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Date: July 31, 2019

Munk Named a Fellow of The American Bar Foundation

by foleyandmansfield
Date: July 31, 2019
by foleyandmansfield

Munk Named a Fellow of The American Bar Foundation

 

Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that Ilene Munk has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, law faculty 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.

Managing Partner of Foley & Mansfield’s Portland office, Ilene Munk is an experienced environmental defense attorney with substantial involvement in Superfund and contaminated property matters.  She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Superfund and Natural Resources committee.

Fellows are limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Attorneys are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation. Established in 1955, Fellows support the research of the American Bar Foundation through annual contributions and sponsor seminars and events of direct relevance to the legal profession.

 

Ilene Munk, Environmental attorney, Foley & Mansfield Portland

 

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