ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm says in a Law Day op-ed that lawyers need to adapt their practices and acquire new cultural understandings to adjust to law in the 21st…
A civil lawyer in Texas who became a part of history when he sought to protect the rights of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before Oswald,…
An attorney for the Torys law firm calls it an “inadvertent omission.” Counsel for a lawyer disciplinary authority calls it “a massive foul-up,” reports the Toronto Star.
The American Bar Association has selected Jack L. Rives as its new executive director, effective May 1, ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm announced today in a press release.
Lawyer-ranking website Avvo announced today the addition of attorney lists and ratings in nine additional states—which means the Seattle-based start-up now covers every U.S. state and the District…
ABAnow.org, the website of the American Bar Association’s Media Relations Department, has been named one of five finalists in the Law category of the 14th annual Apr 13, 2010 2:00 PM CDT
Updated: A legal clinic at the University of Maryland’s law school is not alone in fighting budget and disclosure threats that are tied to controversial cases being litigated by students.
Michael Anthony Nelson, 38, is not a lawyer. But, taking advantage of a relatively common name, he allegedly assumed the identity of two other Michael Nelsons who are, in fact,…
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