ABA Journal 1998 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
A better way to court families; ABA summit explores benefits of unifying domestic relations hearings. | Law | Richard Brust |
A constitutional siesta; court focuses on statutory interpretation and common law. | Law | Debra Cassens |
A loss of control; privilege cases diminish presidential power. | Law | Neal Devins |
A parent's moving checklist; sell and buy house, calll mover, seek court's permission. | Law | Pamela Coyle |
Are court records commodities? | Law | Michael R. Arkfeld |
A thorny ethics field: ERISA lawyers can't ignore confidentiality and privilege issues. | Law | Steven J. Sacher |
Big firms beef up; business keeps booming, but smaller firms struggle to make profits. | Law | |
Blimey, what's legal aid coming to? British Labor government wants to chip away at expensive tradition it began. | Law | Robert O'Connor |
Bracing for the millennium bug; consider liability coverage to protect businesses facing Y2K claims. | Law | Robert L. Carter Jr. |
Buy design; satisfying a law firm's desire for a rock-solid image and a worker's need for ergonomic and high-tech equipment is easier than it looks. | Law | Patricia M. Fernberg |
'Cart' blanche? A decision requiring accommodation for a disabled golfer has sports lawyers wondering what's next. | Law | Ted Curtis |
Changing venues: when traveling this summer, you can leave the office behind and still learn about the law. | Law | William C. Smith, Jill Schachner Chanen, Lisa Stansky, Nancy D. Holt, Paul Reidinger |
Counseling Granny now ok; ban on advice on Medicaid transfers struck down. | Law | |
End of the unfunded feast; aging partners are forcing firms to face the danger in traditional pension plans. | Law | |
Expert opinions put to the test; decision addresses accommodations for disabled. | Law | Geoffrey A. Campbell |
Finishing touches; lawyers may be in the business of resolving disputes, but sometimes it seems very few cases actually come to an end. There are ways, however, to deal effectively with issues that tend to keep the files open. | Law | Mark A. Neubauer, Pamela Beckham, Gary A. Wexler, Daniel W. Hildebrand |
Flight to a new awareness. (narrowly escaping airplane accident forces ABA delegate to a new awareness) | Law | John Stafsholt |
Forecast: hot spell to continue; the economic indicators for 1998 point to a flurry of activity in numerous practice areas. | Law | Michael Higgind |
Giving it away the right way; charitable bequests can produce tax savings - if they are done correctly. | Law | Kathryn G. Henkel |
His way is my way. (a lawyer recounts meeting Frank Sinatra during a lawsuit over plane crash that killed his mother) | Law | Sid Gilreath |
House-closing repairs; a busy residential real estate market means more work for lawyers. But the increasing complexity of transactions calls for even more efficiency and attention to details. | Law | Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco, Llewellyn P. Chin, Joanne P. Elliott, K.F. Boackle |
Inventing solutions. (trial lawyers have unusual solutions to various common problems) | Law | Steven Keeva |
Joke's on us - but shouldn't be. (attorney jokes) | Law | Robert F. Drinan |
Judicial activists wanted: promoting lawyer professionalism from the bench is a fitting task for judges - when they speak, everyone listens. | Law | Edward M. Waller |
Keeping in front of the future; embracing change may be key to survival for the profession. | Law | Steven Keeva |
Keeping tenants out of the cold; local, state and federal laws offer defenses against eviction actions. | Law | Lawrence Wood |
Know your limits; the right formula can yield a safe level of malpractice insurance. | Law | G. Michael Bourgeois |
Let's not make a deal; appeals court says some inducements for testimony constitute bribery. | Law | Cynthia L. Cooper |
Listening to friends of the court. (amicus curiae briefs) | Law | Luther T. Munford |
Look who's chatting; Pennsylvania lawyers had better introduce themselves on the Internet. | Law | |
No legal holidays. (hints for personal injury, divorce and bankruptcy lawyers) | Law | Peter A. Goldstein, Sandra Morgan Little, Eleanor Porter, Norma Hammes, James Shulman |
