How I Learned to Litigate at the Movies

5 Lawyers Share Silver Screen Secrets!!!

Aug 1, 2008 5:09 PM CDT

ABA to Consider Proposal that Would Make Lateral Moves Easier

The ABA House of Delegates will consider a proposed change to model ethics rules that would ease the way for lawyers leaping from one law firm to another. The controversial proposal would revise the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, used as a guide for lawyer ethics rules in most…

Aug 1, 2008 4:58 PM CDT

A Vienna Convergence

World Justice Forum raises rule of law issues

Aug 1, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

Sharpening Our Focus

World Justice Project brings rule of law to the fore as the highest priority for all

Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

Advocate for the Courts

Judiciary issues top agenda of incoming ABA President Wells

Aug 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

The ABA’s New Scorecard

Impact of association policies will be posted online

Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

Why?

A father’s question spurs exploration of our profession

Aug 1, 2008 11:00 AM CDT

ABA Notices

Aug 1, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

McNulty Memo Changes Not Enough to Protect Privilege, ABA Task Force Chair Says

The chairman of an ABA task force says legislation is still needed to protect the attorney-client privilege, despite a pledge by the Justice Department that it will change its policy to bar privilege waiver requests in corporate investigations. R. William Ide III, chair of the ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client…

Jul 16, 2008 2:36 PM CDT

Gambling-Addicted Lawyer to Help Repay Clients with Book Proceeds

A former lawyer plans to contribute the earnings from an ABA book about his downfall to help repay clients whose trust accounts he raided to support a gambling addiction. Michael Burke spent three years in jail for embezzling $1.6 million from client funds and was ordered to repay the money,…

Jul 14, 2008 11:56 AM CDT

Ginsburg: War Crimes Charges Against Bush Officials Unlikely

Prosecutions of Bush administration officials for their conduct of the fight against terrorism are unlikely, said speakers at a panel held today during the World Justice Forum in Vienna. As George W. Bush’s time as U.S. president nears its end and in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings…

Jul 4, 2008 8:48 PM CDT

World Justice Project Reveals ‘Rule of Law Index’

Anyone anxious to start chewing on the results of the initial findings of a new Rule of Law Index being developed by the World Justice Project will have to wait a little longer. A much-anticipated report on the Rule of Law Index was delivered to attendees of the World Justice…

Jul 3, 2008 6:09 PM CDT

New ‘Rule of Law Index’ Will Measure World Justice

A new Rule of Law Index unveiled today at the World Justice Forum in Vienna is still under construction. But when the initial version is completed within another three years or so, it should help show how well 100 nations are doing at complying with fundamental requirements of their justice…

Jul 3, 2008 3:56 PM CDT

Leaders in Vienna Seek Consensus; Rate Country Effectiveness on Rule of Law

Even Vienna, a major European capital that counts plenty of diplomatic meetings, treaty conferences and academic gatherings in its history, probably has never seen something quite like the World Justice Forum set to convene this week in the ancient city along the Danube. That’s because the forum appears to be…

Jul 1, 2008 3:28 PM CDT

Community Cohesiveness

Bar associations and other organizations working locally to strengthen justice

Jul 1, 2008 1:00 PM CDT