Make Your 2013 Contribution Online
Please visit the Fellows online giving site to make your 2013 annual contribution.
Your online donation will
help our Fellows staff save
resources by reducing the
number of hard copy annual
renewal reminders which are sent out via regular mail.
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Recent and Upcoming Events
April 4, 2013
Fellows Reception for
"Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech"
Phoenix, AZ
April 19, 2013
Arkansas Fellows
Annual Dinner
April 25, 2013
Washington, D.C. Fellows Annual Dinner
featuring
Professor Charles J. Ogletree
May 2, 2013
New York Fellows Luncheon
"Deans' Discussion"
New York, NY
May 7, 2013
Maryland Fellows Reception
featuring
Professor Larry S. Gibson
Baltimore, MD
May 22, 2013
New Jersey Fellows
Spring Dinner
June 13, 2013
Colorado Fellows
Annual Dinner
Denver, CO
June 14, 2013
Oklahoma Fellows Spring Meeting
August 8-11, 2013
2013 Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
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Fellows Travel Program
Rule of Law:
A Global Perspective
 The ABF has partnered with Academic Travel Abroad to offer our Fellows an opprtunity to explore the Rule of Law in the context of the global arena.
Upcoming programs include:
(Download the program brochure now, by clicking on the image)
Full Itineraries and professional programs can be found at www.Professionalsabroad.org. Additional programs will be announced in the coming months, watch your e-mail.
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American Bar Foundation
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| Greetings Fellows:
It is with great pleasure and just a touch of loss that I welcome you to this June issue of Fellows News, the final issue that will be produced during my year as Chair of the Fellows. A few announcements:
First, I am delighted to announce that registration for The Fellows events at the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting, August 8-11 is open! You should already have received your registration forms in the mail, but you also may register online here. I am very pleased to announce that Frank W. Wu, the Dean and Chancellor of the UC Hastings College of the Law, will be our keynote speaker at the Fellows Business Breakfast, Saturday August 10th. I hope you are able to attend the breakfast and our other events in San Francisco!
Second, this past May I participated in the ABF's Second Annual Conference of The Research Group on Legal Diversity. The theme of this year's conference was, "Pursuing Diverse Talent in Legal and Professional Services: Research with and Across Professions, Organizations, and Societies." Hosted by ABF Executive Director Bob Nelson and including Professor David Wilkins from Harvard, the presenters came from a variety of disciplines and institutions, both in the United States and Great Britain, and explored the challenges of diversity in both access to educational opportunity and professional employment. You will find more information about this fascinating and successful event below.
Finally, June marks the beginning of the final quarter of our fiscal year. As we close in on our fundraising goal I want to thank each and every one of you that have donated this year. If you have not yet made your annual contribution, please do so soon. As you probably know, the Fellows annual contributions make up approximately 20% of the Foundation's revenue. Thus, with your generous commitment as Fellows, the Foundation can achieve its goal of advancing justice through knowledge. Please help it do so.
With my very best regards, and looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco, I am,
Most sincerely yours,
 Myles V. Lynk
2012-2013 Chair of the Fellows |
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 Fellows Events at the 2013 Annual Meeting
in San Francisco, CA
Registration is now open for the upcoming events at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA
August 8-11, 2013
Click here to register online, or to download a fax-able registration form.
Featured Fellows Events
***New Event*** The Center on Law and Globalization
Reception
Friday, August 9
5:00-6:00 PM
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 44 Fourth Street
Fellows Opening Reception
(Ticketed Event)
Friday, August 9
6:00-8:00 PM
736 Mission Street
Fellows Annual Business Breakfast
(Ticketed Event)
Featuring
Saturday, August 10
7:30-9:30 AM
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 44 Fourth Street
Fellows CLE Research Seminar:
"Dirty Money: Can Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism be Effectively Regulated?"
Featuring ABF Research Professor
Saturday, August 10
2:00-3:30 PM
Moscone Center West, 747 Howard Street
Fellows Sing-Along
Sunday, August 11
9:00-???
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 44 Fourth Street
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The Second Annual Conference of the Research Group on Legal Diversity
May 10-11, 2013
The Second Annual Conference of the Research Group on Legal Diversity convened May 10-11 at the Northwestern University Law School. Established in 2011, the Research Group on Legal Diversity examines trends in diversity in the legal profession and other institutions of justice and the impact of diversity on the legal processes and institutions.
