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July 2001 |
Comings and Goings
Awards and Grants Awarded
Projects and Entities
- Museum of Law Looking for new Exhibit Pieces
- Be On the Look Out for Lawyer Assistance Program surveys
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INS Detention Standards Initiative Launched
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Judges Network Looking for Community Based Programs
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Section of Business Law Seeking Ambassadors
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·New E-Commerce Task Force Formed by ABA
Meetings and Conferences
Upcoming Events Meetings at the ABA Annual Meeting
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Minority Lawyers' Forum and 15th Anniversary - August
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Role of State and Local Bar Associations - August
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National Children's Immigration Summit - August
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The Judges Network: National Judicial Outreach in
Your Hometown - August 5
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Law Office Management Assistance Programs
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FindLegalHelp.org
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ETHICSearch · Lawyer Assistance
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Minority Bar Online Directory
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Standards on State Judicial Selection · ABA Book
Publishing Discount
MDP and MJP Update
Although the ABA House of Delegates rejected the recommendations of
the Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice, many states continue to
study the issue and in some cases, draft rules for consideration by
their highest court. Arizona, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Minnesota,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming are
among the jurisdictions where proposals for rule changes may be forthcoming.
The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility continues to monitor
this activity and post updates on its Web site at http://www.abanet.org/poladv/home.html.
The ABA Commission on Multijurisdictional Practice is also continuing
to hold open hearings, the next being scheduled for the 2001 ABA Annual
Meeting in Chicago on Friday, August 3. The meeting will be held at
the Swissotel, 323 East Wacker Drive, Grand Ballroom III from 9:00 a.m
- 12:00 a.m. Persons wishing to testify should submit a written statement
by July 20th. Forms for written testimony can be found at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/mjp-notice_chicago.html. Earlier written submissions
and transcripts of prior hearings are posted at http://www.http://www.abanet.org/cpr/mjp-home.html.
Ethics 2000
The Ethics 2000 Commission will present its final report with recommendations
to the House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting in Chicago. It is expected
that the debate will continue at the Midyear Meeting in Philadelphia.
The Commission’s report, along with written testimony and minutes from
past meetings, is posted at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/ethics2k.html.
Professionalism
The ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism has completed its Guide
to Professionalism Commissions and posted them at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/profcommissions.html. This guide presents practical
information on the programs and activities, structure and organization,
and funding of ten current commissions, along with a contact list.
The Spring issue of The Professional Lawyer (Volume 12, Issue
Number 3) includes articles on the professionalism crisis, communications
with represented persons, Ethics 2000, and lawyer-client arbitration
agreements. Further information about the magazine is posted at http://www.abanet.org/cpr/proflaw.html.
Get the Scoop from Media Relations
Click on the ABA Division for Media Relations and Communication Services
Web page (http://www.abanet.org/media/home.html) to learn more about noteworthy legal
topics and decisions made by the American Bar Association.
What’s Going on in Washington, D.C.?
Keep track of the latest news in legislative and governmental advocacy
by logging on to the ABA’s Governmental Affairs Office’s Web site (http://www.abanet.org/poladv/home.html).
Bar Association Reports
Beginning with the next issue of Miscellaneous Memo, we would
like to provide information on recent bar association reports on topics
of interest to bar leaders along with a link to the report on the bar’s
Web site (if available online). We hope that this new feature will assist
other bars dealing with similar issues. Of course, we need your help!
Please send a short description of any recent reports released by your
bar and the Web site link to Dan Rubin at
drubin@staff.abanet.org. To make into the next Miscellaneous
Memo, reports need to be submitted by August 17th. Please contact
Dan at 312/988-5356 with any questions.
Kudos!
Thank you! The ABA Division for Bar Services would like to acknowledge
the participation of five dedicated individuals who recently served
as members of Bar Association Operational Survey teams. These leaders
in the bar association community generously shared their time and expertise
with bar associations seeking to improve their operational processes.
