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ABA inspires lawyers to remain committed to human rights
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2010/06/18 03:44
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In today’s speech to the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Conference in Italy, American Bar Association House of Delegates Chair William C. Hubbard inspired lawyers to re-commit themselves to the hard work of protecting human rights and strengthening the rule of law. Hubbard said, “Lawyers and human rights advocates struggle with crises old and new … against genocide and mass atrocities and their consequences. … We struggle against terrorism while seeking to protect due process for the accused. … We struggle to help the corporate sector make a positive impact on human rights and remedy conditions that compromise basic human dignity for workers. … We struggle to secure the human rights of women and girls and combat all forms of violence against women. … From wherever we come … lawyers speak the same language. We defend liberty for all. We pursue equal justice for the mighty and the lowly. We share a mission and a common sense of purpose, and we have much work before us.” Hubbard represented the ABA at today’s meeting at the request of association President Carolyn B. Lamm. He presented his remarks to international lawyers and legal scholars convening in Rome to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. He stressed the essential connection between a country’s rule of law and its citizens’ daily quality of life. “The ABA has long endorsed the founding documents of modern human rights law and supported the international community in its efforts to extend basic legal protections to all people. … In fact, the ABA regards the promotion of universal human rights and the rule of law as part of its core mission as an organization,” said Hubbard. Hubbard outlined the ABA’s role in establishing three key entities to track human rights and rule of law around the world: the ABA’s Center for Human Rights, the Rule of Law Initiative and the now independent World Justice Project with its ever-growing Rule of Law Index. With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization 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 rule of law. Follow the latest ABA news and updates at www.abanow.org. |
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Former CA DAG to attend Managing Partners Luncheon
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2010/05/21 06:20
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Three noted Los Angeles Law Firm managing partners will attend the Managing Partners Luncheon held by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators on Tuesday, May 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the Montage Beverly Hills. Managing Partner Attendees include: Former Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, Jeffrey Kravitz The Los Angeles Daily Journal named Kravitz a Top 10 Entertainment IP Lawyer in 2008. Kravitz is editor of the Sports Law and Fashion Law blogs for Fox Rothschild, a firm with 475 lawyers in 15 offices nationwide Chief Assistant Attorney General, David Chaney Chaney serves as the Chief Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice Stacy Phillips, of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra Founder of a boutique Century City firm, Phillips counsels high-profile celebrities in family law cases and is the author of Divorce: It’s All About Control – How to Win the Emotional, Psychological and Legal Wars. The event will focus on how law firms adjust to changing economics, with a keynote by Blane R. Prescott, Senior Vice President of Hildebrandt Baker Robbins. Cost to attend the luncheon is $50-$75, with attending managing partners will be eligible to win an Apple iPad. Luncheon is located in the Conservatory Room of the Montage Beverly Hills at 225 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA. Luncheon is sponsored by: First Legal, Cash Management Solutions, Afinety, Innovative Computing Systems, Inc. and Nationwide Legal Inc. ABOUT GLA ALA: The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA) is a 320-person nonprofit membership organization that provides educational opportunities, community service, and exchange of information to improve the quality and professionalism of management in legal services organizations. For more information about GLA ALA visit www.glaala.org and view the event flyer. Media inquiries contact Jess Block, Media Relations, 909-706-8525.
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Volunteer of the Year Named by Legal Nonprofit
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2010/04/04 14:28
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Cancer survivor Elizabeth Wagner was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award and a $2500 scholarship April 13, 2010 during the Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Country Club in Los Angeles by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, a professional association for legal managers. Battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, for 1 year, Wagner, of Long Beach, said of the award “I am so honored to receive this award and despite health-related challenges, I have thoroughly enjoyed giving back to the community through volunteering.” Wagner was honored for her continued involvement and dedication to the association and to the community. She supports the GLA ALA Justice Jog, AIDS Life Cycle and Tour De Palm Springs Charity Ride. “Wagner is a role model to GLA ALA. She inspires everyone she meets to get moving and get involved,” says Jean Jewell, CLM, a past recipient of Volunteer of the Year Award. Wagner, the Legal Administrator of Kegel, Tobin & Truce in Los Angeles, CA, serves as the Programs Chair for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA). The international President of the Association of Legal Administrators, Susan French Koran keynoted, and Mary McDonnell was installed as the 2010 GLA ALA board President. The scholarship received is an award for travel, hotel and registration to the Association of Legal Administrators annual conference in Boston sponsored by First Legal. ABOUT GLA ALA: The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA) is a 350-person nonprofit membership organization that provides educational opportunities, community service, and exchange of information to improve the quality and professionalism of management in legal services organizations. For more information, visit www.glaala.org.
