Senior Writer (Web)
email | 312-988-6009 |Debra Cassens Weiss, a senior writer for the web, joined the ABA Journal staff in 1986. She was previously the managing editor, an assistant managing editor and news editor. She had worked as a news researcher for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, as a reporter and editor at the City News Bureau of Chicago, and as a newscaster at WMRO and WAUR radio (Aurora, Ill.). Weiss has a JD from DePaul University College of Law and a BA in English from the University of Illinois.
Lawyer disbarred for filing documents while suspended for firing employees to save his marriage
Mar 18, 2024, 04:48 pm CDT
Which law schools will top the US News rankings? Here are three predictions
Mar 18, 2024, 12:55 pm CDT
BigLaw firm confirms employee layoffs for second time in a year
Mar 18, 2024, 12:00 pm CDT
This state is creating a way to skip the bar exam and making it easier to pass for those who take it
Mar 18, 2024, 10:58 am CDT
Biden recalls time he bluffed knowledge of torts case and why he changed his mind about civil-trial work
Mar 14, 2024, 02:34 pm CDT
Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on opponents started with tissue-box toss, appeals court says
Mar 14, 2024, 12:02 pm CDT
Longtime prosecutor resigns after judge tosses him from case, citing Perry Mason-type revelations
Mar 14, 2024, 10:09 am CDT
24% of law students expect to work in public service, survey says
Mar 13, 2024, 02:45 pm CDT
Lawyer’s joint sex with boyfriend and his daughter was ‘tantamount to rape,’ despite plea deal, disbarment order says
Mar 13, 2024, 11:51 am CDT
Judge’s plan to decide traffic cases before hearing date ‘was not evil in nature,’ disciplinary court says
Mar 13, 2024, 09:56 am CDT
Apology sanctions for misleading court were ‘mild and fitting,’ 3rd Circuit rules in appeal by DA’s office
Mar 12, 2024, 03:55 pm CDT
Warrant required for overhead zoom-lens search that could reveal ‘intimate’ and ‘unflattering’ details, top state court says
Mar 12, 2024, 01:29 pm CDT
Flush with incoming associates, law firms pulled back on 2024 summer associate hiring, rivaling Great Recession levels
Mar 12, 2024, 12:22 pm CDT
Convicted alderman keeps law license after recusals prevent state supreme court from acting
Mar 12, 2024, 10:46 am CDT
New bar passage stats show several law schools below ABA cutoff
Mar 11, 2024, 05:45 pm CDT
Themis legal practice group represents female clients and their allies
Mar 11, 2024, 01:54 pm CDT
Lawyer accused of filing class action suit at behest of litigation opponent
Mar 11, 2024, 01:10 pm CDT
Was wrong person executed in death of Lindbergh baby? Ex-judge’s book and DNA quest raise issues
Mar 11, 2024, 10:22 am CDT
Judge tells US it’s not his job to search for better evidence as he strikes down minority business program
Mar 7, 2024, 03:17 pm CST
Lawyer who wrote on ethics issues is suspended after he is accused of helping client hide assets
Mar 7, 2024, 12:49 pm CST