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The American Bar Foundation is an organization dedicated to advancing justice through rigorous research on the law, legal processes, and the law's impact on our society. Read our mission statement »
2007 Annual Report
The 2007 Annual Report is now available. For a hard copy version, please contact Katharine Hannaford at khannaford@abfn.org.
Download the report or read the director's comments
Historical timeline: the first 50 years…
Key to the strength of the ABF has been the ongoing and significant financial support generously provided by the American Bar Endowment and the valued contributions of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
The story of this first half-century is summarized in the pages that follow and is dedicated to all of those individuals who have made the first fifty years just the beginning.
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Officers and directors
Read the bios of the 2007 officers and directors:
- Richard Peña, President, Austin, TX
- Bernice B. Donald, Vice President, Memphis, TN
- David A. Collins, Secretary, Detroit, MI
- David E. Van Zandt, Treasurer, Chicago, IL
The Hon. Bernice B. Donald has been named Honoree of the Year by the National Association of Women Judges. The award was presented during the NAWJ Annual Conference Awards Dinner held on Saturday, October 18, in Portland, OR. The award is given in recognition of her outstanding career on the bench and leadership roles in organizations in service to the legal profession.