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ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Public defender with Patreon for FOIA lawsuits shares her thoughts on lawyers and social media

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When she’s posting online, Beth Bourdon is not like most other lawyers, and she says that’s probably why she has more than 50,000 Twitter follower...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What can Texas tell us about the rise and fall of the death penalty?

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

By the late 1960s, use of the death penalty was on the decline in the United States. But after the U.S. Supreme Court declared in the 1972 case Furman...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Virtual onboarding has provided some unexpected benefits, firm shareholder says

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Virtual trivia nights and happy hours are among the activities that Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks has hosted in recent months to help welcome new hires int...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Why do barristers wear wigs? 'Dress Codes' explores fashion and the law

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ask any attorney about the most outlandish clothing they've seen worn in a courtroom, and most will have a colorful story. But what determines the app...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How your firm can use technology to build business and keep clients

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As a longtime technology consultant to law firms, Heinan Landa knows that lawyers are cautious customers who can be resistant to change. But the old e...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Law prof focuses on positives from the COVID-19 pandemic

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rather than focus on the restrictions of teaching via Zoom, Peter H. Huang zeroed in on how he could use the platform in innovative ways. This summer,...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : 'White Fright' author discusses historical lynch mobs and the attack on the Capitol

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Historian Jane Dailey discusses her new book, White Fright: The Sexual Panic at the Heart of America's Racist History, and what America's history with...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Law firms should not rush lateral hiring, due diligence expert says

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the shift to virtual recruitment amid the COVID-19 crisis, the speed at which law firms vet and hire lateral partners has increased, according to...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : What it's like to argue before the Supreme Court during COVID-19

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey L. Fisher has argued more than 40 U.S. Supreme Court cases, and he relies heavily on the justices’ body language during arguments. But that ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Our favorite reads from 2020

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a tumultuous year draws to a close, we gathered together ABA Journal editors and reporters to discuss what the past year has been like for them as ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Deloitte is monitoring regulatory reforms but is focused on growing new practice

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Don Fancher, a principal in Deloitte’s legal business services practice in the United States, acknowledges that his firm has been monitoring the reg...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Former corporate lawyer draws inspiration from her family for her tireless clemency work

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brittany K. Barnett was a perfect fit for corporate law. As a certified public accountant who comes from a family with an entrepreneurial spirit, it m...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Law prof finds ways to connect remotely amid historic election and COVID-19 restrictions

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

April Dawson, an associate dean and professor at the North Carolina Central University School of Law, misses seeing her constitutional law students in...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Lawyer recounts the life and legacy of the mysterious man behind Pilates

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 1963, John Howard Steel was a 28-year-old attorney with a challenging litigation practice, an unhappy marriage and a stiff neck. At the urging of h...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Constant communication has been key amid COVID-19, law school dean says

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Just before students at the University of California at Irvine School of Law were set to return from spring break in March, the university decided tha...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Having a hard time connecting with your witness? Try these tips

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You're a plaintiffs attorney with a promising tort case, but getting the narrative evidence you need from a particular witness is like squeezing blood...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How to maximize your business development during the COVID-19 crisis

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Plenty of lawyers in private practice worry about business development during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there may be more opportunities to discover n...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Knowing when to tell your client 'no,' and other ethical dilemmas

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most important ethical obligations a lawyer has is knowing when to tell their client “no.” But how do you know when that moment has com...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Firms of the future: COVID-19 prompts more law firms to pursue real estate downsizing

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In recent years, a growing number of law firms reduced their brick-and-mortar office space as a way to cut costs and also better meet the changing wor...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Voting rights attorney tells a tale of dark money chicanery in 'The Coyotes of Carthage'

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Wright spent six years at the Department of Justice Voting Section witnessing all manner of election chicanery, voter suppression and dark mone...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How is the lawyer known as ‘Popehat’ on Twitter keeping busy during the pandemic?

