About the ABA Journal
ABAJournal.com is the Web site of the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association.
The site features:
- Breaking legal news, updated as it happens by our staff of reporters throughout every business day.
- Analysis from more than 2,000 legal blogs, written by lawyers who are experts in their fields.
- Stories that go beyond the headlines, from the pages of the nation’s most-read and most-respected legal affairs magazine.
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The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
Our Staff
As provided in Article 33 of the ABA Bylaws, the ABA Journal is published by the:
Board of Editors
- Sheila S. Hollis, Chair, Washington, D.C.
- Bernard F. Ashe, Delmar, N.Y.
- Hon. Bernice B. Donald, Memphis, Tenn.
- Laura V. Farber, Pasadena, Calif.
- Michael E. Flowers, Columbus, Ohio
- Rew R. Goodnow, Reno, Nev.
- Barbara J. Howard, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Christopher T. Lutz, Washington, D.C.
- Kenneth P. Nolan, New York, N.Y.
Ex Officio
- William H. Neukom, President, Seattle, Wash.
- H. Thomas Wells Jr., President-Elect, Birmingham, Ala.
- Laurel G. Bellows, Chair, ABA House of Delegates, Chicago, Ill.
- Wm. T. Robinson III, ABA Treasurer, Florence, Ky.
Editor and Publisher
Managing Editor
Assistant Managing Editors
Senior Writers
Legal Affairs Writers
Copy Editors
Web Producers
Director of Publication
Design Director
Associate Design Director
Photo Editor
Publication Operations Manager
Financial Analyst
Mark Villeneuve
Office Manager
Office Administration
Advertising Sales
The ABA Journal is represented nationally by the James G. Elliott Co.
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Dennis Connaughton
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Print/Online Ad Sales
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