Sentences with phrase «as civil attorneys»

As civil attorneys litigating employment cases, we can really only seek monetary damages, whether it is for lost wages, emotional damages, attorneys» fees or punitive damages.

Prior to her judicial appointment, she worked as a civil attorney at Janssen Law Center and at Prairie State Legal Services.

Not exact matches

This pronouncement, along with Johnson's (and executive chairman Howard Schultz's) apology, meetings with community leaders, and enlisting the guidance of civil rights leaders such as former Attorney General Eric Holder and the NAACP's Sherrilyn Ifill, ensures that this incident and the specter of racial bias will remain in the public's mind beyond a few days.

He has received recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal services, including his work as one of the lead attorneys in a successful federal civil rights lawsuit protecting the voting rights of Georgia citizens.

«We don't want to see property destruction or see people getting hurt,» said Elad Gross, a 29 - year - old St. Louis civil rights attorney, as activists gathered in a park before going to the mall.

The New Yorker «s Jia Tolentino profiles civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, whose career, she writes, can be seen as a «decades - long project to expand the boundaries of legitimate victimhood.»

Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...

(1) Any customer who enters into a contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a court to have been injured by any material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of material fact, by that invention promoter (any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or independent contractor of such invention promoter), or by the failure of that invention promoter to disclose such information as required under subsection (a), may recover in a civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, or partners of such invention promoter), in addition to reasonable costs and attorneys» fees --

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

More than 150 organizations spanning consumer advocates, civil rights and faith organizations across the country as well as 20 state attorneys general agree with Congresswoman Waters.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), working in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California (USAO - NDCA), assessed a $ 700,000 civil money penalty recently against Ripple Labs Inc. and its whollyowned subsidiary, XRP II, LLC (formerly known as XRP Fund II, LLC).

The next president will have troops of civil rights attorneys poised to enlighten the ignorant masses and to punish states and school districts for treating boys as boys and girls as girls.

Ingersoll was many things, such as a Union officer in the Civil War, the attorney general of Illinois, one of the great orators of his time (his «Plumed Knight» speech, in which he nominated James G. Blaine at the 1876 Republican convention, is one of the great political speeches of its time), Republican political leader, attorney, and atheist.

(I have worked as a paralegal for famous civil rights attorneys in the U.S., they won hundreds of millions of dollars, the US Supreme Court heard one of their cases a couple of years ago, and they move in to legal action very quickly.)

The governor, who as attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against Espada over siphoning $ 14 million from his health clinics for meals and other personal perks, «has been given carte blanche to do anything he wants» said Espada.

``...... As your Attorney General, I will fight for LGBT equality, I will use the Civil Rights Bureau to aggressively enforce discrimination laws, and I will use the office's power to force change.»

Until Monday night, Eric Schneiderman was regarded as a model progressive in the #MeToo era — a powerful Democrat who, as New York's attorney general, sued Harvey Weinstein for civil and human rights violations over the movie mogul's alleged abuse of women.

As part of this initiative and its participation in Governor Andrew Cuomo's Liberty Defense Project, the State Bar Association will continue to offer continuing legal education (CLE) programs for attorneys seeking to represent immigrants in civil detention, administrative and removal proceedings.

While the New York attorney general's office does sometimes investigate public corruption, it often focuses on acting as the attorney for state government agencies in civil matters.

De Blasio shouldn't get taxpayer money to pay his legal bills until the city controller certifies he racked them up as part of his job as mayor, according to civil rights attorney Norman Siegel.

Clegg lives in Woodstock and has worked as a civil rights attorney and serves as chair of the Ulster County Human Rights Commission.

She had also worked for the New York State Department of Law as an assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights and Real Estate Financing bureaus until 1988, when she became general counsel for the New York City Office of Labor Services, according to the profile.

At least three investigators with the Suffolk district attorney's office have been subpoenaed as a federal investigation has expanded into whether county investigators and prosecutors engaged in federal civil rights violations by illegally using a wiretap on Oliva.

Howard Smith, a former American Insurance Group executive, is seeking them as part of his defense in an ongoing civil fraud suit started in 2005 by then - Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

Before setting himself on fire in a Brooklyn park, David S. Buckel, a nationally known civil rights attorney, sent an email to a man he had mentored, one clue among several as friends and family tried to make sense of the act.

According to Kindlon, more than $ 167,000 in taxpayer money had already been spent since February on outside attorneys hired to defend Soares in the civil lawsuit filed as a result of the DA's high - profile Florida steroids case.

This was as the judge ordered that other respondents in the matter, namely: the Inspector - General of Police, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Attorney - General of the Federation be served personally.

