Sentences with phrase «because staff attorneys»

Because staff attorneys offer mentorship and limited supervision in many of the cases, we encourage all attorneys to volunteer to represent clients directly.

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Cops with the NYPD's Special Victims Unit have said they had to protect Weinstein's victim from the District Attorney's staff because «the feared his office was actively working to discredit her.»

Bharara notified Sessions» chief of staff about the call, saying he wasn't going to talk to Trump because there are rules against sitting US attorneys talking to the President.

The case was prosecuted by the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office as a special prosecutor, as the Warren County District Attorney's Office stepped away from the case because of its staff's work relationship with Tennyson.

«It's a little concerning to us, because those are the same policies students and parents see when they choose what schools to apply to,» said Victor Leung, one of the authors of the report and a staff attorney with the ACLU of Southern California.

«It's used disturbingly often to censor content that someone doesn't like, to censor speech someone doesn't like, precisely because it's so easy to use,» EFF Senior Staff Attorney Mitch Stoltz told me.

Because there is so much disagreement, «just getting the utilities and the solar companies together was a small miracle,» The Utility Reform Network (TURN) Senior Staff Attorney Matthew Freedman told Utility Dive.

'' [Polar bears] are dependent on the Arctic sea ice for all of their essential behaviors, and as the ice melts and global warming transforms the Arctic, polar bears are starving, drowning, even resorting to cannibalism because they don't have access to their usual food sources,» said Kassie Siegel, staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity.

Firms generally do not like to post law firm staff, particularly paralegals, to their website because they do not want to mislead the public into thinking that they should contact a paralegal in order to become a client and that new business is to be conducted with an attorney, not paralegal.

(8) the points made in the conclusion are: (1) consistent with avoiding expenditures on the criminal justice system, the federal attorney general appeared to be neglecting the plight of pre-trial inmates in custody in extremely bad jail conditions, and the provincial attorney general appeared to ignore the needs of prosecutors for greater resources of staff and time in order to work adequately; (2) similarly, the other examples presented also support the proposition that the criminal justice system is inadequately resourced because there are «no votes in justice»; and, (3) the reduction in the safeguards against wrongful convictions caused by the radical changes in procedures made necessary because governments do not provide adequate resources for the criminal justice system;

Because of your gift, MLSA's dedicated staff of attorneys and other professions has been able to serve more low - income Montanans with legal problems.

Because of the trust and confidence, it is important that the attorney — not a staff person — carefully screen the client.

And indeed, because firms often use pro bono as training, Skadden may have double - or triple - staffed the case where fewer attorneys might have been necessary (in fact, defendants challenged Skadden's bill for three attorneys at trial, rather than just two, the same number that the defense had).

SALC attorneys have over 100 years of collective legal work and are on staff because they know how expensive the legal system can be and believe that no one should be locked out of the system.

We often see firm owner attorneys delegating what are actually major business decisions to lower level staff members because they feel their time is too valuable.

Lawcompany's experienced staff of attorneys understand the former because they have dedicated their legal careers to the practice area, while our award - winning production team and experienced media buyers ensure every mass tort advertisement we produce makes an impact and receives strategic placement on either local or national television stations.

A case in the grey area could be a case not worth turning down because in the past an attorney on your staff had success in similar claims.

If you have a loved one who has suffered an injury because of the negligence of staff, attendants or others at a nursing home or long - term care facility, you want an experienced attorney to help you hold the facility accountable and get compensation for the injuries suffered.

The demand for project attorneys, staff attorneys, career associates and other non-partner — track or interim legal professionals continues to grow because law departments and law firms can expand and contract their teams as needed.

Talking to attorneys and staff members is also beneficial because it can help identify tools and processes that they use to get their job done.

If you or a loved one has been harmed because your believe negligence occurred due to the actions of emergency room nurses, doctors or other staff, you need the assistance of an Orange County medical malpractice attorney who can evaluate your case to determine if there is a claim for compensation.

Litigation support professionals must have strong communication skills because the position involves a great deal of interaction with attorneys, staff, and vendors.

Administrative duties are eating into time that could be spent practicing law, the attorneys said, and because they don't have a large staff, they're forced to handle those duties themselves.

Michael Whalen, an attorney in Washington, D.C., calls the OCC actions well established in precedent because the projects are clearly for the banks» use for their staff and clients.