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NOTICE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION REGARDING ELECTION OF DELEGATES-AT-LARGE Pursuant to ß 6.5 of the ABA Constitution, six Delegates-at-Large to the House of Delegates will be elected at the 2011 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the…

Apr 1, 2011 5:20 AM CDT

Witnesses Describe State and Local Courts Reeling from Budget Cutbacks

State judges go without health insurance, courts beg for freebies, clerks refuse filings, civil trials are suspended. Tales recounted by a parade of witnesses on the opening day of the 2011 ABA Midyear Meeting in Atlanta painted a disturbing picture of how courts around the U.S. are being affected by…

Mar 1, 2011 8:40 AM CST

Litigation Lending Makes Its Case

One business that appears to be gaining some traction in the current recessionary climate is alternative litigation financing. Several representatives of that industry told the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 that their products help litigants who lack financial resources to meet basic needs while their claims wend their way through…

Mar 1, 2011 8:30 AM CST

Midyear Attendees Get Special Showing of Robert Redford’s New Film ‘The Conspirator’

Robert Redford directs James McAvoy. An unusual must-do took midyear meeting attendees slightly off script, as they took in special viewings of The Conspirator, a soon-to-be-released film that tells the little-known story of Mary Surratt and the young lawyer who represented her on charges of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham…

Mar 1, 2011 8:20 AM CST

Future Law: Rethink Client Needs, or Else

Law practice is changing so fast and so dramatically that wholesale groups of lawyers either need to change how they operate or face finding another line of business. That’s according to an American Bar Foundation-sponsored panel that gathered to discuss “The Future of Lawyering” at the midyear meeting in Atlanta.…

Mar 1, 2011 8:10 AM CST

Value Billing: Plunging In

When value billing comes up among lawyers, David Boies is reminded of the little boy standing at the edge of a swimming pool telling everyone he’s going to jump in. “He keeps saying, ‘I’m going to do it, I’m going to do it,’ and it’s the same thing with law…

Mar 1, 2011 8:00 AM CST

Bellows: ABA Should Be a Part of Public Debates

ABA president-elect nominee Laurel Bellows told the ABA House of Delegates meeting in Atlanta that the association should address the balance of individual liberties and national security in a more direct, forceful manner than it has in recent years. The House will make Bellows’ selection as president-elect official in August…

Mar 1, 2011 7:50 AM CST

ABA Notices

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 2011 Annual Meeting for three-year terms beginning with the adjournment of that meeting and ending with the adjournment of the 2014 Annual Meeting. Candidates for election as Delegate-at-Large…

Mar 1, 2011 7:45 AM CST

Committee Takes Lead in ABA Efforts to Bolster Disaster Preparedness Plans

In August, the ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness will ask the House of Delegates to adopt a policy urging all lawyers to prepare emergency management plans. But before that, the committee plans to put the ABA itself to the test. While providing advance details to only a…

Feb 1, 2011 6:50 AM CST

ABA Plans to Unveil Revamped Website in February

In this increasingly digital age, an organization is known and measured largely by the online face it presents through the glow of computer screens. With that reality in mind, the ABA has been engaged during the past several months in an intensive effort to redesign and retool its website. The…

Feb 1, 2011 6:40 AM CST

Effort Pays Off: New Law Confirms ‘Red Flags Rule’ Exemption

Photo by Getty/Image Source. After more than 18 months of effort on two fronts, the ABA scored a major legislative victory in December when President Barack Obama signed a new law clarifying that lawyers are not “creditors” under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and therefore not…

Feb 1, 2011 6:30 AM CST

ABA Announcements

NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED STATES FOR THE 2011 REGULAR STATE DELEGATE ELECTIONS The Board of Elections certified the following persons State Delegates for the 2011-2014 term: Patricia Lee Refo, Arizona; Alice A. Bruno, Connecticut; Marna S. Tucker, District of Columbia; Robert A. Clifford, Illinois; David L. Brown, Iowa; Ann M. Courtney,…

Feb 1, 2011 6:20 AM CST

Judging the Judges: Landmark Iowa Elections Send Tremor Through the Judicial Retention System

Sen. Tom Harkin at a rally in support of three justices facing a retention vote. Photo by AP/Charlie Neibergall In 1962, Iowans changed the way they chose their judges to a system called merit retention, which requires that a special commission nominate qualified judicial candidates for the governor to appoint.…

Jan 1, 2011 6:59 AM CST

New ABA Commission Holds its First Hearing on the Legal Needs of Latinos

When it comes to immigration issues, Bill Richardson likes the spot the ABA is in. “The ABA is a mainstream, powerful institution, and our community wants to be mainstream—they want to be part of the American dream,” said Richardson, a Latino political leader who ends a two-term run as governor…

Jan 1, 2011 6:50 AM CST

ABA Urges Obama Administration to Ask India to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers

The ABA is urging the federal government to take steps to ensure that U.S. lawyers have appropriate access to the legal services markets of its key trade partners. The ABA’s effort is another nod to the growing impact of globalization. A global economy is making it increasingly important for U.S.…

Jan 1, 2011 6:45 AM CST

ABA Notices

Witnesses Describe State and Local Courts Reeling from Budget Cutbacks

Litigation Lending Makes Its Case

Midyear Attendees Get Special Showing of Robert Redford’s New Film ‘The Conspirator’

Future Law: Rethink Client Needs, or Else

Value Billing: Plunging In

Bellows: ABA Should Be a Part of Public Debates

ABA Notices

Committee Takes Lead in ABA Efforts to Bolster Disaster Preparedness Plans

ABA Plans to Unveil Revamped Website in February

Effort Pays Off: New Law Confirms ‘Red Flags Rule’ Exemption

ABA Announcements

Judging the Judges: Landmark Iowa Elections Send Tremor Through the Judicial Retention System

New ABA Commission Holds its First Hearing on the Legal Needs of Latinos

ABA Urges Obama Administration to Ask India to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Lawyers

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