In 1961, astronomer Frank Kemeny wasn’t able to get legal support from the American Civil Liberties Union when he was fired from his federal job for being gay. At the…
Nobody is more concerned about the future of the legal profession and the value of a legal education than the ABA, association President Stephen N. Zack said Wednesday.
The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 today reached consensus on the first pieces of the package of recommendations it will submit next year to the association’s policy-making House of Delegates.
This week, the 25th annual ABA Techshow took place in Chicago. In an effort to party like it was 1986, a technology museum of sorts was set up for the…
One of the most popular ABA Techshow programs is the fast-paced 60 Sites in 60 Minutes that surveys the latest in legal Web resources, along with some…
Cloud computing—the act of using software and storing data on the Internet versus a private computer—is an innovation of exploding popularity, and why not? It can boost efficiency, improve work…
Updated: Efficiency, organization and ways to save money (Hint: Stop buying toner and paper!) were the top aims of panelists Andy Adkins, Michael Morse and Nerino Petro at the popular…
John M. Berry, a lawyer who has had an ongoing free speech battle with the Kentucky Bar Association, lost the latest round today in federal court in Frankfort, Ky.
Sometimes it seems to be a Google world, and the wealth of tools and applications there (beyond search and Gmail) can help lawyers practice more efficiently and effectively.
Although patently obvious to innovators like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Napster’s Sean Parker and IP geolocation pioneer Cyril Houri, most regulators refuse to accept that the Internet has fundamentally changed the…
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.