The division sincerely thanks:
- Mary Howerton, Executive Director, Mecklenburg County Bar
- Kathie Bifaro, Executive Director, Bar Association of Erie County
- Joyce Hastings, Director of Communications, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Allan Head, Executive Director, North Carolina Bar Association
- Bill Schneider, Executive Director, Louisville Bar Foundation (formerly,
Executive Director, Louisville Bar Association)
State Bar Association Changes:
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Cindy White, a former executive director of the St. Petersburg
Bar Association (FL), is the new executive director.
Kansas Bar Association
- Michelle Wilson has resigned her position as communications
director.
Kentucky Bar Association
- Sharon Parrent is retiring as the director of administration
on August 31st. Melissa Blackwell will assume Parrent’s responsibilities.
- Kimberly Smith has resigned as communications director.
State Bar of Nevada
- Another Kimberly Smith has resigned. Smith was the bar’s
information and design coordinator. She will also be pursuing her
own freelance communications business based in Ohio. Her replacement
is Stephanie McGhee.
Ohio State Bar Association
- Rick Slee, is the new assistant director of continuing legal
education. He is an attorney who has previously practiced in a law
firm and in the legal department of the Ohio School Board Association.
- Colleen Buggy, is the new director of membership services.
She previously worked in the bar’s publications department.
South Carolina Bar
- Wendy Jones, director of public relations, is leaving the
bar at the end of June and will be the director of communications
at Brevard College in North Carolina.
West Virginia Bar Association
- Pryce M. Haynes II is the new executive director, replacing
Jonathan Adler. The West Virginia Bar Assocation can be contacted
at its new number, 304-522-2652 or director@wvbarassociation.org.
Local Bar Association Staff Changes:
San Mateo County Bar Association (CA)
- John Digiacinto has replaced John McInerney as executive
director.
The Chicago Bar Association (IL)
- Sharon Koubek, formerly the director of the Young Lawyers
Section, has been promoted to director of marketing.
Boston Bar Foundation (MA)
- Steven F. Smithis the new director of development.
Washtenaw County Bar Association(MI)
- Alisande Cutlerhas resigned as executive director to begin
a new career in community association management at a condominium
development for older faculty, staff, and alumni of the University
of Michigan.
Monroe County Bar Association (NY)
- Beth Keigher has resigned as executive director.
State County Bar Association (OH)
- Tina M. McCort became the new executive director on June
1. Robin Rostonski was the previous executive director.
Toledo Bar Association (OH)
- Trish Branam is the new executive director.
Allegheny County Bar Association (PA)
- David Blaner is the new executive director. David formerly
served as the bar’s deputy executive director.
Nashville Bar Association (TN)
- Nikki Gray iis the new communications assistant.
Alexandria Bar Association (VA)
- Charles K. Unger is the new executive director.
Milwaukee Bar Association (OH)
- James R. Paetsch is the new executive director.
Other People News
Gil Campbell, who recently retired as executive director of
the Tennessee Bar Association, is the new executive director of the
Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society.
Northern Marianas Islands Bar Association
Remedio "Remy" Sablan is the new executive director.
Legal Services Corporation
John McKay, who became Legal Services Corporation president
in May 1997 left his post at the end of June to pursue the position
of U.S. Attorney in Seattle. John N. Erlenborn succeeds McKay
as interim president until President Bush selects, and the Senate confirms,
a new LSC Board of Directors responsible for choosing a permanent LSC
president. Erlenborn is the current vice-chair of the LSC board and
is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School.
American Bar Association
Daniel Rubin joined the Division for Bar Services on July 9th
as our new information research specialist. He can be reached at 312/988-5356,
e-mail: drubin@staff.abanet.org.
Marcia Kladder has rejoined both NABE and the ABA staff after
a two-year hiatus spent as an independent communications consultant.
Marcia is now the associate director of the ABA Justice Center and can
be reached at 312/988-5722, e-mail: kladderm@staff.abanet.org.
David Tolbert is the new executive director of the ABA Central
and Eastern European Law Initiative. He formerly served as general counsel
with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands.
Grants Awarded to Immigration Projects
The ABA Division for Bar Services has compiled a listing of the ABA
awards and grants available. Visit (http://www.abanet.org/barserv) to see if there is an award for which your
association may be eligible.