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Legal news about President Donald Trump often outrages people, but it shouldn’t. And at the same time, his administration makes outrageous legal sta...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : The case for separating Church and State

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The separation of church and state is a concept that is often talked about, but there's hardly a national consensus on what that should look like–or...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : This Louisiana judge continues to innovate during the COVID-19 crisis

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Judge Scott Schlegel’s history of utilizing technology in his Louisiana courtroom to make life easier for attorneys and members of the public has co...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : 'Demagogue' tells the story of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's rise and fall

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What made 1950s America vulnerable to a man like Joseph McCarthy, a junior senator from Wisconsin? In Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator J...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : This law prof has been fighting off Twitter trolls during the coronavirus crisis

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While Veena Dubal has adopted to working at home with three young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, the “reply guys” came after the Californi...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : 6 key numbers that can diagnose the financial health of your law practice

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how many billable hours you can devote to a new case? Or whether you need to add another attorney to your firm? Can you afford to take tim...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Bench trial by video? This lawyer says it went better than expected

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago lawyer Kathy Ehrhart and her firm represented two of the three defendants in a civil case focused on alleged breach of contract concerning a r...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Convicted of a crime that never occurred? It happens all too often, law prof says

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are used to hearing about wrongful convictions where a murderer walked free because an innocent person was misidentified. But when Montclair State ...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : 2020 Harvard Law grad postpones bar exam and her wedding plans because of COVID-19

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This past spring, when few people realized that most July bar exams would ultimately be canceled, Molly Coleman decided to forgo the test, for the tim...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How well-meaning social reforms created 'Prison by Any Other Name'

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when the country is discussing how the justice system and policing can be reformed, it's critical that we avoid adopting reforms that have d...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : What can we expect from the all-virtual 2020 ABA Annual Meeting?

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When COVID-19 closed ABA offices in March, staff sprang into work figuring out how the association could convert its meetings and events to virtual en...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How feminism worsened mass incarceration–and how it can stop

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a law professor at the University of Colorado Law School, Aya Gruber has seen her Millennial students wrestle with a contradiction that she has lon...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Legal reform advocates need to more actively engage the public

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Supporters of broad reforms to how the legal profession is regulated must do a better job drawing the public into ongoing conversations in several sta...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : COVID-19 hasn't stopped this lawyer from advocating for wellness and recovery

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lawyer and author Brian Cuban chats with ABA Journal Senior Writer Stephanie Francis Ward about how he’s been focusing on what he can control during...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What does police abolition look like?

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recent protests over police brutality have raised the volume on calls to defund the police. But while police abolition may be new to some, it's a conc...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : BigLaw firm’s legal tech subsidiary has launched a steady stream of COVID-19 tools

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the novel coronavirus began rapidly spreading across the United States earlier this year, Kimball Dean Parker says he felt a strong desire to hel...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What's lost when jury trials vanish?

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thirty years ago, between 9% to 10% of federal criminal cases actually went to trial before a jury. That may not seem like a large percentage, but by ...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Can cyborg lawyers convince their clients to listen?

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you really need a human for the so-called human touch in lawyering, particularly when a big part of the job is convincing the client to be reasonab...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Meet 9 American women shortlisted for the U.S. Supreme Court before Sandra Day O'Connor

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As early as the 1930s, presidents were considering putting the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. So who were these other candidates on the shortl...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : How hosting a national pandemic summit aided Nebraska courts with its COVID-19 response

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the novel coronavirus began sweeping across the U.S. earlier this year, Nebraska’s courts system was better prepared to rapidly adjust its oper...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Insider's guide to succeeding in law school

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson says that near the end of every school year, he has law students come into his office, "usually in tears." They tell the profe...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Trials and tiaras: How do pageant winners fare as lawyers?

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this new episode of the ABA Journal’s Asked and Answered podcast, Senior Writer Stephanie Francis Ward talks about the similarities between the p...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Journalist investigating wrongful convictions turns lens on white-collar criminal case

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When Michael Segal first approached longtime Chicago journalist Maurice Possley about writing about his case, Possley was not interested. Segal's 2002...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Online estate planning sees surge during coronavirus crisis

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The online estate-planning platform Trust & Will saw at least a 100% increase in business in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cody Barbo...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Develop your horse sense with equine law

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Fershtman has developed a niche practice helping people who love horses deal with the particular joys and challenges that come with equine busin...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : How to practice law remotely and efficiently during the COVID-19 crisis

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As people across the country are coping with countless changes in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the ABA Journal’s Asked and Answered podc...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What should you read about COVID-19? We asked an epidemiologist

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With a barrage of information and misinformation about COVID-19 coming our way, it can be hard to evaluate what sources are trustworthy, and where to ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : President of the Legal Services Corp. reflects on his tenure

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Asked to reflect on his nine-year tenure as president of the Legal Services Corp., Jim Sandman says he is proud of many things that he and his team ac...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How to achieve vocal power in and out of the courtroom

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Public speaking is a crucial part of working as an attorney. It is especially important for female attorneys who are claiming their vocal authority in...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Two families connected by LA riots collide in 'Your House Will Pay

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The riots in South Los Angeles in 1992 may be nearly three decades old, but in the present day, two families in the novel Your House Will Pay will fin...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Why did a Georgia city prohibit tattoos on Sundays?

