In November 2006, AIDS Coordinating Committee Chair Shelley D. Hayes formed a working group to explore how the ABA might facilitate nationwide expansion of the Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) model, by which doctors and lawyers work together to identify and resolve diverse legal issues that affect patients' health.

Among other activities, the Working Group on Medical-Legal Partnership -- comprised of representatives from the Committee, the Health Law Section, the Center for Pro Bono, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Boston Medical Center's Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, Boston College Law School, and LegalHealth based in New York City – has developed an ABA policy recommendation regarding the model. The ABA House of Delegates adopted the recommendation as official policy in August 2007.

The Working Group also is exploring the HIV Legal Check-up model’s integration into existing and future MLP programs.