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DELEGATE-AT-LARGE ELECTION Pursuant to § 6.5 of the ABA Constitution, six Delegates-at-Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2012 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2015 Annual Meeting. Candidates for election as Delegate-at-Large…

Mar 1, 2012 6:40 AM CST

The Capital of Rape: Fighting Widespread Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rape has become a tragic fact of life for many women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Human rights experts say sexual violence has been one of the defining characteristics of the brutal conflict that erupted in the DRC in the mid-1990s, when a civil war in neighboring Rwanda…

Feb 1, 2012 8:00 AM CST

Back to the Big Easy: ABA to Hold Its First Major Post-Katrina Meeting in New Orleans

On Feb. 1, the ABA will convene one of its two major associationwide meetings in New Orleans for the first time since the 1994 ABA Annual Meeting. The 2006 midyear meeting had been scheduled for New Orleans, but Hurricane Katrina abruptly changed those plans in August 2005. The devastation, primarily…

Feb 1, 2012 7:50 AM CST

Change of Address: ABA Moving to Leased Space After Selling DC Building

The ABA recently sold an office building in Washington, D.C., that it had owned since 1994. The sale, which closed on Dec. 16, means the association will lease space at another location in central Washington. ABA officials say the transaction will produce financial benefits for the association, as well as…

Feb 1, 2012 7:40 AM CST

Lawyers Giving Back

Know someone in the legal field who gets a charge out of helping others? Snap a photo at their next event and please submit them to Julie Brown c/o Lawyers Giving Back. We welcome your “action” photographs of lawyers—whether ABA members or not—giving back to their communities. Send jpeg files…

Feb 1, 2012 7:30 AM CST

Tough Call: Ethics 20/20 Commission Ponders Limited Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 is edging toward a decision on whether to call for changes in legal ethics rules to allow nonlawyers to have a limited ownership interest in U.S. law firms. But it’s too early to predict what the commission will ultimately decide to recommend to the…

Jan 1, 2012 7:40 AM CST

Double Fast Track: ABA Drafts Tougher Reporting Requirements for Law Schools

Two committees of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar have been working on parallel tracks to improve the quality of consumer information that law schools are required to make available to prospective students. In late November, one of the committees completed work on proposed revisions…

Jan 1, 2012 7:30 AM CST

Everything on the Table: LSC Looks to ABA to Help Meet Legal Needs of the Poor

The cutbacks in federal funding for the Legal Services Corp. in fiscal 2012 that were adopted by Congress in November are likely to deal a heavy blow to efforts to meet the civil legal needs of the nation’s poor. The action by Congress continued a disheartening trend for the LSC,…

Jan 1, 2012 7:20 AM CST

ABA Urges Third Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

The violence against women act was a critical response by Congress in 1994 to the devastating effects of domestic and sexual violence. The act has evolved from a small criminal justice initiative to a multidisciplinary federal effort to address the needs of women, men and children threatened by domestic and…

Jan 1, 2012 7:10 AM CST

Lawyers Giving Back

Know someone in the legal field who gets a charge out of helping others? Snap a photo at their next event and please submit them to Julie Brown c/o Lawyers Giving Back. We welcome your “action” photographs of lawyers—whether ABA members or not—giving back to their communities. Send jpeg files…

Jan 1, 2012 7:00 AM CST

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2012 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ELECTION At the 2012 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 2012 Annual Meeting and ending at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual Meeting. Pursuant to…

Jan 1, 2012 6:50 AM CST

Unpersuaded: ABA Concerned About Changing a Rule for Attorneys in Labor Law Field

The proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor to change a rule in place for nearly 50 years has triggered a variety of responses from union advocates, the business community and lawyers in the field. Under Section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, labor relations consultants…

Dec 1, 2011 8:10 AM CST

Inside Job: Allen Pusey Is Named Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal

After serving as managing editor of the ABA Journal since 2007, veteran journalist Allen Pusey has been named the publication’s editor and publisher. Pusey’s promotion was announced Oct. 27 during the fall meeting of the ABA Board of Governors in Covington, Ky. He had served as acting editor since May,…

Dec 1, 2011 8:00 AM CST

Changing Course: Initiative Seeks to Emphasize Teaching Practice Skills

The typical law school class features a combination of lectures and the so-called case-dialogue method, in which a professor prods students with questions about a court decision in efforts to spark an analytical discussion about its legal import. But professor Roberto Corrada’s course in labor relations law at the University…

Dec 1, 2011 7:50 AM CST

Ethics 20/20 Commission Issues White Paper About Alternative Litigation Financing

As any insomniac watching a lot of late night television can attest, companies that help individuals meet basic financial needs while they pursue lawsuits are part of a growth industry. Alternative litigation financing also has caught the attention of the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, which is studying the impact…

Dec 1, 2011 7:40 AM CST

ABA Announcements

The Capital of Rape: Fighting Widespread Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Back to the Big Easy: ABA to Hold Its First Major Post-Katrina Meeting in New Orleans

Change of Address: ABA Moving to Leased Space After Selling DC Building

Lawyers Giving Back

Tough Call: Ethics 20/20 Commission Ponders Limited Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms

Double Fast Track: ABA Drafts Tougher Reporting Requirements for Law Schools

Everything on the Table: LSC Looks to ABA to Help Meet Legal Needs of the Poor

ABA Urges Third Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

Lawyers Giving Back

ABA Announcements

Unpersuaded: ABA Concerned About Changing a Rule for Attorneys in Labor Law Field

Inside Job: Allen Pusey Is Named Editor and Publisher of the ABA Journal

Changing Course: Initiative Seeks to Emphasize Teaching Practice Skills

Ethics 20/20 Commission Issues White Paper About Alternative Litigation Financing

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