http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Local community activists and lawyers offer their perspectives on the impact of Stand Your Ground Laws during a regional hearing May 2 at American Bar Association headquarters in Chicago. The hearing was the second of four regional hearings on Stand Your Ground laws hosted by a national ABA task force formed last ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/05/stand-your-ground-laws-criticized-during-aba-hearing-in-chicago/ Joe Torre, former Major League Baseball player and manager, and John Rich, professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health, discuss how to recognize and treat children who are victims of violence and what lawyers can do to make a difference. The clip is a highlight from “The Impact of ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/section-of-litigation-2013-annual-conference-former-major-league-baseball-manager-and-public-health-researcher-discuss-impact-of-violence-on-children/ Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court reflects on her career and the evolving High Court, during an April 26 luncheon at the American Bar Association Section of International Law 2013 Spring Meeting. Specifically, as an expert in comparative constitutional law, Ginsburg discusses the impact of international ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/justice-ginsburg-weighs-in-on-impact-of-international-law-on-court-decisions-reflects-on-changing-court-dynamics/ President Laurel G. Bellows presented the American Bar Association’s Congressional Justice Award to six members of Congress who were recognized at a Library of Congress dinner April 17 on Capitol Hill. The dinner was one of many activities scheduled for ABA Day 2013, the association’s annual effort to connect policymakers ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/aba-day-2013-aba-congressional-justice-awards-recognize-leadership-on-key-legal-concerns/ Participants from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., came together on Capitol Hill for ABA Day 2013, the association’s annual effort to connect policymakers with their constituents in the legal profession. The event, held April 16-18, drew volunteer leaders from local, state and specialty bar associations who advocated ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/aba-day-2013-50-states-take-aba-message-to-congress/ A panel of general counsel discuss corporate social media policies and the need for crisis communications plans during the American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s Annual Conference April 25 in Chicago. Patricia Lee Refo of Snell & Wilmer moderated the forum, which included Cornell Boggs, senior vice president, general counsel and ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/section-of-litigation-2013-annual-conference-general-counsel-discuss-social-media-and-the-need-for-corporate-crisis-management-plans/ A panel of general counsel discuss how adoption of new technology triggers ethical issues, impacts risk management and reshapes the legal representation of corporations. Panelists spoke during the American Bar Assocation Section of Litigation’s Annual Conference April 25 in Chicago. Patricia Lee Refo of Snell & Wilmer moderated the forum, which ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/section-of-litigation-2013-annual-conference-general-counsel-share-insights-on-cybersecurity/ Kenneth R. Feinberg, administrator of One Fund Boston, a compensation program designed to aid victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, explains the best practices for resolving high-profile disputes through mediation, during a April 24 luncheon address at the American Bar Association’s “80th Anniversary Joint Spring Meeting & CLE Forum” hosted ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/negotiation-expert-feinberg-on-high-profile-dispute-resolution-compensation-for-boston-marathon-bombing/ Kevin L. Shepherd of Venable LLP in Baltimore and William K. Weisenberg of the Ohio State Bar Association receive the American Bar Association  Grassroots Advocacy Award April 16 from ABA President Laurel Bellows during ABA Day 2013 in Washington, D.C.  The award recognizes the honorees’ dedication to the justice system ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/aba-day-2013-grassroots-advocacy-award-honors-two-lawyers/ ABA President Laurel Bellows takes center stage with U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, Attorney General Lisa Madigan and other women leaders from Illinois at an Equal Pay Day rally April 9 in Chicago. “Now is the time for men and women across the country to insist on pay ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/04/aba-president-urges-passage-of-equal-paycheck-fairness-act-at-equal-pay-day-rally/