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- Atlanta Law Firm Honored by ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section for Historic Victory Against Discrimination of American Indians
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Court Funding Crisis, Responsibility of Profession Common Themes in Remarks Before the ABA House of Delegates
During the House of Delegates gathering at the Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, an array of high-level speakers addressed the policy-making body of the ABA. In welcoming House delegates to New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu stressed that lawyers are the protectors of liberty.
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- State and Local Bar Regulation, Law Enforcement Access to Third-Party Records, and Standards for Language Access Adopted as ABA Policy February 6, 2012
- Six Lawyers Pave the Way for Others to Follow February 6, 2012
- Attorney General Holder Announces Support for Indigent Defense Systems at ABA Summit February 4, 2012
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Addresses ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans February 4, 2012
Task Force Finds Court Underfunding Still a Crisis, Business Partnership an Opportunity
“We all accept the premise that one branch can’t kill the other off,” said Covington & Burling LLP partner Thomas Barnett—but politicians, judges and lawyers at the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System hearing cautioned that cuts to state court budgets are all but lethal.
Law Firms Prime Targets of Cyber Attacks
“There is no target in the U.S. that cannot be successfully attacked today,” said Stewart Baker, talking about cyber security. Baker is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson and served as a panelist at a program on the issue at the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.
Pipeline Diversity Program Honored for Exemplary Leadership in Diversifying Law Profession
When the Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaska Natives started in 1967, its leaders could only locate 25 Native American attorneys in the country. “That was out of 560 tribes,” says Heidi Nesbitt, PLSI director and the American Indian Law Center’s assistant director.
Understanding ESI Concept, Scope Imperative to Effective Client Representation, Say ABA Panelists
ESI stands for “electronically stored information,” but, in effect, the “E” also means “evidence,” noted Illinois lawyer discipline counsel Wendy Muchman at an ABA Midyear Meeting session Feb. 3 on e-discovery, public records and metadata sponsored by the ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division.
- Rep. Langevin to Discuss Cybersecurity and National Threats at ABA Meeting
February 8, 2012 - ABA Says Law School Admission Tests Should Accommodate People with Disabilities
February 8, 2012 - State and Local Bar Regulation, Law Enforcement Access to Third-Party Records, and Standards for Language Access Adopted as ABA Policy During New Orleans Meeting
February 6, 2012
- A Critical Tool to Save Lives: VAWA
February 3, 2012 - Our Liberty Depends on Funding Our Courts, So They Can Protect All of Us
January 16, 2012 - Why Underfunded Courts Hurt All Americans
January 4, 2012
- ABA Tries Taking Guesswork Out Of Salary Comparisons
Law News Florida - Vision 2020 Names Donna E. Shalala as National Advisor
Examiner.com - State Lawmakers Weighing Execution Halt, Task Force
Associated Press (via WLEX-NBC in Lexington, Ky.) - Judges offered sweetener deal on pensions if they retire early
Irish Independent - What They See, What They Get
Inside Higher Ed. - AALS adds four new members, wins kind words from ABA president
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