LAWYERS

Addresses

Product Liability—Moral Obligations of Corporations: Miles W. Lord, 20741-20742 [24JY]

Amendments

Federal Debt Recovery Act: enact (S. 1668), 20778, 20780, 20902, 20903 [25JY], 28925 [3OC]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 31889-31890, 31893, 31894, 31896, 32125 [11OC], 32289, 32306 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32340 [12OC], 32428, 32433 [12OC]

Analyses

Comprehensive Crime Package—(Title II of H.J. Res. 648), 31792 [11OC]

Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 2802), 19386-19390 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Attorney General Faults Republicans on Civil Rights, 17622-17623 [20JN]

Attorney's Fees, 20047 [29JN]

Butte Man Assistant to President's Son, 19480 [28JN]

Case Closed, 5868 [19MR]

Excerpts From Address by Mario Cuomo, Governor of New York, at Notre Dame, 25505 [14SE]

Good Lawyers Make Good Judges, 22657 [7AU]

International Law Taking Its Lumps, 11033 [3MY]

Legal Fees, 20035 [29JN]

Mention Rowe To Succeed Gael Sullivan, 19481 [28JN]

Mr. Justice Brennan—Architect of Freedom, 14964-14966 [5JN]

Nick Martini ``Knighted'' for World War II Services to Great Britain, 30242 [4OC]

Ohio Bar To Honor C. G. Economus, 14976 [5JN]

Paid Homemaking—Idea in Search of a Policy, 23625-23626 [9AU]

President Appoints Butte Man—James H. Rowe, Jr., Is on Administrative Assistant's Staff, 19480 [28JN]

Private Bar Offering Legal Aid to Poor, Filling Gap Left by U.S. Cutbacks, 22308 [2AU]

Profound Contempt, 14380 [24MY]

Query—Should Federal Administrative Law Judges Be Independent of Their Agencies?, 8621 [10AP]

Senate Non-Solution on Crime, 3961 [29FE]

Soaring Legal Costs—Even Lawyers Are Worried, 22656 [7AU]

Superfund for Lawyers, 22336 [3AU], 22535 [6AU]

Under the Influence of James Rowe, 19483 [28JN]

When the President's Lawyer Needs a Lawyer, 5112 [8MR]

Why the ACLU Is Gambling With Roe, 24122 [10AU]

Young Montanan Helped F.D.R., Became D.C. Insider, 19481 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Compensation: equity in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments (see S. 2802)

———proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments (see H.R. 5757)

Courts: amend Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize award of reasonable attorneys' fees to certain prevailing parties (see S. 2859; H.R. 6014)

———consideration of H.R. 5594, bail, exclusionary rule, and habeas corpus (see H. Res. 539)

Debt owed the U.S.: authorize contracts retaining private counsel to furnish legal services (see H.R. 6218)

Debts: collection by attorney on behalf of client (see H.R. 4617)

Doe, Baby Jane: payment of attorneys' fees to family (see S. Con. Res. 123)

Group legal services plans: permanent exclusion from gross income for certain amounts received (see H.R. 6254)

Legal services: correction in enrollment of H.R. 5361 (see H. Con. Res. 378)

———improve delivery (see S. 2420)

———tax incentive for employeer (see H.R. 5361)

Reynolds, Caronia, & Gianelli (law firm): relief (see S. 2790)

Taxation: amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 5028)

———permanent exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 6254)

Court decisions

Preliminary determination by LSC to deny refunding to Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc., 23270 [9AU]

Guidelines

Debt collection lawyer fees: Dun & Bradstreet, 20782 [25JY]

Letters

Bankruptcy Court Act (H.R. 3): Fuller & Henry, Toledo, OH, 5077 [8MR]

Criminal justice reform: National Committee Against Repressive Legislation, 3960 [29FE]

Financial compensation for legal fees in Baby Jane Doe case: Dept. of Justice, 15556 [8JN]

———Senators Durenberger and Hatfield, 15556, 15557 [8JN]

FTC lawyer exemption: Bar Association of San Francisco, 155 [23JA]

———District of Columbia Bar, 155 [23JA]

———Federal Bar Association, 156 [23JA]

Product liability law: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 22524 [6AU]

———Attorneys Congressional Campaign Trust, 22524 [6AU]

Rights of the blind vendors in the Randolph-Sheppard program: National Federation of the Blind, 23172 [8AU]

Transmittal of the Legal Fees Equity Act (S. 2802): Dept. of Justice, 19385 [27JN]

Lists

Congressional staff members who worked on criminal justice system reform legislation, 29692 [4OC]

Lawyers on the MX missile, by State, 15976 [12JN]

Memorandums

At the Water's Edge: Colin Danby, 30243 [4OC]

Pamphlets

Counseling Older Clients, Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly, 1806 [3FE]

Papers

Compliance With Nuclear Arms Agreements: Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control and the Association of Soviet Lawyers, 12028 [14MY]

Improve the Climate and Raise the Effectiveness of International Negotiations: Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control and the Association of Soviet Lawyers, 12029 [14MY]

Petitions

Appeal rights of veterans: Pennsylvania American Legion, 24101 [10AU]

Attorney's fees in civil rights actions: Edward Ronwin, 6651 [27MR]

Compensation for attorneys appointed under Criminal Justice Act: Ninth Circuit District Judges Association, 9758 [24AP]

Exemption of Professionals From FTC Jurisdiction: Federal Bar Association, 156 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Alternative Medical Liability Act: enact, 9031 [11AP]

Court proceedings: expand U.S. liability for legal fees (H.R. 5479), 9533 [12AP]

Equal Access to Justice Act: extend (S. 919), 4863 [7MR]

