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August 9, 2010

ABA President-Elect Stephen N. Zack Receives Gavel from Outgoing President Carolyn Lamm

On Monday afternoon of the meeting of the House of Delegates during the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, the House of Delegates saw the passing of the gavel from President Carolyn B. Lamm to incoming President Stephen N. Zack. During her introduction of Zack, Lamm noted, “I know you’ll be in fabulous hands.” She outlined Zack’s rise in the leadership of both The Florida Bar and the ABA.

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September 2, 2010

In-House Counsel Tell Outside Lawyers: Clarity, Common Sense Build Strong Relations

The financial services industry spends billions of dollars annually on legal assistance to supplement the work of in-house counsel. Firms that want to be invited back year after year would do well to heed the advice from a seasoned panel of in-house attorneys from the likes of Alliant Credit Union, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Mechanics Bank and PNC:

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August 19, 2010

Miranda Waivers Can be Based on Faulty Warnings, and Courts May Never Know

Using Spanish to read a Spanish-speaking crime suspect her rights can have unintended consequences. “You have the right to remain whitewashed” was one of the bad translations of the Miranda warning that led to the appeal of a conviction, shared forensic psychologist Dr. Eric Y. Drogin of Hingham, Mass., in “Miranda Warning and Waivers: The Impact of Age, Culture and Disability Status,” a program at the 2010 American Bar Association Meeting in San Francisco.

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August 11, 2010

ABA President Calls on Lawyers to Teach Students About Civics

ABA President Stephen N. Zack will focus on civic education in America during his term as association president and is calling on lawyers across the country to get involved in a new effort to bring back civic education, not only to the nation’s classrooms, but also to America’s dining room tables.

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August 10, 2010

Genetics, Gene Patenting the Cause of Myriad Legal and Ethical Complexities

Predictive genetic testing and gene patenting may sound like something from “A Brave New World,” but these seemingly science-fiction issues have become the basis for recent headlining litigation, Nanette R. Elster, director of the DePaul College of Law’s Health Law Institute, told audience members at an ABA Annual Meeting program in San Francisco.

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