American Bar Commemorates Memorial Day

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The American Bar Association is celebrating Memorial Day this year with a number of legal projects specifically targeting veterans.

See Slaw for more, including additional comments by Gabriel Granatstein of Ogilvy Renault/Norton Rose.

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