The ABA and other legal groups are pushing to rebuild and support Haiti’s legal system after the earthquake destroyed the courthouse in Port-au-Prince and reportedly killed several judges.
A sweeping report released this morning by the ABA Commission on Immigration proposes the creation of an independent structure for hearing cases involving immigrants facing removal from the United States…
The American Bar Association and the law firm Reed Smith are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant cert in a case involving the scope of work product protections for…
As lawyers, bar organizations and law firms gear up to support the relief effort in Haiti, some are donating not only money but their personal efforts, on the ground, to…
As Haiti seeks some $3 billion in aid to help rebuild after a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, a state bar association has made a suggestion that may help make…
A California lawyer who lost his license to practice in October and was sued by the state attorney general is now facing criminal charges over a claimed $1.25 million mortgage…
A judge has ordered two Ernst & Young tax lawyers convicted of selling illegal tax shelters to spread the word about the consequences of their wrongdoing.
Updated: Depending on which version you believe, Elisabeth Anne “Betty” Broderick was either a woman driven to murder by the relentless litigation tactics of her well-connected ex-husband, a successful California…
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