For many decades, ethics rules in the United States prohibited lawyers from selling any part of their law practices other than physical assets such as furniture, office equipment and books.…
The ABA has filed an amicus brief in four cases that argue the disbanded Heller Ehrman law firm should not be entitled to profits from hourly-fee legal work taken to…
Law school consumer information is now available in a spreadsheet format for comparative purposes, the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar announced Monday.
Law schools would be required to provide more detailed information about attrition rates for admitted students under a proposed change in the reporting requirements being requested by an ABA committee.
Corrected: After the 2012 death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, national attention focused on stand-your-ground laws, which remove the duty to retreat before using lethal force if a person feels…
After a false start last August, the Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities was able to pass its resolution condemning “foreclosure rescue” fraud.
According to delegate Estelle Rogers, who presented…
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