Robert D. Evans, who headed the ABA Governmental Affairs Office for 25 years during his 35-year career at the association, died Jan. 16.
Evans, who retired in 2007, was a graduate of Yale University and the University of Michigan Law School. He was recognized as one of Washington’s top lobbyists and honored numerous times for his efforts toward equal justice for America’s poor.
A life fellow of the American Bar foundation and a member of the American Law Institute, Evans was listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law.