Awards and Grants Listing Online
The ABA Immigration Pro Bono Development and Bar Activation Project
has awarded more than $100,000 in grants to projects that provide
legal services to newcomers to the United States, including detained
immigrant and refugee children. The grants are part of a nationwide
effort to undertake comprehensive free or reduced-fee representation
programs for the vulnerable constituency of immigrant and refugee
children detained separately from their family members by the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, as well as new U.S. immigrants in need
of legal services. For more information and a list of awardees, see
the news release at http://www.abanet.org/media/jun01/immigrantgrants.html.
Michigan ED to Receive Professionalism Award
John T. Berry, executive director of the State Bar of Michigan,
will receive the ABA's 2001 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility
Award on August 3rd at the Annual Meeting in Chicago.
For more information see the news release at www.abanet.org/media/jun01/2001franck.html.
Northwestern School Of Law Of Lewis And Clark
College To Receive Achievement Award In Environmental Law And Policy
The Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland,
OR is the recipient of the 2001 ABA Award for Distinguished Achievement
in Environmental Law and Policy. The school will receive the honor
at a ceremony and reception at the ABA Museum of Law on Monday, August
6, 2001, during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Established by
the ABA Standing Committee on Environmental Law in 2000, this award
recognizes individuals, organizations or programs that have distinguished
themselves in environmental law and policy, and contributed significant
leadership in improving the substance, process or understanding of
environmental protection and sustainable development.
Museum of Law Seeks Exhibit Materials
Museum of Law Seeks Exhibit Materials From John Adams to Bill Clinton,
twenty-five lawyers have served in our nation's highest office as
President of the United States. In order to educate the public on
how former presidents' law careers helped shape both the person and
the country, the ABA Museum of Law is planning an exhibit, along with
a companion mass-market book and television documentary, on America's
Lawyer-Presidents. The target date for these activities is Spring
2003.
State and local bar executives are encouraged to contact Museum Director
Norman Gross with any information about lawyer-presidents from their
states and communities, including sources of documents and memorabilia
and referrals to scholars, articles, and other resources. Norman can
be contacted at 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, phone:
312/988-5730, e-mail: grossn@staff.abanet.org
Lawyer Assistance Program Survey Mailed
The Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) has mailed the
2001 Survey of State and Local Lawyer Assistance Programs questionnaire
to 100 lawyer assistance program (LAP) directors and committee chairs
in the United States and Canada. The results will provide up-to-date
information on LAPs and will help to integrate confidential, effective,
and appropriate help into the legal culture. The role of CoLAP in
coordination with the state and local LAPs is to provide education,
prevention, and assistance efforts to help lawyers better understand
and deal with addictions and mental health problems. The Survey will
be completed by Fall 2001 in time for the distribution at the 14th
National Workshop for Lawyer Assistance Programs. The last survey
was printed in 1997. For more information, contact Donna Spilis at
312/988-5359, e-mail: spilisd@staff.abanet.org
The INS Detention Standards Implementation Initiative
Detention of immigrants has been a hot topic in the country as the
U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that detainees cannot be held indefinitely
without a hearing. On the forefront of this debate, the ABA Immigration
Pro Bono Development and Bar Activation Project has undertaken the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Detention Standards Implementation
Initiative. The Initiative is an innovative national effort by the
organized bar to contribute to the consistent implementation of the
standards which govern legal access issues at all INS and other facilities
detaining immigrants and asylum seekers. Under the auspices of the
ABA's Immigration Project, Initiative participants will visit and
ascertain facility compliance under the Standards and produce an official
report for the ABA to share with the INS to reinforce facility compliance.
The ABA's Immigration Project is recruiting large law firms and bar
associations to participate on a pro bono basis in special delegations
to tour, inspect and report on detention facility compliance with
the Standards with an emphasis on the legal access standards.
