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Domestic Violence
Media Contact: Emilie Surrusco
Phone: 202-662-1502
Email: Emilie.Surrusco@americanbar.org
Media Contact: Emilie Surrusco
Phone: 202-662-1502
Email: Emilie.Surrusco@americanbar.org
Phone: 202-662-1502
Email: Emilie.Surrusco@americanbar.org
Media Contact: Emilie Surrusco
Phone: 202-662-1502
Email: Emilie.Surrusco@americanbar.org
- Statement of Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association Re: Bipartisan VAWA House Passage
Feb 28, 2013 - ABA President Says Vote ‘No’ on Amendment, ‘Yes’ on Full VAWA Bill
Feb 28, 2013 - Reporter Resources RE: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
May 21, 2012 - VAWA Integral Part of Public Safety and Needs to Pass, Says ABA
Apr 26, 2012 - American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence Confers the 2011 Sharon L. Corbitt Award
Jul 11, 2011 - Statement of Stephen N. Zack, President, American Bar Association Re: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – November 25, 2010
Nov 24, 2010 - New Resources to Help LGBT Survivors of Domestic Violence
Apr 14, 2010 - One Child at a Time
Nov 24, 2009 - ABA Commission on Domestic Violence Announces Launch of National Domestic Violence Pro Bono Directory, Sponsored by Verizon Wireless’ Hopeline Program
Aug 17, 2009 - ABA Commission on Domestic Violence to Award First-Ever Sharon L. Corbitt Award to GWU Professor Joan Meier
Jul 23, 2009 - Violence Against Women
Jul 12, 2009 - Comprehensive Tool for Lawyers in Spotting Domestic & Sexual Violence Released by the American Bar Association
May 27, 2008 - ABA Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Passage of Domestic Violence Bill
May 16, 2008 - American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence Awarded Avon Foundation “Speak Out Against Domestic Violence” Grant
May 8, 2008 - First Ever Standards of Practice for Lawyers in Civil Protection Order Cases Released
Oct 15, 2007 - Op-Ed: Dating and Violence Should Never Be a Couple
Jan 26, 2006 - Op-Ed: Helping Your Client Become a Safe Survivor
Oct 28, 2005 - ABA Handbook Guides Lawyers in Providing Assistance for Domestic Violence Victims and Recognizing Related Issues in Their Practice Areas
Sep 1, 2004 - ABA Initiative to Address Human Trafficking in Ecuador
Aug 9, 2004 - New ABA Guidebook Highlights Critical Need for Domestic Violence Curricula in Law Schools
May 21, 2004