National Association of Attorneys General selects Counsel Connect as online service.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1996-- Counsel Connect, the largest online service for attorneys, has been selected as the online service of the National Association of Attorneys General The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is an organization in the United States of U.S. state Attorneys General which, according to the organization itself, " (NAAG NAAG National Association of Attorneys General NAAG N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate NAAG NATO Army Armaments Group NAAG National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics NAAG Narre Warren ADSL Action Group ). Counsel Connect will provide all members of NAAG and the Conference of Western Attorneys General, with full access to Counsel Connect's content and services. "The nation's AGs recognize the value not only of getting online, but of getting online with Counsel Connect, the service devoted to the interests of lawyers," says Counsel Connect Chairman David Johnson David Johnson may refer to:
Former NAAG President Tom Udall Thomas Stewart Udall usually called Tom Udall (born May 18, 1948) is an American politician who has represented New Mexico's At-large congressional district as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Tom Udall was born in Tucson, Arizona. , attorney general of New Mexico The New Mexico Attorney General's Office is overseen by the Attorney General (AG) of the State of New Mexico, an elected Executive Officer of the state. The AG is required to be a licensed attorney. The AG also serves as head of the New Mexico Department of Justice. , said the organization always has played a key role in coordinating law enforcement and other activities among offices of attorneys general, and using Counsel Connect's private online conferencing will enable states' lawyers nationwide to cooperate more effectively. "We know the value of the Internet and related services enabling people to communicate instantly and efficiently is especially true for attorneys general, but we needed to conduct that communication in a secure place that's easily accessible to lawyers," says Udall. "We chose Counsel Connect because we believe it can provide such services while at the same time saving public funds See Fund, 3. See also: Public by giving all our lawyers access to the information on Counsel Connect and the Internet at no extra cost." The designation of Counsel Connect follows a months-long review process by NAAG officers and staff. NAAG's selection committee in the search for an online service was made up of three Attorneys General and senior staff at NAAG and CWAG CWAG Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups CWAG Conference of Western Attorneys General CWAG Calculated Wild Ass Guess CWAG Cuyahoga Watershed Awareness Group (Mantua, OH) . The NAAG, run by the nation's Attorney General offices, coordinates multi-office enforcement efforts in areas such as antitrust, consumer protection and environmental affairs. Together, NAAG and CWAG represent (including U.S. territories) 10,000 lawyers in the 56 offices of attorneys general nationwide. Numerous law firms, corporate legal departments, bar associations and other organizations use Counsel Connect to set up private communication networks. Services include document-sharing and online discussions between lawyers and clients, within litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. teams, or among other working groups of lawyers. Such private areas of the system can be established among Counsel Connect members instantly, at no extra charge. Counsel Connect (http://www.counsel.com), a division of American Lawyer Media ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal and real estate communities. ALM owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers focused on the legal and real estate communities, including , L.P., is an online communications and information service for lawyers. The service offers online discussion groups and seminars in more than 200 areas of law, personalized daily news reports, libraries of legal briefs and memos, Internet access, and e-mail. Counsel Connect currently has more than 35,000 subscribers. CONTACT: Rebecca Kramer/ Lloyd Trufelman, Trylon Communications, Inc., (212) 818-9151 |
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