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Published on July 29, 2013 - 15:41 GMT

National Leaders of The Legal Profession Probe Issues Facing the Public and the Profession at American Bar Association Annual ...

CHICAGO, July 28, 2010— More than 7,600 lawyers and guests will gather in San Francisco next week for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association. The master program for the meeting, opening Aug. 5 and concluding Aug. 10, features nearly 1,500 …

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Department of Justice Grant Awarded to American Bar Association, two Others for Improving Public Defender Training

CHICAGO, July13, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the American Bar Association a substantial grant to work on a National Indigent Defense Training and Technical Assistance Project, which primarily will result …

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ABA Delegates to Consider Policies on Same-Sex Marriage, Criminal Justice, Tracing Guns, Mitigating Harm from Disasters, Civil ...

CHICAGO, July 9, 2010—Issues ranging from same-sex marriage to criminal justice system resources, tracing weapons used in crime, mitigating loss of life and other harm from disasters, advancing principles for providing legal assistance in civil cases, and …

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Women and Children, First

July Issue of ABA Journal Looks at Advances in Diversity, New Thinking on Juvenile Justice and a Model Foster Care FamilyCHICAGO, June 23, 2010 –ABA Journal profiles the encouraging trend in state courts of more women serving as chief justice – 20 states …

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Summer Law Clerk Program Celebrates 10 Years of Opportunity for Minority and Disadvantaged Law Students

CHICAGO, June 18, 2010 – The American Bar Association Section of Litigation announced that nearly 180 financially disadvantaged and minority law students are participating in its Judicial Intern Opportunity Program this summer. The program, celebrating its …

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American Bar Association Presented with Support of Military Families Award

WASHINGTON — The Support of Military Families Award was presented to the American Bar Association in a Capitol Hill ceremony Monday night, September 20, 2010. The award was given to the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel ( …

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ABA Ethics Opinion Explores Limits of Lawyer-Client Confidentiality When Client Appealing Criminal Conviction Claims Lawyer was ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 17, 2010—A criminal defense lawyer is not free to share with prosecutors confidential information related to representation of a former client who was convicted, even if the client claims the lawyer was ineffective, except in rare …

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Joseph A. Dewoskin, Kansas City Lawyer, Chairs American Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2010 — Joseph A. DeWoskin, a Kansas City, Mo., lawyer for 19 years, has become chair of the American Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, representing more than 20,000 members nationwide. DeWoskin took office …

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ABA Adopts New Model Rules for Client Trust Account Records, Addressing Changes in Banking Laws, Technology and Practice Methods

CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2010—The American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted new rules for record keeping regarding client trust accounts when it met earlier this month, reflecting changes in banking laws and technology, and evolving methods of legal …

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Silicon Valley Law Partner Stephen S. Wu Is New Chair of American Bar Association Science and Technology Section

CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2010—Stephen S. Wu, a partner in the Silicon Valley law firm of Cooke Kobrick Wu LLP, today became chair of the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law. “I hope to start a national dialogue about science and …

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Birmingham Lawyer Jennifer (Ginger) M. Busby is New Chair of American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2010 — Jennifer (Ginger) M. Busby of Birmingham, Ala., this week became chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section. Busby is serving a one-year term that will conclude at the close of the association …

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American Bar Association Names Kentucky Litigator Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III President-Elect

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 10, 2010 – Former American Bar Association treasurer and past president of the Kentucky Bar Association, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, was elected today as ABA president-elect at the association’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco. He …

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Incoming American Bar Association President to Appoint Ted Olson and David Boies to Task Force on Justice System

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2010 – Miami lawyer Stephen N. Zack, incoming president of the American Bar Association for the 2010-11 bar year, will announce Monday, Aug. 9, that lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies will co-chair a new ABA task force on the …

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David Boies, Preeminent Trial Lawyer, to Give Keynote Address at American Bar Association Opening Assembly

Saturday Event Marks Official Opening of 2010 ABA Annual Meeting in San FranciscoCHICAGO, Aug. 3, 2010—David Boies, who was lead counsel for former Vice President Al Gore in contesting the 2000 presidential election, will be the keynote speaker at the …

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Reporters: Register Now for the 2011 ABA Midyear Meeting in Atlanta

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2011 – Don’t miss the 2011 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting in Atlanta, Feb. 9 – 14, a premier gathering of the nation’s legal professionals, and enjoy nearly a week of debate on critical legal and public policy issues, …

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Medical Marijuana, Healthcare Company Consolidation and New Medicare Payment System are Topics at ABA’s Annual Healthcare Summit

CHICAGO, Nov. 29, 2010 — Healthcare in a post-reform world, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ program integrity initiatives, medical marijuana laws, the future of healthcare privacy, medical device compliance, Medicare fraud enforcement and a …

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ABA ETHICS OPINIONS: ACCESS FOR ALL LAWYERS

In response to recent inquiries regarding how the ABA disseminates information about new ethics opinions, here is what every lawyer and judge will want to know about accessing such guidance. ABA Ethics Opinions are available to the public through the …

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22nd Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Conference to be Hosted by American Bar Association and American Bankers Association

CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2010 — More than 800 lawyers, bankers and regulatory officials will gather for the 22nd Annual Money Laundering Enforcement Conference, Oct. 17 – 19. Sponsored by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and the American …

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ABA Issues New Ethics Opinion to Provide Guidance for Lawyers Marketing Their Services Via Websites

CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2010—Lawyers and law firms are increasingly using websites to market their services and to communicate information to help potential clients understand the law. A new ethics opinion, issued today by an American Bar Association committee …

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ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission Hearing to Explore Impact of Technology on Client Confidences, Lawyers’ Use of Internet to Develop ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2010—The American Bar Association Commission on Ethics 20/20 is inviting interested persons to register now to testify at an Oct. 14 public hearing in Chicago, set to explore the impact of technology on client confidences and lawyers’ …

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