http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:59:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_23511" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Mark Moreau, co-executive director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services"][/caption] A steep rise in the number of people living in poverty and a big decline in funding for legal aid services has led to a crisis in access to justice for the most vulnerable Americans, said a panel ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/pro-bono-services-help-for-pro-se-litigants-needed-to-bridge-legal-aid-gap-say-legal-aid-providers/ [caption id="attachment_23472" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Ranie Thompson is managing attorney of the foreclosure defense unit of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans."][/caption] At an ABA Midyear Meeting panel discussion Feb. 2 on foreclosure issues, an Atlanta litigator who serves the mortgage industry joined a New Orleans legal services lawyer who specializes ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/foreclosure-prevention-tactics-spotlighted-at-aba-midyear-meeting/ The American Bar Association will address legal policy issues ranging from law enforcement access to third-party records, to the regulation by courts or legislative bodies of state and local bar associations, to trial procedure when the association’s 560-member House of Delegates meets Feb. 6 in the Sheraton ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/02/aba-house-of-delegates-to-debate-variety-of-legal-issues-at-2012-midyear-meeting/ The U.S. state court funding crisis, efforts to ensure access to justice, foreclosure prevention and disaster preparedness are the focus of just some of the legal programs at the American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, Feb.1-6. High-profile speakers at the meeting include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/court-funding-crisis-and-other-critical-legal-issues-explored-at-aba-midyear-meeting-in-new-orleans/ The American Bar Association joins the rest of America as we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his legacy of equality, justice and service to others. The federal holiday we observe on Monday is more than a day to reflect on Dr. King’s achievements—it is a call ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/aba-celebrates-dr-kings-legacy-of-equality-justice-and-service/ Judge Lawrence Walsh has had a distinguished career in public service and private practice. In 1981, nearing mandatory retirement age at his law firm, he moved his practice to his wife’s hometown of Oklahoma City, and has been there ever since. ABA ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/judge-lawrence-e-walshs-100th-birthday-noted-in-conversation-with-aba-president-robinson/ [caption id="attachment_23059" align="alignleft" width="155" caption="ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III"][/caption] The American Bar Association recognizes the challenges facing concerned law students who have yet to begin their careers and the frustration of those lawyers who are searching for work in this tough job market. To meet the expenses of my own ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/aba-president-robinson-stresses-support-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers/ [caption id="attachment_22989" align="alignleft" width="155" caption="ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III"][/caption] In a Dec. 30, 2011, letter to President Barack Obama, American Bar Association President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III expressed the association’s views that presidential signing statements are “contrary to the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation ... http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/aba-presidential-signing-statements-are-contrary-to-the-rule-of-law/ [caption id="attachment_22774" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Vaclav Havel"][/caption] The American Bar Association extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to the family of former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel and to the people of the Czech Republic. President Havel was a titan for justice and freedom.  The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative is ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/12/aba-mourns-titan-for-justice-and-freedom-vaclav-havel/ A team of Kentucky-based legal experts conducted a review of the death penalty in the commonwealth that uncovered flaws that undermine fairness and due process in the system.  The assessment team calls for a suspension of executions in Kentucky until these issues can be addressed. The team’s ... http://www.abanow.org/2011/12/kentucky-legal-team-finds-problems-with-state-death-penalty-system/