Opening doors for diversity; TIPS and minority commission team up to expand awareness, opportunities

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The ABA Section of Tort and Insurance Practice (TIPS) has made many efforts on behalf of minority attorneys. All of its section leaders must complete diversity training and the section has worked with the Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession to find qualified minority attorneys to assume the leadership of the section's committees. Robert E. Hirshon, the TIPS chair for 1996-97, is making diversity one of the themes of his leadership.

Planning, Minority attorneys, Minority lawyers, A.B.A. Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, A.B.A. Section of Tort and Insurance Practice

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War games; an Indianapolis litigator fights Napoleonic battles

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Hugh Reynolds, a senior partner at Indianapolis' Locke Reynolds Boyd and Weisell, collects military miniatures in his spare time and stages battles from the Napoleonic Wars with them. War games are not supposed to be precise duplications of the original battles, and Reynolds enjoys the creativity he can bring to his hobby. He has always been interested in military history and has been collecting military miniatures for over 15 years.

Attorneys, Lawyers, Recreation, Reynolds, Hugh

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Striking out at domestic abuse: new ABA commission plans interdisciplinary programs to aid victims

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The ABA launched a new Commission on Domestic Violence at its Feb 1995 Midyear Meeting in Miami. It will explore a range of issues including legal assistance for victims, lawsuits, the comparative worth of various legal protections, and more. Domestic violence was long ignored, and its effect on children in particular continues to receive relatively little attention.

Prevention, Practice, Family violence, Domestic violence, A.B.A. Commission on Domestic Violence

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