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June 2013 Issue

Cover Story

Meet 6 law firm leaders, each with a different story, each at the top of her game

Reporters’ phone calls steadily interrupted Madeline Cahill-Boley’s first days as managing partner of midsize, San Diego-based law firm Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel in 2008. And while she knew it would be a topic broached during the interviews, Cahill-Boley wasn’t prepared for the surge of questions about her gender.

Forget about plans for her firm’s future. “What is it like to be a woman in charge?” they all wanted to know.

Feature Section

Do women’s initiatives work?

Ex-offenders face tens of thousands of legal restrictions, bias and limits on their rights

Opening Statements

Inventor attorney finds inspiration for her successful product lines from her own life

Former governor helps establish a clemency clinic

Former SEC lawyer uses crowdfunding to bring whistleblower actions

Silicon Valley venture capital group wants to provide kinder, cheaper way to divorce

The National Pulse

Prosecutors’ use of mobile phone tracking is ‘junk science,’ critics say

Along with political speech, many companies also claim they have religious liberty rights

Ethics

What ethics issues to consider when offering unbundled legal services

Bryan Garner on Words

Language gives us ways to remain honest and tactful–and to preserve client confidences

Business of Law

New York Times writer David Pogue stars at ABA Techshow

Technology can make your solo firm frugal

Tracking down the ‘Craigslist Killer’

Program highlights Web locations lawyers like

This Pineapple can intercept Wi-Fi traffic

Firms are at risk of security breaches inside and out

Your ABA

Employment picture for law grads looks pretty much the same as a year ago—for better and worse

Legal education section announces new staff director during a time of close scrutiny

Bar leaders at ABA Day spend a lot of time on the Hill—and that’s just how they want it

President's Message

Gender inequity in pay diminishes women’s prospects—and the law profession

Report from Governmental Affairs

Bar leaders at ABA Day spend a lot of time on the Hill—and that’s just how they want it

Obiter Dicta

Tenants take exception to tough tactics from low-rent landlords

Precedents

June 19, 1961: Police raid of home sparks a revolution in the criminal justice system

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Deconstructing the envelope

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