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Article: News Briefs
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- Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2008
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ABA calls for military
lawyers in local courts
A letter from the American Bar Association asks state and local
bar associations to support rules that would allow military lawyers
to represent service personnel in civil matters in state courts
other than in states where the lawyers are licensed.
ABA President William H. Neukom and retired Marine Corps Gen.
Earl Anderson, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal
Assistance to Military Personnel, point out in the letter that when
service members are the target of unfair practices, the mere
availability of in-court representation by military lawyers can
often lead to a negotiated resolution.
The letter further urges that state and local bar ...