What are the roots of the mortgage bust and how should government and industry map their way out of the crisis?

Can lawyers use deception to detect and stop wrongdoing? That was the primary question discussed during Friday’s Midyear Meeting program, “Can Attorneys Go Undercover: Ethical Issues in Intellectual Property Pretext Investigations.”

What is a jury’s process of deliberation during a civil trial? How do jurors process the information they receive in the courtroom? What factors influence their decisions? These were some of the questions answered Friday during the program, “How Civil Juries Really Decide Cases,” at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles.

During the opening of the 8th Annual Minority Judicial Clerkship Program on Thursday nearly 90 law school students heard a consistent message from ABA leaders—build your legal career with the help of those who have gone before.

A new, comprehensive index that will evaluate how nations around the world are adhering to the rule of law was announced by William H. Neukom, president of the American Bar Association on Friday.

Alberto J.Mora, vice president and general counsel international of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., spoke Monday at the Center for Human Rights’ fourth annual House of Delegates Luncheon. As general counsel of the U.S. Navy, Mora challenged the Department of Defense not to implicitly or explicitly sanction mistreatment of Guantanamo detainees as part of the fight against

The ABA’s top leaders gathered for breakfast with members of the GP Solo and Small Firm division Saturday during the ABA Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles to brainstorm how the association can better demonstrate its value to lawyers in small and solo practices.

In the weeks following Sept. 11, 2001, Anthony Hayes, a South Carolina lawyer in the ABA’s Young Lawyers Division, asked local firefighters and police what he could do to help their day-to-day lives. His question turned up a surprising truth: Despite the intense dangers of their jobs, many public safety workers lacked even basic wills to care for their family’s needs.

There are approximately 532,000 children in foster care in the United States. Each year more than 20,000 teenagers turn 18 and leave their foster homes. In many states, youth “age out” of the system at their 18th birthday, and when they do, they often don’t have the necessary resources to begin a successful life on their own.

The Spirit of Excellence Awards celebrate the accomplishments of lawyers who excel in their professional settings; who personify excellence on the national, state or local level; and who have demonstrated a commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. The motto of the awards—ad astra per aspera—is Latin for “to the stars with difficulty” and symbolizes the struggle of racially and ethnically diverse lawyers as they travel the road to personal and professional success.

On September 11, 2001, thousands of first responders risked their lives to save their fellow Americans. Three hundred and forty-three firefighters, twenty-three police officers, and thirty-seven port-authority police officers made the ultimate sacrifice. Every day, in every town and city across the nation, first responders—firefighters, police, and EMT—put their lives at risk to protect us.

Calling it a “national epidemic,” judges, lawyers, teachers and social workers from around the nation came together in a community forum to discuss how the combination of domestic violence, child abuse and juvenile delinquency is destroying families and ruining the lives of children.