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A message from the 2016-2017 Fellows Chair:
Michael H. Byowitz
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Michael H. Byowitz, Chair of The Fellows
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As Chair of the Fellows, I want to remind all of you how much the American Bar Foundation (ABF) depends upon support from the Fellows.
While we are enormously grateful for the ABE's generosity, support from the Fellows is increasingly important. As federal funding declines (not to mention the recent proposal to defund national institutes which frequently provide grants to help fund ABF researchers) - and as expenses continue to rise - the ABF depends upon you, the Fellows, to contribute consistently and as substantially as you are able.
If you have already completed your initial Fellows pledge, in addition to our heartfelt thanks, I ask you to consider joining one of the Life Fellows Giving Societies, if you have not already done so. These Giving Societies include Life Patron Fellow, Life Benefactor Fellow and Life Leadership Fellow for total lifetime giving of $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000 respectively. Click
here to learn more about these opportunities. Life Fellows who give at these higher levels are recognized in the ABF Annual Report, on a Donor Board outside the Life Fellows Champagne Reception at Annual and Midyear meetings, on the website and in newsletters. Click
here to see the names of your colleagues in the Giving Societies. If you are not a member of one of these Giving Societies, I hope you will join, and if you are a member, I ask that you consider pledging to move up to the next level.
If you are a Fellow, and you are still paying on your initial pledge, please consider making a payment (click
here to do so). If you are already a Life Fellow, we ask that you continue to support the ABF's critically acclaimed, empirical, interdisciplinary work that seeks to advance justice through rigorous research on the law, legal process, and law's impact on society (click
here to make a gift).
Best regards,
Michael H. Byowitz
Fellows Chair
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Michael H. Byowitz
Chair
New York, NY
Rew R. Goodenow
Chair-Elect
Reno, NV
Reginald Turner
Secretary
Detroit, MI
Hon. Cara Lee Neville (Ret.)
Immediate Past Chair
Minneapolis, MN
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Honor a Colleague with a Fellows Nomination
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Fellows in the News
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Congratulations to the following Fellows for their outstanding achievements!
California Life Fellow, Honored with California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award
California Life Patron Fellow, has received the Bernard S. Rodey Award by the Alumni Association of the University of New Mexico.
Illinois Life Fellow, Honored with
The Chicago Bar Association's 2017 Earl Burrus Dickerson Award
Have you won an award or received an honor lately? Published a book? Have you done a Ted Talk?
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Recent and Upcoming Events
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January 25, 2017
Featured ABF Faculty Fellow
Professor Ronit Dinovitzer.
Hosted by State Co-
Chairs Judge
Elizabeth Snow Stong
and Kenneth G. Standard. Special thanks to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for sponsoring
February 1-5, 2017
February 22, 2017
Featured ABF Research Professor
Stephen Daniels.
Hosted by State Co-Chairs Mitchell L. Bach and Professor Amelia H. Boss. Special thanks to Pepper Hamilton LLP for sponsoring
February 23, 2017
Featured
Ajay K. Mehrotra
, Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation
and Rew Goodenow
, Chair-Elect of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Hosted by the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and Dean Daniel Hamilton
February 23, 2017
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law presented the Annual Philip Pro Lecture in Legal History
March 9, 2017
With Chief Judge
Robert A. Katzmann, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Hosted by State Co-
Chairs Judge
Elizabeth Snow Stong
and Kenneth G. Standard. Special thanks to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for sponsoring
March 23, 2017
Featured ABF Research Professor
Janice Nadler. Special thanks to Bergman Dacey Goldsmith for sponsoring
March 27, 2017
Featured Ajay K. Mehrotra, Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation. Hosted by State Co-Chairs Janet E. Belkin and C. Bradley Vynalek. Special thanks to Quarles & Brady LLP for sponsoring
April 27, 2017
Featuring Adam Liptak, U.S. Supreme Court Correspondent,
New York Times. Hosted by D.C. Officers, Susan M. Hoffman, Darrell G. Mottley and Paul M. Smith. Special thanks to Banner & Witcoff, LTD. for sponsoring
May 9, 2017
Featuring ABF Research Professor
Traci Burch. Hosted by State Co-Chairs Glenn P. Hendrix and Angela M. Hinton. Special thanks to
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP for sponsoring
May 11, 2017
Featuring ABF Research Professor
Terence Halliday and ABF Faculty Fellow
Sida Liu.
