http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:31:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_7375" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="James I. Keane Award recipent Lee Rosen"][/caption] Lee Rosen, Raleigh, N.C., has been selected by the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section as the recipient of the 2010 James I. Keane Award for his innovations in the use of technology throughout his law practice that demonstrate ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/lee-rosen-awarded-2010-james-i-keane-award-for-excellence-in-e-lawyering/ CHICAGO, March 11, 2010 -- The legal and regulatory implications of proposed climate change legislation will be the key issue of discussion at the  American Bar Association Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law  2010 Spring Meeting on Monday at Pepco Holdings Inc, 701 9th Street Northwest in Washington, ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/aba-public-utility-and-energy-lawyers-set-to-explore-the-legal-issues-of-climate-change/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2010 — The Supreme Court of the United States recognized the importance of lawyers having “full and frank” discussions with their clients, and provided helpful guidance to consumer bankruptcy lawyers, when it ruled Monday in Milavetz, Gallop and Milavetz v. United States.  The court held that the ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/statement-of-carolyn-b-lamm-president-american-bar-association-re-milavetz-ruling-by-the-supreme-court/ WASHINGTON, D.C. March 11, 2010 -- The International Models Project on Women’s Rights, established by the American Bar Association, is creating a comprehensive and collaborative online database of information on gender-equality law reform efforts around the world. Today the first prototype for this comprehensive Web site tool will be unveiled ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/the-international-models-project-on-women%e2%80%99s-rights-unveils-prototype-of-impowr-wiki-in-wake-of-international-women%e2%80%99s-day/ CHICAGO, March 10, 2010 – Technology is changing the practice of law, providing new efficiencies, while also introducing challenges, such as maintaining client privacy online and working in a virtual environment. For the 24th year ABA TECHSHOW® is bringing leading experts all under one roof to ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/aba-techshow-highlights-trends-in-virtual-law-practice-social-media-strategy-data-security-and-e-discovery/ CHICAGO, March 10, 2010 – With antitrust and consumer protection law and policy playing a more prominent role in public debate around the world, top enforcement officials and antitrust practitioners from the United States and abroad will convene for the 58th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, sponsored ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/enforcement-officials-from-around-the-world-to-address-trends-and-policy-in-competition-and-consumer-protection/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2010 — Harold Koh, legal adviser, U.S. Department of State, will share his views this coming Tuesday on the legal implications of the administration’s national security policy at an American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Law and National Security breakfast program. Former dean ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/legal-adviser-to-the-department-of-state-to-speak-on-u-s-national-security-policy-2/ CHICAGO, March 9, 2010 – U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia will speak at the opening plenary of the American Bar Association 2010 Spring Legal Malpractice Conference in Washington, D.C., at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, at the J. W. Marriott Hotel. Scalia and his co-presenter ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/u-s-supreme-court-justice-scalia-discusses-winning-legal-arguments-during-opening-plenary-at-aba-2010-spring-malpractice-conference/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2010 — The American Bar Association believes that Article III courts are the preferred forum for trying detainees accused of criminal responsibility for the 9/11 attacks on the United States. We acknowledge that the president, the attorney general and the Department of ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/statement-of-carolyn-b-lamm-president-american-bar-association-re-trying-detainees-accused-of-911-attacks/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 8, 2010 — The American Bar Association recently passed a resolution urging federal, state, territorial and local governments to limit the collateral consequences imposed on citizens as a result of contact with the juvenile justice system. Americans across the country find themselves being denied ... http://www.abanow.org/2010/03/aba-adopts-policy-to-limit-collateral-consequences-for-juvenile-offenders-2/