The University of Massachusetts School of Law will be considered for accreditation by the American Bar Association this year.

In 2004, a new law school entered the scene: Phoenix School of Law. This school is accredited by the American Bar Association.

The American Bar Association’s ‘Guide to Wills and Estates’ supplies authoritative information on creating a will, establishing a living trust, estate planning and other related topics.

[The SEC’s release included possible alternative regulatory approaches from] the Task Force on Investment Company Use of Derivatives and Leverage of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law.

The draft code, proposed by the D.C. Courts’ Advisory Committee on Judicial Comment, closely follows the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct, which was adopted in 2007.

Police and prosecutors withheld the evidence to protect their informant. They should have found a way to protect the informant without withholding evidence of Porter’s wrongful incarceration for 18 months, until a journalist found it. The American Bar Association has recommended a disclosure rule that could avoid a repeat of this injustice.

The 2010 Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, which the American Bar Association approved in August 2011, includes sample forms with improved language.

ABA TIPS Commemorates 9/11: In recognition of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the American Bar Association is sponsoring a series of educational events.

Today starts the 10-part Teleconference Series presented by the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section in conjunction with the West LegalEd Center, commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11th.

In preparation for the case, the court has been inundated with amicus briefs both in support and opposition to the cap. The American Bar Association is arguing that the cap discourages attorneys from taking the cases, thus violating a victim’s right to due process.

The American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project will hold its annual event in Washington DC, next month … The Project will honor Justice Stevens’ lifetime of work and unwavering dedication to the principle of equal justice for all.

SEC commissioners voted 4-0 today to seek comment on a set of ideas for updating the Investment Company Act of 1940…“You have a set of laws that were, by and large, put in place long before anyone ever heard of derivatives,” said Baris, who was chairman of an American Bar Association task force that published a report on the issue last year.