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 …
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 …
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, …
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2011 – The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section is launching a new website that provides up-to-date, practitioner-oriented information and analysis on global anti-corruption matters. Managed by the section’s …
CHICAGO, July 29, 2013 — The American Bar Association Task Force on Gender Equity released two new publications intended for law firm leadership and general counsel that provide specific tools and methods to build a more inclusive legal profession for …
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2013 — The American Bar Association will consider adopting policy regarding topics ranging from human trafficking to the “gay panic” defense at the 2013 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The ABA House of Delegates — the …
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 18, 2012 – The American Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division honored the Columbus Bar Association, of Columbus, Ohio, with the 2012 Solo and Small Firm Project Award for its dedication to assisting newly …
CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2012 — The American Bar Association’s “Lawyer as Citizen” campaign encouraging lawyers to volunteer at the polls in the November election kicks off at the ABA Annual Meeting Aug. 2-7 in Chicago. At the panel “Lawyer as Citizen: Assisting …
CHICAGO, August 7, 2012 – Dick Semerdjian of San Diego has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. Semerdjian is a partner at Schwartz Semerdjian Ballard Cauley LLP, where he specializes in …
CHICAGO, August 9, 2012 – The American Bar Association’s 560-member policymaking House of Delegates met during the ABA 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago to discuss policies relating to a broad range of issues which are advocated for by state and local bar …
CHICAGO, Sept. 24, 2012 – The American Bar Association is urging the Supreme Court of Georgia, in a case being watched nationally by state courts and child advocate groups, to hold that a minor who is the subject of a child-welfare proceeding and is …
CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2012 – Citing its expertise in promoting international protection of human rights, the American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum to affirm that the Alien Tort Statute grants jurisdiction …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 28, 2012 — Rusty Hardin, who successfully argued the federal perjury case against pitcher Roger Clemens, will speak during the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Meeting on Oct. 5 at …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2012— Jonathan Caplan QC, international criminal law attorney, will discuss the wider implications of the Leveson Inquiry and the phone hacking investigations during the luncheon panel of the “2012 International White Collar Crime …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2012 — Environmental and energy regulators, academics, NGO lawyers, and private practitioners will discuss the latest developments on energy policies, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Next Generation Compliance program and …
CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2012 – A question-and-answer session with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will highlight a conference of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Oct. 4-6 in Williamsburg, Va. The conference features sessions …
CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2012 – In cases scheduled for oral arguments Oct. 9, the American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that the federal statutory right to a lawyer in capital habeas proceedings may require a judge to postpone the …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2012 — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem (Navi) Pillay will receive the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) 2012 Rule of Law Award for her dedication and commitment to advancing human rights worldwide. …
CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2012 – The American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race as one of myriad factors in undergraduate admissions decisions. In an amicus brief filed in Fisher v. University …
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 15, 2012 — South Carolina Chief Justice Jean Toal and Associate Justice Costa Pleicones will speak about critical issues facing the legal profession and the role of civics in our society at the American Bar Association Young Lawyers …
