Columbia law prof banned from 2 depositions after allegations of verbal abuse, intimidating presence

Nov 14, 2023 11:15 AM CST

DOJ will connect with pro bono tech platform

Updated: The U.S. Department of Justice has partnered with technology platform Paladin Partners to boost DOJ attorneys’ engagement with pro bono work, the company announced Monday.

Oct 24, 2023 3:45 PM CDT

Members can support dozens of programs during 2023 ABA Giving Day

This year’s ABA Giving Day is offering members even more ways to support ongoing projects that address urgent social and legal issues.

Oct 16, 2023 2:35 PM CDT

Labor activist Dolores Huerta urges attorneys to ‘get involved in civic life’

Labor rights icon Dolores Huerta has simple but sage advice for attorneys: Get engaged in your community. “We need more attorneys to get involved in civic life and be out there with the rest of us, doing the work that we need to get people elected and to change the laws, do the advocacy that we need.”

Oct 12, 2023 2:21 PM CDT

A lawyer looks at 100

It’s rare to meet a 100-year-old lawyer. It’s perhaps even rarer to sit with that lawyer and listen as they reflect on their life and career. Alexander Forger, who joined the centenarian club in February, recently gave the ABA Journal that opportunity.

Oct 5, 2023 8:26 AM CDT

Family First: A group of Washington lawyers works to keep infants with their mothers

While family separations have long been the norm when treating babies born dependent on substances, recent research suggests allowing a mother to stay with and care for her infant significantly improves their health outcomes.

Sep 7, 2023 11:06 AM CDT

Want to help survivors of the Hawaii wildfires? The ABA has options for you

Aug 30, 2023 12:08 PM CDT

Community Veteran Justice Project founder helps vets navigate legal needs

Jodi Galvin retired in 2010, after spending more than 20 years as a prosecutor with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. For more than a decade prior to that, she had been an investigator in the criminal and mental health sections of the Orange County Public Defender’s Office. When thinking about what to do next, Galvin realized she could use her experience to help veterans, a population that mattered a great deal to her.

Aug 1, 2023 12:50 AM CDT

Joe Bell fights to open cold case records of a 1946 mass lynching

At a 2008 American Bar Association event in Washington, D.C., Joseph Bell Jr., an attorney with a keen interest in discrimination cases, first met author Anthony Pitch, a historian and authority on President Abraham Lincoln. A friendship developed.

Jun 20, 2023 2:20 PM CDT

Nonlawyer advocates can help tenants facing eviction in program approved in 2 states

Jun 14, 2023 9:30 AM CDT

Fill the ‘Justice Gap’: Victims of domestic violence need your pro bono legal help

Jun 1, 2023 11:52 AM CDT

Law school clinics tackle challenging issue of heirs’ property rights

Heirs’ property is a name given to a home or land left to family members without an effective deed or will. With no clear title proving ownership, it can be difficult for descendants to sell or lease their property, build equity, or take advantage of homeowner assistance funds or disaster relief.

May 30, 2023 8:14 AM CDT

ABA Military Pro Bono Project has been connecting volunteer attorneys to servicemembers in need for 15 years

It hardly makes sense to ask military members to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country—and then deprive them of access to legal services, says Pamela Stevenson, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel.

May 22, 2023 8:49 AM CDT

ABE’s annual grant program sends $300K to 12 innovative projects

Apr 26, 2023 11:50 AM CDT

Man who spent 28 years in prison is exonerated with help of pro bono lawyers

Feb 16, 2023 8:39 AM CST