 2017 National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Jan 4, 2018
Hon. Adrienne Nelson, Oregon Life Fellow, Appointed to Oregon Supreme Court
Jan 3, 2018
John W. Wheeler, Tennessee Life Fellow, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
Jan 2, 2018
Randall D. Noel, Tennessee Life Fellow and Past State Chair, Named Chair of the Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments
Dec 21, 2017
The Honorable Elizabeth S. Stong, New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Received the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors 2017 Judicial Service Award
Dec 20, 2017
Lewis Tesser, New York Fellow, Received the 2017 Jack Newton Lerner Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education presentation
Dec 19, 2017
Dolly Hernandez, Florida Fellow, Elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami & Keys Chapter of the American Red Cross
Dec 18, 2017
Karen A. Giannelli, New Jersey Fellow, Honored with the 2017 Woman of the Year Award by the New Jersey Network of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC-NJ)
Dec 15, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Named to Notable Women Lawyers in Michigan List
Dec 15, 2017
Robin Luce Herrmann, Michigan Fellow, Elected to Board of Directors of The Defense Counsel Section of the Media Law Resource Center
Dec 12, 2017
Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona Patron Fellow and Past ABF Board Member, Inducted into the Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame
Dec 8, 2017
Professor Nancy B. Rapoport, Texas Life Fellow, Awarded Lawrence P. King Award by the Commercial Law League of America
Dec 6, 2017
Hon. Cara Lee T. Neville, Past Fellows Chair and Minnesota Life Fellow, Named Best ADR Individual Mediator in the Minnesota Lawyer Reader Rankings 2017
Dec 4, 2017
Richard H. Seaton, Kansas Life Fellow, Awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
Dec 1, 2017
Weston T. Graham, Wyoming Fellow, Elected President-Elect of Wyoming State Bar
Dec 1, 2017
Kenneth G. Standard, New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Honored with Harvard Alumni Association Award
Nov 29, 2017
Thomas S. Lee, Pennsylvania Fellow, Reappointed to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Nov 27, 2017
Hon. Robert B. Young and Hon. Mary Johnston, Delaware Fellows, Involved in Performance to Raise Funds for Delaware’s Combined Campaign for Justice
Nov 21, 2017
Jonathan G. Blattmachr, New York Life Fellow, Awarded the Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC)
Nov 21, 2017
Judy Perry Martinez, ABF Board Member and Louisiana Patron Fellow, Honored with New Orleans Bar Association Presidents' Award
Nov 20, 2017
David H. Marion, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the James Wilson Award from Penn Law
Nov 16, 2017
Eric Nord, Montana Fellow, Elected as President-Elect of the Montana Bar Association
Nov 16, 2017
John D. Cromie, New Jersey Life Fellow, Named Chair of USLAW NETWORK
Nov 14, 2017
A. Thomas Levin, New York Life Fellow, Honored with The Barbara J. Merhman Commitment to Justice Award by the Nassau Suffolk Law Services
Nov 13, 2017
Bruce P. Ely, Alabama Fellow, Receives COST Excellence in State Taxation Award
Nov 9, 2017
Colonel James M. Durant III, Colorado Fellow, Elected to the Senior Executives Association Board of Directors
Nov 9, 2017
Patricia Roberts, Virginia Fellow, Appointed Vice Dean of William & Mary Law School
Nov 8, 2017
William B. Baker, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Voted Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law
Nov 8, 2017
Pamela E. Barker, Wisconsin Fellow, Selected for Fellowship in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
Nov 7, 2017
Rinky S. Parwani, Florida Fellow, Recognized on ABC Action News Taking Action Against Domestic Violence TV Special
Nov 7, 2017
Justin T. Miller, California Fellow, Named 2017 recipient of the V. Judson Klein Award from the State Bar of California Taxation Section
Nov 6, 2017
William R. Bay, Missouri Life Fellow, Received Spurgeon Smithson Award From Missouri Bar
Nov 2, 2017
Anthony D. Lehman, Florida Fellow, became Florida Bar Board Certified Expert in Construction Law
Nov 1, 2017
John H. Stout, Minnesota Life Fellow, Receives Lifetime Governance Achievement Award
Nov 1, 2017
Darin B. Scheer, Wyoming State Chair and Fellow, Elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners
Oct 31, 2017
Juan Javier Negri, International Fellow, Appointed by President Macri to the Board of Directors of the National Arts Fund
Oct 31, 2017
Gregory A. Castanias, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Named Fellow of American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Oct 30, 2017
Laurie Berke-Weiss, New York Life Fellow, Honored with the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award from Cornell University
Oct 30, 2017
Professor Lawrence A. Frolik, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Elder Law Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Elder Law Section
Oct 27, 2017
Pauline Weaver, California State Co-Chair and Patron Fellow, Elected President of the Center for Civic Education
Oct 17, 2017
Charisse R. Lillie, Pennsylvania Life Fellow, Honored with the with the A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Bar Committee
Oct 16, 2017
Richard D. Rattner, Michigan Fellow, Named a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Oct 16, 2017
