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The ABA Journal (since 1984, formerly American Bar Association Journal, 1915–1983, evolved from Annual Bulletin, 1908–1914) is a monthly legal trade magazine and the flagship publication of the American Bar Association. It claims to be "read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month". It is now complemented on the Internet with the ABA Journal Online site and the ABA Journal eReport newsletter.
In 1908, the Annual Bulletin was founded by the Comparative Law Bureau (1907–1933) of the American Bar Association. The first comparative law journal in the U.S., it surveyed foreign legislation and legal literature. Circulated to all ABA members, it ran from 1908 to 1914 and was absorbed in 1915 by the ABA's newly formed Journal.
In 1915, the American Bar Association Journal (abbreviated Am. Bar Assoc. j.) was founded as a quarterly magazine. Published by the ABA, it ran under this title from January 1915 to December 1983, for volume 1 to 69. Quarterly from 1915 to 1920 (with its second quarter issue dedicated to the Bulletin), it became monthly in 1921.
ABA may refer to:
A journal (through French from Latin diurnalis, daily) has several related meanings:
The word "journalist", for one whose business is writing for the public press and nowadays also other media, has been in use since the end of the 17th century.
A public journal is a record of day-by-day events in a parliament or congress. It is also called minutes or records.
The term "journal" is also used in business:
A noun (from Latin nōmen, literally meaning "name") is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.Linguistically, a noun is a member of a large, open part of speech whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
Lexical categories (parts of speech) are defined in terms of the ways in which their members combine with other kinds of expressions. The syntactic rules for nouns differ from language to language. In English, nouns are those words which can occur with articles and attributive adjectives and can function as the head of a noun phrase.
Word classes (parts of speech) were described by Sanskrit grammarians from at least the 5th century BC. In Yāska's Nirukta, the noun (nāma) is one of the four main categories of words defined.
The Ancient Greek equivalent was ónoma (ὄνομα), referred to by Plato in the Cratylus dialog, and later listed as one of the eight parts of speech in The Art of Grammar, attributed to Dionysius Thrax (2nd century BC). The term used in Latin grammar was nōmen. All of these terms for "noun" were also words meaning "name". The English word noun is derived from the Latin term, through the Anglo-Norman noun.
Who's a Legal Rebel? In these times of great economic chaos lies great opportunity. The legal profession is not just struggling through a recession, but also undergoing a structural break with the past. There is a growing consensus that the profession that emerges from the recession will be different in fundamental ways from the one that entered it. More and more lawyers aren't waiting around for change. Day by day, they're remaking their corners of the profession. These mavericks are finding new ways to practice law, represent their clients, adjudicate cases and train the next generation of lawyers. Most are leveraging the power of the Internet to help them work better, faster and different. The Legal Rebels project is profiling these innovators and describing the changes they ar...
We are incredibly proud to say that the editors of the ABA Journal have again selected ThePopTort.com, as one of the 100 Best Legal Blogs in the country! Two years in a row! (This is out of over 2,500 legal blogs in the country.) To vote for The Pop Tort: 1) Simply register here (It's quick and free!): http://www.abajournal.com/register 2) Then vote for us here: http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/2009/specific
Founder of Legal OnRamp, Paul Lippe participated in the ABA Journal's program, "10 Ways to Build Your Perfect Practice & Career" as part of the 2010 Legal Rebels project. More at LegalRebels.com.
Joshua Gilliland, Esq., blogger on Bow Tie Law and The Legal Geeks, asks for your nomination for the 2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100. Filmed on location in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the Arkansas State Bar Conference in the Arlington Hotel. To vote for The Legal Geeks, please visit http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/blawg100_submit/
The Long Shot: A Cleveland solo's life is about to change as his practice expands from a spare bedroom in his apartment to the U.S. Supreme Court Read the full ABA Journal story here: http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_long_shot/
The speech our readers voted for us to deliver. More at http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/webbyspeechvote/
The Hague is home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, so it follows that Dutch lawyer J.M. "Maurits" Barendrecht, featured in the ABA Journal's 2012 Legal Rebels project, sees the City of Peace and Justice as the place to develop groundbreaking legal strategies. Read his full profile here: http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/maurits_barendrecht_justice_for_the_world More info on the Legal Rebels project here: http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/
UniCourt's Startup Alley pitch at the ABA Techshow 2017 focused on easy access to state and federal case law and legal analytics. The Startup Alley competition, hosted by Robert Ambrogi of LawSites and Mary Juetten of Evolve Law, pitted 12 legal startups against one another in a knockout-style contest, with audience members voting for the winners. The ABA Techshow 2017 was March 15-18.
