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A Better Idea: Reporting Pro Bono Service

Experience of other states suggests that a pro bono reporting program can increase lawyers' pro bono service while producing data to support requests to the Legislature and private charities for funds to support legal aid.

by Thomas C. Mielenhausen and Charles A. Krekelberg

Judicial Development, OAH Style

A judicial development system implemented by Minnesota's Office of Administrative Hearings may be instructive for many who have wrestled with the issue of mandatory evaluation for the state's judiciary.

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Columns

Professional Responsibility: Summary of Admonitions
Neglect and communications problems led the list of 110 admonitions issued in 1998.
by Edward J. Cleary

Lawyer at Large: Can a Juror Change Her Mind?
The furor over one high-profile murder trial could have ended with a "guilty" verdict -- until one juror sent a note saying, "I lied."
by Dana Saroop Seetahal

Reviews: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts
It's a big topic, but this new six-volume collection may hit the mark for everyone from summer associates to veteran litigators.
by Thomas Fraser

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