Midyear Meeting

Stuff Abe Lincoln Says: Lawyer-President Gets a Twitter Feed

Just in time for what would have been his 202nd birthday, our 16th president is getting a dedicated Twitter feed. The tweets from @1865Lincoln, which started appearing today, will contain quotes from Abraham Lincoln as well as “an intriguing selection of little-known facts about the conspiracy that led to his…

Feb 11, 2011 8:50 PM CST

Public Hearing on Judiciary Funding Draws Tales of Courts Begging for Pens, Jury Trials Halted

Corrected: Tales recounted by a parade of witnesses at an ABA public hearing Wednesday painted a disturbing picture of how courts around the United States are being affected by budget cutbacks as state governments continue to reel from economic woes. The Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System, appointed…

Feb 10, 2011 1:23 AM CST

Hearings on Cash-Strapped Courts, Ethics in Global Legal Marketplace Kick Off ABA Midyear Meeting

How recessionary pressures are affecting access in American courts, and how the regulatory structure for lawyers should respond to globalization and technology are two of the critical issues being addressed in public hearings as the ABA Midyear Meeting gets underway in Atlanta. The midyear meeting is being held today through…

Feb 9, 2011 2:00 PM CST

ABA Halves Dues for Solos

Cuts also made for judges and for lawyers in government and legal services

Mar 1, 2010 8:10 AM CST

Rankings to Get ABA Review

The ABA will study how a variety of organizations rank law firms and law schools, though debate on the measure in its House of Delegates proved to be the most contentious of any of the resolutions considered.

Mar 1, 2010 8:00 AM CST

Immigration System ‘Broken’

A sweeping report by the ABA Commission on Immigration proposes creation of an independent structure for hearing cases involving immigrants facing removal from the United States to replace the Justice Department’s current system.

Mar 1, 2010 7:50 AM CST

Ethics 20/20 Eyes Global Change

As the ABA commission on Ethics 20/20 begins to shift into high gear, a co-chair indicated its mission is not to change the world of lawyer ethics but to adapt ethics rules for U.S. lawyers to changes in the world.

Mar 1, 2010 7:40 AM CST

Economy Hurting Diversity

The recession is undermining efforts to achieve greater diversity in the legal profession, says an ABA report released at the midyear meeting.

Mar 1, 2010 7:30 AM CST

Bellows on Track for 2012

it is not much of a secret that Laurel G. Bellows will become ABA president in August 2012.

Mar 1, 2010 7:20 AM CST

ABA Slashes Dues for Solos by Half

The ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates has cut dues solo practitioners will pay on bills that begin being sent in May by almost 50 percent. The ABA also cut dues paid by government lawyers, judges and legal services attorneys by 25 percent. “We have talked a lot about solos,” said…

Feb 9, 2010 3:11 PM CST

ABA to Study How Law Firms & Schools Are Ranked

The ABA will study how a variety of organizations rank law firms and law schools. The debate in the ABA’s House of Delegates about the measure proved to be the most contentious of any resolution it considered today. Resolution 10A, passed by a narrow voice vote, was prompted by a…

Feb 8, 2010 10:28 PM CST

Robinson Nominated as ABA President-Elect

Former American Bar Association treasurer and past president of the Kentucky Bar Association, Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III, has been selected as president-elect nominee at the ABA Midyear Meeting. It is expected that in August 2010, Robinson will become the president-elect for one year leading to his one-year term as…

Feb 8, 2010 9:29 PM CST

ABA Urges Congress to Fix ‘Broken’ Immigration System

The ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates this afternoon voted to urge Congress to substantially remake the adjudication of immigration cases. The measures included recommendations that, if adopted by Congress, would: • Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act’s definition of “aggravated felony” to require that any such conviction must be of…

Feb 8, 2010 9:00 PM CST

ABA House Says ‘No’ to No Nukes

Douglas Copeland,via webcast. In the first close vote of its two-day session, the ABA policy-making House of Delegates today defeated a resolution that called on Congress to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. The final tally was 206 votes against the measure and 175 in favor. It was the first vote…

Feb 8, 2010 7:22 PM CST

ABA Adopts Host of Criminal Justice Measures

The ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates this morning passed a series of nine criminal justice resolutions. The measures had wide support from both prosecutors and the defense bar, according to speakers. The resolutions urge: • Employers and educational institutions to ignore juvenile convictions that have been expunged. • Legislatures to…

Feb 8, 2010 4:00 PM CST