To encourage diversity in the Section by fostering a welcoming environment for all lawyers and promoting full and equal participation by all lawyers, including lawyers of color, women lawyers, gay and ...

The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was conceptualized and initiated by the ABA Commission on Lawyer ...

Few things in life turn one’s world upside down like a disaster. In the immediate aftermath, first responders rush to provide food, water, and shelter to the affected community. Survivors will try ...

The topic of bullying is personal to Erika Harold, Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (“the Commission”). “I experienced pervasive racial and sexual ...

The PDF and full 2024 report in which this article can be found is here. In January’s column, I stated that the motto for the Commission on Law and Aging this year was “onward.” The word denotes ...

A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client.

A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation consistent with the interests of the client.

An ABA-approved law school may grant a student up to 50 percent of the credit hours required for the J.D. degree through distance education courses (see Definition 7, and Standards 311, 105, and 511).

SHIP provides free, confidential counseling and assistance to help Medicare beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries better understand their Medicare benefits.

The ABA Standing Committee on Gun Violence focuses on reducing gun violence through nonpartisan, solution-oriented strategies and emphasizes the need for legal professionals to contribute to policy ...

Every two years, the ABA conducts the Priorities Survey to determine the legislative and governmental advocacy focus areas for the upcoming Congress. This survey is a vital tool for gathering input ...

Attorneys have ethical, common law, contractual, and regulatory duties to take competent and reasonable measures to protect client and third-party information and property.