Hosted by State Co-
Chairs Judge
Elizabeth Snow Stong
and Kenneth G. Standard. Special thanks to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for sponsoring
May 11, 2017
Featuring Dean Strang. Hosted by State Co-Chairs Robyn S. Shapiro and
John S. Skilton
May 18, 2017
Featuring ABF Research Professor
Stephen Daniels. Hosted by State Chair Howard Kenison
May 31, 2017
Featuring Professor
Laura F. Edwards
, American Bar Foundation
William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law. Hosted by State Co-Chairs Alice E. Richmond, Lauren Stiler Rikleen and Marilyn J. Wellington. Special thanks to Sherin and Lodgen LLP for hosting
June 6, 2017
"Free Expression in the Trump Era," a panel presented by the ABF and the UCLA School of Law
Featuring ABF Research Professor Laura Beth Nielsen; Seana Shiffrin, Professor of Philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA; David McCraw, Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times, New York, NY, and other prominent panelists to be named
June 13, 2017
Featuring ABF Research Professor
Janice Nadler.
Hosted by State Co-
Chairs Judge
Elizabeth Snow Stong
and Kenneth G. Standard. Special thanks to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for sponsoring
July 13, 2017
Featuring a keynote address by
Dr. Wayne Flynt
, author of the upcoming book
Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee. Hosted by State Chair William T. Coplin, Jr.
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Fellows Emblem
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We are delighted to share with you our Fellows emblem, ready to display on your firm or personal website!
Please email the
Fellows Staff with the subject line "ABF Emblem" to receive a copy of the image and display instructions.
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Fellows Online Profiles and Directory
Your
online Fellows profile now includes updated and new features to help keep you up to date on Fellows news and events, your giving history, and more. You may also access a searchable directory of all current Fellows.
We recently added updates to add your
ABA affiliations, area(s) of specialty, and research interests!
If you have any questions or comments regarding our site, or if you have forgotten your user ID and/or password, please contact The Fellows office at (800) 292-5065 or
[email protected].
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Please be sure to connect with us on Social Media!
You can stay current with Fellows and ABF updates, network with other Fellows, view photos from events, read research highlights, and much more!
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Life Fellows Spotlight
William G. Paul
Life Leadership Fellow
William G. Paul, Oklahoma Life Leadership Fellow, is an Of Counsel attorney in the Oklahoma City office of Crowe & Dunlevy. Mr. Paul is a past Chair of the Fellows, past ABF Board Member, and past President of the American Bar Association. Mr. Paul is the most recent Fellow to become a
Life Leadership Fellow.
Q: What does being a Fellow mean to you?
A: It means that I have the privilege of being a member of one of the most prestigious groups in the American legal profession. For decades the very best among us have been selected for induction as a Fellow.
Q: What inspired you to make such a substantial commitment to the ABF?
A: When, as Chairman of the Fellows, I served as a member of the Board of ABF I had the opportunity to become very familiar with the work of ABF and came to know the quality of the research being done for planned publications. I became convinced of the great value of this work and the relationship between law and society which the ABF explored. I became convinced that it was worthy of the significant support of the legal profession and in particular of the tremendous support afforded by the Fellows of the ABF. The leadership of
Robert MacCrate and of Bill Neu
kom in making substantial gifts to ABF has also been inspirational to me.
Q: Where were you born and raised?
A: In a small town, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (population 6,000) in south central Oklahoma. I was born there and lived there until I finished college at the University of Oklahoma. The town was founded in 1847 by my great-great grandfather whose name was Smith Paul.
Q: What type of law do you practice and how did you become interested in this area?