As released by the attorney general's civil rights bureau, the policies outline the limits local law enforcement can participate in federal immigrant enforcement efforts, including refusing to enact non-judicial warrants in civil cases, denying requests by federal officials in holding people longer than 48 hours and limits on the access Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border protection officers can have with those currently in custoy.

Poorly trained deputies at the Erie County Holding Center — not a heart attack — killed inmate Richard Metcalf Jr. in November 2012, a state agency says as it urges the district attorney to begin a criminal investigation and the U.S. Justice Department to again examine the Sheriff's Office for civil rights violations.

The Aug. 4 report, released by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, said that the civil rights of teenaged inmates were violated by correction officers» routine beatings for minor infractions, as part of «a deep - seated culture of violence» that permeated Rikers and also affected adult inmates.

Civil Court, 4th District (Brooklyn): Lisa Ottley, who has served as Alice Fisher Rubin's court attorney for the last eight years, submitted a questionnaire.

«There will be no letters of support from New Windsor residents who recall Dubaldi as mastermind of baseless attacks on candidates Chris Eachus, a respected NFA teacher he accused of supporting child molesters, or Diane Newlander, who wanted a dog park, or Bonnie Brennan, a respected international civil rights attorney and domestic abuse victim he accused of being a criminal.»

County Attorney Carnell Foskey, who is retiring Dec. 28, was appointed as a commissioner to the Civil Service Commission and would receive a salary of $ 20,000.

The district attorney is solely responsible for decisions on civil liberties — such as signing affidavits, authorizing search warrants and wiretaps, dismissing cases when there is no evidence to support charges, or indicting someone despite his or her prominence or political connections.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has subpoenaed the Weinstein Company as it probes any potential violations of state civil rights law or New York City human rights law in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against former executive Harvey Weinstein.

«She was a hard - working, substantive lawyer with deep roots in the community,» said Andrew G. Celli Jr., a founding partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady who served as the chief of the civil rights bureau from 1999 to 2003 under the former attorney general, Eliot Spitzer.

Lev Dassin, the acting United States attorney for the southern district of New York, and Tony West, the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the Department of Justice, announced today that Westchester County has agreed to fund the building of 750 units of affordable housing in areas with low racial and ethnic diversity in order to settle a lawsuit brought against it by the United States under the False Claims Act as well as the Housing and Community Development Act.

Two days later, State Attorney Eric Schneiderman, flanked by the National Action Network's Kirsten John Foy and civil rights leaders, issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices statewide that identifies hate crimes statutes and stresses that law enforcement has to properly identify incidents as possible hate crimes pAttorney Eric Schneiderman, flanked by the National Action Network's Kirsten John Foy and civil rights leaders, issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies and district attorney's offices statewide that identifies hate crimes statutes and stresses that law enforcement has to properly identify incidents as possible hate crimes pattorney's offices statewide that identifies hate crimes statutes and stresses that law enforcement has to properly identify incidents as possible hate crimes promptly.

With Cuomo: Served as the executive deputy attorney general for social justice for entire attorney general term, handling cases related to civil rights, environmental protection, health care and labor.

I've known her and I've watched her and its clear that whether as a civil rights attorney working on gender discrimination cases or a grassroots community organizer, Jenifer has demonstrated time and again her ability and her interest and her willingness and her energy in building diverse coalitions to tackle community problems and to lead.

As attorney general, Mr. Schneiderman filed more than 100 legal or administrative actions against Republicans in Washington, sued the Weinstein Company over potential civil rights violations, and moved to change state law so that he could prosecute President Trump's aides even if he pardoned them.

Clegg also offered his background as a civil rights attorney and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity against Faso's history of being a lobbyist for the «wealthy donor class.»

As you may know, on Friday afternoon, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the FBI, New York Field Division, announced that they are undertaking an investigation of the facts and circumstances of this case.

There were indications, however, that the attorney general may pursue the case as a civil investigation.

As the chief legal officer for the state, the attorney general provides legal opinions to state officials and represents the state in both civil and criminal matters.

Bills in the package would also raise civil penalties for Violations And Create An Avenue for Housing Courts to award statutory, compensatory and punitive damages as well as attorney's fees and costs for harassment cases.

Cohen, the attorney who has handled many civil rights cases aimed at Buffalo Police, shares the same concern as Bordeaux that the city for years has not pursued accreditation from the state's Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Program.

Assemblyman Marcos Crespo «As district attorney, Eric Gonzalez has put civil rights and social justice first,» said Assemblyman Crespo.

In any such proceeding, the court may make allowances to the attorney general as provided in paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section eighty - three hundred three of the civil practice law and rules, and direct restitution.

Although under some laws HBO may have a right to an award of attorneys» fees and expenses if it prevails in an arbitration, HBO agrees that it will seek such an award only in the event that the substance of your claim or the relief sought has been deemed by the arbitrator to be frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (b)-RRB-.