The program explored efforts by legal practitioners to balance public safety, accountability and criminal responsibility when dealing with people living with dementia.

The American Bar Association is deeply saddened by the passing of William H. “Bill” Neukom, who served as ABA president in 2007 and 2008, and offers its sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Creating a holistic public defender system, protecting a vulnerable group from imminent housing loss and advancing the American Bar Association’s mission to assure meaningful access to justice are som ...

White collar defense attorneys, federal and state prosecutors, corporate counsel and compliance officers, judges and academics will meet Sept. 3-5 at the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Sect ...

The art of living is about encouraging people to pursue their passions and explore all the ways people can find inspiration for life through artwork, music, or hobbies.

The ABA Career Center offers both career development resources and a job board for law students, lawyers, and other legal professionals across all disciplines and career stages.

Formal Ethics Opinion 08-451 (downloadable pdf) A lawyer may outsource legal or nonlegal support services provided the lawyer remains ultimately responsible for rendering competent legal services to ...

This book is a primer on trauma-informed lawyering, and a starting point for resilience and even healing. Trauma-Informed Law provides information and analysis from experts in law, psychology, and al… ...

Stare Decisis—a Latin term that means “let the decision stand” or “to stand by things decided”—is a foundational concept in the American legal system. To put it simply, stare decisis holds that courts ...

Contracts for Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chains: Model Contract Clauses, Legal Analysis, and Practical Perspectives Edited by Susan A Maslow and David V Snyder This comprehensive guide ...

The Economic Loss Doctrine (ELD) has been adopted by a majority of jurisdictions in the United States and exists to prohibit parties from recovering in tort when the negligence of others results in ...