Ellen A. Friedman has been inducted as a fellow in the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL). Ellen was inducted into the College in a special ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, April 2, 2022, during the ACCFL annual meeting. Election to the College is limited to commercial finance lawyers, jurists and academics who have not only achieved preeminence in the field of commercial finance law, but who also have contributed significantly to the education of others in commercial finance law through teaching, lecturing or published writings.

The ACCFL, founded in 1991 by a group of lawyers active on the Commercial Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, is a professional organization dedicated to promoting the field of commercial finance law through education, legislative reform and the recognition of distinguished practitioners, jurists and academics. The College offers a venue to promote and celebrate outstanding achievement and advances in the field of commercial finance law.

Nomination for Fellow is by invitation only and each Fellow must be approved by the ACCFL Board of Regents. Qualification requirements include the highest ethical and moral standards and excellent character; substantial experience in the field of commercial finance law; and repeated and substantial contributions to the promotion of learning and scholarship in commercial finance law through teaching, lecturing or published writings.