Professor Laura Bartell, Michigan Fellow, Appointed Associate Reporter of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules to the Judicial Conference of the United States
Oct 10, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Selected for Inclusion in DBusiness Magazine’s 2018 Top Lawyers List
Sep 29, 2017
Joshua A. Geltzer, District of Columbia Fellow, Named Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law
Sep 26, 2017
Robert L. Brown, Kentucky Life Fellow, Named Chair-Elect of the American Bar Association Section of International Law
Sep 25, 2017
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow, Named Attorney of the Year by the Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Sep 20, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Named as One of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal
Sep 20, 2017
Mansi H. Shah, California Fellow, Honored with South Asian Bar Association Cornerstone Award
Sep 19, 2017
Patricia Nemeth, Michigan Life Fellow, Included Among Top 25 Women Business Michigan Super Lawyers and Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers
Sep 19, 2017
Andrew Schpak, ABF Board Member and Oregon State Co-Chair, Announced as Multnomah Bar Association President
Sep 15, 2017
William P. Boswell, Pennsylvania Fellow, to receive Meritorious Service Award from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Sep 13, 2017
Robin C. Gibbs, Texas Life Fellow, Received the 2017 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the Texas Bar Foundation
Sep 12, 2017
Robin C. Gibbs, Texas Life Fellow, Recipient of Texas Lawyer's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
Sep 12, 2017
Christopher R. Fortier, Virginia Fellow, Began Term as President of the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference
Sep 12, 2017
Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez, Florida Fellow, Appointed to Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission
Sep 11, 2017
Hailyn Chen, California Fellow, Appointed to California State Bar Board of Trustees
Sep 7, 2017
Richard M. Murray, Colorado Fellow, Elected President of Continuing Legal Education in Colorado
Sep 6, 2017
Howard E. Gordon, Virginia Fellow, 2017 class of “Leaders in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Sep 5, 2017
James D. Holland, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected as President Elect of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Sep 4, 2017
Jeffrey E. Tsai, California Fellow, Appointed to Serve on 2017 California State Bar Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission
Sep 1, 2017
Michael Miller, New York Life Fellow, Named President-Elect of the New York State Bar Association
Sep 1, 2017
Carlyn Hicks, Mississippi Fellow, Re-Appointed as Chairman of the Child Welfare and Child Advocacy Committee of the Mississippi Bar Association
Aug 31, 2017
Norton R. Webster, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the Bar Medal—the Ohio State Bar Association's Highest Honor
Aug 30, 2017
John E. Milner, Mississippi Life Fellow, Elected Chair of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER)
Aug 24, 2017
Jennifer D. Newton, Florida Fellow, Selected to be a Member of of Leadership Florida’s Connect Florida Statewide Leadership Institute
Aug 22, 2017
Mark L. Karno, Illinois Life Fellow, Elected to serve as Treasurer of the Illinois Bar Foundation
Aug 22, 2017
Paul A. Matteoni, Nevada Fellow, elected VP of Nevada State Bar Board of Governors
Aug 21, 2017
Darrell G. Mottley, District of Columbia Fellows Vice-Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow, Commented on the Impact of Globalization in Washington Lawyer August 2017
Aug 18, 2017
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Selected for Best Lawyers for 2018
Aug 16, 2017
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, Pennsylvania Fellow, Appointed Employer Co-Chair of the Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA
Aug 16, 2017
M. Keith Kapp, North Carolina Fellow, Awarded John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award by NC State Bar
Aug 14, 2017
Tazewell T. Shepard, Alabama Fellow, Elected by the Alabama State Bar to Serve on the Board of Directors of Legal Services Alabama
Aug 10, 2017
Allan Ramsaur, Tennessee Life Fellow, Selected as NABE House of Delegate Representative
Aug 9, 2017
Kenneth A. Manning, New York Fellow, Named 2017 Lawyer of the Year by the Bar Association of Erie County
Aug 7, 2017
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Fellow, Elected to Second Term as the ABA’s Advisor to the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code
Jul 21, 2017
David W. Clark, Mississippi Life Fellow, Presented with the Mississippi Bar’s Distinguished Service Award
Jul 19, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2017 Edition
Jul 10, 2017
Leonard H. Gilbert, Past Fellows Chair and Florida Life Patron Fellow, Receives Founder’s Award from International Insolvency Institute
Jul 5, 2017
Elaine S. Reiss, New York Life Fellow, Named Chair of the CUNY Civil Service Commission
Jul 4, 2017
Don Bivens, Past Arizona State Co-Chair and Sustaining Life Fellow, Awarded the Walter E. Craig Distinguished Service Award by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education
Jun 27, 2017
Michael H. Byowitz, Fellows Chair and New York Life Leadership Fellow, Nominated to ABF Board of Directors