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Business Partnership partners with law firm on event
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2009/10/16 08:40
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Somerset County Business Partnership, in conjunction with the township-based Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus law firm, will present a seminar, "An Overview of Issues in Designing and Building Green,'' at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The morning-long forum will take place at the offices of Norris, McLaughlin & aMarcus, 721 Route 202/206. The seminar will provide an overview of the emerging and evolving field of green building, addressing such issues as how and why to build green, available incentives, lending opportunities and legal issues in design and construction. Noted experts in the field of green building, real estate finance and insurance will participate, including Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula, deputy speaker of the State Assembly; Edward Hogan, Chris Stevenson, Jesse Nash, Charles Miller, Melinda Fellner Bramwit and Frank Araps of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus; Michael Kerwin, LEED-certified president/CEO of Somerset County Business Partnership; William Amann, LEED-certified chairman of the state chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, William Lashbrook of PNC Real Estate Finance, and Raymond Pavese of Pavese-McCormick Insurance Agency. Registration and networking will begin at 8:30 a.m. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations at 11:30 a.m. The program will end at noon. The seminar is free of charge but registration is requested by contacting Cassie Coldreck at 908-722-0755 or ccoldreck@nmmlaw.com.
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Legal association to Host “Justice Jog” 5K for Charity
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2009/10/06 02:34
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When Rosemary McKenna completed a summer associate job with Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia, she was happy to receive an offer of full-time employment. But instead of starting her new position last month as planned, Ms. McKenna, who graduated from Temple University's Beasley School of Law in May, will be working as a hostess at a local restaurant. Law firms are asking new hires to defer their employment start dates, an unprecedented step for many firms that have weathered previous economic downturns without wide-scale postponements. Large firms such as Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP have delayed the start dates for their new associates for a full year or more. Summer internships -- usually the surefire way to land a job -- produced fewer offers than ever before, law firms and students say. And because law firms budget for hiring a year or two in advance, law-school classes of 2010 and 2011 face an equally difficult environment. To cope, some would-be attorneys are seeking pro-bono fellowships, while others are taking jobs ranging from temporary work for their alma maters to waitressing or bartending. And law school career-service officials are advising students to take whatever work they can find to pay their bills. Ms. McKenna has been working two hostess jobs at restaurants in Philadelphia to make ends meet. The 26-year-old was told she will be able to start work at the law firm in January.