It's not easy looking like Abraham Lincoln, says Michael Krebs, and he has the beard to prove it. The Chicago man makes his living appearing as the country lawyer who went on to become the nation's 16th president, and says that one of his most interesting jobs was appearing in the book trailer for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The fictional thriller by Seth Grahame-Smith was published in 2010, and a 3-D film of the same name, produced by Tim Burton, is slated for summer release. In this short ABA Journal video, Krebs talks about his resemblance to the beloved president and what lawyers ask him.
Lisa Damon is a partner with Seyfarth Shaw in Boston, and was profiled as part of the ABA Journal's Legal Rebels project. More at http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels
Stephanie Kimbro, a solo practitioner and virtual law office entrepreneur, is profiled as part of the ABA Journal's Legal Rebels project. More info at www.LegalRebels.com.
Who's a Legal Rebel? In these times of great economic chaos lies great opportunity. The legal profession is not just struggling through a recession, but also undergoing a structural break with the past. There is a growing consensus that the profession that emerges from the recession will be different in fundamental ways from the one that entered it. More and more lawyers aren't waiting around for change. Day by day, they're remaking their corners of the profession. These mavericks are finding new ways to practice law, represent their clients, adjudicate cases and train the next generation of lawyers. Most are leveraging the power of the Internet to help them work better, faster and different. The Legal Rebels project is profiling these innovators and describing the changes they ar...
We are incredibly proud to say that the editors of the ABA Journal have again selected ThePopTort.com, as one of the 100 Best Legal Blogs in the country! Two years in a row! (This is out of over 2,500 legal blogs in the country.) To vote for The Pop Tort: 1) Simply register here (It's quick and free!): http://www.abajournal.com/register 2) Then vote for us here: http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/2009/specific
Founder of Legal OnRamp, Paul Lippe participated in the ABA Journal's program, "10 Ways to Build Your Perfect Practice & Career" as part of the 2010 Legal Rebels project. More at LegalRebels.com.
Joshua Gilliland, Esq., blogger on Bow Tie Law and The Legal Geeks, asks for your nomination for the 2014 ABA Journal Blawg 100. Filmed on location in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the Arkansas State Bar Conference in the Arlington Hotel. To vote for The Legal Geeks, please visit http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/blawg100_submit/
The Long Shot: A Cleveland solo's life is about to change as his practice expands from a spare bedroom in his apartment to the U.S. Supreme Court Read the full ABA Journal story here: http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_long_shot/
The speech our readers voted for us to deliver. More at http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/webbyspeechvote/
The Hague is home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, so it follows that Dutch lawyer J.M. "Maurits" Barendrecht, featured in the ABA Journal's 2012 Legal Rebels project, sees the City of Peace and Justice as the place to develop groundbreaking legal strategies. Read his full profile here: http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/maurits_barendrecht_justice_for_the_world More info on the Legal Rebels project here: http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/
UniCourt's Startup Alley pitch at the ABA Techshow 2017 focused on easy access to state and federal case law and legal analytics. The Startup Alley competition, hosted by Robert Ambrogi of LawSites and Mary Juetten of Evolve Law, pitted 12 legal startups against one another in a knockout-style contest, with audience members voting for the winners. The ABA Techshow 2017 was March 15-18.
It's not easy looking like Abraham Lincoln, says Michael Krebs, and he has the beard to prove it. The Chicago man makes his living appearing as the country lawyer who went on to become the nation's 16th president, and says that one of his most interesting jobs was appearing in the book trailer for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The fictional thriller by Seth Grahame-Smith was published in 2010, and a 3-D film of the same name, produced by Tim Burton, is slated for summer release. In this short ABA Journal video, Krebs talks about his resemblance to the beloved president and what lawyers ask him.
Lisa Damon is a partner with Seyfarth Shaw in Boston, and was profiled as part of the ABA Journal's Legal Rebels project. More at http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels
Stephanie Kimbro, a solo practitioner and virtual law office entrepreneur, is profiled as part of the ABA Journal's Legal Rebels project. More info at www.LegalRebels.com.
