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AAJ’s Leadership Academy is a new, exciting opportunity for AAJ members interested in developing their leadership skills. The purpose of the Leadership Academy, an initiative of AAJ’s Diversity Committee, is to give AAJ members the skills and techniques needed to make them effective leaders in AAJ and in their communities. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2013. Apply today!
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FULL ARTICLEAAJ past president, Leo V. Boyle, has been recognized with the 2013 Great Friend of Justice Award by the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. This honor is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated “extraordinary passion for justice.”
Among his many achievements Boyle helped formulate the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
Be sure to read more about Boyle’s dedication to justice from coverage of the award ceremony here.
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AAJ CEO Linda Lipsen will be a guest on the Ring of Fire radio show with Mike Papantonio this weekend as part of a show entitled, “The Web of Tort Reform.” Be sure to listen in on Saturday, January 12th, from 3-6 PM EST. Ms. Lipsen will address our new online campaign, takejusticeback.com, and talks about how corporations strategically work to undermine your legal rights by limiting access to the civil justice system.
FULL ARTICLEThe Senate has just passed the SMART Act, which passed earlier this week in the House. More information to come when it is signed into law.
Please see our statement from the House passage here.
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The superstorm that hit the Eastern Seaboard less than two months ago means many families are still struggling with putting their homes, businesses, and lives back together during the holiday season. Many of you have asked how you can help. Many have also expressed concern and sorrow over the tragedy in Connecticut. We know many of you give to charities at the end of the year and would urge you to donate those funds to the hurricane relief efforts and the Sandy Hook School Support fund. We have received information about how you can help.
FULL ARTICLEThe House of Representatives has passed the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act, which was co-sponsored by Reps Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ron Kind (D-WI).
AAJ President Mary Alice McLarty had this to say:
FULL ARTICLE“This bipartisan legislation is a practical solution that will streamline the Medicare Secondary Payer system to ensure that seniors and persons with disabilities get timely assistance and taxpayers are repaid millions of dollars every year.”
In lieu of our traditional Trial preview, below is an excerpt from an article in the upcoming December issue of Trial, the flagship magazine of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Be sure to read the full article, The web of tort ‘reform,” here.
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