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Mark Suchman Appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation
January 31, 2023
Mark Suchman has been appointed Executive Director of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Currently a Professor of Sociology at Brown University, Suchman will join the ABF in September 2023. He will succeed Interim Executive Director Bryant Garth to become the tenth Executive… Read More
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ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Programs Selects Six New Scholars for its 2023-24 Cohort
March 17, 2023
The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program is proud to announce the 2023-24 cohort of Faculty Scholars. From diverse backgrounds, each brings expertise to further the program’s core mission: generating…
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The American Bar Foundation Welcomes Shayda Zaerpoor Le to the Board of Directors
February 28, 2023
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected Shayda Zaerpoor Le as a new Board Member, through a vote at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans on February 3, 2023. Le, who is a Partner at Barran Liebman LLP in Portland, Oregon, began her term in February 2023.
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Professor Kaaryn Gustafson and Professor Mario L. Barnes to Receive the 2023 ABF Fellows Outstanding Scholar Award
February 3, 2023
University of California Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professors Kaaryn Gustafson and Mario L. Barnes will jointly receive the 2023 Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be…
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