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| | Bar association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The largest voluntary bar association in the United States is the American Bar Association, whose membership includes approximately half of all American lawyers. | | | A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. | | | In some places membership in a bar association is voluntary and in addition to any licensing that may be required by the state or the court system. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_association
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| | Codes of Ethics Online: American Arbitration Association |
| | Although this code is sponsored by the American Arbitration Association and the American Bar Association, its use is not limited to arbitrations administered by the AAA or to cases in which the arbitrators are lawyers. | | | An arbitrator should be patient and courteous to the parties, to their lawyers and to the witnesses and should encourage similar conduct by all participants in the proceedings. | | | Various aspects of the conduct of arbitrators, including some matters covered by this code, may be governed by agreements of the parties, by arbitration rules to which the parties have agreed, or by applicable law. |
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http://www.iit.edu/libraries/csep/codes/coe/aarba-a.html
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| | American Arbitration Association Hosts Lecture to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act |
| | The lecture was co-sponsored by the Committee on Arbitration of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. | | | The global leader in conflict management since 1926, the American Arbitration Association is a not-for-profit, public service organization committed to the resolution of disputes through the use of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, negotiation, democratic elections and other voluntary procedures. | | | Through its 35 offices in the United States and Europe, the AAA provides a forum for the hearing of disputes, rules and procedures and a roster of impartial experts to resolve cases. |
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http://www.forrelease.com/D20050207/nym009.P2.02042005151255.26782.html
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| | Maine State Bar Association. Main Site Page |
| | The Right Call for the Right Lawyer is the slogan trademarked by the American Bar Association for use by lawyer referral services meeting the ABA’s standards of professional experience criteria, accountability, and public service. | | | This summer, the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Maine State Bar Association became one of fewer than 70 referral services nationwide authorized to use this slogan and the ABA seal of approval. | | | PORTLAND—Federal judge rules the Maine State Employees Association followed the law with service fee for non-union members |
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http://www.mainebar.org
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| | Bazelon Center Board of Trustees |
| | She is the Immediate Past President of the American Association on Mental Retardation, and has served on the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation, as chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, and member of the Arc-US Legal Rights and Advocacy Committee. | | | He is also professor of special education and courtesy professor of law and has been president of the American Association on Mental Retardation, chairman of the American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, secretary of the ARC of the USA and treasurer of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps. | | | A graduate of Harvard and of Yale Law School, he is a former Deputy Attorney General of Connecticut and is active in many charitable organizations. |
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http://www.bazelon.org/about/trustees.htm
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| | HNBA - Hispanic National Bar Association |
| | The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, non-profit, national association representing the interest of over 25,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the United States and Puerto Rico. | | | We are the nation's largest bipartisan Hispanic professional legal association, providing advocacy and influence on pressing issues, including national and local appointments, federal judicial and policy making nominations and confirmations, and other matters important to our members. | | | Report of the HNBA's Supreme Court Committee Regarding Nominee for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Judge John G. Roberts [August 29, 2005 - PDF, 356 KB] |
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http://www.hnba.com
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| | Chattanooga Bar Association - Mission and History |
| | On its fiftieth anniversary, the Chattanooga Bar Association received the "Award of Merit" from the American Bar Association, thus being the first local bar association south of the Mason-Dixon line to achieve this honor. | | | According to Reginald Heber Smith's history of local bar associations, the economy of a central library appears to have been the compelling reason for the organization of a high proportion of local bar associations. | | | April 15, 1998, marked the end of the Centennial of the Chattanooga Bar Association. |
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http://www.chattbar.org
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| | Open Directory - Society: Issues: Gun Control: Anti-Gun Rights |
| | American Bar Association's Coordinating Committee on Gun Violence - Access the ABA's policy, background report, congressional correspondence and facts on gun violence in schools. | | | American Medical Association - Physician Firearm Safety Guide - Reviews the epidemiology of firearm injuries and deaths, and describes types of firearms and ammunition and their different impact on safety. | | | American Hunters and Shooters Association - Supports gun safety proposals, the group considers reasonable, including a ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons and "cop-killer" bullets. |
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http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Gun_Control/Anti-Gun_Rights
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| | National Voter: Judicial elections: judicial independence at risk |
| | In response to these troubling trends, the American Bar Association (ABA) and the many state, local and territorial bar associations nationwide are addressing the corrosive effects of money and politics on the public's trust and confidence in the judiciary through a comprehensive program of policy recommendations and public education. | | | The American Bar Association is pleased that the League of Women Voters is committed to the issue of judicial independence. | | | Madison (1803) have resulted in a tradition of judicial independence that has permitted the American judiciary to freely exercise its constitutional obligation to resolve difficult issues when required for the good of the republic. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MLB/is_1_52/ai_93811209
