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Black History Month: 5 Trailblazing Lawyers

Bigfork Tech

Charlotte E. Ray During the 19th century, women were largely barred from the legal profession, but that didn’t stop Charlotte E. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1966, Constance Baker Motley was the first African-American woman to join the federal judiciary. Ray from trying to break in anyway.

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Becoming the Change: The Story of the North Carolina Justice for All Project

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Sometimes, mid-case, an attorney would have to withdraw as counsel of record due to the client’s inability to afford their fees, leaving them to figure out the rest of their case on their own. Seeing clients forced to take out loans or max out credit cards to pay for legal fees was disheartening.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

Target customer: Five verticals: arbitrators/arbitration centers; mediators/mediation centers; law firms (Slaughter & May, others); courts (Federal Court of Australia, Family Court); corporations and associations (Sports NZ – New Zealand’s Ministry of sport). Optional customization is priced separately.