This Washington, D.C. cyber security lawyer has worked with the 9/11 commission, the President of the United States and also served as GC to the NSA during the Snowden Affair. De shares his thoughts on transparency, security and what it's like to fly on Air Force One. Hear more when you join the conversation On Air!
Mayer Brown and the ABA Journal co-hosted an important panel discussion on the challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments in retaining women lawyers.
David Hirsch J.D., Attorney and former columnist for the ABA Journal Key Publication: Co-author with Dan Van Haften - Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason (2010)
In this episode of Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Victor Li speaks with attorney and activist Paul Harris about his work stretching back to the 1960s. Harris, one of the radical “movement lawyers” featured in the cover story for the August issue of the ABA Journal, talks about his work defending high-profile clients like Huey Newton, Leonard McNeil and others. Harris also discusses the current political landscape and what today’s generation of aspiring movement lawyers can learn from their predecessors. Special thanks to our sponsors Amicus Attorney.
Paulette Brown, President, American Bar Association; Partner/co-chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Locke Lord LLP James Taylor, Ph.D., Director of African American Studies and Professor of Political Science, University of San Francisco; Lecturer, African American and African Diaspora Studies Department, University of California Berkeley—Moderator Paulette Brown is the first woman of color to become president of the ABA and has been recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “50 most influential minority lawyers in America.” She has been a municipal court judge, in addition to focusing on all facets of labor and employment litigation. Brown has devoted her presidency to “rebuilding the nation’s confidence in our justice system” by “working to eliminate bias and enhance div...
The law is not Dallas attorney Talmage Boston's only love. "I have had a lifelong fascination with the presidency since I was 7 years old, and in recent years have become increasingly fascinated with it, given that so many of our top historians and non-fiction writers are devoting themselves to writing presidential biographies or studying the presidencies of different leaders over the years," Boston says. Boston made it his mission to conduct interviews with many of these well-known historians in front of live audiences, focusing the interviews on 20 historically significant presidencies. The edited transcripts of those interviews are compiled in his new book, “Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers from the Experts About Our Presidents.” In honor of the 2016 election...
What do lawyers and lexicographers have in common? The main job of both is to argue over the meaning of words. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles talks with Kory Stamper about her work as a lexicographer and editor for Merriam-Webster; her new book, “Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries”; and her position as chief defender of the word "irregardless." We explore the difference between the prescriptivists—whose champion, Bryan A. Garner, writes a column for the ABA Journal—and the descriptivists, and why using the dictionary definition of a word should not end all arguments. We also find out what goes on behind the scenes to produce the newest edition of a Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Jeffrey Lipshaw is Professor of Law at the Suffolk University Law School in Boston, where he teaches contract law and courses in the business curriculum. He writes on contract theory, corporate law, and business judgment, with focus on the overlap between business and legal decision-making. He is particularly interested in the theoretical and practical implications of having been trained merely to “think like a lawyer” when confronting uncertainty and making decisions in business transactions. He is the author of Beyond Legal Reasoning: a Critique of Pure Lawyering (Routledge, 2017), and a co-author of the casebook, Unincorporated Business Entities (LexisNexis), and the ABA publication, Becoming a Law Professor. His articles have appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Law, Culture, an...
Today is November 4th 2016 and that means only one thing... It’s Love Your Lawyer Day! In this report from On The Road, executive producer Laurence Colletti interviews your favorite Legal Talk Network hosts about how they’re spending time during this holiday de jure. Tune in for heart-warming conversations and hijinks a plenty! Participating Hosts: Adriana Linares from New Solo Christopher Anderson from Un-Billable Hour John Simek from Digital Detectives Sharon Nelson from Digital Detectives Stephanie Francis Ward from ABA Journal’s Asked and Answered Jared Correia from Legal Toolkit
Ownership and Copyright Issues Caroline Pinkston Caroline is licensed patent agent and is currently in her last year of law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has extensive experience in several Intellectual Property matters including but not limited to: patent infringement, litigation, offensive/defense review, patent research, prosecution matters, and prosecution of copyrights and trademarks. Caroline has worked as a patent agent for Shook, Hardy & Bacon, a law firm in Kansas City. Most recently, she has worked for Novak Druce + Quigg, on patent prosecution and litigation matters in Houston, Texas. Prior to law school, she received a masters degree in Electrical Engineering and during this time has coauthored several papers for the Institute of Electrical and Electroni...
