Fellows News
American Bar Foundation March 2009
In This Issue
2009 Annual Meeting
Annual Report Errata
Fellows Nominations
Fellows Awards
Dylan C. Penningroth
Summer Fellowships Sponsorship Opportunity
2009 Midyear Meeting
Center on Law and Globalization Conferences
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2009 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago

The 2009 ABA Annual
Meeting will be held in
Chicago, Illinois from
July 30 to August 4.
Fellows Registration
will open in May.

Please click here for a
preliminary schedule of
Fellows events.

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Errata from the
2008 ABF
Annual Report

The American Bar Foundation
deeply regrets the omission of an important group of donors in the original publication of Life Fellows Contributions in our 2008 Annual Report.

For a complete listing,
please visit our updated
2008 Annual Report online.

The Foundation values your ongoing generosity which enables the ABF to continue its pathbreaking research.

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Nominate a Fellow!

If you know an attorney, judge or legal scholar who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of his or her community and to the highest principles of the legal profession, consider nominating them for membership in The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.

Only Fellows may submit
nominations, and nominees
must be members in good
standing of the
American Bar Association.

Please click here to download a nomination form.

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Fellows Awards

Congratulations once again
to the recipients of the
2009 Fellows Awards:

Outstanding Service Award
James B. Sales
Houston, Texas

Outstanding Scholar Award
Professor Laurence H. Tribe
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Outstanding State Chair Award
Honorable Frederic B. Rodgers
Golden, Colorado


We are now accepting nominations for the
2010 Fellows Awards.
Please click here for further information and to download a nomination form.


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Fundraising Thermometer March09Dear Fellows,

The Fellows Officers and staff look forward to welcoming you to Chicago this summer for the 2009 ABA Annual Meeting - we hope you will join us!

The Fellows' 2008-2009 fiscal year began
on September 1, 2008. Since then, we have raised a total of $680,000 to support the American Bar Foundation's groundbreaking research on the law, legal practices, and the law's impact on our society.

With your help, we will achieve our goal of raising $1,150,000 by August 31, 2009. If you have not contributed yet this year, we hope you will take a moment to make a donation online - every gift brings us closer to our goal.

Thank you for your continued support of the American Bar Foundation.

The Fellows of the
American Bar Foundation
 
Dylan C. PenningrothABF Research Professor
Dylan C. Penningroth
Honored by the Organization of American Historians


American Bar Foundation Research Professor Dylan C. Penningroth has been awarded the Organization of American Historians' EBSCOhost America: History and Life Award for his article, "The Claims of Slaves and Ex-Slaves to Family and Property: A Transatlantic Comparison." The America: History and Life Award is a biennial award given to "recognize journal articles that display a pathbreaking character,...propose new perspectives or examine new areas and in so doing extend historical knowledge."

Click here to learn more about Dylan's research projects.

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Summer Research Diversity Fellowships
Sponsorship Opportunity

Every summer the ABF's prize-winning research faculty hosts Summer Research Diversity Fellowships for four highly qualified undergraduates from diverse backgrounds who have expressed interest in a career in the law. We are currently reviewing over 100 applications submitted from all over the nation.

The ABF is seeking support for this unique opportunity. There are several sponsorship opportunities available to you and your firm.
Past sponsors include:

Bell Boyd & Lloyd, DLA Piper, Jenner & Block
Katten Muchin, Kirkland & Ellis, Mayer Brown
Seyfarth Shaw, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon
The Kenneth F. & Harle F. Montgomery Foundation
The National Science Foundation
The Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc.

For more information on how you and your firm can participate,
please click here.

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2009 ABA Midyear Meeting in Boston

Liz Moser and Jimmy GoodmanThanks to all who attended Fellows events at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Boston.
We look forward to seeing you again in Chicago!

Left:
Liz Moser and
2008-2009 Fellows Chair
Jimmy Goodman at the
Fellows Opening Reception,
Boston Public Library.

Fellows gathered to pay
tribute
to the memory of

M. Peter Moser, past
ABF President and a leader in the field of legal ethics.


David Houghton and Frederic Rodgers

Right:
2008-2009 Fellows Chair-Elect
David Houghton presents
the Outstanding State Chair Award to the Honorable
Frederic B. Rodgers.


Below:
Outstanding Scholar Awardee Professor Laurence H. Tribe delivers the keynote address at the 53rd Annual Fellows Awards Banquet held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza.



Laurence Tribe Keynote Address
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Center on Law and Globalization

The Center on Law and Globalization, a partnership project of
the ABF and the University of Illinois College of Law,
is committed to advancing the worldwide conversation on international human rights issues, with particular focus on justice and security, the global economy and health. By advancing social scientific understanding of global law, legal institutions and legal behavior, the Center lays foundations for potential solutions.

We are pleased to announce the Center's upcoming conferences:

IMF Governance Reform and its Broader
Implications for the IMF's Work

March 28, 2009
The Fairmont Washington, D.C.

Sexual Violence as International Crime:
Legal and Social Perspectives*

June 16 to 18, 2009
The Hague, The Netherlands

*HELP US RECEIVE A MATCHING GRANT OF $7,500 FOR
THE CENTER ON LAW AND GLOBALIZATION'S
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS INTERNATIONAL CRIME CONFERENCE!

The Center on Law and Globalization has received a matching grant opportunity from an anonymous donor but we need your help!
This is a great opportunity to have your gift make a greater impact. Each donation received in support of the Center's upcoming conference at The Hague in June will be matched dollar for dollar up to $7,500. For more information, please contact Liten DeNaut
at (312) 988-6520 or [email protected].