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Focus on Fellows

We invite all Fellows to submit information about awards , news , and / or recent publications . Member highlights will be published on a bi-monthly basis to all Fellows through email or the College Columns as appropriate . If you have news about yourself or a colleague , please send announcements to Michelle Foster , ACB Communications Director , at focus @ amercol . org .
Peter C . Alexander published a new book titled “ Insufficient Funds : The Financial Life of Frank Lloyd Wright .” It is published by Dorrance Publishing in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .
Douglas C . Bernstein was named a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation .
Ogonna Brown was the recipient of the Girl Scouts Take Action badge presented by the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada .
Robert van Galen published a set of Articles on the new Dutch legislation on preliminary restructuring plans , which was published in the Dutch legal magazine “ Ondernemingsrecht ”. It has been translated into English and the English version has been named : “ The act on the confirmation of out-of-court restructuring plans ( Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ).” Robert also published a book named “ Introduction to European Insolvency Law ”, which was published by Kluwer . The book discusses the European Insolvency Regulation , the Restructuring Directive and two other directives relating to insolvency law .
Neil Gordon joined Taylor English Duma LLP .
Read an interesting tribute to the life of Jerome L . “ Jerry ” Kaplan .
Kim Martin Lewis rejoined Frost Brown Todd ( FBT ).
Dr . Luis Manuel C . Méjan received awards from two Mexican bar associations : the Biennial Award from ANADE : National Association of Business Lawyers , Bar Association and the other from Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados , Jalisco chapter .
Bruce A . Markell received the Lawrence P . King Award at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges ( NCBJ ) in Orlando , FL on October 20 , 2022 .
Sam Maizel ( Dentons US LLP ) was recognized as one of Los Angeles ’ s “ Top 100 Lawyers for 2022 ” by the Los Angeles Business Journal and was given the “ 2022 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award ” for distinguished service as outside counsel to nonprofit organizations by the American Bar Association ’ s Nonprofit Committee .
Hon . Michael G . Williamson , U . S . bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Florida , was honored with the 16th annual William L . Norton , Jr . Judicial Excellence Award – created by Thomson Reuters and the American Bankruptcy Institute ( ABI ) – at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges ( NCBJ ) annual meeting in Orlando in October .
Hon . Mr . Justice David Richards was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom .
Daniel Glosband received the International Insolvency Institute ’ s Outstanding Contributions Award for 2022 .
Steven Turner received the Blanchfield Award , which is presented to a nonbanker for contributions to ag and rural banking .
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