On this day in 1839, Abraham Lincoln reached an important milestone in his legal career when the U.S. Circuit Court admitted him to practice law before that tribunal.

Certainly, one of the most fascinating and revered Americans in history is Abraham Lincoln. However, not everyone knows that Lincoln was a brilliant trial lawyer. He tried scores of trials, and ...

WM.H. HERNDOE, for twenty years the law partner of Mr. LINCOLN, delivered a lecture on the life and characteristics of the late President, at Springfield, Ill., on the 17th inst, to be followed by ...

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president, but he is probably best known for his work as a divorce lawyer. Or for slaying vampires. Historians are divided. Though it isn't a part of his life that we ...

In a quarter-century legal career, Abraham Lincoln accepted all types of casework, ranging from real estate to murder — and 145 divorces.

Abraham Lincoln. The problem was Mr. Short's will is. Skip to main content January 04, 2025 Volume XV ... Type of Law. Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions, Trade; ...

Abraham Lincoln didn’t leave much written reflection on the profession that he pursued for almost twenty-five years, so these three pages of thoughts on the practice of law are particularly ...

Law, for Lincoln, was never above moral question, but law and morals were nonetheless distinct. 2. ... Originalism Positivism Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Common Good Constitutionalism.

I could find no more appropriate words to say to candidates to practice law in Illinois than the words spoken 135 years ago to a group of young lawyers by the most illustrious member of the bar of … ...

Abraham Lincoln expressed his respect for the rule of law over two decades before becoming president ("Obama Suspends the Law. What Would Lincoln Say?," by Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Aug. 17). In ...

Abraham Lincoln expressed his respect for the rule of law over two decades before becoming president ("Obama Suspends the Law. What Would Lincoln Say?," by Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Aug. 17). In ...