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DELEGATE-AT-LARGE ELECTIONS Pursuant to S 6.5 of the ABA Constitution, six Delegates-at-Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2016 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2019 Annual Meeting. Candidates for election as Delegate-at-Large…

Mar 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST

Increased funding for the LSC tops the list of the ABA’s 2015 successes on Capitol Hill

Despite the intense partisanship that has bogged down much of the legislative business on Capitol Hill these days, the ABA achieved some notable successes in its advocacy efforts during 2015.

Mar 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST

Diversity is the primary reason for decision to increase size of ABA leadership ranks

When the ABA House of Delegates considered a number of proposals in August to revise the association's governance structure, the process resulted in a familiar outcome: The existing structure was left pretty much intact, while the size of all three of the association's key leadership entities grew.

Feb 1, 2016 1:00 AM CST

Congress and the administration are taking steps to help patients plan for end-of-life medical care

Starting this year, physicians and other health professionals are being reimbursed by Medicare for providing advance care-planning services, a step the ABA believes will help patients make informed decisions about their end-of-life care and help ensure that their wishes are honored.

The reimbursements are included in a rule announced last fall by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that sets physician payment fees for calendar year 2016. The rule created two new reimbursement codes. The first code pays approximately $86 for an initial 30-minute advance care-planning consultation in a doctor’s office and $80 for consultation in a hospital. The second code pays about $75 for each additional 30-minute consultation.

Feb 1, 2016 12:50 AM CST

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ELECTION RESULTS: 2015 VACANCY AND 2016 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE SEATS The Association’s Constitution at S 6.3(a) provides that if only one valid nominating petition is filed in a State Delegate election, the Board of Elections shall certify to the House of Delegates that the sole nominee is elected. Accordingly, on…

Feb 1, 2016 12:35 AM CST

ABA’s Ankerwycke imprint publishes books that show the ‘flesh and blood’ side of the law

A quick glance at any current best-seller list is all it takes to recognize that books with legal themes—both novels and nonfiction—are popular with the general reading public. But traditionally, the ABA was never part of that market. Instead, the ABA’s publishing efforts focused on the kinds of substantive topics…

Jan 1, 2016 1:10 AM CST

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2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTION At the 2016 Midyear Meeting, the Nominating Committee will announce nominations for district and at-large positions on the ABA Board of Governors for terms beginning at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual Meeting and ending at the conclusion of the 2019 Annual Meeting. Pursuant to…

Jan 1, 2016 12:50 AM CST

Substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession, say experts

In August 2014, the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation announced that they were collaborating on a major research project to survey current rates of substance abuse, depression and anxiety among licensed attorneys throughout the United States.

Dec 1, 2015 1:30 AM CST

13-city roadshow highlights changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The ABA Section of Litigation is hitting the road. The journey may lack the romantic flair of Jack Kerouac's 1957 classic On the Road or the poignancy of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath from 1939, but on a practical level it will provide a path for judges and lawyers around the United States to better understand a series of significant amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Dec 1, 2015 1:20 AM CST

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The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2016 Annual Meeting: Alabama Alaska California Florida Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin Nominating petitions for State Delegates to be elected in…

Dec 1, 2015 1:00 AM CST

ABA joins the call for stricter laws regulating private possession of dangerous animals

The adage that there's no place like home should not apply to dangerous wild animals, in the view of a growing number of organizations pushing for the adoption of laws or regulations that would impose strict limits on the private possession of a menagerie of creatures, including lions and tigers and bears, wolves, leopards, nonhuman primates, and many types of reptiles.

Nov 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT

Choir of lawyers is a hit at Magna Carta celebration

When the ABA was planning the Opening Session for its London Sessions commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta this summer, it wanted to strike just the right note for musical interludes. But rather than reach out into the ranks of London's professional ensembles, then-ABA President William C. Hubbard decided to stay within the family, so to speak.

Nov 1, 2015 12:50 AM CDT

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2016 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2016 Annual Meeting: PETITIONS Alabama Alaska California Florida Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia Wisconsin Nominating petitions for…

Nov 1, 2015 12:35 AM CDT

Race and law enforcement were focal points at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting

Race and law enforcement got the lion’s share of attention at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago as several sessions discussed aspects of an issue that has taken over national news coverage during the past year. Tension between police and racial minorities, significantly exacerbated by a series of fatal…

Oct 1, 2015 7:15 AM CDT

Attorney General Loretta Lynch praises ABA efforts in sentencing reform

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says a program announced at the ABA Annual Meeting two years ago by then-Attorney General Eric Holder—reorienting the criminal justice system away from harsh mandatory sentences for minor drug offenses—has, with ABA help, “been a resounding success” through bipartisan efforts. Lynch received a standing ovation…

Oct 1, 2015 7:10 AM CDT

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Increased funding for the LSC tops the list of the ABA’s 2015 successes on Capitol Hill

Diversity is the primary reason for decision to increase size of ABA leadership ranks

Congress and the administration are taking steps to help patients plan for end-of-life medical care

ABA Announcements

ABA’s Ankerwycke imprint publishes books that show the ‘flesh and blood’ side of the law

ABA Announcements

Substance abuse and mental health issues are a growing problem for the legal profession, say experts

13-city roadshow highlights changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

ABA Announcements

ABA joins the call for stricter laws regulating private possession of dangerous animals

Choir of lawyers is a hit at Magna Carta celebration

ABA Announcements

Race and law enforcement were focal points at the 2015 ABA Annual Meeting

Attorney General Loretta Lynch praises ABA efforts in sentencing reform

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