No: the deck is stacked against them.(Capital Controversy: Is It Acceptable to Execute Foreign Nationals?) | Law | Gerald Melle |
Nothing but the truth; courts strike down bans on false political ads, hunter criticism. | Law | Debra Cassens |
Out of loss, a lesson for living; staking out personal time in a profession driven by billable hours is key. | Law | Richard P. Kessler Jr. |
Peripheral vision; zippy PC add-ons are launch pad for any lawyer's show-and-tell. | Law | Reid Goldsborough |
Planting the seeds of law. (ABA Central and East European Law Initiative)(President's Page) | Law | Philip S. Anderson |
Pleading the fourth; plaintiffs may be able to sue under seizure law in high-speed chases. | Law | Kathryn R. Urbonya |
Pro bono, with pay; Chicago firms pay new associates to work for public interest agencies while studying for the bar exam. | Law | Elana Seifert |
Professional attitude; a U.S. District Court judge in Philadelphia says civility matters for lawyers (and that includes judges), both as professionals and as citizens.(What it Takes to Be a Professional) | Law | Louis H. Pollak |
Professionalism in practice.(What it Takes to Be a Professional)(Panel Discussion) | Law | |
Professional obligations; a former federal judge and FBI director points out that every lawyer has a duty to help improve and perfect the justice system.(What it Takes to Be a Professional) | Law | William S. Sessions |
Put away sword of Damocles. | Law | Bruce Fein |
Putting clients to the test; careful screening at initial interview can minimize malpractice risks. | Law | Mary Beth S. Robinson |
Quarter-century of change; how confidently lawyers stride into the future depends on how clearly they understand the forces that got them to where they are now.(Panel Discussion) | Law | |
'Return to sender' won't cut it; although privileged, misdirected e-mail on the Internet poses risks. | Law | Stuart J. Chanen |
See sea rider: kayaking off the coast makes the hours glide by. | Law | Nancy D. Holt |
Slow progress for minorities in law; increase since mid-'80s is tempered by problems facing women of color. | Law | Geoffrey A. Campbell |
Special recognition: benefits of certification are drawing more lawyers into programs. | Law | Jeremy Perlin |
Taking care of the kids; an often overlooked ERISA provision can assure children medical coverage. | Law | Edward Fensholt |
Taxmen on your trail. (giving legal advice to clients facing tax audits). | Law | Samuel L. Braunstein |
The law firm culture of abuse. | Law | Andrea M. Alonso, Kevin G. Faley |
The millennium won't wait; lawyers must anticipate the impact of yhear 2000 problems now. | Law | David Grossbaum |
The reluctant justice; Lewis F. Powell Jr. personified the 'quality of attentiveness.' | Law | Christina Brooks Whitman |
The specter of death; bereaved clients require sensitivity and emotional support from lawyers. | Law | James Podgers, Victoria J. Koch |
The strike force was with him; Memphis professor says defense lawyer group saved him from criminal charges in King assassination probe, but prosecutors are scoffing. (Mike Roberts, law professor at University of Memphis, Tennessee) | Law | Mark Thompson |
Three strikes a soft pitch; most states will send few to prison under new laws. | Law | Laura Gatland |
Touched by a centurion; group works to free inmates in tainted capital cases. (Centurion Ministries) | Law | Cynthia L. Cooper |
Tried and tried again; defense lawyers say the D.A. went too far prosecuting a Louisiana man five times for murder. | Law | Pamela Coyle |
Victims of the 'mommy track.' | Law | Colleen D. Ball |
When employee relations turn sour: insurance coverage for employment-related claims can soften the blow. | Law | Mary Scott |
When outsiders fill in; work arrangements with nonfirm lawyers can increase liability risks. | Law | Anne W. Hill |
Why bad things happen to good lawyers. (how to avoid legal malpractice) | Law | Emily J. Eichenhorn, Katja Kunzke, Byron S. Hollins, Phillip D. Fraim |
Winks and nods open plenty of doors; affirmative action opponents decry race quotas yet are blind to other biases. | Law | Frank H. Wu |
Yes: international law should not negate the Constitution.(Capital Controversy: Is It Acceptable to Execute Foreign Nationals?) | Law | Charlie Condon |
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