This year’s Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA, from May 28-31 will feature presentations from over twenty ABF scholars. LSA’s Annual Meeting…
Richard M. Murray, Life Fellow, Named the Distinguished Achievement Award for Private Practice Recipient for 2026
Richard M. Murray, Life Fellow, was honored at the University of Colorado Law School’s 45th Annual Law Alumni Awards Banquet and received the 2026 Distinguished Achievement for Private Practice award.…
Professor Etienne Toussaint, Fellow, Has Two Recent Publications in Columbia Law Review
Professor Etienne Toussaint, Fellow, has had two papers’ recently included in Columbia Law Review – in the 5th issue of the 125th volume, an issue on protests, he had Afrofuturism…
Justin Miller, Life Fellow, Inducted into the 2025 NAEPC Estate Planning Hall of Fame
Justin Miller, Life Fellow, was named as one of the 2025 inductees to the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils Hall of Fame. The award has been presented since…
Two Fellows Honored at Houston Bar Foundation Annual Luncheon
Benny Agosto Jr., Patron Fellow, and Travis J. Sales, Life Fellow, were honored at the HBF Annual Luncheon. Agosto took the helm of the Houston Bar Foundation, as the 2026…
ABF Research Professor William H. J. Hubbard Explores the Potential of Markets and Technology to Promote Access to Civil Justice
While market-based approaches to court procedures—particularly in civil cases—are often perceived as hindering access to justice, American Bar Foundation Research Professor and Deputy Dean and the Clifton R. Musser Professor…
Four Fellows Named 2026 Recipients of the ABA’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award
Cory M. Amron, Life Fellow, Judge J. Michelle Childs, Patron Fellow, Mary L. Smith, Patron Fellow, and Sheila S. Boston, Life Fellow, were named as four of the recipients of…
John M. Rosenberg, Life Fellow, Named 2026 Recipient of ABA Medal
John M. Rosenberg, Life Fellow, was named the 2026 recipient of the ABA Medal and will be presented with the award at the ABA Annual Conference in August. Rosenberg was…
Dean Cristina M. Rodríguez, Fellow, Named Recipient of Hispanic National Bar Foundation Award
Dean Cristina M. Rodríguez, Fellow, was announced as the 2026 recipient of the The Hispanic National Bar Foundation’s Academic Leadership Award. Dean Rodríguez will be presented with the award at…
Two Fellows Named as Recipients of the ABA’s 2026 Stonewall Award
m boulette, Fellow, and Paul M. Smith, ABF Board Member and Benefactor Fellow, were announced as two of the recipients of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Sexual Orientation and…
Richard A. Bierschbach, Life Fellow, Elected President of Wayne State University
Richard A. Bierschbach, Life Fellow, was elected unanimously to serve as the 14th president of Wayne State University. He has served as the University’s interim president since Sept. 17, 2025,…
Donna Rascoe, Fellow, Named 2025 Legal Practice Hall of Fame Inductees for the North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame
Donna Rascoe, Fellow, was named as one of the 2025 Legal Practice Hall of Fame Inductees by the North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame. The honor was announced at…