Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) while speaking at the ABA’s Section of Taxation 2013 May meeting, said if tax reform legislation were enacted, “it is ‘likely’ the mortgage interest deduction would be limited to a first home.”

Martha Barnett is described as the “second woman to head the ABA” and the “first to chair the House of Delegates.” She will speak at the Florida Times-Union EVE Awards luncheon on May 31.

Proposed election reform efforts by the ABA’s Task Force on Federal Lobbying Laws is mentioned in an editorial about new ways to implement reform measures.

The ABA is among other legal jobs data resources on the new website, Law Jobs: By the Numbers (educatingtomorrowslawyers.du.edu/law-jobs).

Carrie Johnson, justice correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), led a Law Day program at the Library of Congress, “The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights.” The title coincided with the ABA’s national theme, “Realizing the Dream, Equality for All.”

Robert McCreanor, an ABA legal specialist, was lauded by the deputy chairman of the National Institution for Human Rights, Abdulla Ahmed Al-Dirazi, for the role he played in consolidating and promoting human rights in Bahrain.

The ABA’s Techshow had a practice management “vibe” instead of an e-discovery one, focusing on practical topics geared to solo and small firms.

In advance of her keynote speech at the Women of Legacy Conference May 11 in San Francisco, ABA President Bellows spoke about her mission to bring more gender equality and equal pay to the workplace [includes audio interview].

This is Law Week, the annual observance sponsored around the country by the ABA and local bar associations.

The 2013 Law Week Celebration in Guam has been given the “Law Day Outstanding Activity” award from the ABA three of the past six years, according to an organizer.

A columnist writes on the erosion of the right to counsel since the Supreme Court decision in Strickland v. Washington, and says that the indigent defense system is rife with lawyers handling too many cases, as defined by ABA guidelines on the maximum that should be ethically allowed.

The increase in suggested pro bono hours called for by New York Chief Justice Jonathan Lippman is a result of a recent ABA survey of pro bono participation.