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American Board of Criminal Lawyers The American Board of Criminal Lawyers was founded in June 1978 by San Francisco attorney Nathan Cohn who conceived the idea of an exclusive national legal honorary society for outstanding criminal trial lawyers with admission to fellowship by invitation only. To possess sufficient qualification for admission to fellowship members must have at least 10 years of criminal trial experience and have had tried at least 50 trials of which 35 were felony jury trials. ABCL Officers President Jon Paul Rion PresidentElect Brian H. Bieber Vice President Blair Berk Vice President Steven D.