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1:35PM CST
March 9
2010

Justice Scalia Discusses Art of Persuasion at Spring Malpractice Conference

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will speak at the opening plenary of the American Bar Association 2010 Spring Legal Malpractice Conference in Washington, D.C., at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, at the J. W. Marriott Hotel

1:50PM CST
January 26
2010

ABA to Release Report on Problems in Immigration Adjudication System

Why is today’s immigration court system functioning so poorly? What are the greatest pressure points on its operation? What should be the most urgent priorities for reform? A new, comprehensive study of the immigration adjudication process has been prepared for the American Bar Association, leading the association to consider a host of policy changes to fix the currently overwhelmed system

9:49AM CST
December 3
2009

Fed Should Oversee Financial Firms, Treasury Official Tells ABA Banking Law Committee

Members of the ABA Business Law Section Banking Law Committee heard Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin explain why the Federal Reserve Bank is the government agency best equipped to oversee complex financial firms

11:37AM CST
December 2
2009

Women to Women: Rainmaking Tips

A recent survey of the top 200 law firms by the National Association of Women Lawyers found that 72 percent of respondents have no women among their top five rainmakers, and nearly half of respondents have no women in their top ten. To help address the gender disparity, a panel of women rainmakers at “Generating Business … Different Styles, Different Approaches,” during the Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference last month, shared advice to help women lawyers develop business

5:59PM CST
November 20
2009

Prosecution of Guantanamo Detainees Explored by ABA Panel

In light of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent announcement regarding the prosecution process for some of the Guantanamo detainees, the podcast of a related ABA Law and National Security Conference panel is now available online