http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Tue, 22 May 2012 15:42:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_23996" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Defense Secretary Leon Panetta joined First Lady Michelle Obama at the announcement of a report that aims to remove employment barriers for military spouses. (Dept. of Defense photo by Glenn Fawcett)"][/caption] When First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a report that offers suggestions for removing employment barriers for ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/michelle-obama-praises-aba-on-professional-licensing-for-military-spouses/ “There is no target in the U.S. that cannot be successfully attacked today,” said Stewart Baker, talking about cyber security.  Baker is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson and served as a panelist at a program on the issue at the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting in New Orleans. The Standing ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/law-firms-prime-targets-of-cyber-attacks/ Albuquerque, N.M., Program Receives 2012 ABA Alexander Award [caption id="attachment_23544" align="alignright" width="175" caption="Heidi Nesbitt, director of Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaskan Natives "][/caption] When the Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians and Alaska Natives started in 1967, its leaders could only locate 25 Native American attorneys in the country.  ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/pipeline-diversity-program-honored-for-exemplary-leadership-in-diversifying-law-profession/ ESI stands for “electronically stored information,” but, in effect, the “E” also means “evidence,” noted Illinois lawyer discipline counsel Wendy Muchman at an ABA Midyear Meeting session Feb. 3 on e-discovery, public records and metadata sponsored by the ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division. As such, the panelists said, lawyers ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/understanding-esi-concept-scope-imperative-to-effective-client-representation-say-aba-panelists/ 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 ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/legal-aid-cuts-stoke-competition-for-public-interest-jobs/ 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. The Feb. 3 CLE program, ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/diversion-programs-save-money-enhance-public-safety-say-aba-panelists/ [caption id="attachment_23209" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Peter J. Neeson"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/peter-j-neeson-to-receive-tips-james-k-carroll-leadership-award/ [caption id="attachment_15562" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Lawyer and documentary filmmaker Guy Jacobson spoke to Center for Human Rights members at the Midyear Meeting in Atlanta. Jacobson showed clips from his latest film -- which follows the plight of several current and former child sex slaves trying to regain entry into Cambodian ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/02/worldwide-network-would-help-prevent-mass-atrocities/ 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 ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/02/armed-forces%e2%80%99-court-of-appeals-swears-in-aba-president-elect-robinson/ Students have strong interest in civics and public service 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. ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/02/president-elect-robinson-discusses-public-service-with-atlanta-high-school-students/