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1 Am. B. News 1 (1956)

handle is hein.journals/ambrnw1 and id is 1 raw text is: American Baf NeV s 1 a montbly news bulletin of the Jlmerican Bar Association Vol. 1 No. 1 July 16, 1956 Bar Foundation Launches Three Research Projects Three important new projects of legal research have been authorized by the American Bar Foundation, at the request of committees of the American Bar Asso- ciation. All of the studios will be carried on in the American Bar Center in Chicago, and each promises results having both current interest and practical value to the entire profession. The new projects are: 1. A study of the problems of unauthorized practice. The immediate objective is a compilation of state and local statutes, agreements and statements of principles between bar asocitions and lay groups, as well as a pf r eent mplaints, anefrs, decrees and opinions in unauthoiz*ractice cases. This study was requested by the ABA (6mmittee on Unauthorized Practice of the Law. A broader program of research covering other aspects of unauthorized practice may be undertaken later. 2. A comparative study of American corporation statutes, both business and non-profit, annotated to sections of the model acts proposed by the Corporate Laws committee of the Section of Corporation, Bank- ing and Business Law; with references to constitutional and statutory provisions, bibliography of texts and law review articles, and discussion of leading cases. The study will embrace provisions of corporation statutes in the 48 states and the District of Columbia. 3. A survey of judicial and administrative proce- (Conthsued on Page 3) A Message from The American Bar News is n added service to mem- bers of the American Bar Assbciation. It will bring to busy lawyers a brief, informative, interesting report of the things the Association is doing in their interest. As our Association has, grown markedly in size its activities have accelerated. This has created the need for better communications-a medium through which every member can gain a clearer conception of the dyhamirs of the great national organization of which he is a part. We expect the American Bar News to be ABA Membership at New Peak and Still Rising Perhaps no national organization, professional or non-professional, can match the dramatic growth in membership of the American Bar Association. Although the greatest gain of all has come in the first half of 1956, the story goes back much farther than that. It is a record of steady, consistently accel- erated growth beginning in 1936 with the establish- ment of the House of Delegates. That policy-making body provides a national forum in which the entire profession has a representative voice. It has served to knit together more closely the organized bar in the U. S., composed of more than 1,500 state and local associations. In the 20 years since formation of the House of Delegates membership in the American Bar Associa- tion has tripled-from 28,000 in 1936 to about 85,000 now. As of July 1, new member applications had passed the 32,000 mark in this year's unprecedented national membership development program. The number was continuing to rise, as solicitations progress in various parts of the country. The final results of this year's special membership effort will not be known until the 79th annual meeting convenes in Dallas, August 27-3 1. This has been by far the biggest year of growth in the Association's history. One of the most significant aspects of the 1956 campaign has been the spectacular gain of the Junior Bar Conference, which embraces all (Continued on Page 2) the President: a cohesive force, an intimate link between the many lawyers who make up the American Bar Association and carry on its work. More than that, we hope it will prove to be a wel- come visitor to your desk each month-a newsy letter from headquarters as intimate as a letter from an old friend-filled with information you will want to have because it is interesting and because it concerns you and your welfare. E. SMYTHE GAMBRELL President Q IQ Q oQ o 0 0 0 0 Q 0 DQ 0 0 0 0 0 oQ 0Q Q Q O O 0 00 o0 0 o

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