Illinois Patron Fellow Mary L. Smith has become the first Native American woman selected as the ABA President-Elect nominee. Smith, who is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, was…
Amir Ali, District of Columbia Fellow, Promoted to MacArthur Justice Center Executive Director
Civil rights litigator and District of Columbia Fellow Amir Ali has been selected as the new Executive Director for the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center. Ali previously directed the…
Professor Tiffany Williams Brewer, New Jersey Fellow, Becomes First African American Woman to Chair the NJ State Commission of Investigation
New Jersey professor, nonprofit founder, and Fellow Tiffany Williams Brewer has recently been appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to become the State Commission of Investigation’s first African American woman Chair.…
ABF Launches Inaugural Hubbard Conference on Law and Education and Presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Former Secretary Dick Riley
On Friday, February 25, the American Bar Foundation (ABF) will co-host the inaugural William Hubbard Conference on Law & Education in partnership with the University of South Carolina School of Law. This…
Hon. Vanessa Ruiz to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding Service Award
The Honorable Vanessa Ruiz, Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, will receive the 2022 Outstanding Service Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).…
Professor Martha Albertson Fineman to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
Emory University Law Professor Martha Albertson Fineman will be honored with the 2022 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Professor Fineman is the Robert…
William T. Coplin, Jr. to Receive the 2022 ABF Fellows Outstanding State Chair Award
Alabama lawyer William T. Coplin, Jr. will be honored with the 2022 Outstanding State Chair Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Coplin will receive the award…
Honorable Eileen A. Kato, Immediate Past Fellows Chair and Washington Sustaining Patron Fellow, Receives ABAW 2021 President’s Award
The Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) has awarded Imm. Past Fellows Chair Honorable Eileen A. Kato (Ret.) with the 2021 ABAW President’s Award in recognition of her service with…
Norman M. Powell, Delaware Sustaining Life Fellow, Selected to Join TriBar Opinion Committee
Delaware Sustaining Life Fellow and Young Conaway partner Norman Powell has been invited to become a member of the TriBar Opinion Committee. TriBar, which is made up of members from…
Melissa Ann Kucinski, D.C. Fellow, Releases New Book about Global Family Law
D.C. Fellow, international family lawyer, and George Washington University lecturer Melissa Kucinski has released a new book, Family Law Across Borders: Cases and Comments, alongside co-authors Bruce Hale and Michael Coffee.…
Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona Patron Fellow, Receives World Jurist Association Medal of Honor
ABA Immediate Past President, Snell & Wilmer Partner, and Arizona Patron Fellow Patricia Lee Refo has been awarded with a Medal of Honor from the World Jurist Association. The WJA…
Elise Boddie, New York Fellow, Appointed to Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Rutgers Professor of Law and New York Fellow Elise Boddie has been working on President Joe Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States since its inception…