At the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago, Barbara J. Howard, principal of the Barbara J. Howard law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio, has assumed the role of president of the American Bar Association for a one ...

Laura V. Farber, a partner at Hahn & Hahn LLP in Pasadena, California, today assumed the role of president-elect of the American Bar Association. Farber will serve a one-year term in that role before ...

CHICAGO, July 28, 2026 — The American Bar Association strongly condemns personal attacks on judges by government officials and calls on all public officials, lawyers and citizens to reject rhetoric ...

“Capacity” is an evolving term in elder and disability law. Capacity is defined as the ability to perform a task — or make a decision. State laws set out standards of legal capacity for various tasks ...

New bar applicants, including recent law graduates, are required to submit an application before taking the bar exam. This application usually includes a Character and Fitness questionnaire that ...

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A diverse organization of members representing management, union, plaintiff, neutral, and public perspectives. The Labor and Employment Law Section is a global network of more than 25,000 attorneys, ...

This Comprehensive Guide sets out the rules and practices of all U.S. jurisdictions for admission to the bar by examination and on motion.

The Health Law Section is a community of diverse attorneys, students and related professionals dedicated to the rule of law spanning the varied interests of the Healthcare Bar. HLS values the ...

Presented by the ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress, this traveling exhibit celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will explore our ...

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