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In Memoriam: Spring 2021

ALI regularly reports on the passing of members in its quarterly newsletter, The ALI Reporter. Below is the In Memoriam section from the spring 2020 edition. 

Elected Members
Rennard Strickland – Eugene, OR
Dick Thornburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
Harry A. Woods, Jr. – Oklahoma City, OK

Life Members
Herschel Lee Abbott ...

In Memoriam: Vernon Jordan

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. died on March 1, at his home in Washington. He was 85.

Jordan began his work in civil rights after graduating from Howard University School of Law in 1960. From 1971 to 1981 he was president of the National Urban League, before becoming a ...

In Memoriam: Philip I. Blumberg

Dean Emeritus Phillip I. Blumberg of UConn School of Law, passed away on February 14, 2021. He was 101. Elected to membership in the ALI in 1973, Dean Blumberg served as an Adviser on three ALI projects—Restatement of the Law Third, Agency; Restatement of the Law Third ...

In Memoriam: Carl Liggio

Carl Liggio Sr. died on Jan. 17 as a result of COVID-related pneumonia. 

Mr. Liggio was a former attorney with the firm McCullough, Campbell & Lane LLP (now McCullough P.C.) and a founding member of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). He was instrumental in growing ACC ...

In Memoriam: Mark Harrison