At Weekend Retreat, Lawyers Teach Girl Scouts About Safety

Lawyers helped teach Colorado Girl Scouts how to stay safe and deal with bullying at a retreat held last weekend. The program at a Doubletree Hotel in Westminster was the result of a partnership between the ABA and Girl Scouts of the USA, according to an article contributed by a…

Feb 8, 2008 1:38 PM CST

Number of Law Offices in ABA-EPA Climate Challenge Climbs to 88

At least 88 law offices have agreed to participate in a joint initiative by the ABA and the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage policies that help the environment, GreenBiz.com reports. The number is more than triple the number of law firms and related groups that had agreed to participate in…

Feb 7, 2008 3:35 PM CST

Subprime Fallout Takes Center Stage at ABA Midyear

Some ABA sections get all the glory when the news media covers programs at the ABA midyear and annual meetings. The ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities is known for leaping into controversial issues, and the ABA Criminal Justice Section often finds a case in the news as the…

Feb 7, 2008 3:07 PM CST

Stuck in Port

The U.S. Senate is in no rush to vote on ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention

Feb 2, 2008 4:28 PM CST

Reaching Across Borders and Barriers

At home and abroad, the ABA strives to provide justice and access to legal aid

Feb 1, 2008 11:32 PM CST

ABA Notices

Feb 1, 2008 11:30 PM CST

Taking the Case to Capitol Hill

ABA supports bills that would bolster protections for attorney-client privilege

Feb 1, 2008 9:26 PM CST

When the Truth Can Wait

There are times when a lawyer may engage in a bit of deception—but not many

Feb 1, 2008 3:37 PM CST

Congress Explores Retooling State Secrets Privilege

Witnesses, including ABA President-Elect H. Thomas Wells Jr. (PDF), were called before a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing today to discuss reforming the state secrets privilege. The Bush administration and past administrations have used the privilege to block discovery in civil litigation when the government contends there is a risk of…

Jan 29, 2008 10:24 PM CST

Kansas Lawyer Helps Rewrite Jordan’s ADR Laws in ABA Project

A Kansas lawyer traveled to Jordan for three months to help teach alternative dispute resolution through the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative. Lawrence lawyer Kathy Kirk of Lawrence helped teach lawyers and judges about ADR, and helped rewrite the laws to allow judges to order the procedure, the…

Jan 28, 2008 4:26 PM CST

$1K Offered for Best Work/Life Essay, $5K for Legal Profession Essay

A $1,000 prize is being offered by the Ms. JD law blog and the Project for Attorney Retention for the best essay of 1,500 words or less on work/life balance. The contest is intended to address the question: “How Do We Close the Gap Between Baby Boomers and Millennials on…

Jan 18, 2008 7:47 PM CST

Attorney Avatars Create Virtual Bar, Virtual Law & Virtual CLE Courses

In many ways, it looked like a standard bar association meeting. But the woman clad in an orange tutu and thigh-high black stockings offered one clue that the attorneys attending the Oct. 20, 2007 meeting in the Second Life Bar Association’s conference room were actually avatars—animated characters created to represent…

Jan 8, 2008 8:29 PM CST

Time to Reflect, Then Back to Work

New year brings new opportunities for pursuing the advancement of justice

Jan 1, 2008 11:15 PM CST

Kamehameha’s Children

ABA supports legislation for self-determination of Native Hawaiians

Jan 1, 2008 9:26 PM CST

Lawyers in Black

ABA leads march to protest repression in Pakistan

Jan 1, 2008 9:03 PM CST