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Fellows News

September 2014

 

In This Issue
Your 2015 Contribution
Fellows Spotlight
Sponsorship Opportunities
Recent and Upcoming Events
New Fellows Video
2014 Annual Meeting
Dirty Money: A New Era of Laundering and Enforcement
Impact Brochure
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Make Your 2015 Contribution Online  

  

 
Fellows in the News Spotlight  
Congratulations to the following Fellows for their outstanding achievements!

 
Delaware Fellow 
was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, and appointed America Bar Association Advisor to both the Permanent Editorial Board on the Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Law Commission's Committee on Series of Unincorporated Business Entities.  He is currently chairman of the American Bar Association's Uniform Commercial Code Committee.

Congratulations to: Martha Barnett, Michael Cooper, Donald Dunner, Vernon Jordan, Jr., Robert Mundheim, Charles Queenan, William Lee, and William Perlstein!

Illinois Life Fellow, has been recognized by the publication
Best Lawyers 
in America 2015
 for his extensive work as a defense lawyer in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation and Class Action defense.

Would you like to be featured in the next Fellows in the News Spotlight?  Please send your submissions to [email protected].  We also post submissions to our "Fellows in the News" web page. 
Sponsorship opportunities

The Fellows annual Roster of Fellows of the American Bar Foundation will go to print toward the end of the year.  As you know, the Roster is a glossy book of about 100 pages listing all Fellows by state and by giving level.  The Roster, which is mailed to nearly 10,000 Fellows worldwide, is an attractive publication and its printing represents a large expense for The Fellows each year.

 

This year, we are seeking support to help offset the cost of the Roster.  For a $2,500 fully tax-deductible gift to The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, a firm or company will receive full-page logo recognition of their support. The page can be a tribute to the firm's Fellows or to a specific individual, if desired.

 

If you are interested in this special support and recognition, please contact Kathy Pace, Director of The Fellows at 312-988-6511 or [email protected].

 

Recent and Upcoming Events
 
August 7-10, 2014
Boston, MA

Featuring ABF Research Professor Stephen Daniels
September 12, 2014
Kansas City, MO

Featuring 
ABF Research Professor 
Shari Seidman Diamond
September 12, 2014
San Diego, CA

Featuring ABF Research Professor Laura Beth Nielsen
September 15, 2014
New York, NY

Washington Fellows Annual Dinner
Bob Ferguson,
WA State's Attorney General
October 28, 2014
Seattle, WA

Honoring ABA President-Elect Paulette Brown
November 17, 2014
New York, NY


Featuring ABF Research Professor Victoria Sake Woeste
January 29, 2015
New York, NY


Houston, TX
February 5-8, 2015

To help you remember why you became a Fellow and why your support is so important, we are proud to share with you this new video on the ABF's YouTube channel. Please click the icon below and enjoy!

 


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Introducing the 2014-2015 Fellows Chair
Kathleen J. Hopkins, Seattle, Washington
 

 

Q: Where were you born and raised?

A: I was born on an army base in Missouri, but grew up in New Jersey and moved to Seattle for law school and never left (who would)! That said, I will always be a "Jersey Girl" at heart.

 

Q: What is your favorite Fellows event memory?

A: That is a tough one, there are so many terrific memories.  The Washington State Fellows have great dinners every year with terrific speakers, and I was fortunate enough to conduct a "fireside chat" interview with Bill Gates Sr. right after he received the ABA Medal - that was special.  I was also lucky enough to attend the 2 day regional ABF Fellows conference convened by former Fellows chair Ellen Rosenblum (now Oregon AG), which really broadened my network of professional friends and contacts in the northwest.  Finally, probably my favorite memory is not a formal event, but rather attending my first ABF Fellows sing along at an ABA midyear meeting, where I learned how many of my friends have excellent singing voices (personally, better to have me lip sync, but I enjoy the informal chance to end our meetings with such a fun coda).

 

Q: If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?

A: One of my heroes and role models is Eleanor Roosevelt - strong in the face of adversity, turning continuous criticisms into opportunities to grow or accomplish so much for the country during difficult times.  Another is my husband's mother, who unfortunately died young, just before I met my husband, but was a strong woman and role model for her children - both her sons and daughter knew that women had no limits and there was no gender specific job or chore.  I am blessed to have my husband as my partner, best friend and #1 cheerleader, and wish I had a chance to thank her for giving me such a wonderful man.


 

Q: What is the title of the last book you read?

A: What is the title of the last book you read?  I am a sucker for fun stories with character development and just finished re-reading Maeve Binchy's A Week in Winter.  

 

Q: What are you most looking forward to during your term as Chair of The Fellows?

A: I don't know if our members realize that we have an amazing staff, both administrative and scholars.  I was humbled to be voted in as chair and look forward to collaborating with them to provide the Fellows opportunities for professional development and friendship.

 

Q: If you did not decide to go into law, what would you have done?

A: I love my practice, law firm colleagues and my clients, so that is tough.  Staying in the legal sphere I would love to teach business law at b-school; if I had to go outside the official confines of the bar I would likely do something political, either as an elected official (such as my predecessor) or lobbyist on social justice issues.

 

Q: Which ABF research initiative are you most interested in?

A:Tough call, like which is your favorite child, as I enjoy the rich diversity of the scholarship the ABF researches.  Having recently moderated a program on After the JD, and having a son who just started law school - that currently leads the pack.  Getting the hard data and analytics out there is so important, as there are many misconceptions about recent legal experiences and careers.  Additionally, thanks to the generosity of the Fellows, I am quite excited to watch projects develop with the ABF's  new William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law.  Thanks to Bill and all the fellows who participated in the campaign! 


 

Q: How about those Seahawks? 

 A. YES!  We hang our 12th man banner proudly and it was quite fitting that me, a Jersey girl had to fly back to NJ for the big party last February.  I know some people thought it was a boring Super Bowl, but for us it was a nail biter!  Go Hawks.

 

Thank you to all who attended 
The Fellows Events at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Boston!
From left to right: Don Slesnick, Myles Lynk, Cara Lee Neville, Lovida Coleman, Judge Bernice Donald, Dave Collins, and Kathleen Hopkins.  Ms. Coleman, who is also a Life Fellow, accepted the Distinguished Fellow Award on behalf of her father, William T. Coleman, Jr.
To view more photos please click here.

Don't forget to save the date for The Fellows Events at the 2015 Midyear Meeting in Houston!  For a preliminary schedule of events please click here.

Dirty Money: A New Era of 

Laundering and Enforcement

 

Professor Halliday speaking
at the 2013 Fellows CLE Research Seminar

On October 1 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs will feature ABF Research Professor Terence Halliday as part of a panel on Dirty Money: A New Era of Laundering and Enforcement. 


 

Professor Halliday will discuss his report, Global Surveillance of Dirty Money: Assessing Assessments of Regimes to Control Money-Laundering and Combat the Financing of Terrorism, released earlier this year. The report is the first-ever independent assessment of efforts by the international Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, finding that, although the system is pervasive and widely intrusive, there is no evidence of its net benefits.

 

For more information and to register, click here.

Newly Updated: 
ABF's Research 
Impact Brochure

We are pleased to share with you the ABF's newly updated brochure, Research that Advances Justice.  This brochure highlights the current work of the ABF and how our research directly affects the legal profession.  

 

To view the brochure please click here

 

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