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

These days, people from all walks of life get tattoos. But in Columbus, Georgia, it was illegal to give them on Sundays, until recently. No one knows ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : How 2 Texas lawyers are marketing their practice through song

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to social media and the internet, it’s never been easier—or more affordable—for lawyers to advertise. On the other hand, having so many a...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How safe is your right to vote?

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The story of voting rights in the United States is not just one of expansion; there have been periods (such as after Reconstruction) where voting righ...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Getting real: What happens when clients go on reality TV

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you are meeting a client for the first time, and they show up with a TV camera crew that wants to film your meeting. This month, the Asked and...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : The court of public opinion: Why litigation PR is a critical component of a case

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A lawyer’s duties do not begin and end at the courtroom door. They extend beyond to the proverbial court of public opinion. As both an attorney and ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Reinventing the staid field of legal academic writing

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Legal academic publishing isn't synonymous with innovation. The mere mention of it can, for some, bring up repressed memories of the most banal and st...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How to kick off 2020 with more productive business meetings

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When considering our New Year’s resolutions, we all want to be more resourceful with our time, especially with our workdays. We don’t realize how ...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : The financial costs for firms when women and minority lawyers leave

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When you think about all the women and people of color who leave large law firms before making partner, that adds up quickly, says Ripa Rashid, managi...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Our favorite reads of 2019

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you're traveling this holiday season–or just enjoying some end-of-year downtime–you might be in need of some good book recommendations. With th...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : How one lawyer built a practice by defending a notorious accused hacker

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leaving BigLaw to start his own firm in 2011, Tor Ekeland quickly learned that his legal education was insufficient for the task at hand. To Ekeland, ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : What goes on in the mind of a sentencing judge?

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A new book by Judge Frederic Block gives a behind-the-scenes look at a judge’s thoughts and feelings when imposing punishments. Block is candid and ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : The Education of Brett Kavanaugh

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One year after Brett Kavanaugh's tumultuous nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, questions that arose during the nomination hearings still linger. In...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Introverted lawyer offers tips for office holiday parties

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Holiday parties can be hard if you’re introverted, and they can be worse if you have social anxiety. But skipping them is not a great idea, says law...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Diversity in the legal tech community

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The year 2017 was hailed as the "Year of Women in Legal Tech" based on a few high-profile acquisitions and hires. Kristen Sonday, the co-founder of Pa...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How to master the jury selection process

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As director of the National Legal Research Group’s jury research services division, Jeffrey T. Frederick is an expert on jury selection strategies. ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Fighting for 9/11's first responders

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tens of thousands of people worked at Ground Zero after the World Trade Center attacks in 2001, looking for survivors, sifting for human remains and b...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : What seasoned and new lawyers can learn from each other

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Much has been said about getting rewarding mentoring and work opportunities from more-seasoned lawyers. But newer lawyers can also bring knowledge to ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Criminal justice experts hope tech can more easily help people expunge prior convictions and arrests

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the United States, an estimated 70 million people have a criminal record. Being tagged with this scarlet letter can affect a person’s ability to ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : New book addresses critical legal issues, policies and strategies surrounding smart technology

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From connected cars and industrial systems to toothbrushes and refrigerators, "internet of things" technology seems to be everywhere in the daily live...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Pay Attention: CPA serves up financial tips for lawyers

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary M. DuBoff says he’s very big on paying quarterly tax estimates on time. For many years, he kept a spreadsheet of everything that he spent money...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : African American farmer’s legal battle to save his family farm is focus of ‘Catfish Dream’

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Scott was the first ever non-white owner and operator of a catfish plant in the nation. The former sharecropper-turned-landowner was part of a clas...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Exploring new frontiers in research for the legal industry

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of the Legal Rebels Podcast, ABA Journal Legal Affairs Writer Jason Tashea talks to legal tech blogger Bob Ambrogi and Andrew Ar...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How power dynamics in the workplace shield perpetrators of sexual harassment

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We often associate the #MeToo movement with the entertainment industry, but sexual harassment is a widespread problem in all industries. The hierarchi...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Debut novelist's tale of Sri Lankan refugees wins the Harper Lee Prize

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2009 and 2010, two cargo ships packed with refugees fleeing the Sri Lankan civil war arrived on the shores of Canada. Those refugees inspired Sharo...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Speak Up: Tips for lawyers on how to give an impactful public speech

