ABA Journal 1993 - Abstracts

ABA Journal 1993
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ABA Journal seventh annual legal software directory.Law 
ABA Treasurer's Report, American Bar Association fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 1992.LawJohn L. Carey
All this and fired, too; a journey into the land of termination agreements.LawPatrick Capuano
An economic attack on illicit drugs. (The Drug Debate)LawJames E. Gierach
An invitation to malpractice (part 2; once a conflict of interest is spotted, take action promptly.)LawHarry H. Schneider Jr.
A pox on our house; televised lawyer advertising compromises the profession.LawE. Vernon F. Glenn
A premium on fraud; when insurance companies don't pay.LawEdwin Black
Are longer hours here to stay? Quality time losing out.LawNancy D. Holt
Art and the law '93. (annual West Publishing Co. exhibit)Law 
A safety net for dropouts; helping truant kids return to school benefits all of us.LawW. Terence Walsh
Avoid malpractice: automate; computerization is a necessity for the '90s.LawStuart W. Hubbard, Gregory S. Johnson
Battling the flood; unshowered workers filled sandbags and juggled cases to keep courts open. (includes related article on volunteer work for flood victims by A.B.A. Young Lawyers Division)LawJoseph Wharton, Tim Bryant
Beyond the threshold. (legal technology) (includes related article on services by A.B.A. Legal Technology Resource Center)LawDavid Hambourger
Big picture; dealing with the business side of art.LawRalph E. Lerner
Border crossing; responding to abductions that remove children from their home states.LawWarren Cole
Bringing justice to the Wild East; reconstruction in the former GDR. (German Democratic Republic)LawThomas H. Irwin
By the letter; writing around potential malpractice hazards.LawSandy Goldsmith
Catfight; enforcing consensual property agreements gets tougher. (California)LawPatrick A. Randolph Jr.
Colorado's Amendment 2 blocked; court says referendum barring gay-rights laws denies equal protection.LawSteve Friedman
Courtable portables; rating notebooks under trial conditions.LawDavid P. Vandagriff
Danger: lawyer on board; if your client offers you a corporate directorship, just say no.LawHarry H. Schneider Jr., Robert E. O'Malley
Dear new attorney general ... an open letter.LawWilliam F. Weld
Did the lawyers win? Political gloom lifts a bit from organized bar leaders at conference.LawSteve France
Different result in new cop trial; defense missteps, prosecution tactics lead to two convictions for King beating. (Rodney King)LawBill Girdner
Double exposure; did the second Rodney King trial violate double jeopardy?LawDarlene Ricker
Drug policy for results. (The Drug Debate)LawRoger Conner
Futuredocs; the video revolution in briefs, contracts and wills.LawRichard D. Marks
Guessing game; who would Clinton nominate to the Supreme Court?LawAlexander Wohl
Hidden danger; unwary attorneys may face liability under ERISA.LawBruce L. Ashton, C. Frederick Reish, Mark E. Terman
Hitting the jackpot; after winning the big fee, what next?LawMichael McGowan
How judges view retrial of L.A. cops. (federal trial of four policemen for violating Rodney King's civil rights)LawGary A. Hengstler
Investment principles; lessons from the philosophy of John Templeton.LawJ. Michael McGowan
Jest the facts; the real punchline is lawyers deserve some respect.LawKarl Pilger
Juggling act; providing health care benefits may create unexpected liability.LawDonna C. Burchfield
Jurist before the bench; challenging impeachment procedures for federal judges. (former federal judge Walter L. Nixon Jr. has taken a challenge of his impeachment to the US Supreme Court) (includes related article on impeachment of Alcee Hastings and his subsequent election to Congress)LawRobert S. Peck
Jurors' rights endorsed; report says they should be allowed to take notes, submit questions.LawEmily Couric
Laboratories of reform; states experiment with health care plans.LawJon Hamilton
Love letters; premarital agreements help smooth divorces - or do they?LawIra H. Lurvey
Macs and PCs: friends at last; new technology makes Apple/DOS connectivity simple.LawDavid A. Saraceno
Magical mystery man; a New York lawyer pursues multiple avocations. (David Charne)LawLiza Schoenfein
Marked woman; heroin kingpins have put out contracts on prosecutor Cathy Palmer's life. For her, it's business as usual.LawJohn A. Jenkins
More judges, less justice; the case against expansion of the federal judiciary. (response to Stephen Reinhardt, ABA Journal, p. 52, Jan 1993)LawGerald Bard Tjoflat
Navy accused of bungling murder case; gay rights groups criticize lenient plea agreement, secretive investigation. (beating-death of gay sailor Allen Schindler)LawPeter Levin
New defense to discrimination suits; U.S. Supreme Court to decide if employee misconduct defeats bias claim.LawTim A. Baker
No: an act of grace. (The Iran-Contra Pardons: Was it Wrong for Ex-President Bush to Pardon Six Defendants?)LawHenry J. Hyde
No: a solution to intimidation. (Aggressive Panhandling Laws: Do These Statutes Violate the Constitution?)LawRoger Conner
No: equality among victims. (Hate Crimes: Should They Carry Enhanced Penalties?)LawNat Hentoff
No: goals are merely quotas in disguise. (Law School Enrollment Goals: Are They Necessary? Do They Work?)LawMichael Greve
No: insurmountable barriers. (The District of Columbia: Should It Be Admitted to Statehood?)LawThomas J. Bliley Jr.
