1999 Life Member Class Gift

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The 1999 Life Member Class Gift, totaling $203,263, was presented to the Institute on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, during a luncheon held in honor of ALI’s new Life and 50-year members. The Class Gift will be used to fund important aspects of the Institute’s mission, including our travel assistance programs, the Early Career Scholars Medal and annual conference, and initiatives to make our work more accessible by providing free public access. To date, more than $2 million has been raised by the Class Gift program, now in its thirteenth year, to support these key initiatives.

The American Law Institute celebrates each gift that contributed to the success of this campaign. We deeply appreciate your generosity.

Steven K. Balman – Shook & Johnson
Gary Brian Born – WilmerHale
John G. Buchanan III – Covington & Burling LLP
Ernest Calderón – Calderón Law Offices, PLC
Carol Rose Goforth – University of Arkansas School of Law, Leflar Law Center
James E. Pfander – Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

100 for 100 ($100,000 and above)

• Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos (Five-year pledge)

Benjamin N. Cardozo Circle ($25,000 – $49,999)

• Gary Brian Born (Five-year pledge)
•  In honor of Clyde R. Born and Eleanor J. Born
• John G. Buchanan and Denise C. Buchanan

Charles Alan Wright Circle ($10,000 – $14,999)

• Steven and Juli Balman
•  In memory of Charles Alan Wright (Ten-year pledge)
• Ivan and Sharon Fong

Herbert Wechsler Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)

• James E. Pfander

Soia Mentschikoff Circle ($2,000 – $4,999)

• Michael St. Patrick Baxter (Four-year pledge)
• Carol Rose Goforth (Five-year pledge)
• William H. Levit, Jr.
• Manuel R. Pietrantoni
• Elyn R. Saks (Five-year pledge)

Sustaining Life-Plus Donors ($251 – $1,999)

• Sara Sun Beale
• Ernest Calderón
• Denise D. Colliers
• James Sholto Douglas
• Ruth E. Fitch
• Frederick Mark Gedicks
• Jeffrey J. Greenbaum
• Jay H. Hebert
  In memory of Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
• Michael J. Kramer
• Carol B. Liebman
• Richard A. Lord
• D. Price Marshall, Jr.
• Robert J. Tennessen
• Patti Morgenstern-Clarren
• Randall J. Newsome
  In memory of George Treister
• Polly J. Price 
  In memory of Richard S. Arnold
• Robert J. Ridge
• J. B. Ruhl
• Shook & Johnson, P.L.L.C. 
  In honor of Steven K. Balman
• Henry G. Will
  In honor of Steven K. Balman
• Andrew J. Wistrich
• Margaret L. Workman
  In memory of Lindsay and Ted Garner

Sustaining Life Donors ($125 – $250)

• Ronald A. Brand
• Harvey G. Brown, Jr.
• Richard L. Cupp Jr.
• Alberto R. Gonzales
• Robert M. Lawless
• Toni M. Massaro
• Anonymous

Friends of ALI

• Robert G. Flanders, Jr.
• Jana Singer