ABA Practice Essentials: Articles

Affordable Housing
Forum of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law

• From Oversight to Conservatorship
• A Brief Analysis of the National Housing Trust Fund
• HOPE For Homeowners: Too Little, Too Late

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The Bar Leader
Division for Bar Services

• Bar Foundations Have Potential for Increased Impact
• Building Bridges: Managing Conflict in the Workplace
• Great Expectations: What Bar Execs Want From Their IT Staff

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The Brief
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

• Don't Blame the Referee
• Heeding History's Trail of Messages
• The Impact of Judicial Selection on an Independent Judiciary

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Child Law Practice
ABA Center on Children and the Law

• Lighting the Way
• Achieving Permanency through Subsidized Guardianship
• Child Abuse and Neglect in the Military
  

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Communications Lawyer
Forum on Communications Law

• Newspapering in the 21st Century
• Fairness Doctrine Redux
• Illinois' Anti-SLAPP Statute

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Experience
Senior Lawyers Division

• Dealing with the Death of a Solo Practitioner
• Harry W. Colmery and the Origin of the G.I. Bill
• Who’s in Charge? The Law of Ocean Cruises

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Franchise Law Journal
Forum on Franchising

• Enforceability of Oral Franchise Agreements
• Are Franchisees Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in the Franchisor's Home State?
• Mandating English Language Proficiency for Franchisees
  

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The Judges Journal
Judicial Division

• The Choice is Ours
• Access to Civil Justice in the District of Columbia
• Tribal Justice
  

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Litigation
Section of Litigation

• Opening Statement: Beyond the Moral Archetype
• Legal Lore: Zigzag—The Loss of the USS Indianapolis
• More Than a Mail Drop: Redefining the Role of Local Counsel

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Probate & Property
Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

• Don't Wing It! Practical Safeguards for Effective Mortgage Modifications
• Tides, Toreens, and Family Trees--Heirs Property Preservation Challenges
• Real Estate Opportunity Funds: A Unique Vehicle for Overseas Investment

Public Contract Law Journal
Section on Public Contract Law

• Accountability in ID/IQ Contracting
• A Clause in Search of Meaning
• Oversight of GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contracts
  

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The Public Lawyer
Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division

• Local Government Lawyers as Agents of Social Change
• Lincoln's Attorney General: Edwards Bates and His Historic Opinion on Citizenshiip
• Ethics: Not All Relative
  

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The SciTech Lawyer
Section of Science & Technology Law

• Clinical Trials and the Financial Markets
• Patents in the Crosshairs
• The TGN1412 Drug Disaster

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law
Tort Trial & Insurance Law Section

• Surviving Total Destruction
• Representing Insureds in a Catastrophe
• Contingent Business Interruption Coverage

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The Urban Lawyer
Section of State & Local Government Law

• Second Amendment Plumbing After Heller
• Local Government without Tiebout
• The Case for Megapolitan Growth Management in the 21st Century

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