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Professor David B. Wilkins, Professor Robert L. Nelson, The Honorable Bernice B. Donald, Professor Ronit Dinovitzer, and
Professor Myles V. Lynk
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The theme of this year's program was "Pursuing Diverse Talent in Legal and Professional Services: Research within and Across Professions, Organizations, and Societies."
Click here for more information.
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 Life Leadership Fellow Spotlight
David S. Houghton, Omaha, Nebraska
1) There are many membership organizations to join in the legal field. What makes the ABF stand out among the rest for you?
The American Bar Foundation provides Fellows opportunities to support important, cutting edge research on issues which are at the intersection of public policy, law, society as a whole and individuals. The breadth and quality of the research is astounding. We have learned, and are continuing to learn more about how young lawyers are progressing in the profession. We have learned about the effectiveness of laws as well as the unintended consequences of laws passed by our legislatures in important substantive areas of law like: discrimination law, criminal law, and tort reform. We have learned the truth about what was happening in Darfur--and the truth was a powerful force in changing the way the world reacted to that travesty. There are many other important findings which have had a drastic impact on how we think about and understand issues-- and those impacts are manifested globally as we as nationally and locally.
2) What inspired you to make such a substantial commitment to the Foundation?
I cannot think of a better use of resources than to advance our understanding of the law's impact. I am grateful to the ABF for the opportunity to be a part of this important effort.
3) Is there a particular research area the ABF works in that you find especially important to support?
We recently embarked on an effort to fund an endowed Char in Diversity and Law at the ABF. Thanks to the generosity of many (and special thanks to William Hubbard for his leadership and William Neukom for his very generous gift, as well as to Fellows across the nation and internationally) we will have a fully endowed chair, to be known as the Fellows' William H. Neukom Chair in Diversity and Law, in the near future.
Empirical research is desperately need in this area. As my good friend, David Tang, remarked at the beginning of the campaign: "If good faith and the best of intentions were sufficient, we would have made a lot more progress on the issue of diversity in the profession and in our society over the last half century."
We need focused research to assist in bringing together a community of scholars to grapples with the issue. Only with empirical research will we gain a better understanding of how to make "Justice for All" more than just an aspiration. It is my fervent belief that this new Chair will be a catalyst for change on this critical issue.
4) What is your favorite Fellows event memory?
My favorite memory is one I make every time the Fellows meet. Through the Fellows I have been blessed with friendships which will last the rest of my lifetime. Working in common cause, getting to know these marvelous people who become Fellows, and breaking bread with them is the most important personal reward of professional service. Debra and I are blessed to have many friends, first introduced to us through the work of the ABF. Those memories are living memories--and a living memory is the very best kind.
David Houghton is a partner at Lieben, Whitted, Houghton, Slowiaczek & Cavanagh, P.C. He is a previous Chair of The Fellows. Mr. Houghton has 37 years of experience as a business and trial lawyer. He has an extensive background in both jury and non-jury cases involving construction, claims involving design professionals, taxes, and corporate and general commercial transactions.
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News from the American Bar Foundation
- ABF Research Professor Terence Halliday won the 2013 Adam Podgórecki Prize for outstanding lifetime achievement in socio-legal research from the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the Sociology of Law.
- ABF Board Member and former Chair of The Fellows Leonard H. Gilbert was recently elected president of The Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, Inc. Click here to read the full press release.
- Robert A. Clifford of Clifford Law Offices published a response to ABF Research Professor Stephen Daniels' recent Fellows CLE Research Seminar titled "The Juice Isn't Worth the Squeeze: The Impact of Tort Reform on Plaintiffs' Lawyers and Access to Civil Justice," which took place during the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting on February 9, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. The response was featured in Chicago Lawyer Magazine.
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Montgomery Summer Research
Diversity Fellowships
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The 2013 Fellows (from left to right): Kimberly Quick, Kelsey Mollura, Ayesha Akbar, and Diana Lee.
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We are delighted to welcome four outstanding recipients of the 2013 Montgomery Research Summer Diversity Fellowships. The 2013 Summer Fellows were selected from a highly competitive group of over 200 applicants and exemplify excellence in their undergraduate work. Click here to read the full biographies for the 2013 Summer Fellows. |
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