http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T21:15:54-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/ethics_20_20_commissions_last_proposals_draw_little_dissent/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Legal Ethics, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:39:29 -0500 43305.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/da_says_lawyers_should_push_for_change_in_stand-your-ground_laws/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Criminal Justice, Legislation & Lobbying, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:29:29 -0500 43306.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/should_hacked_firms_be_cybercops/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Internet Law, Privacy Law, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:19:29 -0500 43307.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/arab_spring_brings_no_thaw_for_womens_rights/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Civil Rights, International Law, International Courts/Tribunals, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:10:29 -0500 43308.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_president-elect_confirmed_woman_of_color_next_in_line/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Careers, Women in the Law, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:59:29 -0500 43309.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/gun_violence_issue_surfaces_at_house_of_delegates/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Court Security, Legislation & Lobbying, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:50:29 -0500 43310.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/task_force_collects_ideas_on_legal_education_reform/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Law Schools, Law Students, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:39:29 -0500 43311.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/aba_announcements43/ Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Your ABA Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:29:29 -0500 43391.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_house_backs_adequate_funding_for_courts_lsc_amid_federal_budget_cuts/ The ABA House of Delegates is responding to potential automatic budget cuts on the federal level. Resolution 10A approved by the ABA House of Delegates on Monday urges federal lawmakers to assure adequate funding for federal courts and the Legal Services Corp. “This resolution deals with an… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Judiciary Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:54:51 -0600 42810.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/resolution_seeks_disclosure_of_secret_campaign_donations_made_through_/ A resolution passed Monday by the ABA House of Delegates calls for disclosure of secret campaign contributions made through nonprofit groups donating money to super PACs. Resolution 110B urges Congress to require groups exempt from campaign disclosure requirements, as currently interpreted, to disclose the source of funds… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Election Law Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:50:36 -0600 42669.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/unbundle_legal_services_aba_house_resolution_urges/ An ABA House of Delegates resolution encouraging lawyers, when appropriate, to consider providing unbundled legal services was approved on Monday. Resolution 108 supports unbundled services, also known as limited-scope representation, in which lawyers provide some but not all the work involved in a legal matter. According to… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Law Firms Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:30:31 -0600 42668.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/model_rule_change_aims_to_help_lawyers_confronting_conflict_issues_involvin/ Lawyers are increasingly called on to handle matters for their clients that involve multiple jurisdictions both here and abroad. These lawyers face difficult choice-of-law problems when confronting ethics issues, particularly issues involving conflicts of interest. The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 provides a way to make the task easier, with… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, International Law, Legal Ethics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:21:24 -0600 42640.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/model_rule_change_guides_judges_considering_pro_hac_vice_admission_for_fore/ At least 15 states allow foreign lawyers to make limited, special appearances before U.S. courts, but until now the ABA Model Rule on Pro Hac Vice Admission did not address the situation. Now the ABA House of Delegates has expanded the model rule to include foreign lawyers. As amended by… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:11:33 -0600 42638.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/foreign_lawyers_could_work_in_us_as_in-house_counsel_under_model_rule_chang/ Foreign lawyers would have limited authority to serve as in-house counsel in the United States under a resolution approved on Monday by the ABA House of Delegates. Resolution 107A is among a series of proposed amendments to the ABA model ethics rules that acknowledge the globalization of… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, In-house Counsel, International Law, Legal Ethics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:35:12 -0600 42634.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_must_reach_out_to_young_lawyers_president-elect_nominee_says/ ABA President-elect Nominee William C. Hubbard of South Carolina told the ABA House of Delegates on Monday that the association must reach out to younger members of the profession. Speaking at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Hubbard told of his first ABA meeting when he felt… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:16:07 -0600 42814.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/Let_grand_jurors_decline_indictment_when_law_is_too_harsh_ABA_House_resolve/ The wording in the Model Grand Jury Charge for federal courts should be changed to recognize the principle that a grand jury is not bound to indict in every case where a conviction can be obtained, according to a resolution approved on Monday by the ABA House of Delegates. Currently… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Criminal Justice, Trials & Litigation, Juries Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:13:40 -0600 42656.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_house_addresses_human_trafficking/ The ABA House of Delegates on Monday approved a series of resolutions addressing human trafficking, a key issue for ABA President Laurel G. Bellows. Bellows told the ABA Journal last summer she finds it shocking that human trafficking doesn't get more recognition as one of the country's… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Criminal Justice Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:00:37 -0600 42654.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_president_bellows_were_about_child_protection_gun_laws/ Sometimes the ABA takes positions on controversial issues on which everyone need not agree, according to ABA President Laurel G. Bellows. The association’s stance on gun violence is one of them. Speaking on Monday to the ABA House of Delegates, Bellows said when the association sees "loopholes in the law… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Legislation & Lobbying Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:28:53 -0600 42807.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/resolutions_address_national_scandal_of_underfunded_and_overburdened_public/ Public defenders who are dealing with excessive caseloads are getting some support from the ABA House of Delegates. Two resolutions approved on Monday deal with the issue. Resolution 104A urges Congress to create and fund an independent, federally funded Center for Indigent Defense Services to help governments… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Criminal Justice, Public Defenders Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:20:50 -0600 42670.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can_isolated_genes_be_patented_resolution_paves_way_for_aba_amicus_brief_in/ A resolution approved on Monday by the ABA House of Delegates provides guidance for an ABA amicus brief in a Supreme Court case on the patenting of isolated human genes associated with increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The U.S. Supreme Court is… Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:14:36 -0600 42671.abajournal.com