Jun 27, 2017
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Named “One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers” by United States Lawyer Rankings for the Tenth Year in a Row
Jun 26, 2017
Robert E. Michael, New York Fellow, Inaugural Chair of the Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association
Jun 23, 2017
Peter Bennett, Maine State Chair and Life Fellow, Named Treasurer of the National Judicial College
Jun 22, 2017
Darrell G. Mottley, District of Columbia Fellows Vice-Chair, Recognized for Design Patent Prosecution Practice by IAM Patent 1000 2017
Jun 22, 2017
Alan Charles Kohn, Missouri Life Fellow, Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who’s Who
Jun 21, 2017
Ellen Yost, New York Life Patron Fellow, Elected President of the American Foreign Law Association
Jun 15, 2017
Sharon Stern Gerstman, Past New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Takes Office as President of the New York State Bar Association
Jun 13, 2017
Ivan K. Fong, District of Columbia Life Fellow, Awarded The Sabatino Advocate Award by the Women's In-House Counsel Leadership Institute
Jun 12, 2017
Bruce Howell, Oregon Fellow, Appointed as a Founding Member of the National Board of Health Lawyers
Jun 8, 2017
Karen Painter Randall, New Jersey Life Fellow, Appointed Co-Chair of NJSBA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force
Jun 7, 2017
Eduardo R. Rodriguez, Texas Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2017 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fifth Circuit
Jun 7, 2017
Stewart A. Merkin, Florida Fellow, Honored by Dade Legal Aid of the Dade County Bar Association
Jun 6, 2017
Thaddeus R. Lightfoot, Minnesota Fellow, Named the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) President for 2017-2018
Jun 6, 2017
Professor Diane Marie Amann, Georgia Fellow, Chosen as the Breslauer, Rutman and Anderson Research Fellow at USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research
Jun 2, 2017
Arthur S. Leonard, New York Fellow, Appointed Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law at New York Law School
Jun 1, 2017
Robert E. Murdock, Nevada Life Fellow, Named to the Board of Advisors of Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law
Jun 1, 2017
Max Elliott, Illinois Fellow, Presented CLE with Lawline
Jun 1, 2017
Randall C. Berg Jr., Florida Life Fellow, to Receive the Florida Bar Foundation's Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
May 17, 2017
Darrel Gardner, Alaska Fellow, Elected President of the Alaska Bar Association
May 16, 2017
Donald Slesnick, Florida Life Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Installed as the Orange Bowl Committee's 79th President and Chair
May 11, 2017
Frank "Sonny" Seiler, Georgia Life Fellow, Recognized by Judicial Council of Georgia
May 9, 2017
Dwight H. Merriam, Connecticut Life Fellow, Honored with the John Eldred Shields Distinguished Professional Service Award
May 2, 2017
Christine M. Castellano, Illinois Life Patron Fellow, Honored at the Women of Achievement Awards Dinner by the Chicago Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
May 1, 2017
Thomas J. Hurney, Jr., West Virginia Fellow, Elected President of the Association of Defense Trial Lawyers (ADTA)
Apr 30, 2017
Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Georgia Fellow, Selected by The National Black Lawyers (NBL) for their Top 40 under 40 for 2017
Apr 27, 2017
Professor Vincent R. Johnson, Texas Fellow, Named Fulbright Senior Scholar to Burma in 2018
Apr 26, 2017
Professor Martha A. Fineman, New York Life Fellow, Named Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Apr 25, 2017
William R. Holzapfel, New Jersey Fellow, Awarded James R. Lacey, Esq. Award for Distinguished Service presented by the Public Utility Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association
Apr 25, 2017
Herbert J. Santos, Jr., Nevada Fellow, Named 2017 Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year by the UNLV Alumni Association
Apr 24, 2017
Rinky Parwani, Florida Fellow, and Parwani Law, P.A. Recognized by The Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, HAVE A HEART and Bay Area Legal Services Volunteer Lawyers Program
Apr 24, 2017
Professor Richard H. Underwood, Kentucky Fellow, Awarded Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for Recent Book
Apr 24, 2017
Colonel James Melbourne Durant III, Colorado Fellow, Named to the Senior Executives Association Board of Directors
Apr 24, 2017
Professor David L. Callies, Hawaii Life Fellow, Honored with Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize from the William & Mary Law School Property Rights Project
Apr 19, 2017
Capt. Benes Aldana USCG, Washington Fellow and Past Washington State Co-Chair, Named President of the National Judicial College
Apr 17, 2017
Martin Semple, Colorado Life Fellow, Received 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
Apr 14, 2017
Mary-Christine Sungaila, California Life Fellow, to Receive 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO)
Apr 11, 2017
Alejandro Perkins, Louisiana Fellow, Elected Chairman of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors
Apr 4, 2017
James McManis, California Life Fellow, Honored with California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Artika R. Tyner, Minnesota Fellow, Recognized by SCORE Mentors and Sam's Club for her company, Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute
