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The ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the …
Free Legal Help - American Bar Association
Legal Aid. Federally funded legal services offices provide lawyers who are experts in helping low-income people with legal problems. Pro Bono. Pro bono programs match low-income clients with volunteer lawyers, who agree to take their cases for free.
Legal Fact Check: Pardons - American Bar Association
A U.S. president has broad powers to issue pardons to individuals involved in criminal investigations. But are those powers unlimited? No, there are some limitations such as for offenses on a state level. And, it is unsettled whether a president can pardon him- or herself.
Approved Programs Directory - American Bar Association
Directory of ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs This Directory contains information on all current ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs.
Rule 3.4: Fairness to Opposing Party & Counsel - American Bar …
Advocate | A lawyer shall not: (a) unlawfully obstruct another party' s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy or conceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value. A lawyer shall not counsel or assist another person to do any such act...
Medical Malpractice - American Bar Association
What is medical malpractice? Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider—a doctor, nurse, dentist, technician, hospital or hospital worker—whose performance of duties departs from a standard of practice of those with similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a patient or patients.
Understanding Guardianship - American Bar Association
Feb 23, 2022 · Summary. Guardianship becomes crucial for individuals with disabilities, affecting both personal and financial aspects. Three main types of guardianships - plenary, limited, and temporary - offer varying levels of authority and oversight.
What Is an Executive Order? - American Bar Association
One of the most common “presidential” documents in our modern government is an executive order. Every American president has issued at least one, totaling more than (as of this writing) 13,731 since George Washington took office in 1789. Media reports of “changes made by executive order,” or “executive orders to come” rarely explain what the document is, or other …
Introduction: The Role of Courts in Our Society - American Bar …
Jun 1, 2017 · Is there any aspect of our republic more essential to its effectiveness and continuity than the independence of our nation’s courts and their ability to uphold the Rule of Law? It is, after all, our judiciary that has the awesome responsibility to ensure not only that order is maintained in our nation but also that the struggles the citizens of our country engage in with each …
CLE Marketplace - American Bar Association
CLE For You. Apr. 02 Events | In-Person . ABA TECHSHOW 2025. CLE 60 min TECHSHOW is back, live, and in-person at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, where lawyers, legal pros, and technology all come together.