Through participation in the INS Detention Standards Implementation
Initiative, the organized bar and attorneys can help guarantee access
to counsel and fair treatment for immigration detainees. For further
information on how your state or local bar can participate in the
Initiative, please contact Christopher Nugent at 202/662-1008, e-mail:
nugentc@staff.abanet.org
Judicial Outreach Projects Sought
The Judges Network, a web-based effort to harness successful judicial
outreach efforts and dedicated to encouraging judicial involvement
in community programs, is asking state and local bars to help build
the network by providing links to program materials, resources, and
project descriptions. If you have an outreach project that either
incorporates judges or is suitable for adaptation by judges, please
contact us. The Judges Network is looking for specific links to program
materials and other online resources. If you'd like a link to your
project to appear on the Judges Network Web site, please contact:
Marcia Kladder, ABA Justice Center at 312/988-5722, e-mail: kladderm@staff.abanet.org.
Visit the Judges Network at www.abanet.org/jd/judgesnetwork.html
Section of Business Law Seeks Ambassadors
The Section of Business Law is seeking candidates for its Ambassadors
Program class of 2002. The primary goal of the program is to increase
the participation of lawyers of color in the substantive work of the
Section and to help them progress into future leadership positions
within the Section. The program is also designed to enhance the image
of the Section among members of the national bar organizations for
lawyers of color in order to increase membership of lawyers of color
in the Section. To be considered for selection as a Business Law Ambassador,
one must be an active member of a national bar organization for lawyers
of color who has demonstrated a significant interest in an area of
business law that coincides with the work of a substantive committee
of the Section. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply by expressing
their interest in a letter to the president of the national bar organization
in which they are affiliated that describes their substantive areas
of interest as a business lawyer. A copy of that letter should be
forwarded to Joanne Travis, ABA Section of Business Law, 750 N. Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, by September 15, 2001, phone: 312/988-5680,
e-mail: travisj@staff.abanet.org
New ABA Task Force on E-commerce and ADR
With the phenomenal growth of Internet sales, both consumers and businesses
dealing with other businesses now find themselves faced with the problem
of where to turn to get help solving their online commercial disputes.
One way to avoid these issues would be through the use of alternative
dispute resolution. The ABA sections of Business Law, Dispute Resolution,
Litigation, International Law and Practice, and Intellectual Property
have formed a new task force on E-Commerce and ADR, which is charged
with drafting workable guidelines and standards that can be used by
parties to online transactions and online dispute resolution providers.
For more information about the task force, contact Gina Viola Brown,
Coordinator of ADR Research, Policy Analysis, and Law School Programs,
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, 740 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
20005, phone: 202/662-1677, e-mail: browng@staff.abanet.org
ABA Annual Meeting Event Highlights
Minority Lawyers' Forum
The Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession is
hosting its 2nd Annual Minority Lawyer Forums on August 3, 2001 from
9:30 - 11:00 a.m. at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, 540 N. Michigan
Ave., in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting This series of forums
is designed to facilitate greater camaraderie and coordination of
efforts among minority bars and among ABA lawyers of color. These
forums will also provide the lawyers of color attending the ABA Annual
Meeting, as well as those in the host city, an opportunity to explore
ways to work together and advance common interests of minority lawyers.
The second half of the day features the joint session "Multicultural
Issues in the Legal Profession," which will be held from 3:00pm-5:00pm
in the Marriott's Lakeview Room on the second floor. Representatives
from national minority bars will serve as panelists to address common
concerns and explore strategies to advance opportunities for all lawyers
of color throughout the profession.
Finally, the day will conclude with a reception celebrating the 15th
anniversary of the Commission. The event will be held at the Marriott's
Grand Ballroom Salon 1 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. For more information,
contact the Commission at 312/988-5643 or www.abanet.org/minorities.
The Role of State and Local Bar Associations in
Judicial Retention Elections
The ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence is sponsoring
a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting that will focus on the role
of state and local bar associations in public education and awareness
efforts, especially during retention election years. Panelists will
discuss the public awareness program model pioneered by the Tennessee
Bar Association and the Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
in 1998, which included widely distributed printed materials, radio
public service announcements, web-based information, and a speaker's
bureau. The program will consider the challenges of mounting effective
public awareness campaigns, using the 2002 retention elections in
Florida as an example.