Mar 26, 2017
Loren Kieve, California Life Patron Fellow, Honored with Bernard S. Rodey Award
Mar 24, 2017
Graham C. Grady, Illinois Life Fellow, Honored with The Chicago Bar Association’s 2017 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award
Mar 24, 2017
Ward F. McDonald, Illinois Life Fellow, Named a Pillar of the Bar by the Champaign County Bar Association
Mar 23, 2017
Three Fellows, Nancy Duff Campbell, Honorable Bernice Bouie Donald, and Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Named 2017 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award Honorees
Mar 20, 2017
Dean Joan R.M. Bullock, Florida Fellow, Named President and Dean of Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mar 17, 2017
Joseph A. Condo, Virginia Life Fellow, Named 2017 Recipient of the Betty A. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award
Mar 17, 2017
Judy Perry Martinez, ABF Board Member and Louisiana Life Patron Fellow, Rejoins Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
Mar 16, 2017
Jonathan D. Schiller, New York Life Benefactor Fellow, Selected as Legend of Ivy League Basketball
Mar 7, 2017
The Honorable David B. Lewis and Judy Hamilton Morse, Oklahoma Fellows, Inducted into the Order of the Owl Hall of Fame
Mar 7, 2017
Albert C. Harvey, Tennessee Sustaining Life Fellow, honored with Best of the Bar Lifetime Achievement Award
Feb 27, 2017
Professor Ved P. Nanda, International Fellow, Honored for 50 years of Service to the University of Denver
Feb 27, 2017
Gregory Herman-Giddens, North Carolina Fellow, Selected as a 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate Law
Jan 25, 2017
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Massachusetts State Co-Chair and Past ABF Board Advisor, Wrote Blog Piece for WBUR, Boston's NPR Affiliate
Jan 25, 2017
Three Fellows Named 2017 Spirit of Excellence Award Honorees
Dec 14, 2016
Scott L. Mandel, Michigan Life Fellow, Honored with the Excellence in Defense Award by the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Dec 12, 2016
Four Ohio Fellows Selected as 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers
Dec 5, 2016
Barbara J. Gislason, Past Minnesota State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Invited to Present to the Barreau d’Alger and the Barreau de Boumerdes in Algeria
Nov 28, 2016
James Spica, Michigan Fellow, Elected a Trustee of the American Trust for the British Library
Oct 31, 2016
William K. Weisenberg, Ohio Life Fellow, Honored with the 2016 Making a Difference through Service to the Profession Award
Oct 12, 2016
Steven A. Hirsch, Arizona Sustaining Life Fellow, to be Inducted into Maricopa County Bar Hall of Fame
Oct 5, 2016
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, Accepts Luminary Leader Award on behalf of McDermott Will & Emery
Sep 27, 2016
Four New York Fellows Included in New York Law Journal's Top Women in Law 2016
Sep 22, 2016
Provost Lauren Robel, Indiana Life Fellow and American Bar Foundation Board Member, Honored by Barnes & Thornburg
Sep 14, 2016
Pedro Torres-Díaz, Florida Fellow, sworn in as National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
Sep 14, 2016
Four Life Fellows, Paula Boggs, Jamie Gorelick, Anastasia Kelly and Judith Runstad, Honored by DirectWomen
Sep 14, 2016
Capt. Benes Aldana USCG, Washington Fellow and Past WA State Co-Chair, Awarded the Judge of the Year Award from the Asian Bar Association of Washington
Sep 14, 2016
Matthew L. Wiener, District of Columbia Fellow, Nominated to Serve as Chairman of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States by President Barack Obama
Sep 12, 2016
Gary S. Lesser, Florida Fellow, Sworn in as Legislative Chairman for the Florida Bar
Aug 31, 2016
Barbara J. Gislason, Minnesota State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Speaking at the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) seminar in Hefei, China
Aug 30, 2016
Honorable Jeffrey S. Bivins, Tennessee Fellow, Elected as New Chief Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court
Aug 22, 2016
Laura Bartell, Michigan Fellow, Honored with the Editors’ Prize for Best Article Published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal in 2015
Aug 18, 2016
Amy Collignon Gunn, Missouri Sustaining Life Fellow, Named 2017 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in St. Louis
Aug 18, 2016
Laura Hong, Carl Muller and Brian O'Neill, Ohio Fellows, Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2017
Aug 17, 2016
Amelia H. Boss, Pennsylvania State Co-Chair and Life Fellow, Received the Homer Kripke Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
Aug 15, 2016
Dennis W. Archer, Former ABF Board Member and Michigan Life Fellow, Awarded the ABA Medal
Aug 10, 2016
Mississippi Fellows, Stephanie M. Rippee and Rebecca Lee Wiggs, Included in the Fifth Edition of Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation
Jul 29, 2016
Wayne J. Positan, New Jersey Life Fellow, to Receive The New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Jul 27, 2016
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, Acknowledged by Illinois Governor in Proclamation Honoring the Founding Trustees of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Jul 20, 2016
Faiza J. Saeed, New York Life Fellow, Elected to Serve as Presiding Partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Jul 14, 2016
