http://www.legalpracticepro.com/the-aba-and-the-solo/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.legalpracticepro.com/the-aba-and-the-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-1411 Lynn Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:42:52 +0000 http://www.legalpracticepro.com/uncategorized/the-aba-and-the-solo/#comment-1411 I quit the ABA years ago when I was an insurance defense lawyer because I could not stomach the political statements I was subsidizing, and it got too expensive (firm would not pay for it). I've been a solo for nearly 5 years and I now practice on the "other side". I've looked at rejoining the ABA, but it's still not worth the price. I can get a membership in my state trial lawyer's group for less and get a lot more tangible benefit. I quit the ABA years ago when I was an insurance defense lawyer because I could not stomach the political statements I was subsidizing, and it got too expensive (firm would not pay for it). I've been a solo for nearly 5 years and I now practice on the "other side". I've looked at rejoining the ABA, but it's still not worth the price. I can get a membership in my state trial lawyer's group for less and get a lot more tangible benefit.

]]> http://www.legalpracticepro.com/the-aba-and-the-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 Jordan Hatcher Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:36:14 +0000 http://www.legalpracticepro.com/uncategorized/the-aba-and-the-solo/#comment-1410 I just let my membership go -- it came up for renewal and I realised I get very little for my money. It was worth it when I was a law student, but now that I'm a lawyer (and paying full fees) I don't see the point. I just let my membership go — it came up for renewal and I realised I get very little for my money. It was worth it when I was a law student, but now that I'm a lawyer (and paying full fees) I don't see the point.

]]> http://www.legalpracticepro.com/the-aba-and-the-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 Jay S. Fleischman Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:38:46 +0000 http://www.legalpracticepro.com/uncategorized/the-aba-and-the-solo/#comment-1409 It's simple, Grant. The difference between the ABA and the AMA is that the AMA exists to protect it's members in a financial as well as in a professional sense. The AMA limits the number of physicians licensed in the US, educates members, and provides a uniform forum within which they can practice. The ABA, however, is a trade group; it exists to let members pat themselves on the backs and tout their own skills. The AMA publishes journals designed to further educate it's members, the ABA publishes magazines that pay the rent on a lovely glass tower in Chicago. The AMA is designed to help your neighborhood physician be a better doctor, but the ABA exists to keep the corporate attorney in the tall building employed. Where was the ABA during the fight against the new bankruptcy laws in 2005? Where is the ABA when solo practitioners are charged thousands of dollars each month for health insurance? Where is the ABA when it comes to negotiating malpractice insurance rates? Where is the ABA when New York State passes restrictive advertising rules that choke free speech and commerce? It's simple, Grant. The difference between the ABA and the AMA is that the AMA exists to protect it's members in a financial as well as in a professional sense. The AMA limits the number of physicians licensed in the US, educates members, and provides a uniform forum within which they can practice. The ABA, however, is a trade group; it exists to let members pat themselves on the backs and tout their own skills. The AMA publishes journals designed to further educate it's members, the ABA publishes magazines that pay the rent on a lovely glass tower in Chicago. The AMA is designed to help your neighborhood physician be a better doctor, but the ABA exists to keep the corporate attorney in the tall building employed. Where was the ABA during the fight against the new bankruptcy laws in 2005? Where is the ABA when solo practitioners are charged thousands of dollars each month for health insurance? Where is the ABA when it comes to negotiating malpractice insurance rates? Where is the ABA when New York State passes restrictive advertising rules that choke free speech and commerce?

]]> http://www.legalpracticepro.com/the-aba-and-the-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 Chuck Newton Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:12:10 +0000 http://www.legalpracticepro.com/uncategorized/the-aba-and-the-solo/#comment-1408 My sentiments exactly. My sentiments exactly.

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