Edward W. Madeira Jr., will moderate the panel discussion. Speakers
include: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr., of the Tennessee Supreme Court;
Terrence M. Burns, incoming president of the Chicago Bar Association;
Retired Justice Ann Covington of the Missouri Supreme Court; Dr. Carolyn
Jefferson-Jenkins, president of the U.S. League of Women Voters; Allan
F. Ramsaur, executive director of the Tennessee Bar Association; and
Terrence Russell, incoming president of The Florida Bar.
The program will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 3:45pm-5:00pm,
in the Water Tower Room, Concourse Level, West Tower of the Hyatt
Regency. For more information, please contact Seth Andersen at 312/988-5124,
e-mail: anderses@staff.abanet.org.
National Children's Immigration Summit
The ABA Section of Litigation Children's Law Committee will sponsor
two programs at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Call to Action:
Young Refugees Without Justice in America will be held on Saturday,
August 4, 2001 from 3:45pm-5:15pm. This program will focus on the
approximately 5,000 children who arrive in the U.S. each year without
a guardian or appropriate documentation and are then taken into custody
by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. A reception will directly
follow the program to honor the nine recipients of ABA grants awarded
through the Immigration and Pro Bono Development and Bar Activation
Project to support legal representation for children detained at Immigration
and Naturalization Service facilities around the country.
On Sunday, August 5, 2001, the Children's Law Committee will sponsor
the Immigration Summit for the Training of Pro Bono Attorneys in
the Representation of Unaccompanied Minors which will be held
at Northwestern University School of Law, 350 E. Superior, Rubloff
Room 140, from 8:30am-3:00pm. This summit will train lawyers who are
interested in volunteering to represent unaccompanied children in
administrative deportation hearings before Department of Justice Immigration
Judges. The training will focus on immigration law and remedies pertaining
to children in INS custody, psychosocial and ethical issues affecting
this population and special trial advocacy considerations for INS
hearings. All interested attorneys are encouraged to attend. Lawyers
from sites with INS detention centers are especially needed: Chicago,
San Diego, Miami, El Paso, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Spokane, Los Angeles,
Houston, San Francisco, and Atlanta. CLE credit will be offered.
For more information, contact Catherine Krebs at 202/547-3060, e-mail:
catherinekrebs@prodigy.net.
National Judicial Outreach
The Lawyers Conference Courts and Community Committee of the ABA
Judicial Division invites your attendance Sunday, August 5th from
9:30-11:30am at a presentation of The Judges Network: National Judicial
Outreach in Your Hometown. The program will take place during the
ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency, Columbus Hall
A, Ballroom Level, East Tower. The program will focus on the need
for judicial participation in efforts to promote trust and confidence
in the justice system.
Future Events
14th Annual National Workshop for Lawyer Assistance Programs
The ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs will sponsor its
annual workshop September 18 - 21, at the Albuquerque Marriott in
New Mexico. The workshop gives attendees the chance to learn how to
structure, maintain and expand a lawyer assistance program. Experts
will provide practical advice on avoiding LAP director burnout, understanding
the importance of attorney support groups, and involving women and
minorities in counseling and treatment.
New this year will be an all-day, off-site retreat for LAP directors
focusing on spiritual growth and connection with others. For more
information, contact Donna Spilis at 312/988-5359, e-mail: spilisd@staff.abanet.org
Lawyer Referral Workshop
The 2001 National Lawyer Referral Workshop will be held October 31-November
3, 2001 at the Argent Hotel in San Francisco, California. This year
the workshop will feature a full day of programming specifically for
California programs on Saturday, November 3, in addition to the normal
Saturday morning sessions.
The workshop provides an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues
from across the country while enjoying one of America's premier cities.
The Argent Hotel has easy access to San Francisco's best neighborhoods
for arts, culture, entertainment, and shopping. Workshop brochures
and registration information will be mailed in July.
