Newest Issue - February 2017

For more good: Law firms find other ways to provide service to society

Features

• 10 lawyer-authors choose the top 10 law novels in the past 10 years
• States raising age for adult prosecution back to 18
• Kids in Chains: Juvenile advocates urge that shackling be limited
• A Father's Mission: Victim's dad demands to know why 4 child murders remain unsolved after 40 years

President's Letter

• One Word: Civility

The National Pulse

• Foot Fight: Subway sandwich suit raises class action questions
• Public officials can't evade public records laws through personal email accounts

Business of Law

• Law firms of the future will give clients an effortless experience
• Software helps assemble social media posts from a specific event or point in time
• Lawyers find a career in combat sports law
• Leverage Still Rules: There's one difference between law-firm 'haves' and 'have-nots'

Report from Governmental Affairs

• Getting Ready: The ABA takes a close look at Trump administration positions

Precedents

• Feb. 23, 1923: Justices hear a challenge to 'English-only' laws

The Practice

• Legendary litigators share their advice on crafting your best opening statement
• Florida requires lawyers to include tech in CLE courses
• How life lessons from a legendary golf instructor can improve lawyers' litigation scores

Opening Statements

• Lawyer's dogged search yields historic mug shots from John Lewis' police file
• Former slave’s skirt tells lawyers' family story in museum exhibit
• Caught on Tape: Is slow-motion video biasing jurors?
• 10 Questions: Lawyer's best-selling novel started as a birthday resolution

Supreme Court Report

• Court to decide whether Constitution grants protections to Mexican boy killed by US border guard

Your ABA

• Activists team up with ABA to provide law school scholarships for women in Congo
• ABA bioethics committee raises concerns about effectiveness of medical informed consent
• Timely issues and hot topics when ABA convenes for 2017 midyear meeting in Miami
• ABA Announcements

Executive Director's Report

• Embracing Innovation: Adapting to change is essential for law practitioners

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