Federal judges: reconfirmation requirements, 21077 [25JY]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 7888 [4AP], 28019 [1OC], 28021 [2OC]-32294 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), Senate amendments, 32289-32301, 32306 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), request for consideration of Senate amendments to resolution correcting enrollment (H. Con. Res. 378), 32340 [12OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32308 [11OC]

Law firms: Supreme Court decision regarding employment discrimination, 14020 [23MY]

LSC: anniversary, 21091 [25JY]

———client eligibility regulations (H.R. 4658, H.R. 4659), 635-637 [26JA]

———funding, 14579, 14585, 14593 [31MY], 32584 [12OC]

———permanent tax-free status for certain (H.R. 5028), 4616 [6MR]

Martini, Nicholas: tribute, 30241 [4OC]

Meese, Edwin, III: nomination for Attorney General, 5823 [15MR]

Military personnel: repeal legal restraints against malpractice suits, 5868 [19MR]

National College of District Attorneys: anniversary of establishment, 19993 [28JN]

National Legal Center for the Public Interest: publication on issues of diversity jurisdiction, 7652 [3AP]

Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act: enact, 23209 [8AU]

Prepaid legal plans: make permanent tax exemptions (H.R. 4659), 4838 [7MR]

Pretrial services agencies: insure legal compliance (H.R. 6160), 24157 [10AU]

Rowe, James H., Jr.: tribute, 17008 [19JN]

Seton Hall School of Law: tribute, 7897 [4AP]

Ukrainian American Bar Association: tribute, 24353 [5SE]

Veterans' Administration Adjudication Prodedure and Judicial Review Act: enact (H.R. 1959), 635 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Alvarez, Fred W.: tribute, 12007 [11MY]

Baby Jane Doe: compensation for legal fees, 15555 [8JN]

———payment of attorneys' fees to family (S. Con Res. 123), 16583 [14JN]

———payment of attorneys' fees to family (H. Con. Res. 122), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly: tribute, 1806 [3FE]

Compensation: equity in proceedings involving Federal, State, or local governments, 19383 [27JN]

Criminal justice system: reform, 29139 [3OC], 29669-29700, 29708 [4OC], 31791, 31805 [11OC]

Education: authorize attorney's fees in cases enforcing rights of handicapped children (S. 2859), 20597, 20623 [24JY]

Federal Debt Recovery Act: enact (S. 1668), 20777-20785 [25JY], 28925 [3OC]

———enact (S. 1668), debate procedure, 20624 [24JY]

Federal judgeships: relating to evaluation process (S. Res. 459), 27946 [1OC]

Group legal services: extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), 28437 [2OC], 31888-31897 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), House amendments, 32124-32128 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 378), 32428 [12OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), unanimous-consent agreement, 32128 [11OC]

———extend employer tax exemption (H.R. 5361), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Hazardous waste sites: victim compensation, 22336 [3AU]

Legal costs: increase, 22656 [7AU]

Legal Fees Equity Act: enact (S. 2802), 20029, 20034-20036, 20047 [29JN]

———introduction (S. 2802), 19383 [27JN]

Legal services: improve delivery to those financially unable to obtain representation (H.R. 4307), held at desk, 13251 [22MY]

———improve for indigents (S. 2420), 5344 [13MR]

LSC: anniversary, 20924 [25JY]

———defunding procedures for Western Center on Law and Poverty, 22762 [8AU]

Medicare: alternative liability system for medical malpractice (S. 2690), 12732 [17MY]

Mississippi Pro-Bono project: free legal services to poor, 23635 [10AU]

Product Liability Act: enact (S. 44), 22523 [6AU]

Reynolds, Caronia, & Gianelli (law firm): relief (S. 2790), 17853 [21JN]

Rowe, James H., Jr.: tribute, 19479 [28JN]

Thomas, Leonard O.: tribute, 20159 [29JN]

Vocelle, James T.: tribute, 32473 [14NO]

Reports

Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976: National Association of Attorneys General, 20036-20047 [29JN]

Law Schools With Courses in Dispute Resolution, 17512 [20JN]

Legal Services for Those Unable To Afford Adequate Representation: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4307) (H. Rept. 98-764), 12321 [15MY]

Mutual Legal Assistance Convention With Morocco: Committee on Foreign Relations (Ex. Rept. 98-35), 17575 [20JN]

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty With Italy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Ex. Rept. 98-36), 17575 [20JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Bankruptcy court judgeships: Ford County, IL, Bar Association, 23332 [9AU]

———Kankakee County, IL, Bar Association, 23332 [9AU]

Statements

Lawyers on the MX Missile, 15975 [12JN]

Military Assistance to Central America: sundry law professors, 7685 [4AP]

———Philadelphia, PA, area lawyers, 9772 [24AP]

Prosecution of Alexander Yakir—Soviet Jewry Legal Advocacy Center, 24105 [10AU]

Summaries

Improvements in Legal Services for Indigents (S. 2420), 5345 [13MR]

Testimonies

Has Federal Labor Law Failed?: William B. Gould, 24102-24105 [10AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 378, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5361, extend employer tax exemption relative to group legal services, 32308 [11OC]

H.R. 4658, LSC client eligibility regulations, 636 [26JA]

H.R. 4659, LSC client eligibility regulations, 636 [26JA]

H.R. 5361, extend tax provision to encourage employers to provide legal services to employees, 28019 [1OC]

H.R. 6148, Health Spa Consumer Protection Act, 24151-24153 [10AU]

S. 1668, Federal Debt Recovery Act, 20777, 20785 [25JY]

S. 2802, Legal Fees Equity Act, 19383-19385 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 123, payment of attorneys' fees to Baby Jane Doe's family, 16582 [14JN]

S. Res. 459, evaluation process for Federal judgeships, 27946 [1OC]