Professor Robert E. Lutz, California Life Fellow, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the ABA Section of International Law
Jul 11, 2016
Hon. Peter G. Verniero (Ret.), New Jersey Life Fellow, Awarded the Medal of Honor by The New Jersey State Bar Foundation
Jul 6, 2016
The Honorable Cara Lee T. Neville, Chair of The Fellows and Minnesota Life Fellow, Awarded the Professional Excellence Award by the Minnesota State Bar Association
Jun 29, 2016
Dean Hansell, California Life Fellow, Appointed to serve as a California Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles
Jun 28, 2016
Life Leadership Fellow, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III named chair of ABA Standing Committee on American Judicial System
Jun 23, 2016
Gregory M. Bergman, California Life Patron Fellow, Named “One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers” by United States Lawyer Rankings for the Ninth Year in a Row
Jun 10, 2016
Stephen Yale-Loehr, New York Life Fellow, to Speak at The Cazenovia Forum
Jun 2, 2016
Wm. T. Robinson III, ABF Board Member and Kentucky Life Leadership Fellow, Named Chairman of the National Judicial College Board of Trustees
May 26, 2016
Leonard H. Gilbert, Former ABF Board Member and Florida Life Patron Fellow, Honored by the Hillsborough County Bar Trial and Litigation Section with the Herbert G. Goldburg Award
May 26, 2016
William C. Hubbard, Past ABF President and South Carolina Life Benefactor Fellow, to receive new Burton Award for 'Leadership in Law'
May 23, 2016
Phillip C. Stone, Virginia Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit
May 18, 2016
Susan Shields, Oklahoma Fellow, honored with The Journal Record's Leadership in Law Award
May 9, 2016
Laurence R. Tucker, Missouri Life Fellow, will receive the Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service
May 6, 2016
Richard W. Nenno, Delaware Fellow, Chosen by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) as a Fellow
May 5, 2016
The Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Minnesota Fellow, to Selected to Receive the Diversity Award from the Hennepin County Bar Association
May 5, 2016
Susan M. Holden, Minnesota Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the Professionalism Award by the Hennepin County Bar Association
May 5, 2016
Denise A. Dragoo, Utah Life Fellow, Selected as University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Alumna of the Year
May 4, 2016
The Honorable Mary Ann Vial-Lemmon, Louisiana Fellow, to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fifth Circuit
May 3, 2016
Henry M. Coxe III, Florida Life Fellow, to Receive the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Eleventh Circuit
Apr 28, 2016
W. Scott Welch III, Mississippi State Chair and Life Patron Fellow, to Receive Sen. Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award
Apr 27, 2016
Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena, Delaware Life Fellow, to become National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow
Apr 25, 2016
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow and Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, Makes Daily Journal's 2016 Top Women Lawyers List
Apr 21, 2016
Charles Geyh, Indiana State Co-Chair and Fellow, Selected as 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Apr 19, 2016
Mark D. Agrast and Marcia D. Greenberger, D.C. Life Fellows, Selected to Receive Inaugural Civil Rights Hero Award by the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Apr 19, 2016
Pauline A. Weaver, California State Co-Chair and Life Patron Fellow, Named as 2016 Judith Soley Lawyer as Citizen Award Recipient
Apr 18, 2016
Bruce Smith, Illinois Fellow, Appointed Dean of Sturm College of Law
Apr 14, 2016
Jan M. Hayden, Louisiana Life Fellow, to Receive The Center for American and International Law's Michelle Mendez Serviam Award
Apr 12, 2016
Charles Geyh, Indiana State Co-Chair and Fellow, Awarded Trustees’ Teaching Award by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Apr 12, 2016
Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, ABF Board Member and California Life Fellow, to Serve as Santa Clara Law Commencement Speaker
Apr 8, 2016
Donn C. Fullenweider, Texas Life Fellow, Selected as one of the 2016 Recipients of the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
Apr 6, 2016
Eric Sutty, Deleware Fellow, Elected Shareholder of Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.
Apr 6, 2016
Mark Shank, Texas Life Fellow, Honored with Dallas Bar Foundation's Fellows Justinian Award for Volunteer Service
Apr 1, 2016
Rebecca A. Winterscheidt, Arizona Fellow, Named in Top 100 Arizona Lawyers 2016 by AZ Business Magazine
Mar 29, 2016
Kimberly Leach Johnson, Florida Fellow, In a Panel Discussion at the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance 2016 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Mar 22, 2016
Professor Mary Sarah Bilder, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Awarded the 2016 Bancroft Prize by Columbia University
Mar 17, 2016
David B. Thronson, Michigan Fellow, Delivered Second Installment of the 2016 Chapman Dialogue Lecture Series at the Fowler School of Law
Mar 17, 2016
Thornwell F. Sowell, South Carolina Life Fellow, honored at the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2016 Leadership in Law Awards Dinner
Mar 17, 2016
Paul H. Zubek, New Jersey Fellow, honored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) at 2016 New Jersey Awards of Excellence
