Entries tagged with “Ronald Tabak”

Jul 23, 2025

Personal Reflection: Loss of DPI Board Member Ronald Tabak

DPI Board Member Ronald J. Tabak died on July 22, 2025 after a long ill­ness at the age of 75. Among his many accom­plish­ments, Ron was a long­time sup­port­er of the Death Penalty Information Center, a pas­sion­ate advo­cate for peo­ple sen­tenced to death, and a trea­sured friend. Ron had a heart of gold and will be dear­ly missed by his many friends and fam­i­ly. Ron joined the law firm of Skadden Arps in 1985 to launch and man­age its for­mal pro bono pro­gram, direct­ing critical law…

Jul 23, 2025

Donate to the Death Penalty Information Center in Memory of Ronald J. Tabak

Ron Tabak was an advi­sor and board mem­ber to the Death Penalty Information Center since the orga­ni­za­tion’s incep­tion. His insight and guid­ance helped shape DPI’s research, reports, and mes­sag­ing for more than 30 years. The DPI staff is deeply grate­ful to Ron for shar­ing his exper­tise with us, and we offer our sin­cere con­do­lences to his fam­i­ly and friends. Ron’s fam­i­ly has iden­ti­fied DPI as one of the orga­ni­za­tions​“espe­cial­ly close to his heart.” Those wishing to…

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Oct 17, 2018

ABA Panel Explores History, Morality of Death Penalty

“Has the death penal­ty evolved into an anachro­nism?” asked a pan­el at the August 2, 2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. Moderator Ronald Tabak, chair of the ABA Death Penalty Committee, and pan­elists Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Karen Gottlieb, co-direc­­tor of the Florida Center for Capital Representation; Meredith Martin Rountree, senior lec­tur­er at the…