A: Although I continue to be Of Counsel to my firm, my current practice is quite limited, primarily to family matters. Until 1986 I was a litigator. I had always wanted to be a trial lawyer. I was on the varsity debate team at the University of Oklahoma and had a real love for oral advocacy. In 1986 I became Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Phillips Petroleum Company, which position I held for 11 years. After returning to my firm I specialized in arbitration and mediation.
Q: If you hadn't pursued a career in law, what would you have done?
A: I'm not sure. I just wanted to be a lawyer. A career in public service would have been to my liking. But probably it would have been a career in business, or perhaps in medicine but my family did not have the resources to enable me to attend medical school.
Q: What do you do when you're not practicing law?
A: Mostly I read, and watch the wonderful shows on public television. When I was physically active I went on hunting trips and fishing trips with friends.
Q: Anything else you'd like to share with us?
A: Being an ABF Fellow has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of my professional career. I always looked forward to gatherings of the Fellows, both in Oklahoma and nationally. I felt I was being included in the very best of our profession and I enjoyed the relationships.
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Make Your Annual Contribution
We are grateful for your generosity and continued support. Please
click here
to make a contribution today.
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ABF Awarded Grant from the American Bar Endowment
The
American Bar Endowment
(ABE) has awarded a $3.4 million grant to the
American Bar Foundation
(ABF), the nation's leading research institute for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law. The grant will support the ABF's acclaimed research, publications, and programs that advance justice and the understanding of law and its impact on society. The ABE
announced at the end of March
that it will award over $7 million in total grants to programs that give back to the good works of the legal profession.
The ABF has received annual grants from the ABE since its founding in 1952. This $3.4 million grant is the largest amount the ABF has received in seven years, and will support the organization's research projects during the 2017-18 fiscal year. The ABF's current research projects
include an examination of the link between gun violence in schools and increased unemployment, a long-term, empirical study of career satisfaction and occupational mobility in the legal profession, an evaluation of access to justice and civil legal needs, an assessment of the effects of parental incarceration on children, and an analysis of approaches courts can use in revising jury instructions.
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Researching Law
Opening Doors to Inquiry: The 2016 Summer Research Diversity Fellowship
The ABF began the Montgomery Summer Research Diversity Fellowship in 1988
to introduce undergraduate students
from diverse backgrounds to the rewards and demands of a research-oriented career in the field of law and social science. Over the past 28 years, the ABF has hosted 118 students.
The program is supported in part by the Kenneth F. and Harle G. Montgomery Foundation, AT&T, the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates, and the Law School Admissions Council. The 2016 fellows, Francesca Hidalgo-Wohlleben, Daniella Zessoules, Bara Ahmad, and Kavya Rallabhandi, were chosen from over 200 applicants.
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ABF Research Update
Limited Licensed Legal Technicians (LLLTs) represent a new legal role that builds on the capabilities of traditional paralegals and operates without supervision by lawyers. LLLTs primarily help customers fill out legal forms and understand legal procedures. The program started with the family law practice area, but Washington State plans to expand to additional practice areas in the near future.
This evaluation follows Sandefur's previous report on non-lawyer alternative programs.
A new interdisciplinary study released in January by researchers at
Northwestern University
reveals a link between incidents of gun violence in schools and increased unemployment. The study was coauthored by
John Hagan
, an ABF research professor and the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law at Northwestern University, and data scientists
Professor Adam R. Pah
and
Professor Luís Amaral
.
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Fellows Events at the 2017 ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami, FL
Thank you to those who were able to attend the Fellows Events at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Miami, FL.
We would also like to thank Boies, Schiller & Flexner L.L.P.
for generously sponsoring the Fellows Opening Reception and
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
for generously sponsoring the 61st Annual Fellows Awards Reception and Banquet!
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Left to right:
Meredith Martin Rountree, Visiting Assistant Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law,
Hon. Bernice Donald, past ABF Board President and United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and
Neal R. Sonnett, FL State Co-Chair and Founder and Managing Partner, Neal R. Sonnett, P.A., during the
Fellows CLE Research Seminar: "The Unintended Consequences of American Criminal Justice." The panel was moderated by
Marissel Descalzo
, Partner, Tache, Bronis, Christianson and Descalzo, P. A.
