American Bar Association
WEBThe ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
Free Legal Help - American Bar Association
WEBLegal Aid. Federally funded legal services offices provide lawyers who are experts in helping low-income people with legal problems. Pro Bono. Pro bono programs match low-income clients with volunteer lawyers, who agree to take their cases for free.
Find Legal Help - American Bar Association
WEBFindlegalhelp.org is provided as a public service by the American Bar Association's Legal Services Division. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice or legal representation. Because of the rapidly changing nature of the law and our reliance upon outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee of the ...
Estate Planning Information & FAQs - American Bar Association
WEBIt can involve the services of a variety of professionals, including your lawyer, accountant, financial planner, life insurance advisor, banker and broker. Estate planning covers the transfer of property at death as well as a variety of other personal matters and may or may not involve tax planning. The core document most often associated with ...
What is a Lawyer? - American Bar Association
WEBSep 10, 2019 · A lawyer (also called attorney, counsel, or counselor) is a licensed professional who advises and represents others in legal matters. Today’s lawyer can be young or old, male or female. Nearly one-third of all lawyers are under thirty-five years old. Almost half of the law students today are women, …
ABA Membership - American Bar Association
WEBExplore the Advantages. Discover the many resources ABA Membership provides your lawyers and save your firm money at the same time. Consolidate billing for your organization’s ABA Members into a single invoice through group billing and access exclusive benefits through Full Firm Membership. Learn - More.
ABA-Approved Law Schools With Approved Distance Education …
WEBABA-Approved Law Schools With Approved Distance Education J.D. Programs. Albany Law School. Case Western Reserve University School of Law +. Cleveland State University College of Law. Dayton, University of, School of Law. Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law +.
CLE Marketplace - American Bar Association
WEBThe ABA House of Delegates is the policy-making body of the association. The House meets twice each year, at ABA Annual and Midyear Meetings. At the Midyear Meeting, the Nominating Committee nominates officers and members of the Board of Governors. CLE Marketplace. With more than 1,500 online CLE programs and 350 live, in …
Model Rules of Professional Conduct - Table of Contents
WEBRule 1.12 Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator or Other Third-Party Neutral. Rule 1.13 Organization as Client. Podcasting Model Rule 1.13. Rule 1.14 Client with Diminished Capacity. Rule 1.15 Safekeeping Property. Podcasting Model 1.15. Rule 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation. Rule 1.17 Sale of Law Practice.
Events - American Bar Association
WEBOnly the American Bar Association offers high-quality CLE in such a comprehensive range of relevant topics to benefit every legal professional across the nation. ABA members enjoy reduced rates for most of our programs. So, if you’re required by your state to earn CLE credits, or if you want to stay current on the latest legal developments and opportunities, choose CLE from the ABA.