Past Events
National Conference on Professional Responsibility
The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility's 27th annual National
Conference on Professional Responsibility was held May 31-June 2 in
Miami Beach, Florida. Among the topics discussed were:
· Law in the Dot Com World
· Honesty and Misrepresentation by Private and Government Lawyers
· Trial-related Ethics Issues
· The Ethics of Hourly Fees
· Ethical Guidelines for Settlement Negotiations
· Multiple and Intergenerational Representation Involving the Elderly
and Their Families
· Conflicts of Interest in Patent Cases
· Appellate Ethics Issues and Global Ethics
A limited number of conference coursebooks are still available and
may be ordered by contacting Brad Hoffman at 312/988-5305, e-mail: ctrprofresp@abanet.org
The 2002 conference will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia,
May 30-June 1, 2002. Information on the conference will be posted at
www.abanet.org/cpr/prconf.html.
SERVICES
Law Office Management Assistance Programs
Law office management assistance programs can be a popular and valuable
service for bar associations. A planning guide for those bar executives
and bar officers who wish to consider adding this member benefit has
now been posted to the NABE (www.nabenet.org)
and Division for Bar Services (www.abanet.org/barserv)
Web sites. The file is downloadable and also viewable online. Please
feel free to distribute it to your officers, committees, and other
volunteers.
Findlegalhelp.org Launched
A growing number of people are going online to seek legal help. To
empower them to make informed decisions about addressing their legal
needs on the Internet, the ABA has created www.findlegalhelp.org.
The Web site offers valuable information on a variety of legal concerns,
including how users can find a lawyer, obtain free legal help, work
out disputes with a lawyer and decide if they can handle simple legal
matters themselves.
The site contains information to help those with legal concerns
find a lawyer through their local bar-sponsored lawyer referral services.
Viewers can either go through the online lawyer referral directory
or click through to iLawyer.com to arrange a consultation with a local
lawyer. Viewers can also find a lawyer through for-profit online lawyer
directories and services that match lawyers and clients listed at
www.findlegalhelp.org.
The site also contains information to help low-income people find
free legal assistance from legal aid and pro bono programs and projects.
A listing of special programs geared toward victims of domestic violence
is also provided on the site, as are links to civil legal programs
available to members of each branch of the military and their dependents.
The Web site also contains a variety of resources designed to help
people who choose to handle simple legal matters themselves. Included
is information from local courts and nonprofit organizations that
provide guidance and information about procedures and the use of necessary
forms and documents.
ETHICSearch
The Ethics Department of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
operates ETHICSearch, a research service that responds to inquiries
about situations that pose ethics issues and is available to bar associations.
If your bar association does not offer an ethics hotline, you are
welcome to link to the ETHICSearch Web site or to offer this service
to your membership.
What does ETHICSearch offer your bar association and membership?
- Experienced ABA ETHICSearch lawyers.
- Confidential ethics research that is typically free of charge.
- National scope, which can also be focused on the individual jurisdiction.
- Outsourcing to ETHICSearch lawyers thereby reducing the burden
on your staff resources.
- Research lawyers who will provide citations to the authorities your
member needs to understand the issues fully and resolve the problem.
These authorities include:
- Applicable ABA ethics rules.
- Ethics opinions issued by the ABA as well as state and local
bar opinions.
- Other relevant research materials, e.g. caselaw, law review
articles and treatise materials.
There is no charge for an initial consultation, or if the ETHICSearch
lawyer can answer your member's question immediately. If additional
research is needed or requested, an hourly rate will be charged.
- ABA members - $45/hour
- Non-ABA members - $60/hour
If you are interested in linking to the ETHICSearch home page, www.abanet.org/cpr/ethicsearch/how.html,
or if you would like additional information about this service and how
it can enhance the benefits you are currently offering your members,
please contact Arthur Garwin at 312/988-5294, e-mail: agarwin@staff.abanet.org
or Peter Geraghty at 312-988-5315, e-mail: pgeraghty@staff.abanet.org
Lawyer Assistance Available
If you, a colleague, judge or law student you know is suffering from
an addictive or compulsive disorder, stress, depression or other mental
health problem, a service is available to you from the ABA. Just call
the ABA Service Center at 800/285-2221 and ask for the Commission on
Lawyer Assistance Programs. You will then be referred to the lawyer
assistance program or committee in your area for completely confidential
assistance. Or visit the Commission Web site at www.abanet.org/cpr/colap/assistance.html.
PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS
How to order:
All new and existing American Bar Association publications can be obtained
by contacting the ABA Service Center at 800/285-2221 or service@abanet.org.
