4:50PM CST
April 29
2013

One List You Want to Stay Off

Mary Flood, a Harvard Law School graduate with a background that includes practicing law and 30 years as a reporter, keeps a most unusual list of lawyers.

4:21PM CST
April 26
2013

Immigration Lawyers Tout Promise of ‘Gang of Eight’ Proposal

The proposed immigration bill making its way through Congress offers a major break from current policies and practices, several immigration lawyers said at an American Bar Association webinar.

12:42PM CST
April 25
2013

Mediator Kenneth Feinberg Speaks on Differences, Common Denominators of Compensation Funds

There are two common denominators to every compensation fund following a major disaster, mediator Kenneth Feinberg told participants of the ABA Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum at the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and Judicial Division Joint Spring Meeting and CLE Forum.

9:00AM CST
April 23
2013

Congressman and His Army Commander Reunite During ABA Day After 42 Years

Although they hadn’t laid eyes on each other in 42 years, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen and lawyer Richard Leefe still felt an immediate connection when they reunited last week. “All of a sudden, he arrived outside my office,” the New Jersey Republican said. “We had immediate recognition. That was an emotional moment.”

10:18AM CST
April 15
2013

Top Apps for Construction Lawyers

Construction lawyers outlined their favorite Android and iPad applications, including those that let you see and mark up blueprints, create 3-D models and update task lists during a webinar on The Best Legal Apps for Construction Lawyers. The webinar was designed for lawyers who work remotely, especially at a project site or in a courtroom.

12:38PM CST
April 9
2013

Abraham Lincoln, the Famous Divorce Lawyer?

Almost everyone is very familiar with Abraham Lincoln the president. Fewer are very familiar with Lincoln the lawyer. But the ABA Senior Lawyers Division wants to change that.

1:57PM CST
April 8
2013

Former FBI Agent Gives Insight Into Working White-Collar Crime Investigations

Last year, FBI agents arrested Russell Wasendorf Sr., former chief executive officer of Peregrine Financial Group, after they discovered he embezzled more than $100 million from thousands of clients over the past two decades.

10:00AM CST
April 8
2013

Former Sen. George J. Mitchell Receives Section of Dispute Resolution’s Highest Honor

Former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-Maine) was honored April 5 for his outstanding service in dispute resolution during the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution’s spring conference in Chicago.

11:23AM CST
April 4
2013

Pause Before Answering is One Rule Experts Say Should Apply in Deposition Prep

“Pause before answering” is the first of three golden rules of deposition preparation shared in the new Section of Litigation-Center for Professional Responsibility CLE, “The Best Defense Is a Good Offense: How to Proactively Prepare Your Witness for a Successful Deposition.” According to experts, the pause serves two purposes — it allows time for objections and forces the witness to think before he or she leaps.

3:11PM CST
March 28
2013

Joe Torre, David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel Highlight Litigation Annual Conference

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Major League player and manager Joe Torre and former presidential advisor David Axelrod will join American Bar Association President Laurel Bellows and Frank Easterbrook, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, as speakers at the ABA Section of Litigation CLE Conference April 24-26 in Chicago.

1:03PM CST
March 27
2013

Panel Looks at Proposed Solutions to ‘Orphan’ Works

Duke University Libraries in Durham, N.C., has made a number of digitized “special” collections available online to the Duke community as well as the public. One collection documents the Caribbean Sea Migration of refugees from Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic between 1965 and 1996.

10:56AM CST
March 26
2013

As Local Governments Dive into Social Media, Experts Say Proceed with Caution

When a blizzard descended on Newark, N.J., citizens reached out to Mayor Cory Booker on the social media site Twitter for help. As he shoveled snow and delivered diapers, the mayor also let his followers know there would be no garbage pickup the next day.

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