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Two Twittering Lawyers: The ABA President and an IT Buff #ABAChicago

Should lawyers use Twitter? ABA President H. Thomas Wells apparently thinks so. He’s Twittering from the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Wells’ followers can learn that he takes the budget-friendly Southwest Airlines and that he spent the day Monday working on speeches and finalizing his calendar. His initial posts tend…

Jul 30, 2009 4:12 PM CDT

ABA Task Force Hears Alternatives to Law School Accreditation Role #ABAChicago

The ABA should either get out of the federal law school accreditation process altogether or seek a waiver from a Department of Education rule requiring the association to steer clear of the work of its accrediting body, an ABA task force on accreditation was told Wednesday. Gary Palm, professor emeritus…

Jul 29, 2009 10:40 PM CDT

No Shortage of Politicians and Legal Legends at ABA Annual Meeting #ABAChicago

Politicians and judges will be in abundant supply at the ABA Annual Meeting that kicks off in Chicago on Thursday. The headliner is newly retired Justice David H. Souter, who will keynote the ABA’s opening assembly on Saturday evening. Souter will talk about the need for civics education, a topic…

Jul 29, 2009 7:19 PM CDT

FTC Suspends ‘Red Flags Rule’ Requiring Law Firms to Create ID Theft Policies

Citing uncertainty among small businesses about their compliance obligations, the Federal Trade Commission has suspended until Nov. 1 implementation of its controversial “Red Flags Rule.” The new regulations, which require businesses, including law firms, to develop policies to combat identity theft, have drawn fire from the ABA, notes the Daily…

Jul 29, 2009 7:09 PM CDT

Souter and ABA House to Discuss Civics Education #ABAChicago

The ABA Annual Meeting that begins Thursday in Chicago will have something of a civics theme. Newly retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter will talk about the need for civics education when he addresses the ABA opening assembly Saturday evening. Then the policy-making ABA House of Delegates will…

Jul 29, 2009 6:43 PM CDT

ABA Annual Meeting 2009 on Twitter #ABAChicago

If you’re writing about the ABA Annual Meeting—taking place July 30 through Aug. 4 in Chicago—on Twitter, we encourage you to include the hash tag #abachicago in your tweets to make them easier for others to find. What’s Twitter? Twitter is a free microblogging and social networking service that enables…

Jul 29, 2009 3:47 PM CDT

ABA Board to Consider Membership Efforts at Annual Meeting

Facing an expected membership decline of up to 4,000 lawyers this year, the ABA has hired Leo Burnett Co. to help market itself. The advertising agency will give a presentation to the ABA Board of Governors at the annual meeting that begins this Thursday in Chicago, the National Law Journal…

Jul 27, 2009 11:47 AM CDT

16 DePaul Profs Complain to ABA About Law Dean’s Ouster

A group of 16 tenured professors at DePaul University College of Law has complained to the American Bar Association about the recent ouster of their former dean, Glen Weissenberger, who remains a faculty member. In a July 13 letter, they contend that the hiring of an interim dean without faculty…

Jul 23, 2009 12:09 AM CDT

ABA to Sue if FTC Won’t Exempt Lawyers from ID Theft Rules

The American Bar Association is prepared to sue if the Federal Trade Commission doesn’t exempt attorneys from new regulations intended to safeguard against identity theft, ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr. said. Proskauer Rose will represent the ABA on a pro bono basis in the case if litigation becomes necessary,…

Jul 22, 2009 10:10 PM CDT

Florida A&M Law Breathes Sigh of Relief, Gets ABA Accreditation

Florida A&M University’s law school, plagued with patches of problems since it reopened in 2002, has won a key recommendation from an ABA committee that it receive full accreditation. ABA spokeswoman Nancy Slonim confirmed Thursday the ABA’s committee on accreditation is recommending the Orlando-based FAMU College of Law receive full…

Jul 10, 2009 6:44 PM CDT

ABA Committee Finds Sotomayor Well-Qualified in Unanimous Vote

The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has found Sonia Sotomayor well-qualified for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote was unanimous. The Associated Press has news of the rating, posted on the ABA website. The rating is based on Sotomayor’s integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament.…

Jul 7, 2009 3:10 PM CDT

The Journal’s Sea Change

I write to compliment you on your excellent article on the Alaska fishing industry and its accident record, “The Cemetery Sea,” May. The extensive research writer Lynda Edwards did made your article informative, interesting and readable. Your article far exceeded the usual ABA Journal articles, which lack depth and background…

Jul 2, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

Take Advantage of Association Offerings

The ABA is a clearinghouse of resources to help lawyers deal with life’s realities

Jul 2, 2009 3:50 AM CDT

Aid in disasters

The ABA is teaming up with the Legal Services Corp., the national Legal Aid & Defender Association, and Pro Bono Net on a website to help disaster victims locate legal assistance. National Disaster Legal Aid, at disasterlegalaid.org, is a central resource for legal aid and pro bono lawyers across the…

Jul 2, 2009 12:40 AM CDT

Standing Together

Government branches addressing justice issues still feel some tremors

Jul 2, 2009 12:30 AM CDT

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