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Commission Call: ABA Supports Comprehensive Study of Criminal Justice System

In the face of a growing U.S. prison population and concerns about funding cutbacks for criminal justice services, the ABA is supporting a proposal in Congress to conduct the first comprehensive examination of the nation’s criminal justice system in 45 years. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., first proposed the creation of…

Dec 1, 2011 7:30 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…

Dec 1, 2011 7:20 AM CST

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2012 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2012 Annual Meeting: Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Rhode Island Utahv West Virginia PETITIONS Nominating petitions…

Dec 1, 2011 7:10 AM CST

In Defense of the Courts: Symposium Finds No Easy Way to Fund Courts

The University of Kentucky, Robinson’s alma mater, hosted the symposium in September. Photo of Memorial Hall courtesy of the university. Evidence of the growing financial crisis looming over state courts around the country continues to roll in. But attendees at a symposium Sept. 23-24 at the University of Kentucky in…

Nov 1, 2011 6:50 AM CDT

A Long, Hot Summer: Section to Pose New Questions About Law Grad Employment

Law schools took a public battering this year amid allegations that they have misled prospective students about just how hard it is for law graduates to find jobs. In the scenario laid out by critics, law schools tout high employment rates without disclosing specifics about the jobs. Some schools even…

Nov 1, 2011 6:40 AM CDT

Ethics 20/20 Commission Hones Proposals Going to the ABA House of Delegates

As the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 approaches its target date for submitting its recommendations to the association’s House of Delegates, the nature of the draft proposals it is circulating for comment has begun to change. The commission was created in 2009 to consider the impact of technology and globalization…

Nov 1, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

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2012 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2012 Annual Meeting: Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Rhode IslandUtahWest Virginia PETITIONS Nominating petitions for State…

Nov 1, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

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…

Nov 1, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

Into the Breach: Voluntary Compliance on Money Laundering Gets a Boost from the ABA and Treasury

Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images It was early April 2006, and attorney Scott D. McCreary had an uneasy feeling about the $38.5 million sitting in his firm’s escrow account awaiting transfer to the seller of a long-range Gulfstream G-V jet. McCreary, who leads the aviation practice group for McAfee &…

Oct 1, 2011 6:50 AM CDT

Past ABA President Jerome Shestack Dies; Widely Known for Human Rights Work

Jerome J. Shestack, a lawyer recognized for his work in the human rights field who served as ABA president in 1997-98, died on Aug. 18. He was 88. Shestack was a past chair of the International League for Human Rights and was the U.S. representative on the U.N. Human Rights…

Oct 1, 2011 6:40 AM CDT

Letting Them Be: ABA Takes a Hands-Off Stance Toward Lawyer Ranking Services

Illustration by Sam Payne The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 has concluded that the logical policy for the association to take toward companies that rank law firms and lawyers is to pretty much just leave them alone. And it appears that is what the ABA is going to do. The…

Oct 1, 2011 6:35 AM CDT

Readying for Trouble: Yearlong Initiative by TIPS Focuses on Disaster Preparedness and Response

The ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section has launched a yearlong schedule of programs on disaster preparedness and response. Not surprisingly, given the section’s substantive orientation, much of the programming focuses on the key role that insurance plays in preparing for disasters—whether man-made or natural—and recovery efforts. “This is…

Oct 1, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

ABA Urges Congress to Bolster Legal Services Provisions in Older Americans Act

With the Older Americans Act of 1965 coming up for reauthorization this year, the ABA is working with other organizations to make sure that meeting the critical legal needs of the nation’s most vulnerable elderly citizens gets the attention of Congress. “Legal services can be a key access service that…

Oct 1, 2011 6:20 AM CDT

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…

Oct 1, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

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NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS REGARDING 2012 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTION The following jurisdictions will elect a State Delegate for a three-year term beginning at the adjournment of the 2012 Annual Meeting: Arkansas Colorado Delaware Georgia Idaho Indiana Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire New York Ohio Oregon Rhode…

Oct 1, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

Commission Call: ABA Supports Comprehensive Study of Criminal Justice System

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In Defense of the Courts: Symposium Finds No Easy Way to Fund Courts

A Long, Hot Summer: Section to Pose New Questions About Law Grad Employment

Ethics 20/20 Commission Hones Proposals Going to the ABA House of Delegates

ABA Announcements

Lawyers Giving Back

Into the Breach: Voluntary Compliance on Money Laundering Gets a Boost from the ABA and Treasury

Past ABA President Jerome Shestack Dies; Widely Known for Human Rights Work

Letting Them Be: ABA Takes a Hands-Off Stance Toward Lawyer Ranking Services

Readying for Trouble: Yearlong Initiative by TIPS Focuses on Disaster Preparedness and Response

ABA Urges Congress to Bolster Legal Services Provisions in Older Americans Act

Lawyers Giving Back

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