

Division Highlights
Strategies for Pro Bono and Public Service During the Recession
The Center for Pro Bono launched a new web page to provide resources for law firms who are laying off lawyers or deferring start dates for new hires, lawyers who have been deferred or laid off, and pro bono, legal services and public interest organizations that have opportunities for those lawyers. Please visit http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/downturn/ for more information.
2009 Louis M. Brown Awards Presented at ABA Midyear Meeting
The Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services has selected the Virtual Courthouse.com to receive the 2009 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access. Three additional programs will receive meritorious recognition: The Community Legal Resources Network at CUNY; the law firm Heisler, Feldman, McCormick and Garrow, PC; and Have Justice Will Travel. The Awards were presented at the joint luncheon of the NCPB and NABE at the Midyear Meeting on February 13th.
FDIC Extends Rule Affecting Insurance on IOLTA Accounts
On September 1, 2009, the FDIC amended the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) and extended the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (TAG) for six months, until June 30, 2010. Under the final Rule, funds in IOLTA accounts will continue to be fully guaranteed by the FDIC, without limit, for participating financial institutions. Read more...
What are the ethical implications of excessive defender case loads?
Visit the Indigent Defense Web page of the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
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Publications of Note
Concise Guide to Lawyer Specialty Certification
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The Judge Advocate General's School Guide to the Service Members Civil Relief Act
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Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid |
Unbundling Legal Services
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A Lawyer's Guide to Healing: Solutions for Addiction and Depression
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Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims 2004-2007
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Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Legal Services
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Gideon's Broken Promise: America's Continuing Quest for Equal Justice
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Supporting Justice II: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America's Lawyers (Feb. 2009) Supporting Justice: A Report on the Pro Bono Work of America's Lawyers (Aug. 2005)
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Conferences & Training Events
22nd National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs
October 6–9, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona
2009 National Lawyer Referral Workshop
October 28–31, 2009
Baltimore, Maryland
Disaster Information
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