American Bar Association

E2021

nonprofit organization professional association voluntary bar association

The American Bar Association is a nationwide voluntary professional organization of lawyers and law students that sets academic and ethical standards for U.S. law schools and the legal profession.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → professional association → voluntary bar association →
abbreviation	ABA →
advocatesFor	access to justice → independence of the judiciary → rule of law →
country	United States →
foundedBy	legal professionals in the United States →
foundingDate	1878-08-21 →
foundingLocation	Saratoga Springs, New York →
hasMemberType	judges → law students → lawyers → legal academics →
hasOfficeIn	Washington, D.C. →
hasSubdivision	Board of Governors → House of Delegates → divisions → forums → sections →
headquartersCountry	United States →
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois →
issues	Model Code of Judicial Conduct → Model Rules of Professional Conduct →
legalForm	nonprofit corporation →
memberOf	legal profession organizations in the United States →
membershipType	voluntary →
notableSubdivision	Business Law Section → Criminal Justice Section → Law Student Division → Litigation Section → Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar → Young Lawyers Division →
organizes	annual meetings → section conferences →
primaryLanguage	English →
publishes	ABA Journal → books on legal topics → practice guides for lawyers →
purpose	to improve the legal profession → to serve the public by defending liberty and delivering justice → to set academic standards for U.S. law schools → to set ethical standards for the legal profession →
regulates	accreditation of law schools in the United States →
scope	nationwide →
setsStandardFor	legal education in the United States → professional ethics for lawyers in the United States →
shortName	ABA →
website	https://www.americanbar.org/ →

Referenced by (74)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Albany Law School → Boston College Law School → Boston University School of Law → Cardozo School of Law → Columbia Law School → Cumberland School of Law → Harvard Law School → Howard University School of Law → New York University School of Law → Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law → Rutgers Law School → Syracuse University College of Law → UC Berkeley School of Law → UC Hastings College of the Law → University of Iowa College of Law → University of Pennsylvania Law School → University of San Francisco School of Law → University of Tennessee College of Law → University of Virginia School of Law → University of Washington School of Law → Washington College of Law →	accreditation
Board of Governors (American Bar Association) → Business Law Section → Criminal Justice Section → House of Delegates (American Bar Association) → Law Student Division → Section of Intellectual Property Law → Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar → Section of Taxation → Young Lawyers Division →	partOf
Charles Alan Wright → Charles Evans Hughes → Charles G. Dawes → Erwin N. Griswold → Jamie S. Gorelick → Lewis F. Powell Jr. → Warren E. Burger → William J. Hochul Jr. →	memberOf
Boalt Hall School of Law → Loyola University Chicago School of Law → SUNY Buffalo Law School → University of Alabama School of Law → University of Miami School of Law →	accreditedBy
ABA Journal → Criminal Justice Section → Law Student Division → Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law → University of Washington School of Law →	affiliation
Business Law Section → Criminal Justice Section → Section of Intellectual Property Law →	hasParentOrganization
Litigation Section → Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar → Section of Taxation →	parentOrganization
ABA Journal → MRPC → Model Code of Professional Responsibility →	publisher
MRPC → Model Code of Judicial Conduct →	createdBy
ABA Medal → American Bar Association Medal →	presentedBy
Young Lawyers Division →	affiliatedWith
Model Code of Professional Responsibility →	author
American Bar Association Medal →	awardingOrganization
American Bar Association Medal ("American Bar Association annual meeting") →	ceremonyLocation
Model Rules of Professional Conduct →	draftedBy
Young Lawyers Division ("American Bar Association Board of Governors") →	governingBody
ABA Medal →	isHighestHonorOf
Washington and Lee University →	lawSchoolAccreditation
American Bar Association Medal →	namedAfter
Magna Carta Memorial →	ownedBy
Juris Doctor →	regulatingBody
Model Code of Judicial Conduct →	revisedBy
ABA →	standsFor