About the ABA Journal
ABAJournal.com is the website of the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association.
The site features:
- Breaking legal news, updated as it happens by our staff of reporters throughout every business day.
- Stories that go beyond the headlines, from the pages of the nation’s most-read and most-respected legal affairs magazine.
- Columns from outside contributors offering personal reflections, practical advice on running a business and more.
You don’t have to come to the website to stay current with the latest legal news. You can receive free Weekly and Tech Monthly email newsletters.
For information about our contests, including our annual ABA Journal/Ross Contest for Short Fiction, visit our contests page here.
The ABA Journal reaches hundreds of thousands of lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association for attorneys in the world. The ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
Our Staff:
As provided in Article 33 of the ABA Bylaws, the ABA Journal is published by the:
Board of Editors
- Wilson Adam Schooley, Chair, La Mesa, California
- Josephine M. Bahn, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Arlena M. Barnes, Portland, Oregon
- Eli Salomon Contreras, Los Angeles, California
- William Garcia, Washington, D.C.
- April S. Love, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- John L. McDonnell Jr., Orinda, California
- Don Slesnick, Coral Gables, Florida
- Stephen J. Wermiel, Washington, D.C.
Ex Officio
- Barbara J. Howard, President, Cincinnati
- Laura V. Farber, President-Elect, Pasadena, California
- Aurora Austriaco, Chair, House of Delegates, Chicago
- Andrew M. Schpak, Treasurer, Portland, Oregon
Editor and Publisher
Managing Editor
Assistant Managing Editors
Senior Writer
Legal Affairs Writers
Chief Copy Editor
Digital Content Editor
Creative Director
Circulation Manager
Digital and Display Advertising Sales: MCI USA
- Chris Martin, Kim Moore, Jeff Rhodes
Print Classified Ad Sales
In-House Ad Coordinator
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