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Lawyers Hop On Board The “Justice Bus”; Travel Thru Out State To Give The Poor Free Civil Legal Help During Oct. 19-27
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Montgomery, Alabama, October 4, 2012 – The song says, “the wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round,” and the sound of those wheels will be heard across rural Alabama during October…
Read MoreNew Agreement With Corel Permits 17,000 State Bar Members To Buy Wordperfect Office X6 At 50% Off
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Montgomery, Alabama, September 28, 2012 – The Alabama State Bar (ASB) has signed on to Corel Corporation’s new Bar Association licensing program, allowing ASB members to purchase licenses of the award-winning WordPerfect®
Read MoreAlabama State Bar Hires Robert B. Thornhill to Direct Its Lawyer Assistance Program
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Montgomery, Alabama, September 6, 2012 – Robert B. Thornhill of Montgomery has been named director of the Alabama State Bar Lawyer Assistance Program (ALAP), according to Executive Director Keith B. Norman. Created…
Read MoreBirmingham Lawyer Anthony A. Joseph Named President-Elect of 17,000-Member Alabama State Bar
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Montgomery, Ala., August 21, 2012 – Anthony A. Joseph, a shareholder in the Birmingham law firm of Maynard Cooper & Gale PC, has been chosen president-elect of the 17,000-member Alabama State Bar.
Read MoreAttorney Phillip W. Mccallum takes office as President of the Alabama State Bar
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Montgomery, Alabama, July 21, 2012 – Phillip W. McCallum, a founding shareholder and senior partner in the Birmingham law firm of McCallum Methvin & Terrell PC, has become president of the 17,000-member…
Read MoreAlabama State Bar Presents Awards to Recognize Outstanding Contributions to the Profession
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Montgomery, Alabama, July 20, 2012 – At the Alabama State Bar’s 2012 Annual Meeting, held this week in Sandestin, Fla., awards honoring members of the legal profession were presented to the following:
Read MoreAla. Lawyers Hall Of Fame Inductees Include: State’s 1st U.S. Supreme Court Justice; B’ham City Council Member, Prominent Civil Rights Atty
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 23, 2012 – The lawyer who became the first Alabamian to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, a well-known civil rights lawyer, and a former member of the Birmingham…
Read More2012 Law Day Competition Winners Announced; Schools In B’ham, Montgomery, Phenix City Sweep 3 Categories
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 17, 2012 – As the nation prepares to celebrate Law Day, May 1st a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law, the Alabama State Bar has…
Read MoreNew Rules Permit Lawyers To Let Clients Handle Parts Of Their Own Case Under Supervision; Result Will Be Lower Legal Costs
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 05, 2012 – Middle- and low-income Alabama litigants can now get legal help even if they cannot afford to pay a lawyer to handle the entire matter. New rules…
Read MoreEconomic Survey Of Ala. Lawyers Reveals Market Forces Have Negative Effect On Income; 66% Of Lawyers Are In Solo/Small Firms
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 4, 2012 – The Alabama State Bar has released the results of its periodic study of the economics of law practice in Alabama for the year 2010. State Bar…
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