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Helaine M. Barnett, Outstanding Service Award Winner and New York Sustaining Life Fellow, accepting her award at the
61st Annual Fellows Awards Banquet and Reception
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We would like to thank our Life Leadership Fellows for their generosity and dedication to support the work of the American Bar Foundation! Life Leadership Fellows, our highest giving society, are Life Fellows who have contributed an aggregate of $25,000.
Jacqueline Allee
, Coral Gables, FL
Michael H. Byowitz
, New York, NY
Mortimer M. Caplin,
Washington, DC
David A. Collins
, Beverly Hills, MI
John J. Creedon
, Larchmont, NY
Ellen J. Flannery
, Washington, DC
David S. Houghton, Omaha, NE
William H. Neukom, Seattle, WA
William G. Paul, Oklahoma City, OK
Wm. T. Robinson III, Florence, KY
David K.Y. Tang, Seattle WA
To learn more about Life Leadership Fellows and our other Life Fellow Giving Societies,
click here.
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Welcome to the New Members in our Life Fellow Giving Societies
Welcome to the newest members of our
Life Benefactor Fellow and
Life Patron
Fellow Giving Societies
since December 1, 2016
! We greatly appreciate their continued support and contributions to the Foundation.
Life Benefactor Fellows
Contributed an aggregate of $10,000
Scott F. Partridge, Houston, TX
W. Brian Rose, New York, NY
Donald Alan Workman, Washington, DC
Life Patron Fellows
Contributed an aggregate of $5,000
Lisa Gayle Arrowood, Boston, MA
Russell James Austin, Sacramento, CA
T. Maxfield Bahner, Chattanooga, TN
Harold C. Buckingham, Jr., Bloomfield, CT
Daniel P. Chesire, Omaha, NE
Donald J. Christl, Milwaukee, WI
Edward H. Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI
Richard H. Critchlow, Miami, FL
Leary Davis, Wendell, NC
Michael K. Demetrio, Chicago, IL
Bernard J. DiMuro, Alexandria, VA
Jo Ann Engelhardt, Palm Beach, FL
Glenn Phillip Falk, Coral Gables, FL
Sarah Gemma Flanagan, San Francisco, CA
Don P. Foster, Philadelphia, PA
Ronald Kinnan Golemon, Austin, TX
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV
Barry C. Hawkins, Stamford, CT
John J. Held, Winnetka, IL
Andrew L. Herz, New York, NY
Kay H. Hodge, Boston, MA
L. Tyrone Holt, Denver, CO
Candace M. Jones, New York, NY
Robert J. Krapf, Wilmington, DE
Eric N. Macey, Chicago, IL
Marc J. Manderscheid, Saint Paul, MN
Michael J Mestayer, New Orleans, LA
Richard W. Millar, Jr., Irvine, CA
Judith A. Miller, Chevy Chase, MD
George M. "Jack" Neal, Jr., Birmingham, AL
John W. Norman, Oklahoma City, OK
J.A. (Tony) Patterson, Jr., Kalispell, MT
Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.
Lauren Robel, Bloomington, IN
Russell M. Robinson II, Charlotte, NC
Patrick G. Rogan, Malibu, CA
Sanford J. Schlesinger, New York, NY
Rita A. Sheffey, Atlanta, GA
Walter L. Sutton, Jr., Dallas, TX
Paul Vizcarrondo, Jr., New York, NY
We would also like to thank our recent Sustaining Life Fellows
for their support and continued generosity! Sustaining Life Fellows are Life Fellows who contribute a minimum of $250 annually. To view a list of new Sustaining Life Fellows since December 1, 2016
, please
We also want to welcome our newest
Life Fellows. Life Fellows are Fellows who have completed their initial Fellows pledge. We truly appreciate their generous support! To view a list of new Life Fellows since
December 1, 2016, please click
here.
For a complete list of all Life Fellow Giving Society Members, please click here. Lists are updated at the end of each month.
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Welcome New Fellows!
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Please join us in welcoming the newest members of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation! For a complete list of new Fellows inducted since December 1, 2016, please click
here!
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