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| | www.wsba.org |
| | American Bar Association President Michael Greco will present the keynote speech at the June 10 luncheon of the 2006 Access to Justice and WSBA Bar Leaders joint conference in Yakima. | | | These events are only a portion of the two-day joint conference held annually in Washington state for members and supporters of the Alliance for Equal Justice, and for the leaders of bar associations throughout the state. | | | The ABA announced that on March 6 the filing deadline passed for the FTC to seek a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court with regard to a December ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in favor of the ABA and the New York State Bar Association. |
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http://www.wsba.org
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| | Open Directory - Society: Law: Organizations: Bar Associations |
| | National Bar Association - The nation's oldest and largest national association of predominately African American lawyers and judges, with affiliate chapters throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Africa and the Caribbean. | | | Inter American Bar Association - International bar association, representing a permanent forum for the exchange of professional views and information for lawyers to promote the Rule of Law and protect the democratic institutions in the Americas. | | | Lawyer Pilots Bar Association - An international association to increase understanding of aviation law. |
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http://dmoz.org/Society/Law/Organizations/Bar_Associations
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| | Texas Elder Law Attorneys List |
| | Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Institute of Trial Advocacy; College of the State Bar of Texas. | | | Member: Abilene (President, 1993-1994) Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Founding Member and Past President, Texas Chapter). | | | Author: "Administration of the Estate in Texas;" Elder Law in Texas;" "A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Texas;" "Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Texas;" "How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Texas;" "Tax Aspects of Texas Limited Liability Companies." Speaker: Probate Trusts and Estate Section, Dallas Bar Association, 1985-1987; 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1996. |
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http://www.familycaregiversonline.com/Texas-Elder-Law-Attorneys.html
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| | Justice Systems of Indian Nations |
| | The Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA) is a non-profit organization of American Indian attorneys and law students, non-Indian attorneys and law students who are interested in Indian law, and American Indians who serve as advocates, prosecutors or judicial officers in tribal courts. | | | The Native American Bar Association of the District of Columbia is a professional association for all attorneys, Native and non-Native, in the greater DC area who work within the Indian law and policy realm. | | | The Navajo Nation Bar Association (NNBA) was established by the Judges of the Navajo Nation Courts on October 18, 1978, who recognized a need for a properly organized bar association to regulate the practice of law, administer bar examinations, and to promote the professionalism of the practice of law in the Navajo Nation. |
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http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/justice.htm
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| | The Caribbean Bar Association, a voluntary Bar Association of Caribbean Lawyers |
| | Founded in 1994 and based in Miami, Florida, the Caribbean Bar Association (“CBA”) is a South Florida voluntary bar organization that has grown from 25 to over 150 attorneys from the Caribbean-American community in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. | | | With its local knowledge and focus, the CBA has the ability to bridge the gap in the awareness of Caribbean-American issues and to nurture relationships with neighboring countries and sister bars in the Caribbean Basin. | | | The CBA is a voluntary bar that not only makes a local impact, but is also called upon for statewide, national, and international response. |
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http://www.caribbeanbar.org/caribbean_bar
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| | Cuban-American Bar Association |
| | , the Cuban American Bar Association filed a friend of the court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to affirm the trial court's denial... | | | Cuban American Bar Association Files Brief in Cuban Spy Case | | | ®2002 Cuban American Bar Association - C.A.B.A. Empowered by |
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http://www.cabaonline.com
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| | RULES OF COURT OF THE JUDICIARY OF AMERICAN SAMOA |
| | However, an active member of the American Samoa Bar Association must be associated as Attorney of Record, upon whom service of process may be made and with whom the judge and opposing counsel may communicate concerning the action. | | | On or after the imposition of discipline, the hearing panel or the Chief Justice, as may be appropriate, shall transmit written notice of any public discipline to all justices and judges of the Judiciary of American Samoa and shall cause the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation. | | | The American Samoa Rules of Evidence shall apply in a formal proceeding, but no error in admitting or excluding evidence shall invalidate a finding of fact, decision or determination, unless the error or action complained of resulted in a denial of a fair hearing. |
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http://www.asbar.org/Rules/hctrulz.htm
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| | Computer Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia - NetEthics Readings |
| | Article published in the National Law Journal by William E. Hornsby, Jr., staff counsel to the American Bar Association Commission on Advertising, in the Association's Legal Services Division. | | | Seminar materials prepared by Jenny Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia Office of General Counsel) and presented informally at an Atlanta Bar Association seminar in March of 1996. | | | Texas State bar is limiting lawyers in Cyberspace |
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http://www.computerbar.org/netethics
