Debra Cassens Weiss, a senior writer for the web, joined the ABA Journal staff in 1986. She was previously the managing editor, an assistant managing editor and news editor. She had worked as a news researcher for WMAQ-TV in Chicago, as a reporter and editor at the City News Bureau of Chicago, and as a newscaster at WMRO and WAUR radio (Aurora, Ill.). Weiss has a JD from DePaul University College of Law and a BA in English from the University of Illinois.
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ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault survivors in bar admissions process, letter says
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May 8, 2024, 10:10 am CDT
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May 7, 2024, 12:30 pm CDT
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May 6, 2024, 11:32 am CDT
Former lawyer will be retried for murder after top Georgia court overturns conviction
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Bankruptcy law firm files for Chapter 11 after losing advertising dispute
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Federal judge reprimanded for handcuffing teen spectator in scared-straight approach
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