Save the Date: 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco
The 2010 ABA Annual Meeting will be held in San Francisco, California, August 5 to 10.
Fellows registration will open in June.
Click here for a preliminary schedule of events.
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Fellows Awards
The Fellows are currently accepting nominations for the 2011 Fellows Awards.
Please click here for more information and to download a nomination form with instructions.
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Nominate a Fellow!
Do you know a lawyer, judge or legal scholar of outstanding achievement and high character whom you would like to honor with a nomination to The Fellows?
Click here to download a nomination form.
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Upcoming Events
Please click the links for more information:
Second Annual Maryland Fellows Reception Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Colorado Fellows Annual Dinner Friday, June 4, 2010
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DC Fellows
The DC Fellows Dinner on February 2 featured keynote speaker Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel established to oversee the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard University. The event, which also honored ABA President Carolyn Lamm, was hosted by DC Fellows Chair Brooksley E. Born, along with DC Vice Chair Ellen Jakovic and Melvin White, DC Fellows Secretary. Thanks to all who attended!
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The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation 750 N. Lake Shore Drive Fourth Floor Chicago, IL 60611
[email protected]
(800) 292-5065
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Dear Fellows,
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support. It is the generous contributions from lawyers, judges and scholars like you that make the work of the American Bar Foundation possible. Since the start of our fiscal year in September, The Fellows have raised almost three-quarters of a million dollars in funding for the ABF's groundbreaking research projects. That means we are 68% of the way towards meeting our $1.1 million goal for 2009-2010! If you have not yet made your 2009-2010 contribution to The Fellows, please do so today. Click here to donate online, or call the Fellows office at (800) 292-5065 to make a donation over the phone. Best wishes for a happy and healthy spring season! Sincerely,
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation |
2010 Midyear Meeting in Orlando
Thanks to all who attended the Fellows events at the 2010 ABA Midyear Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
The Fellows hosted a successful Opening Reception on Friday evening despite a tornado warning! The following afternoon's CLE Research Seminar, "Asian Legal Revivals," provided a valuable look at the rule of law in Asia.
The Fellows gathered at the exclusive Isleworth Country Club for the 54th Annual Fellows Awards Banquet honoring the 2010 Fellows Award recipients: Brooksley E. Born for Outstanding Service Professor Marc Galanter for Outstanding Scholar Linda A. Klein for Outstanding State Chair
Banquet attendees also enjoyed a lively keynote address by Steven D. Levitt, ABF Research Professor and co-author of the best-selling books Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics.
Fellows of the ABF Cynthia E. Nance, Alice A. Bruno and Kathleen B. Havener at Isleworth Country Club
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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.
The ABF is seeking sponsorship for this unique program. For more information on how you and your firm can participate, please click here. For information on the 2009 recipients, please click here.Past sponsors include: Bell Boyd & Lloyd, DLA Piper, Jenner & Block, James D. Montgomery & Associates, Katten Muchin, Kirkland & Ellis, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, Mayer Brown, Seyfarth Shaw, The National Science Foundation, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, The Kenneth F. & Harle F. Montgomery Foundation, and The Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. |
Special Event on Diversity in the Profession
On January 28, the ABF hosted a special program, 'After the JD: The Pursuit of Diversity in the Legal Profession' at Northwestern University School of Law. Led by ABF Director Robert L. Nelson, the program offered a provocative look at the career trajectories of almost 5,000 young lawyers and an in-depth portrait of the careers of women and minority lawyers. For more information about the After the JD project, please click here. |
Life Fellows to Serve on Legal Services Corporation's Board of Directors
Life Fellows Robert J. Grey, Jr., of Virginia and Martha L. Minow of Massachusetts have been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Established in 1974, LSC operates as an independent nonprofit corporation that promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. The Corporation is headed by a bipartisan board of directors whose eleven members are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. |
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