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Kelly Dermody and Judith McConnell Honored with ABA Brent Award

2019 Margaret Brent Award recipients (left to right): ALI member Judith McConnell, Julie A. Su, Raquel Aldana, Michelle Banks, and ALI member Kelly M. Dermody

Kelly M. Dermody  of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein and Judith D. McConnell of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division ...

Judy Martinez Is New ABA President

Judy Perry Martinez of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn is the American Bar Association’s 143rd president. Ms. Martinez will serve a one-year term as president ending in August 2020. Patricia Lee Refo of Snell & Wilmer has assumed the role of president-elect and will also serve a ...

Christine Durham Named 2019 Robert J. Kutak Award Recipient

Paulette Brown Inducted into Fred David Gray Hall of Fame

At the National Bar Association’s 94th Annual Convention, Paulette Brown of Locke Lord was inducted into the NBA’s Fred David Gray Hall of Fame for her significant contributions to the cause of justice. Ms. Brown is renowned for her groundbreaking work on behalf of diversity and ...

Tribute to Michael Dreeben

This piece was originally published on SCOTUSblog. Additional tributes to Mr. Dreeben from ALI members William C. Bryson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,  Neal Katyal of Hoggan Lovells US, Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court, Nicole A. Saharsky of Mayer ...