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Proposed Recommendations & Policy
The following policy documents are available in PDF format,
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The following policy recommendation proposed by the Section of Litigation will be considered at the August 11–12, 2008 House of Delegates Meeting in New York. If you have any comments, please refer to the General Information Form for contact information.
Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings
Resolved, That the American Bar Association adopts the ABA Model Act Governing the Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, dated August 2008.
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- » Executive Summary
- » General Information Form
Standards for Final Pretrial Submissions and Orders
Resolved, That the American Bar Association adopts the black letter of the Standards for Final Pretrial Submissions and Orders for practice in the federal district courts and state trial courts whose procedures generally follow those of the federal courts.
- » Proposed Policy Recommendation
- » Report
- » Standards
- » Executive Summary
- » General Information Form
The following ABA policy was passed at the Februrary 11, 2008 House of Delegates Meetings as a result of a recommendation proposed by the Section of Litigation. Also see the archive of prior recommendations.
108—Section of Litigation
Urges Congress to enact legislation, like the Veterans Advocacy Act of 2007, which promotes the provision of legal services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist them in obtaining the full range of health care, benefits and services to which they are lawfully entitled.
SEE ALSO: Archive of prior recommendations
Section Task Forces explore emerging issues in the practice of litigation and work to strengthen the profession. Our active task forces include:
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Civil Trial Practice Standards
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