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ABA files amicus brief with U.S. Court of Appeals in intellectual property case
The American Bar Association has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the intellectual property case of Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. PhilipsElectronics North America Corp. and University Lighting Technologies Inc.
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New group highlights modern issues for attorneys general and the Department of Justice
After finding himself in charge of many American Bar Association events focused on issues related to attorneys general, Ashley L. Taylor Jr. realized there was an unfilled need for the chief legal officers of America’s states and territories. They lacked a place for writing, speaking, mentoring and learning from others in the legal profession who devoted time to these issues. As a result, the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law created the State Attorneys General and Department of Justice Issues Committee.
Want to find a job in health law? Then ‘never say no’
Students should implement a proactive approach and compile a résumé full of accomplishments that sets them apart from the crowd if they want to successfully pursue a career in health law, a panel of health law lawyers said.
Elder law 101: The client might not be the one paying the legal fees
Lawyers who practice elder law face a challenging question that many other lawyers don’t always have to ask and answer: Who is the client? “Depending on the circumstances of how the client comes to you, it may be a bit confusing,” said Colorado Springs lawyer Michael A. Kirtland at the teleconference “An Introduction to Elder Law.”
34th annual Telly Awards honors ABA’s ‘Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking’
“Voices for Victims: Lawyers Against Human Trafficking,” a video produced for the American Bar Association Task Force on Human Trafficking in partnership with the ABA Communications and Media Relations Division has won a Bronze Telly Award — a runner-up to first place.
- ABA files amicus with Federal Circuit in Lighting Ballast Control v. Philips Electronics et. al.
May 20, 2013 - ABA Sections of Antitrust Law, International Law submit comments to China’s Ministry of Commerce concerning its Comment Draft of the Interim Regulation on Standards Applicable to Simple Cases of Concentrations of Business Operators
May 20, 2013 - ABA Sections of Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law and Science and Technology Law submit comments on European Commission Draft Proposal for a Revised Block Exemption for Technology Transfer Agreements and for Revised Guidelines
May 20, 2013
- Statement of Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association Re: Death Sentence of Duane Buck
March 20, 2013 - Statement of Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association, Re: Arrest and Detention of Beatrice Mtetwa and Thabani Mpofu
March 18, 2013 - Preserving the Right to a Lawyer for Criminal Defendants
March 18, 2013
- Fifth gay federal judge confirmed
Keen News Service - Penn law graduates see exceptionally high employment rates
The Daily Pennsylvanian - Social justice and the American Bar Association
Boomers and Beyond - State Bar of NM’s young lawyers division lands grants to assist veterans
Albuquerque Business First - Before the civil rights movement Alabama blacks faced discrimination on their way to getting law degrees and licenses to practice
AL.com - Editorial: Scott should veto ‘Timely Justice Act’ on the death penalty
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