Mar 16, 2016
M.C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow and Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, Received her Second Consecutive California Lawyer of the Year Award (CLAY)
Mar 16, 2016
Kathleen M. Sweet, New York Fellow, Nominated by President Obama to Serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Mar 16, 2016
Don Slesnick, Past Chair of The Fellows, Selected for the Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award
Mar 15, 2016
Shari Shink, Colorado Life Fellow, Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
Mar 13, 2016
Debbie Champion, Missouri Life Fellow, to Speak at the 2016 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Annual Conference
Mar 10, 2016
Rodney G. Snow, Utah Life Fellow, Receives Utah State Bar 2016 Outstanding Mentor Award
Mar 8, 2016
Kathleen J. Hopkins, Immediate Past Chair of The Fellows and Washington Life Patron Fellow, Elected as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
Mar 7, 2016
Neal R. Sonnett, Florida State Co-Chair and Life Patron Fellow, Honored with 2016 ABA Grassroots Advocacy Award
Mar 7, 2016
V. Burns Hargis, Oklahoma Sustaining Life Fellow, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Leadership Oklahoma
Mar 6, 2016
Mark A.A. Warner, International Fellow and Principal at MAAW law, to Serve as a Panelist in the ELSA Moot Court Competition on Green Energy & WTO Law at Queen’s University
Mar 4, 2016
Sheryl Bey, Mississippi Fellow, Named to Mississippi Business Journal's 2015 "Leadership in Law"
Mar 1, 2016
Jean Sutton Martin, North Carolina Fellow, Named Winner in the Litigation Category for Business North Carolina's 2016 Legal Elite
Mar 1, 2016
Professor Mary Sarah Bilder, Massachusetts Life Fellow, Featured in Program to Commemorate James Madison’s 265th Birthday
Feb 26, 2016
Maureen Witt, Colorado Fellow, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Colorado
Feb 24, 2016
Charles L. Ruffin, Georgia Life Fellow, Honored by Best Lawyers® as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for Eminent Domain Law
Feb 22, 2016
Stephen E. Goldman, Connecticut Life Fellow, elected Managing Partner at Robinson+Cole
Feb 18, 2016
Donald Joe Willis, Oregon Life Fellow, Honored with the 2016 Crystal Eagle Award by the Owners' Counsel of America
Feb 11, 2016
Elizabeth Gray, South Carolina Life Fellow, Honored as the 2016 Recipient of the National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award
Feb 9, 2016
Bryant Garth, ABF Director Emeritus and Illinois Life Fellow, delivered the keynote Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture at the 16th Annual Women and the Law Conference, Pursuing Excellence: Diversity in Higher Education
Feb 5, 2016
Jeffrey A. Weissman, Florida Life Fellow, Selected as one of the “10 Best” Attorneys for Florida by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA)
Jan 27, 2016
Richard W. Nenno, Delaware Fellow, and Christine L. Albright, Illinois Fellow, Awarded for Outstanding Authorship In Estates, Gifts And Trusts Taxation by Bloomberg BNA
Jan 26, 2016
Kimberly L. Johnson, Florida Fellow, Appointed to Serve on the Board of Directors of the Friends of Baker Park, Inc.
Jan 19, 2016
Marian Drenth, Indiana Fellow, Elected to the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana Board of Directors
Jan 13, 2016
John Slowiaczek, Nebraska Fellow, Named President-Elect of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Jan 1, 2016
The Ongoing Good Work of Past ABA and ABF President, William Hubbard
Dec 31, 2015
District of Columbia Life Fellow Professor Catherine J. Ross' Book Named Best Book on the First Amendment in 2015
Dec 30, 2015
Captain Benes Z. Aldana, Washington Fellow, Selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association to Receive the Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award
Dec 29, 2015
Steven T. Walther, Nevada Life Patron Fellow and Past Fellows Chair, Elected to Serve as Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission for 2016
Dec 17, 2015
Daniel McDonald, Minnesota Life Fellow, Selected as an "Attorney of the Year 2015" by Minnesota Lawyer
Dec 16, 2015
Steven M. Richman, International Co-Chair and New Jersey Fellow, Accepted into the Grounds for Sculpture's Focus on Sculpture Exhibit
Dec 15, 2015
Richard W. Millar, Jr., California Life Fellow, Honored with Orange County Bar Association’s Franklin G. West Award
Dec 3, 2015
John E. Green, Oklahoma Life Fellow, Received the Oklahoma Bar Association President's Award
Nov 24, 2015
Daniel J. Kramer, New York Fellow, Joins the Scenic Hudson Board of Directors
Nov 23, 2015
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick, Washington Life Fellow and Past Washington State Co-Chair, Honored with the 2016 Stonewall Award by the American Bar Association
Nov 13, 2015
Anne Gaza, Delaware State Chair and Fellow, Selected as one of 2015 Women Leaders in the Law
Nov 1, 2015
Nicolle Schippers, Iowa Fellow, Recently Elected to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Board of Directors
Oct 30, 2015
Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Massachusetts State Chair and Special Advisor to the ABF Board of Directors, Honored on “2015 Influencers in Aging” List by PBS's Next Avenue
Oct 29, 2015
Honorable Douglas F. Johnson, Nebraska Fellow, featured in The Daily Record about the Program Youth Impact!