No: judge people by their abilities. (Don't Ask, Don't Tell; Is the Military's New Policy for Admitting Gays and Lesbians Constitutional?)LawWilliam B. Rubenstein
No longer news; the trial of the century that wasn't. (Noriega trial)LawJack Doppelt
No: preserve traditional restraints. (Active Euthanasia: Should It Be Legalized?)LawYale Kamisar
Owner beware; lender liability and CERCLA.LawSean Sweeney
Pathologist's plea adds to turmoil; discovery of possibly hundreds of faked autopsies helps defense challenges. (Texas pathologist Ralph Erdmann's plea bargain after discovery of many faked autopsies)LawRichard L. Fricker
Perspectives on White: a roundtable. (former U.S. Supreme Court justice Byron White)LawLance Liebman, Rex E. Lee, Kate Stith, Dennis J. Hutchinson
Political correctness and the First Amendment: the false threat. (winner of 1993 Ross Essay Contest)LawMichael M. Bowden
Regulation X; rule puts teeth into RESPA prohibitions against settlement process abuses. (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974)LawReinhard Stephan
See you in arbitration; most securities claims against brokers wind up out of court.LawMichael McGowan
Shopping for malpractice insurance; there is more than cost to consider.LawH. Robert Fiebach
Shoring up malpractice insurance; the importance of prior acts coverage and extended reporting endorsements.LawE. Kendall Stock, Duke Nordlinger Stern
Small claims; why does the Court take on those "little" cases?LawAlexander Wohl
Statutory stoplights; automatic stays bring new balance to divorce actions.LawJeff Atkinson
Stress test; avoiding troublesome clients can make a lawyer's life easier.LawLynne Z. Gold-Bikin
Superfund = superliability; are lawyers the next deep pocket?LawGerald J. Buchwald, James R. Arnold
Technological edge; how four firms use computers to win cases.LawJames A. Eidelman
Technology: boon or bust?LawTom Clay, Jon Klemens
Technology preview; preview of products and services displayed at the ABA Expo - in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting in New York August 6-9, 1993.Law 
The Beckwith strategy; mission to give legal help to military personnel continues after 50 years. (A.B.A. Committee on National Defense)LawKevin P. McMahon
The future of Superfund; after the Rio Summit, domestic policy won't be the same.LawPeter B. Prestley
The great escape; the joys and woes of resort town practice.LawJoel Kaplan
The ins and outs of leasehold improvements.LawRichard Glickman
The land-use game; the rules for playing are getting more complex.LawMarc D. Jonas
The lawyer types; how your personality affects your practice.LawLarry Richard
The melting pots; redefining law firm cultures in changing times.LawBarbara Buchholz
The personal side of unemployment; when the American dream is denied.LawAlan S. Nemeth
The pleasures of law practice; from happy clients ... to getting it right ... to winning the big case.LawSaul Cohen
The tangled web; when ethical misconduct becomes legal liability.LawEmily Couric
The truth of equality; disabled persons are equally endowed with inalienable rights.LawStephen L. Mikochik
Too few judges, too many cases; a plea to save the federal courts.LawStephen R. Reinhardt
Tunnel vision: the war on drugs, 12 years later.LawDan Baum
Vox populi; the public perception of lawyers: ABA poll. (includes related article with ABA president's plans for improving public perception of lawyers)LawGary A. Hengstler, R. William Ide III
What happened to crime? Why politicians don't want to talk about it anymore.LawDavid A. Harris
What price membership? A painful resignation from the ABA over the abortion issue.LawRalph Lancaster Jr.
What price resignation? Leaving the ABA over abortion is not morally necessary. (response to Ralph Lancaster, ABA Journal, vol. 79, May 1993)LawLawrence M. Bierman
What's new in intellectual property; business is booming in copyright, trademark and patent law.LawRichard C. Reuben
Where have all the computers gone? Survey checks out law firm usage.LawRonald W. Staudt, Rosemary Shiels
Where is the real conflict of interest? Examining underlying issues in client relationships.LawAlan R. Marks
Who cares? Maybe we've no one to blame but ourselves. (need for lawyers to address the flaws in the administration of justice) (Column)LawRudolph J. Gerber
Witchcraft murder defense fails; judge bars expert testimony on defendant's belief in victim's supernatural powers. (Illinois)LawAdrienne Drell
Yes: above the law. (The Iran-Contra Pardons: Was it Wrong for Ex-President Bush to Pardon Six Defendants?)LawCarl Levin
Yes: a denial of human rights. (The District of Columbia: Should It Be Admitted to Statehood?)LawEleanor Holmes Norton
Yes: a matter of choice. (Active Euthanasia: Should It Be Legalized?)LawCheryl K. Smith
Yes: a solemn duty. (Supreme Court Nominations; Should President Clinton apply a litmus test?)LawNadine Strossen
Yes: discriminatory crimes. (Hate Crimes: Should they Carry Enhanced Penalties?)LawNadine Strossen
Yes: don't deny rightful access. (Law School Enrollment Goals: Are They Necessary? Do They Work?)LawW. Muzette Hill
Yes: don't second-guess the military. (Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Is the Military's New Policy for Admitting Gays and Lesbians Constitutional?)LawJoseph E. Broadus
Yes: silencing the homeless. (Aggressive Panhandling Laws: Do These Statutes Violate the Constitution?)LawHelen Hershkoff
Yes: toward a politics of inclusion. (Voting Rights; Is Race-Conscious Districting to Achieve Minority Representation Constitutional?)LawBrenda Wright
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