As more states enact marijuana control laws that conflict with federal legislation, state law enforcement officials, lawyers and doctors are left in a quandary when it comes to regulating and…
Lawyers who want to build successful practices should first find more personal time. That was the advice given by estate lawyer-turned-business consultant Alexis Martin Neely at…
Is the Tom Cruise hit Minority Report the future of justice? It’s closer to reality than you might think, according to a panel that spoke Friday at the ABA’s 2010…
Among the new initiatives that the incoming president of the American Bar Association is to announce Monday will be a plan to appoint attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies as…
Angry law grads fighting for jobs in a tight job market often fill blog comment sections with demands to clamp down on the number of law schools churning out lawyers.…
Get paid to speak. Forget hourly timesheets. And find clients that share your passion – particularly if that includes riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Hard, honest work doesn’t count if professional accomplishments and accolades aren’t among the top three results in an online Google search of a lawyer’s name. That was one warning given…
Many of the early arrivals at the ABA’s 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco who attended a program Thursday on same-sex marriage were no doubt disappointed when Theodore Olson, a…
Ten speakers will provide a series of fast-paced and dynamic slideshow presentations on ways to boost profits and navigate individual careers at the Aug 4, 2010 2:24 PM CDT
Updated: Big-name lawyers and closely watched topics are already creating headlines as some 8,000 lawyers gather in San Francisco this week for the ABA Annual Meeting.
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.