LOS ANGELES- The members, families and business partners of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (GLA ALA) are teaming up to host the GLA ALA Justice Jog 5K on October 18, 2009 Celebrity attendees include: the Los Angeles Laker Girls (leading the stretches) and Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine (an honorary server of breakfast), and Woodland Hills fire station #84 (displaying one of their fire engines at the finish line). GLA ALA will organize a 5K Walk/Run to support A Place Called Home (APCH), a South Central LA nonprofit offering youth education, gang prevention and mentoring programs. Youth members of APCH with dreams of attending law school will also walk in the 5K. Last year’s GLA ALA Justice Jog 5K 2008 raised over $12,000 for charity with the support of 421 runners and 100 volunteers. The GLA ALA Justice Jog starts at 6:30 a.m. at Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Woodland Hills. A Denny’s breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. Registration is still available for $30 per adult, $15 per child (5-12). “I am proud to be a part of such a unique event, joining different sectors of the legal community together including large LA-based law firms, businesses, athletes, families, members and friends, for a worthy, charitable and fun cause,” says Cindy Fortune, GLA ALA event chair. The event is part of GLA ALA’s Community Challenge Weekend (CCW), a community service initiative that encourages community improvement. For more information about GLA and the Justice Jog visit www.glaala.org or http://www.imathlete.com/events/EventOverview.aspx?fEID=6516&z=1253210384045 |
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Jeffery Leving to Deliver Keynote Speech
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2008/07/07 09:46
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‘Dads Make A Difference’ is the theme of the 2008 annual conference hosted by The Fathers & Families Coalition, Inc.’s Get F.I.T. (Southwestern Fatherhood Institute Training). The conference will be held July 8 & 9 in Tucson, Arizona. The mission of the FFCA is to enhance the capacity of service providers throughout the nation, so they will be better equipped to effectively serve fathers, mothers and children. In doing so, the FFCA is able to improve the outcomes for children, through healthy father and family interaction. Chicago attorney Jeffery M. Leving will deliver the keynote speech at the conference on Wednesday, July 9th, at 12 pm.
“Any man’s loss of a child diminishes mankind,” commented Leving, “we must educate the public on the vital importance of the relationship between father and child, he added. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Dads Make A Difference’. A father’s absence hurts. The lack of a father’s presence in the life of a child is linked to substance abuse, teen pregnancy, promiscuity and a host of other issues that greatly lessen the child’s chance at a successful and prosperous life.
Mr. Leving has long held the belief that fathers who are armed with the proper parenting tools and resources will raise healthier children. Leving is the author of “Fathers’ Rights”, co-authored The Illinois Joint Custody Law, and has been a tireless crusader of the advancement of fathers’ rights in America’s courtrooms. The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd. represents fathers across the globe, ensuring that fathers remain strong and vital influences in the lives of their children. For more information about fathers’ rights, please visit www.dadsrights.com.
In addition to Mr. Leving, some of the other facilitators of the conference will include;
• Richard Claytor- Director of Fatherhood Initiatives for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division (CSE).
• Juanita Mendez, Ph.D., of San Francisco, CA; completed a qualitative study entitled “The Meaning of Fatherhood to Long-Term Incarcerated African-American Men”.
• Garry A. Mendez Jr. Ph.D. is the founder and director of the National Trust for the Development of African-American Men, in the DC area. Dr. Mendez authored a significant study of Incarcerated Men and Their Children. He is a nationally recognized force in the field of African-American men, incarceration, criminal justice and health as it effects those populations.
• Newt McDonald, M.Ed.-Newt is an instructor in the Child Development Department at Merritt College in Oakland, CA. He is co-director of the Preschool Lab School. A longtime member of the Bay Area Male Involvement Network (BAMIN), he has developed male involvement programs for a number of community-based agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Pamela Wilson, MSW- Ms. Wilson has consulted with Public/Private Ventures on their Young Unwed Fathers Pilot Project. Ms. Wilson consulted with P/PV (Public/Private Ventures) on their Young Unwed Fathers’ Pilot Project and co-authored Fatherhood Development: A Curriculum for Young Fathers’, among other numerous positions with non-profits.
The conference will host professionals and fathers from 15 different states, showing the growing presence of organizations committed to the education and uplifting of fathers in America and the effect they are having on men, women and children across the U.S. There is limited seating still available. For more information about the conference, please visit www.axffc.org. Press inquiries should contact Carrie Klepzig at 312-730-5864(mobile) or 312-807-3990. |
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Symposium On Virtual Visitation
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2008/01/19 09:49
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Northeastern Illinois University held a symposium on Virtual Visitation, which is the use of electronic communication through Video Conferencing. Virtual Visitation is intended to allow visits between a child and their parent, whose visiting time may be limited because the parent is incarcerated or serving our country
The symposium was led by Michael Gough. Fathers’ Rights Attorney Jeffery M. Leving gave the overview and spoke on Fathers Absence & It’s Effects on Children. |
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