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‘If lawyers are intimidated, the entire system suffers’ – ABA president Michelle Behnke on an unprecedented year

‘If lawyers are intimidated, the entire system suffers’ – ABA president Michelle Behnke on an unprecedented year

‘I have not given a speech this year that doesn’t touch on the importance of the rule of law, our independent judiciary and our independent legal profession,’ says Michelle Behnke, who stepped into the role of American Bar Association (ABA) president last year.

‘I don’t think that most lawyers go into their office every day thinking that they had to actively defend and support these principles,’ she continues.

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