ABA weighs in on suit over lawyer’s immunity 
Published: January 20, 2012
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, qualified immunity
The American Bar Association has weighed in on a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court over whether a lawyer in private practice hired by a city can claim qualified immunity from a civil rights lawsuit.
ABA supports state-funded counsel for indigent parents
Published: December 21, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, right to counsel
The American Bar Association has waded into a debate over state-funded counsel for indigent parents in abused or neglected children cases, filing an amicus brief in support of providing parents with counsel.
ABA proposes change in firm ownership rules
Published: December 6, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, law firm, law firm ownership, legal ethics, Rules of Professional Conduct
Last month the American Bar Association’s Ethics 20/20 Commission proposed changing the Rules of Professional Conduct to permit other service professionals, such as accountants, social workers and public relations professionals, to partner with attorneys to own up to 25 percent of a law firm.
ABA declares support for repeal of DOMA
Published: November 8, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA
The American Bar Association is throwing its support behind legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
ABA, business group object to Labor Dept. ‘persuader’ rule
Published: September 26, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, Labor Department, legal advice
WASHINGTON – The American Bar Association and other groups have raised concerns over a proposed Labor Department rule that would revise the interpretation of “advice” with respect to the persuader reporting requirements of Section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
New ethics proposals would facilitate cross-border practice
Published: September 22, 2011
Tags: ABA, ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, American Bar Association, conflict of interest, cross-border practice, ethics, lawyer advertising, lawyer marketing, multijurisdictional practice, unauthorized practice of law
An American Bar Association ethics panel has proposed rule changes that would make it easier for lawyers to engage in cross-border practice, while making clear that one’s “virtual presence” in another jurisdiction may trigger a rule violation.
ABA panel: Lawyers must warn clients about e-mail risks
Published: September 16, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, client confidentiality, e-mail, ethics, technology
Lawyers have a duty to warn whenever a client’s use of e-mail poses the risk of disclosure of confidential information to employers or other third parties, according to an American Bar Association ethics committee.
ABA Commission: Don’t worry about lawyer ranking services
Published: August 23, 2011
Tags: 20/20 Commission, ABA, American Bar Association, ethics, lawyer ranking services, lawyer rankings
The American Bar Association’s Ethics 20/20 Commission has issued a report to the House of Delegates finding no evidence of a “pervasive problem” caused by lawyer ranking services.
Lawyers exempt from HUD mortgage originator rule
Published: August 22, 2011
Tags: ABA, HUD, mortgage
WASHINGTON – The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new final rules setting standards for compliance with the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, including a rule that exempts lawyers from the definition of “mortgage originator” when they are providing legal services to their clients.
Kentucky lawyer takes helm of ABA
Published: August 11, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association
Northern Kentucky lawyer William T. “Bill” Robinson III took office as president of the American Bar Association during the organization’s annual convention in Toronto.
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