To view all publication listings or order on-line, go to http://www.abanet.org/abapubs/home.html.
Please refer to the product code noted for each resource when ordering.
Minority Bar Online Directory
The ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
is compiling a comprehensive listing of bar associations that service
minority lawyers. The Commission is gathering this information from
local, state, and regional minority bars, as well as minority committees
within mainstream bars.
To submit your information visit the Commission's Web site, www.abanet.org/minorities/barform.html,
and fill out the short Bar Contact Form. Or you can submit your association's
data via e-mail. Just send the following information to knappd@staff.abanet.org:
- Name of association
- Association address · Type of bar association (national minority
bar, local minority bar, state bar association, local bar association,
or other association)
- Is the focus of this association on women?
- If this is a minority association, please indicate which group (All
Minority Groups, African Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans, Hispanic/Latino,
Native Americans, Other)
- Bar association Web site address
- Bar association e-mail
- Calendar date of leadership terms
Standards on State Judicial Selection
The Standards on State Judicial Selection, which apply to all selection
systems, call for the use of credible, deliberative bodies to evaluate
the qualifications of those seeking judicial office. The main innovation
in the Standards is the model presented for Judicial Eligibility Commissions,
which would bring elements of merit selection to elective systems. While
the Standards reaffirm the ABA's longstanding support for merit selection
as the preferred method of selection, they also offer a range of intermediate
reforms to improve existing elective systems.
To order copies of the Standards on State Judicial Selection, call
the ABA Service Center at 800-285-2221 and ask for Product Code #3970003.
If you have any questions about the Standards or would like to arrange
a program in your state focusing on the Standards, please contact Seth
Andersen at 312/988-5124, e-mail: anderses@staff.abanet.org.
ABA Book Publishing Discount Program You can save 40% on select ABA
publications by participating in the ABA Book Publishing Discount Program.
The program is targeted exclusively to bar associations and gives you
the opportunity to generate additional revenue, enhance CLE programming
or increase the value of your association membership. One publication
available through this program is The Lawyer's Guide to Negotiation:
A Strategic Approach to Better Contracts and Settlements by X. M. Frascogna,
Jr., and H. Lee Hetherington. Recently published by the General Practice,
Solo, and Small Firm Section, this book recognizes that effective negotiation
is essential to the success of any law practice. Designed to sharpen
negotiating skills for the challenges faced every day in professional
life, The Lawyer's Guide to Negotiation is a book for lawyers written
by lawyers that is uniquely designed to make winning at the negotiating
table the norm rather than a hit-or-miss proposition. By following the
practical, no-nonsense principles and tactics outlined in this easy-to-read,
common-sense guide, all of your members will find out how to consistently
get what they want out of any negotiating session. For a complete listing
of titles available through this program, go to www.ababooks.org. For
detailed information on the program or to place an order, contact Catherine
Flanagan at 312/988-6112, e-mail: flanagac@staff.abanet.org.
ABA Book Publishing Discount Program
You can save 40% on select ABA publications by participating in the
ABA Book Publishing Discount Program. The program is targeted exclusively
to bar associations and gives you the opportunity to generate additional
revenue, enhance CLE programming or increase the value of your association
membership.
One publication available through this program is The Lawyer's Guide
to Negotiation: A Strategic Approach to Better Contracts and Settlements
by X. M. Frascogna, Jr., and H. Lee Hetherington. Recently published
by the General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section, this book recognizes
that effective negotiation is essential to the success of any law practice.
Designed to sharpen negotiating skills for the challenges faced every
day in professional life, The Lawyer's Guide to Negotiation is
a book for lawyers written by lawyers that is uniquely designed to make
winning at the negotiating table the norm rather than a hit-or-miss
proposition. By following the practical, no-nonsense principles and
tactics outlined in this easy-to-read, common-sense guide, all of your
members will find out how to consistently get what they want out of
any negotiating session.
For a complete listing of titles available through this program, go
to www.ababooks.org. For detailed
information on the program or to place an order, contact Catherine Flanagan
at 312/988-6112, e-mail: flanagac@staff.abanet.org.
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