Ave Maria Law School Dean Named to Elite Legal Group
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Published on Wednesday, 06 May 2009 19:16
The Ave Maria School of Law has announced that its acting dean, Eugene Milhizer, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The school says in a news release that the Fellows of the foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.
Membership in the Fellows is limited to one-third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice law in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by Fellows in their jurisdiction and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.
"I am extremely honored to have been asked to join the American Bar Foundation in its worthy goal of advancing justice," said Milhizer. "I believe this honor reflects well upon Ave Maria School of Law."
The American Bar Foundation, according to the news release, is a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance the understanding and improvement of law through research projects on pressing issues facing the legal system. The results of these research projects are published in a wide range of forums, including academic journals, law reviews, and commercial presses. The Fellows support the research of the American Bar Foundation through their annual contributions and sponsor programming of direct relevance to leaders of the legal profession.
