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9:02PM CST
February 3
2012

Legal aid cuts stoke competition for public interest jobs

In a time when demand for legal aid has never been higher and funding for legal aid providers is being slashed across the country, national and local experts who have devoted their careers to law and policy for the public good shared their perspectives about careers in public interest law Feb. 3 at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.

4:16PM CST
February 3
2012

Diversion Programs Save Money, Enhance Public Safety, Say ABA Panelists

In a time when states are desperately looking for ways to save money, programs for pretrial release and diversion are not just conserving funds but also ensuring fairness and enhancing public safety, according to a panel at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.

3:44PM CST
January 17
2012

Peter J. Neeson to Receive TIPS James K. Carroll Leadership Award

The American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) will honor Peter J. Neeson of Philadelphia with its James K. Carroll Leadership Award, which honors members who have shown outstanding leadership qualities and service to the section. The award will be presented to Neeson Feb. 4 during the TIPS Joint Reception with the International Law Section and Judicial Division of the 2012 ABA Midyear Meeting.

3:21PM CST
February 25
2011

Worldwide Network Would Help Prevent Mass Atrocities

A worldwide network of countries and organizations could be the latest tool to improve prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities, according to the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights. The Center’s co-chair, Walter White, explains the urgency of the Center’s work toward a mass atrocity prevention network, and why they must keep moving toward that goal.

5:26PM CST
February 15
2011

Armed Forces’ Court of Appeals Swears in ABA President-Elect Robinson

American Bar Association President-Elect Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III was sworn in to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in a ceremony at the association’s Midyear Meeting in Atlanta. Robinson is member-in-charge of the Northern Kentucky offices of Frost Brown Todd LLC, a regional law firm with nine offices located in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Indiana.

4:00PM CST
February 15
2011

President-Elect Robinson Discusses Public Service with Atlanta High School Students

High school students from the D.M. Therrell School of Law, Government and Public Policy spoke with American Bar Association President-elect Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III before attending the ABA House of Delegates session at the association’s Midyear Meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 14. In addressing the students, Robinson spoke about the significance of the ABA and what it does.

8:13PM CST
February 14
2011

LSC funding takes critical hit as ABA meets in Atlanta

As the American Bar Association met for its Midyear Meeting in Atlanta, House Appropriations Chair Hal Rogers called for cuts in LSC funding, cuts that would effectively cut Legal Service Corporation’s spending for the remainder of the year by a staggering 28 percent … or at least $10 million less a month to help struggling families around the country.

6:07PM CST
February 14
2011

Stellar Careers of Extraordinary Lawyers Honored at Spirit of Excellence Awards

Six legal luminaries were honored last week during the 2011 Spirit of Excellence Awards Luncheon of the ABA Midyear Meeting in Atlanta. The award’s motto, “Ad Astra per Aspera – To the Stars through Difficulty,” embodies the struggles of the racially and ethnically diverse lawyers who personify excellence as they pave the way for others to reach new heights, both personally and professionally.

6:25PM CST
February 13
2011

The Impact of Microinequities in the Workplace

“Wow, you speak English so well!” is a comment that Hispanic lawyer Carlos Cruz-Abrams of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has heard often throughout his life. While the statement is usually meant as a compliment, Cruz-Abrams said that it’s actually a subtle insult, coined by psychiatrist Chester M. Pierce during the seventies as a “microaggression.” At the Midyear Meeting program “Diversity in the Workplace: Microinsults,” Cruz-Abrams and other panelists shared how such slights can devalue individuals and negatively impact the workplace when they happen on the job.

6:15PM CST
February 13
2011

Eight Tips on Getting Your First Job After Law School

Experts in tort, trial and insurance law shared their secrets of career success during the program, “I’m Getting My J.D. Now What? A Forum on How to Get Your First Job,” on Friday at the ABA Midyear Meeting. Panelists offered law school students tips on landing their first job in this tough and competitive legal market. They emphasized to law students that setting themselves apart from other applicants is key.

4:53PM CST
February 13
2011

The Forgotten Warrior: Women Veterans and Sexual Assault

Women veterans seeking healthcare encounter unique challenges every day — because beneath a substance abuse problem, a PTSD diagnosis or physical health problem often lurks a history of past sexual assault, either before or during military service. Legal and healthcare experts who gathered at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting yesterday outlined many of those challenges and made suggestions as to how judges can better serve these veterans when they appear in courts.

4:32PM CST
February 13
2011

Youth Courts: The Positive Power of Intervention

For young juvenile offenders, youth courts can be life savers. Stefan Campagna, now 24, told an audience yesterday at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in Atlanta about his teenage turnaround after he was sentenced by peers at a youth court trial. He was 16 at the time, had been accused of 27 felonies and had initially been turned down as a candidate for going to youth court for resolution.

 
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