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| | Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member); The Society of Trial Lawyers. | | | Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Inter-Pacific Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. | | | Beth L. Fancsali, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. |
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http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_detail.xml?OO=1&oid=939902&attid=&pflag=1&PRV=AMT&pstring=
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: American Samoa |
| | Rules of Court of the Judiciary of American Samoa (American Samoa Bar Association_ | | | American Samoa Administrative Code (American Samoa Bar Association) partial; includes Water Quality Standards (§24.0201 et seq.) and Storage Tank Regulations (§24.0701-24.0781) only | | | American Samoa Reports: Table of Cases (American Samoa Bar Association) includes links to cases |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-as.html
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| | Kevin T. McGuire's Homepage |
| | A recipient of the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award, this book was also honored by the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. | | | Trinity College, Dublin, he has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Politics and has served on the program committees of both the American Political Science Association and the Midwest Political Science Association. | | | The Supreme Court Bar: Legal Elites in the Washington Community, an analysis of the participation and influence of Washington-based lawyers who specialize in litigating before the high court. |
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http://www.unc.edu/~kmcguire/biography.html
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| | Prof. Jacobson's Resume |
| | American Bar Association, Oregon State Bar Association, Multnomah County Bar Association, Marion County Bar Association, | | | American Legal Analysis, Principles of Administrative Law: lectures, Sofia University, New Bulgarian University Law Department and New Bulgaria College, Sofia Bulgaria (May 1994, May 1996). | | | By-Laws Committee, Association of Legal Writing Directors (1996 to date). |
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http://www.willamette.edu/~sjacobso/resume.htm
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| | Barger & Wolen Partners |
| | Member: The State Bar of Pennsylvania; The State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; and ABA Commission on Women. | | | Author: “Issuance of Insurance Policies,” California Insurance Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (1986); “Insolvency of Insurers,” California Insurance Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (1990); “Delinquency Proceedings” and “Formation and Issuance of Life Insurance Policies,” The Life Insurance Law of California, Association of Life Insurance Counsel (1990). | | | Author: “Insolvency of Insurers,” California Insurance Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (1986); “Delinquency Proceedings” and “Formation and Issuance of Life Insurance Policies,” The Life Insurance Law of California, Association of Life Insurance Counsel (1990). |
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http://www.royaloakes.com/bargandwolpartners.html
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| | Washburn University Law Library -- LawJobs -- Bar Exam Preparation |
| | Published by the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and the National Conference of Bar Examiners. | | | BarPlus Patent Bar Review offers free downloads of every Patent Bar Exam (with Answers) since 1997. | | | The National Conference of Bar Examiners keeps an updated list of states showing which of the four tests (MBE, MEE, MPRE, and MPT) are required. |
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http://www.washlaw.edu/postlaw/barprep.htm
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| | State Bar of California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | California is among the majority of American states that operate an integrated bar, in which the bar association is integrated with the judiciary. | | | Under state law, the Bar has the option of proceeding against accused attorneys either in the Supreme Court of California or in the State Bar Court. | | | Of all American states, California is notorious for imposing the strongest duty of confidentiality upon its attorneys. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California
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| | NAPABA Website |
| | The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students, providing a national network for its members and affiliates. | | | NAPABA advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and 47 local APA bar associations, with practice settings ranging from solo practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, law schools, and governmental agencies. | | | NAPABA also serves as a resource for federal, state, and local agencies, members of Congress and staff, and public service organizations on the APA legal profession, civil rights, and diversity in the courts. |
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http://www.napaba.org
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| | Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association Homepage |
| | Membership in CAPABA automatically includes membership in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) that is the voice of over 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide through over 45 chapters and affiliates. | | | CT The Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA) is the only association focused towards all Asian Pacific American attorneys in | | | to become successful attorneys and an Asian Pacific American Legal Referral Service. |
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| | Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center - Home |
| | Originally formed as an all-volunteer organization in 1998, the APALRC grew out of a unique collaborative effort by students from D.C. area law schools and attorneys associated with the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) and the South Asian Bar Association (SABA). | | | The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the legal and civil rights of Asian Americans in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan community through direct services, education, and advocacy. | | | Through its innovative programs and strategic partnerships, the APALRC's main goals are two-fold: (1) to address the individual legal needs of low-income and limited-English proficient Asian Americans, and (2) to advocate for broad-based systemic change on civil rights issues impacting Asian Americans. |
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http://www.apalrc.org
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