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to give a good speech that will resonate with people, you should not use notes or an outline, says Gerard Gregoire, vice president of liti...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : How experiential learning became the norm

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ten years ago, Rodney Smolla was featured as a Legal Rebel for leading an innovative plan at Washington and Lee University School of Law to eliminate ...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How to train your expert

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to working with an expert or expert witness, there can be a lot of moving parts to keep track of. Navigating a relationship with an expe...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : First-year lawyer offers self-care tips and shares how he learned to quiet his mind post-law school

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Michael R. Anspach attended Marquette University Law School, yoga, meditation and being active in a 12-step community helped him succeed. But onc...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Founder of The Slants talks about the band's free-speech fight

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Simon Tam booked the first gig for The Slants, there was a major obstacle to overcome: The band did not technically have any other members yet. T...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : What's your brand? Max Miller has some thoughts

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's good to be seen as a "thought leader," but don't call yourself that in marketing materials, says lawyer, professor and small business owner Max M...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How the Great Recession changed American law firms

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no denying that law firms have gone through significant changes in the last decade. These changes continue to create unprecedented challenge...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Want to go to law school? This teen has some tips

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rather than relying on one prep course for the Law School Admission Test, Haley Taylor Schlitz, a 16-year-old recent college graduate, took three with...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How to become a federal criminal

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The good news for anyone aspiring to a life of crime is that you may be a multiple offender of federal criminal laws without even being aware of it. M...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Avvo founder Mark Britton unwinds as he thinks about next step

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Britton, who founded and sold the online attorney ratings site Avvo, is taking a break. This helps with creativity but does cause him some discom...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : A curmudgeon's guide to surviving and thriving in BigLaw

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Who’s afraid of the big bad partner? For new law graduates and associates going into the world of BigLaw, the stakes have never been higher and neit...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Amped Up: ADHD med abuse in the legal profession

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Some people diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder need prescription stimulants to function at the best of their abilities. But there...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Public-Speaking Skills Every Lawyer Should Master

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For every lawyer that thinks they have oral presentations down pat, there’s another that has anxiety about talking in front of a crowd. And they bot...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Civics beyond Schoolhouse Rock

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do nearly 25% of Americans really think Ruth Bader Ginsburg is chief justice? ABA President Bob Carlson addresses gaps in public knowledge of history ...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : David Van Zandt has made a career out of touching third rails in higher ed

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When David Van Zandt became dean of what is now Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law in 1995, he faced a steep learning curve, he tells th...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : The strange tale of the 'Voodoo Reverend' and Harper Lee's lost true-crime book

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A series of suspicious deaths; a murder at a victim's funeral; a minister whom locals suspected was dabbling in voodoo; a gregarious Alabama lawyer an...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Where the Jobs Are: Hot careers for the Class of 2019

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Practice areas like cannabis law, M&A and real estate law are currently hot, but the good times never last forever, says legal recruiting consultant V...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Why tech tools can hold both promise and peril for policing

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Like everyone else, police are inundated with new gadgets and technologies promised to make their jobs easier. But do they? In his new book, Thin Blue...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Nonprofit law pioneer applauds 'low bono' growth

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Before they were buzzwords, Luz Herrera was a pioneer in the world of "low bono" practice, nonprofit law firms and legal incubators. In this episode o...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Networking for Introverts

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You have to network to get work. Carol Shiro Greenwald wrote her book Strategic Networking for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between for the...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Your client’s gone viral–now what?

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing attention to a client's plight can be a great outcome for an attorney wanting justice in a case. But what do you do when your client is trendi...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : A look back at Lizzie Borden

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cara Robertson has been fascinated by the axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden–and the daughter who stood trial for those murders–since she was a...

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : Jeff Carr continues his fight against billable hours

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Carr has been on a 40-year path of improving lawyer efficiency and effectiveness. "There's an old saying that if you pay for service by the hour,...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Former JAG captain draws from history and sports for diversity advice

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kenneth Imo spent years playing college football, working his way up in the military and leading the charge for diversity in two international law fir...

ABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Bullying from the Bench: How to cope in court

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When attorney Roula Allouch got involved with Bullyproof, an anti-bullying initiative with the ABA Young Lawyers Division, she quickly saw that many m...

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : From Columbine to Parkland: How have school shootings changed us?

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 10 years that Dave Cullen spent researching and reporting on the 1999 shootings in Littleton, Colorado for his book "Columbine" were so draining t...