A popular AG is lesson in image; as lawyers suffer a decline in polls, Janet Reno and ABA leaders offer strategy

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Attorney General Janet Reno was a popular speaker at the ABA 1992 Annual Meeting, calling for the legal community's support for children's causes and for a new crime-fighting approach based on early intervention rather than punishment. Reno said 'doing the right thing' has been her principle as attorney general. The annual meeting also addressed the low public opinion of lawyers demonstrated by ABA and National Law Journal polls. ABA pres R. William Ide III ascribed this problem to advertising in poor taste and bad client relations.

Public opinion, Attorneys general, Reno, Janet

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The holistic lawyer; ABA task force lists skills and values of the well-rounded attorney

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The ABA Task Force on Law Schools and the Profession released its 'Statement of Fundamental Lawyering Skills and Professional Values' at the 1992 convention. The skills the task force considers important include legal analysis, communication, resolution of ethical dilemmas and legal research. The values include promotion of ethics, fairness and justice, improving the profession and trying to provide competent service to the public.

Standards, Practice of law

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