Free Legal Help - American Bar Association
网页Free Legal Answers. Online pro bono program that matches low-income clients with volunteer lawyers, who agree to provide brief answers online for free.
CLE Marketplace - American Bar Association
网页Explore the CLE Marketplace for all content produced by the ABA and enjoy unparalleled learning experiences, with CLE credit, on timely topics with leading speakers both online and in person.
What is a Lawyer? - American Bar Association
网页2019年9月10日 · What exactly is a lawyer? A lawyer (also called attorney, counsel, or counselor) is a licensed professional who advises and represents others in legal matters. Today’s lawyer can be young or old, male or female. Nearly one-third of all lawyers are under thirty-five years old. Almost half of the law students today are women, and women …
How Courts Work - American Bar Association
网页A deposition is an out-of-court statement given under oath by any person involved in the case. It is to be used at trial or in preparation for trial. It may be in the form of a written transcript, a videotape, or both. In most states, either of the parties may take the deposition of the other party, or of any other witness.
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Birth Certificates - American Bar Association
网页2018年11月20日 · In the United States, birth certificates serve as proof of an individual’s age, citizenship status, and identity. They are necessary to obtain a social security number, apply for a passport, enroll in schools, get a driver’s license, gain employment, or apply for other benefits. Humanitarian Desmond Tutu described the birth certificate as ...
Introduction: The Role of Courts in Our Society - American Bar …
网页2017年6月1日 · While our system of checks and balances plays an important role in ensuring this stability and balance in our system, it is the courts that have the ultimate responsibility for maintaining this through preservation of the Rule of Law. Indeed, it is the accountability of our system of laws and their interpretation and upholding by our courts ...
How Courts Work - American Bar Association
网页Arbitration involves submitting the dispute to a neutral third party who renders a decision after hearing arguments and reviewing evidence. It s generally quicker and less expensive than a full-fledged trial. In mediation, a third-party mediator who is neutral assists the parties to reach a negotiated settlement of their differences.
Rule 1.5: Fees - American Bar Association
网页Client-Lawyer Relationship. (a) A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an unreasonable fee or an unreasonable amount for expenses. The factors to be considered in determining the reasonableness of a fee include the following: (1) the time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, and the ...
Distance Education - American Bar Association
网页2024年3月18日 · Distance Education. An ABA-approved law school may grant a student up to 50 percent of the credit hours required for the J.D. degree through distance education courses (see Definition 7, and Standards 311, 105, and 511).
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