Oct 29, 2015
Richard D. Rattner, Michigan Fellow, Selected for Inclusion in DBusiness Magazine’s list of “Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit - 2016”
Oct 28, 2015
Maryland Fellow Judge Steven I. Platt (Ret.) Part of Faculty for the National Judicial College Course "Managing The Complex Commercial Case"
Oct 26, 2015
Pennsylvania State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Professor Amelia H. Boss Recognized for Leadership in Commercial Law by The Business Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association
Oct 23, 2015
Fellows and American Bar Foundation Research Professors featured in Academic Symposium
Oct 15, 2015
Kenneth G. Standard, Life Fellow and New York State Co-Chair, Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Law Journal
Oct 14, 2015
Michael A. Pope, Illinois Life Fellow, and the Honorable Sophia H. Hall, Illinois Life Fellow and ABF Board Member, Awarded the Advancement of Justice Award by the National Judicial College
Oct 13, 2015
M. C. Sungaila, California Life Fellow, Appointed to the Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee and the State Bar of California Appellate Courts Committe
Oct 5, 2015
Canada Fellow Mark A.A. Warner Interviewed by BNN to Discuss Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sep 28, 2015
Marna Tucker, District of Columbia Life Patron Fellow, Selected by The American Lawyer Magazine as a Recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
Sep 22, 2015
Michigan Fellows Robert B. Labe and Richard D. Rattner, Selected for Inclusion in Thomson Reuters’ list of “Michigan SuperLawyers 2015”
Sep 16, 2015
Thirty-eight Fellows Inducted into LawDragon's Inaugural Hall of Fame
Sep 16, 2015
Richard T. Cassidy, Vermont State Chair and Life Fellow, Elected as President of the Uniform Law Commission
Sep 16, 2015
Michael G. Goldstein, California Life Fellow, Selected as a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
Sep 14, 2015
Jeffrey Tsai, California Fellow, Joins Alston & Bird LLP
Sep 9, 2015
California Life Fellow M. C. Sungaila Quoted in Newsweek Article about Transgender Asylum Seekers
Sep 4, 2015
Laura Boeckman, Florida Fellow, Named 2015 Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year
Sep 1, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow Michael J. Engle part of two part CLE entitled “PA Grand Jury Practice: Investigating and Indicting”
Sep 1, 2015
New York Life Fellow Donald T. Fox was awarded a medal of the Order of General en Jefe Santiago Marino
Aug 21, 2015
California Life Fellow, Judith Droz Keyes, Named 2016 San Francisco "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
Aug 20, 2015
H. Thomas Wells, Jr., Alabama State Chair and Life Fellow, Invited to give Presentation on Magna Carta to the Birmingham Rotary Club
Aug 19, 2015
Michigan Fellows, Robert B. Labe and Richard D. Rattner, included in The Best Lawyers in America 2016
Aug 19, 2015
Andrew S. Boutros, Illinois Fellow, Presented with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association National Prosecutorial Award
Aug 14, 2015
Life Fellow, Selma Moidel Smith, included in ABA Women Trailblazers in the Law Oral History Project
Aug 2, 2015
Maryland Fellows Kendra Randall-Jolivet and Yolanda Sonnier Featured in the August 2015 Issue of Redbook Magazine For Their Work to Help Foster Children
Aug 1, 2015
Mark A. A. Warner, Ontario Fellow, Recent BNN Interview on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Jul 28, 2015
William T. Robinson III, Kentucky Life Leadership Fellow and ABF Board Member, Elected to the American Inns of Court Board of Trustees
Jul 24, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow Mary Kohart Served as Moderator in the Premier Financial Poise Webinar
Jul 22, 2015
Chicago Magazine’s 2015 Power 100 List includes Fellows Robert Clifford, Craig Martin, and James Franczek
Jul 17, 2015, Chicago Magazine
Fellow Dr. Artika Tyner Named Interim Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
Jul 13, 2015
Illinois Life Patron Fellow John H. Morrison
Jul 6, 2015
Press Release for Dr. Artika Tyner's Recently Released Leadership Book
Jul 1, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow James J. Eisenhower Speaks to American Constitution Society of Law and Policy
Jun 26, 2015
Stephen Zack, Florida Life Fellow, Selected to Receive the 2015 David W. Dyer Professionalism Award
Jun 6, 2015
Life Fellow Kevin O'Malley, Nominee for Ambassador to Ireland, Department of State
Jun 5, 2015
Fellow William J. Kilberg appointed President of American Friends of The Hebrew University Mid-Atlantic Region Board
May 26, 2015
Chair of the Mississippi Fellows, Scott Welch, named to University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Hall of Fame.
May 11, 2015
Anthony S. Volpe, Pennsylvania Fellow, Honored as a 2015 Leader of Innovation Medal Recipient by the Verizon Philadelphia University Celebration of Innovation
May 9, 2015
Chair-Elect of The Fellows, Hon. Cara Lee Neville (Ret.)
