WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13, 2011— American Bar Association President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III will join U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, White House Chief of Staff William Daley and other notable American lawyers of Irish descent this month as members of The Irish Legal 100 of 2011.

The list is published annually in October by the national Irish Voice newspaper, based in New York City.  Inductees will be honored at a ceremony Oct. 13 in Washington.

Robinson, a graduate of Thomas More College and the University of Kentucky College of Law, is member-in-charge of the Northern Kentucky offices of Frost Brown Todd LLC.  He holds dual citizenship with Ireland and an Irish passport.  His paternal grandmother, Sally Molloy, was from Tuam, County Galway.

Other honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Tim Brosnan, National Hockey League Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.

Further information about the Irish Legal 100 is at www.irishlegal100.com.

Please click here for a biography and photo of Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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