TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2011 — Judicial disqualification, legal education and changes in immigration representation were among the topics addressed yesterday and today by the American Bar Association House of Delegates, the association’s policy-making body. …
TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2011 — Former American Bar Association treasurer and Kentucky Bar Association past president Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, takes office today as president of the ABA. He will serve in this capacity until the close of the association’s Annual …
Chicago Attorney on Track to Lead Association in 2012-2013 TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2011 — Chicago lawyer Laurel Bellows was voted in today as the American Bar Association president-elect at the association’s Annual Meeting in Toronto. She will serve a one-year …
TORONTO, Aug. 6, 2011 — The Council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is announcing that it will move forward in collecting detailed job placement data from law schools, and will hold schools accountable …
CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2011 – The American Bar Association and the Canadian Bar Association are preparing to sign a historic agreement that will lead to enhanced cooperation and information exchanges between the two organizations, their in-house counsel …
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2011 – Canadian and U.S. experts will come together to address ethical issues in social media, criminal justice concerns, healthcare reform, border migration, the globalization of anti-corruption law and other topics that affect the …
CHICAGO, July 22, 2011 — The U.S. state court funding crisis, Canadian and U.S. border issues, birthright citizenship concerns, and perspectives from justices of the Canadian and U.S. Supreme Courts are the focus of just some of the outstanding legal …
CHICAGO, July 25, 2011 — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will participate in a conversation on civic education in the nation’s schools, among other programs, at the 2011 American Bar …
Justices from U.S., Canada, Among Distinguished Speakers WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011 — Civil liberties and security 10 years after 9/11; immigration issues, including lessons learned from the Postville, Iowa, raids; and the courts’ funding issues are among …
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 – From the battle over birthright citizenship to the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act, immigration has remained a hot button issue in United States politics and abroad. These issues, as well as the …
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 – From social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, to mobile devices like BlackBerry devices, iPads and Playbook tablets, new technologies are transforming the way lawyers and judges communicate and do business. …
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2011 – With increasing globalization, now more than ever the consequences and effects of law extend far beyond a country’s border. The global financial meltdown, multinational business and global operations, social media and …
CHICAGO, July 20, 2011 — Lawyers attending the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Toronto Aug. 4 – 9 will be urged to use disaster-planning resources informed by the experiences of lawyers like Christine Crilley who survived and learned from their …
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 – Everyone has a right to a fair trial, and it is the job of lawyers, judges and court personnel to make sure it happens. As a result, they constantly raise questions about the admissibility of forensic evidence, implicit bias …
Marybeth Peters, Hon. Richard Linn to receive ABA-IPL Section’s Mark T. Banner Award at ABA Annual Meeting CHICAGO, July 14, 2011 – Former Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters and U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Linn of the Federal Circuit have been …
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 7, 2011 – Youth aging out of foster care, improving educational outcomes for children in care, bullying and LGBTQ youth in the foster care system are among topics to be explored at the 14th Annual American Bar Association National …
Initial Proposal Suggests Only Clarifications to Select Rules CHICAGO, June 29, 2011 — The American Bar Association Commission on Ethics 20/20 today released its initial proposals for comment on lawyers’ use of technology-based client development tools. …
ABA Executive Director Jack L. Rives speaks on national security law at Medill National Security Journalism Initiative conference ABA Executive Director Jack L. Rives urged journalists to gain a full understanding of military commissions and their …
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2011 — New developments in competition law, policy and antitrust enforcement throughout Latin America and North America will be the focus of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law conference “Antitrust in the …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2011 — Issues involving low copy DNA, procedures for handling electronically stored information in criminal cases and ethical obligations of forensic scientists are among the issues that will be addressed at the 2nd Annual “ …
