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New ABA President William Hubbard wants to close legal services delivery gap for poor

When it comes to legal services delivery in the United States, incoming ABA President William C. Hubbard wants to build a better mousetrap. And Hubbard, who begins his term in mid-August at the close of the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting in Boston, is wasting no time in launching a concentrated…

Sep 1, 2014 7:40 AM CDT

ABA Publishing puts growing emphasis on legal books that interest general audiences

Traditionally, the ABA’s book-publishing efforts have focused on the kind of in-depth treatment of substantive law topics that lawyers want—and need—to keep up with developments in their fields of practice. But those are the kinds of books that only a lawyer could love, and there was practically no chance that…

Sep 1, 2014 7:30 AM CDT

Program will mobilize lawyers to help reduce VA claims processing backlog

Thousands of U.S. military veterans can attest that one of their toughest battles is fighting through the bureaucratic jungle of the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain disability benefits. Very often, the development of a veteran’s claim is the hardest part of the process that determines whether the veteran is…

Sep 1, 2014 7:20 AM CDT

Growing numbers of US lawyers are doing pro bono work in other countries

Like just about everything else involving the legal profession, pro bono has gone global. For U.S. lawyers, that means options for engaging in public service work aren’t confined to handling cases through a legal assistance office in town or supporting a local nonprofit organization. Instead, growing numbers of American lawyers…

Aug 1, 2014 7:10 AM CDT

ABA Annual Meeting in Boston features a new format to reduce conflicts, inspire a sense of community

Boston is one of America’s oldest cities, but everything will seem new this month when the ABA holds its first annual meeting there in more than 60 years. One of the highlights will be an address by U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Aug. 11. In Boston, the…

Aug 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT

Legal ed section presents its review of accreditation standards to ABA House this month

The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has wrapped up its comprehensive review of the Standards and Rules of Procedure for Approval of Law Schools. Following the council’s actions at its June meeting, the end of the lengthy and often difficult process of…

Aug 1, 2014 6:50 AM CDT

ABA addresses the impact of sex trafficking on foster youths

The ABA is urging Congress to promptly enact legislation to break the link between sex trafficking and foster youths. The statistics are alarming. The National Center on Missing and Exploited Children estimates that six out of every 10 children involved in sex trafficking have been in foster care, and the…

Aug 1, 2014 6:40 AM CDT

ABA Announcements

NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS Pursuant to S 6.3(e) of the ABA’s Constitution, the state of Maine will elect a State Delegate to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of Ann M. Courtney. The term commences immediately upon certification by the Board of Elections and expires at the…

Aug 1, 2014 6:30 AM CDT

New ABA principles provide starting point for businesses to eliminate forced and child labor

The problem is so widespread that it nearly evades notice. But the reality is that the economies of the United States and many other nations are tainted by the widespread use of child labor and forced labor of adults. The problem seeps into most major segments of economic production, including…

Jul 1, 2014 7:19 AM CDT

ABA opposes limiting how much student loan debt may be discharged under federal program

A provision in President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 calls for reducing the amount of federal student loans that could be discharged under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. But the ABA is marshaling its advocacy resources to oppose legislation that would implement the administration’s proposal. In…

Jul 1, 2014 7:10 AM CDT

Stephen Zack plugs the ABA’s role in the rule of law during stint as U.N. delegate

Stephen N. Zack will readily acknowledge that he has enjoyed a legal career packed with significant accomplishments, both in private practice and public service. And it would be easy to view his 2010-11 term as ABA president as the culmination of that career. But Zack, the administrative partner for Boies,…

Jul 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION REGARDING MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP This is to notify members of the American Bar Association that the meeting of the membership will be held in conjunction with the Meet the Candidates Forum, August 10, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in ballroom C…

Jul 1, 2014 6:50 AM CDT

ABA Treasurer’s Report: Fiscal year ending August 31, 2013

The ABA’s finances are sound. That’s been the headline of my two prior reports to you, and it remains true. It’s also true that this year, my last as your Treasurer, our Association’s finances look better than they have during my term, and better than they have in a number…

Jun 1, 2014 7:20 AM CDT

Legal ed section takes a pass on changing tenure provision in accreditation standards

The future of the tenure system for law professors in the United States has been one of the more difficult issues addressed by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as part of a lengthy review of its accreditation standards for U.S. law schools. But after…

Jun 1, 2014 7:10 AM CDT

Lawrence E. Walsh, past ABA president and independent counsel on Iran-Contra scandal, dies at 102

Lawrence E. Walsh, who served as president of the ABA nearly 40 years ago and participated in some of the seminal legal and political events of the last half of the 20th century, died March 19 at the age of 102. Walsh spent much of his professional career as a…

Jun 1, 2014 7:00 AM CDT

New ABA President William Hubbard wants to close legal services delivery gap for poor

ABA Publishing puts growing emphasis on legal books that interest general audiences

Program will mobilize lawyers to help reduce VA claims processing backlog

Growing numbers of US lawyers are doing pro bono work in other countries

ABA Annual Meeting in Boston features a new format to reduce conflicts, inspire a sense of community

Legal ed section presents its review of accreditation standards to ABA House this month

ABA addresses the impact of sex trafficking on foster youths

ABA Announcements

New ABA principles provide starting point for businesses to eliminate forced and child labor

ABA opposes limiting how much student loan debt may be discharged under federal program

Stephen Zack plugs the ABA’s role in the rule of law during stint as U.N. delegate

ABA Announcements

ABA Treasurer’s Report: Fiscal year ending August 31, 2013

Legal ed section takes a pass on changing tenure provision in accreditation standards

Lawrence E. Walsh, past ABA president and independent counsel on Iran-Contra scandal, dies at 102

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