WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2011 — American Bar Association Immediate Past-President Stephen N. Zack will be honored by the University of Florida Levin College of Law with the naming of Stephen N. Zack Hall on September 12, 2011. The ceremony unveiling the …
WASHINGTON, Sept. 07, 2011 — Employers’ lawyers often receive copies of communications between employees and their counsel via company computers and other devices. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct do not require lawyers to notify the opposing …
WASHINGTON, Sept. 07, 2011— U.S. lawyers are free to modify existing fees during representation, but they must be reasonable as well as communicated and accepted by the client. A new ethics opinion, issued by an American Bar Association committee, …
WASHINGTON, Sept. 07, 2011 — Lawyers have a duty to caution clients about using an employer’s device, such as a work computer or email account, to correspond with their lawyers. A new ethics opinion, issued by an American Bar Association committee, …
WASHINGTON, Sept. 07, 2011 — Employers’ lawyers often receive copies of communications between employees and their counsel via company computers and other devices. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct do not require lawyers to notify the opposing …
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2011 – Eric Y. Drogin, a lawyer and Harvard Medical School psychologist, has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law , concluding in August 2012. Drogin’s multidisciplinary …
CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2011 – Marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is launching a year-long series of teleconferences, podcasts and live programs on …
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2011 – The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has responded to an Aug. 8 th letter from U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) requesting information about law school accreditation and student …
CHICAGO, Aug. 22, 2011 – In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Louisiana case of Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden, the American Bar Association is asking the justices to reaffirm that a prosecutor’s ethical obligations to disclose …
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 – Defendants asserting a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel should have a right to effective assistance of counsel at the first state court proceeding in which they can bring that claim, the American Bar Association …
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011 – Defendants asserting a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel should have a right to effective assistance of counsel at the first state court proceeding in which they can bring that claim, the American Bar Association …
CHICAGO, Aug. 12, 2011 – Richard M. Steuer, a partner with the New York office of Mayer Brown, has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law , concluding in August 2012. Steuer previously served as the …
CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2011 — The American Bar Association Section of Litigation has announced that Ronald L. Marmer will serve as section chair for a one-year term commencing Aug. 9. The Section of Litigation is the national voice for litigators and a leader …
CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2011 — The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is issuing a public censure of Villanova University Law School, finding that it intentionally reported inaccurate admissions data to the ABA and the …
Lucian T. Pera to Hold Position Until 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 15, 2011 — Memphis lawyer Lucian T. Pera took office as the treasurer of the American Bar Association at the conclusion of the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto. Pera, a partner at Adams and …
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CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2011 – Chicago lawyer Michael G. Bergmann has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division , concluding in August 2012. Bergmann is executive director of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI …
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2011 — Linda J. Rusch, a professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law, concluding in August 2012. Rusch is co-director of the law school’s …
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2011 – Randy Aliment of Seattle, Wash., has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section , concluding in August 2012. Aliment, a partner at Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC …
CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2011 – In the U.S. Supreme Court case of Golan v. Holder, the American Bar Association has filed an amicus curiae brief supporting Congress’ power to implement U.S. treaty obligations by restoring copyrights in certain non-U.S. works that …