May 7, 2015
California Life Fellow Mary-Christine Sungaila
May 7, 2015
Arizona Life Fellow Peter J. Cahill
Apr 2, 2015
Illinois Fellow Peter C. Alexander
Apr 1, 2015
Minnesota Fellow Artika Tyner
Mar 19, 2015
Pennsylvania Fellow, Sean Wajert
Mar 4, 2015
Illinois Fellow, Richard L. Thies
Feb 23, 2015
Ohio Life Patron Fellow, Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Feb 19, 2015
Hawaii Life Fellow David Callies
Feb 18, 2015
Fellows Immediate Past Chair, Don Slesnick, Elected President of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Feb 10, 2015
PA State Co-Chair & Sustaining Life Fellow Mitchell L. Bach
Jan 20, 2015
Washington, D.C. Life Fellow, Honorable Abner J. Mikva
Nov 25, 2014, The Chicago Tribune
Delaware Life Fellow Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena
Nov 7, 2014
Delaware Life Fellow Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena
Nov 7, 2014
Minnesota State Chair and Fellow Barbara J. Gislason
Nov 7, 2014
Florida Life Fellow Fred Karlinsky
Nov 6, 2014
Ohio State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Jose C. Feliciano
Nov 5, 2014
Honorable Leah Ward Sears, Georgia Fellow
Oct 7, 2014
Illinois Fellow Andrew S. Boutros
Oct 7, 2014
D.C. Life Fellow Sheila C. Cheston
Sep 24, 2014, CNN Money
Illinois Life Fellow Michael Pope
Sep 12, 2014
Florida Fellow Jason E. Havens
Sep 8, 2014
8 Fellows Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards
Aug 21, 2014, American Lawyer
Washington, D.C. Fellow William J. Kilberg
Aug 15, 2014
California Life Fellow Robert Lutz
Aug 15, 2014
California Life Fellow Robert Lutz
Aug 15, 2014
Tennessee Fellow Harrison D. McIver III
Aug 14, 2014, Daily News
Michigan Life Fellow Michael Pitt
Aug 3, 2014, Observer & Eccentric
Massachusetts Fellow Richard L. ("Dick") Neumeier
Jul 1, 2014
Delaware Fellow Norman M. Powell
Jun 20, 2014
Ohio Life Fellow Hugh Stanley
Jun 20, 2014
Tennessee Fellow Jonathan O. Steen
Jun 12, 2014, Jackson Sun
Illinois Life Fellow J. Timothy Eaton
Jun 11, 2014
New York Life Fellow Lynn Hecht Schafran
May 27, 2014
California Fellow Mary-Christine "M.C." Sungaila
May 19, 2014, Daily Journal
Chair of The Fellows, Don Slesnick
May 16, 2014
Texas Sustaining Life Fellow John Okray
May 1, 2014
Life Fellow E. Lee Reichert III
Apr 14, 2014, The National Law Journal
Life Fellow E. Lee Reichert III
Apr 14, 2014, The National Law Journal
Connecticut Fellow Barry C. Hawkins
Mar 20, 2014, The Courant
Kansas Life Fellow Hon. Christel Marquardt
Mar 13, 2014, The Topeka Capital-Journal
Minnesota State Co-Chair and Fellow Barbara Gislason
Mar 6, 2014
Minnesota Fellow Peter M. Reyes
Mar 6, 2014
Minnesota Life Fellow David Brink
Feb 25, 2014, Minnesota Lawyer
North Carolina Fellow John R. Wester
Feb 21, 2014
Illinois Fellow Scott Wesley Henry
Feb 2, 2014
New York Fellow Glenn Lau-Kee
Jan 31, 2014
New York State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Sharon Stern Gerstman
Jan 31, 2014
PA Life Benefactor Fellow Lynne Gold-Bikin and Former Fellow and Former Fellow Albert Momjian
Jan 27, 2014, The Pennsylvania Record
Florida Fellow Jason E. Havens
Jan 17, 2014
Tennessee Life Fellow T. Maxfield Bahner
Jan 14, 2014, The Chattanoogan.com
Kansas Fellow F. James Robinson, Jr.
Dec 20, 2013
Myles Lynk, Immediate Past Chair of The Fellows
Dec 17, 2013
Oklahoma Fellow Renee DeMoss
Dec 1, 2013, KRMG.com
Pennsylvania Fellow Michael J. engle
Nov 18, 2013
Massachusetts Life Fellow Paul W. Lee
Nov 15, 2013, Belmont Patch
New Jersey Life Fellow Judge Jack Lintner
Nov 7, 2013, NJ.com
Alaska State Co-Chair and Fellow Margaret Stock
Sep 25, 2013
Michigan Life Fellow Philip J. Kessler
Sep 24, 2013
Florida Life Fellow Richard A. Gilbert
Sep 24, 2013
Florida Sustaining Life Fellow Stephen Zack
Sep 13, 2013, Miami Herald Business
Illinois Fellow Lily Rin-Laures
Sep 11, 2013, Business Wire
Florida Life Fellow Professor Bruce R. Jacob
Jul 25, 2013
California State Co-Chair and Life Fellow Pauline Weaver
Jul 16, 2013
Florida Life Fellow Robert C. Josefsberg
Jul 2, 2013, The Florida Bar Foundation
Maryland Fellow Eric Orlinsky
Jul 1, 2013, John Hopkins Magazine
Pennsylvania Fellow Natalie Diane Ramsey
Jun 26, 2013, University of Delaware Daily
Life Fellow and Fellows State Chair of South Dakota Thomas Earl Geu
May 20, 2013
Life Patron Fellow, ABF Board Member, and Former Chair of The Fellows Leonard H. Gilbert
May 13, 2013
Illinois Life Fellow The Honorable Carole Kamin Bellows
Mar 17, 2013, Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch
California Fellow and Past California Fellows State Chair Laura Farber
Feb 26, 2013

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