ABA regulated processes and drought stress in crops by Peter McCourt, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Plant Molecular Biology Peter McCourt is a full professor in the Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. Over the past 20 years, Peter’s research program has focused on how plant hormones or growth regulators direct growth and development. His major focus is on the hormone abscisic acid (ABA), which modulates plant growth during abiotic stresses such as drought. To this end, Peter’s group contributed to the identification of the ABA receptor, which was chosen as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2009 by the journal Science. He continues to study ABA by expanding core ABA signaling from a pathway to a network using the tools of systems biology. Recently his g...
In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - In this plenary panel discussion presented at a 2008 meeting of the American Bar Association, panelists Lon Sobel, Ken Abdo, Jay Cooper, David Given, Joel Katz, David Knochemsen, Ed Pearson and Mike Rudell discuss how the practice of entertainment law has evolved over the last half-century, from a few lonely practitioners doing an ill-defined set of tasks to a large and sprawling body of jurisprudence, legal theory, and competing orthodoxies.
It’s still Love Your Lawyer Day and as such our coverage continues with an interview of its founder Nader Anise from the American Lawyers Public Image Association. But stay tuned, more of our Legal Talk Network hosts return for a bonus segment! Participating Hosts: Monica Bay from Law Technology Now - @MonicaBay Victor Li from ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels - @LawScribbler Chris Morgan from ABA Law Students Podcast - @ChrisMorgan1992
Episode 48 - Travel Ban's Public Support, State Dept. Survey, TNs Regs., Prima Facie Software, Healthcare for Immigration Lawyers, Pet Peeves, Book Review: Turn a Negative Into a Positive, Pricing Your Practice Right, ABA Journal Blawg & More (July 3-9, 2017)
Have you considered attending the 2017 ABA Annual Meeting in New York City this August? In this special episode of Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles and Molly McDonough hear about what special events and venues await attendees from ABA President Linda Klein and the associate executive director of Meetings and Travel, Marty Balogh. From a CLE lecture given by IBM Watson to a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Lincoln Center, Klein and Balogh share how this year’s meeting will offer entirely new educational and networking opportunities.
Studies have shown that salary and compensation at firms can still be markedly higher for white males than attorneys with a different ethnicity or gender. But if you feel you aren't being paid commensurate with your colleagues and with the value you bring to your firm, how should you proceed? In this episode of Asked & Answered, the ABA Journal's Stephanie Francis Ward talks with Jeffrey Lowe of the legal talent management company Major, Lindsey & Africa. Lowe wrote the report on the agency's “2016 Partner Compensation Survey,” and offers insights gleaned from that survey's findings. Special thanks to our sponsors Amicus Attorney.
Presented by ABA TIPS Admiralty & Maritime Law Committee Featuring: Phoebe Hathorn -- "Cross-Border Insolvency in the Maritime Context: The United States' Universalism Versus Singapore's Continued Territorialism" Imran Naeemullah -- "Strong Headwinds: Statutes, Responsibility-Shifting, and Public Policy Continue to Frustrate Indemnity Agreements in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry" Michael Dehart -- "Revamping the Harbor Maintenance Tax" Katherine Clements -- "Novel Charters: Lifting the Shelter in Order to Protect Injured Third Parties Against Insolvent Charterers" Caroline Frilot -- "Crisis Averted: The Supreme Court Rejects a Subjective Vessel Status Test in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach" Yaakov Adler -- "Situs Unraveled: Evaluating Methods for Determining Whether an Injury Sit...
Diversity at law firms, especially at the higher levels of partnership continues to be a hot topic of discussion. But is that all that it is, a discussion item? To this day, fewer than 20 percent of equity partners are women and even fewer are lawyers of color. This has been the case for more than a decade even though there are now more women in law school than men. Molly McDonough, editor of the ABA Journal, spoke about this issue with Subha Barry, of Working Mother Media, Vivia Chen of the Careerist blog, Lynn Charytan and Jeff Smith of Comcast Cable, and law firm partner Hilary Preston of Vinson & Elkins. Special thanks to our sponsors Amicus Attorney.