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New! Mental Health and Disability Law Databases
Two easy-to-use, searchable databases. The first contains summaries of federal and state court opinions, legislation, and regulations in 22 subject areas covering civil and criminal mental disability law and disability discrimination law that have appeared in the Mental & Physical Disability Law Reporter (2003 to present). Subscribers can search by key word, subject area, jurisdiction, case name, date, and subject key number.
The second database is an analysis of the current law in those same 22 subject areas with links to summaries of court opinions, legislation, and regulations. Order today!
CMPDL National Law School Directory
The Directory has information collected directly from ABA-accredited law schools, including contact information, student organizations for law students with disabilities or related to disability law/rights, clinical programs that deal with disability or mental health law, and other relevant programming and courses. Access the Directory
Featured Publications for November
ABA Practice Essentials
Four new articles for the disability law practitioner.
50-State Directory of Lawyers Who Practice Disability Law
LAWYERS & LAW STUDENTS
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WITH DISABILITIES
National Conferences on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
Mentor Program
Resources & Opportunities
Lawyer Spotlight
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INFO & PUBLICATIONS
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ABA DISABILITY-RELATED EVENTS, PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
February 11-17, 2009 ABA Midyear Meeting April 17, 2009 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium April 21-23, 2009 ABA Day (Government Affairs Office) June 15, 2009 Commission Spring Meeting June 15-16, 2009 Second National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
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