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.
ABA releases 2011 legal technology survey
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, blogs, iPad, SaaS, smartphones, social media
The American Bar Association recently released the results of its 2011 legal technology survey, which evaluated lawyers’ use of smartphones, tablets and software as a service, among other things.
Ethics panel opts for ‘clarity’ over new limits on advertising
Published: July 7, 2011
Tags: ABA, ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, American Bar Association, cloud computing, legal marketing, social media, technology
An American Bar Association ethics panel is proposing “more clarity” rather than new restrictions in the rules governing lawyers’ use of Internet-based technology to advertise their services.
ABA launches website for servicemembers, military families
Published: June 2, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, military, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
In an attempt to provide law-related assistance and resources for families of servicemembers, the American Bar Association has launched a new website.
ABA ethics proposals could impact small firm lawyers
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 28, 2011
Tags: ABA, ABA Ethics Commission 20/20, American Bar Association, cloud computing, ethics, social media, social networking, solo practice, technology
The ABA Ethics Commission 20/20 recently met to discuss a package of proposals that are likely to affect small and solo law firms.
ABA considers relaxing rules on legal business structures
Published: April 18, 2011
Tags: ABA, alternative fee arrangements, legal ethics, legal services
Lawyers and non-lawyers may be able to form law firms or businesses that provide non-legal services, in light of changes the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 is weighing.
Word of mouth still the best way to get clients, says ABA survey
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 28, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, legal marketing, legal services, marketing, practice management, social media, unbundling
Even with the growth of online resources, word-of-mouth is still the way most people look for a lawyer, according to a survey by the ABA standing committee on the delivery of legal services.
ABA ‘Red flags’ case dismissed as moot
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: ABA, Congress, Federal Trade Commission, red flags rule
WASHINGTON – The D.C. Circuit has dismissed the American Bar Association’s case against the Federal Trade Commission over the application of the agency’s “red flags” rule, ending a long-running legal saga.
Possibility of ABA Internet regs worries small firm lawyers
By:
Ed Poll
Published: March 3, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, blogs, ethics, Internet regulations, listserv, social media, social networking
Many attorneys and law firm marketers have sounded alarms that the American Bar Association’s Commission on Ethics 20/20 is examining legal ethics issues arising from lawyers’ use of Internet-based client development tools.
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