Sentences with phrase «justice lawyers also»

Justice lawyers also filed their own 54 - page motion for summary judgment asking the court to rule in their favor.

Not exact matches

Black also recommends the reinstatement of mutual consent laws in order to slow down the process of divorce and give the reluctant partner (who is often also the custodial parent) more bargaining power in a process often driven not by justice but by whoever can afford the more skillful lawyer.
Justice Gordon also questioned the need for Coles to use 17 junior lawyers to defend the case.
The special counsel also told Trump's lawyers that he is preparing a report about the president's actions while in office and potential obstruction of justice, according to two people with knowledge of the conversations.»
Sadiq Khan was a former radical human rights lawyer and doing a good job as shadow secretary for justice when he also became shadow minister for London, and responsible for running the general election campaign in London.
The justice secretary also has the threat of legal action hanging over him, after prominent human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson said he could be taken to court for acting «unlawfully and irrationally» over the book ban.
But the defence lawyers also indicated to move their clients» bail applications on Tuesday, but Justice Kolawale advised that the parties should take a short break to agree on the bail terms instead of wasting time on the bail applications.
The DCCC memo also makes reference to the fact that several Justice Department lawyers in the voting rights division had serious concerns about the redrawn map, a revelation first reported in a blockbuster story by the Post's own Dan Eggen.
But the culture of criminal justice would also have to shift — among lawyers, judges and district attorneys — to ensure that fewer New Yorkers languish in city jails awaiting trial, experts said.
The report should also help key actors in the criminal justice system — law enforcement, lawyers, and judges — make more informed decisions.
The professions of my participants were also diverse and included a surgeon, career educators, social justice activists, a FEMA rep (perfectly timed with Hurricane Irma a mere 400 miles away), an international finance expert, a former department of justice employee, lawyers, an actor / film - maker and producer, an occupational therapist, and of course a an actor and yoga teacher.
It's also true that, when Ellsberg leaked another copy of the documents to one of Bradlee's reporters, the Post's lawyers and financial advisers urged the publisher, Katharine Graham, not to print them, warning her that investors could pull out their money — the paper's company had just gone public — and that Nixon's Justice Department could throw her and Bradlee in prison.
Matt's work as a lawyer also would have been fun to explore - I always liked the dichotomy of Matt / Daredevil fighting for justice in different and not always compatible ways.
She also puts her background as a lawyer to use in mysteries and in her latest novel, Beyond Justice, a gripping legal thriller.
Justice Department lawyers «expect the prices of Macmillans e-books will also decline,» as happened after settlements with the other publishers, Jamillia Ferris, chief of staff of the departments Antitrust Division, said in the news release.
At this time, the company's founder — who was also a Supreme Court Justice and a Boston lawyer — Louis D. Brandeis, decided to become a strong advocate for trustworthy and affordable life insurance protection for those who were in the working class.He was a vital person in passing the Acts of 1907, which let banks be incorporated under Massachusetts law.
Cloaking arguments in social - justice concepts also is an appeal to the audience's emotions because there's no consensus about what the term «social justice» means, despite some lawyers» attempts to unilaterally define its meaning.
Prince did not only outshine the two white men representing her husband, she also «made a better argument than any other lawyer at the Vermont Bar,» according to Justice Chase.
The Superior Court of Justice decision, now largely upheld on appeal, was important because it deals with defamation against a lawyer, but also provided salient points for understanding the nuance of online defamation in the modern era.
While I do agree with religious freedom and liberty of conscience, I also believe that lawyers must live up to a higher standard of acceptance of others in order to foster passion for fundamental justice.
P.P.S. I also believe that a properly designed dispute resolution system would not greatly impact lawyer incomes because significantly reducing the time and therefore the cost of resolving disputes would make that process affordable for those court - clogging hordes of self - represented litigants and many other justice seekers besides.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson fits this example on the state level (though his lawyering skills also are beyond repute).
Such outreach initiatives from within the courthouse, offered by librarians or lawyers from the local community, would help demystify the justice system and contribute not only to heightened legal literacy among the public, but also promote awareness of the expertise and services available to them from the legal professionals in their communities.
Some critics, as evidenced by the comments to the article on Articling fees and access to justice, also complain that the LPP is enabling an unjustified expansion in the number of lawyers in Ontario.
The Access to Justice Alliance and Young Legal Aid Lawyers are also asking legal advisors to tell us about their experiences.
We are not only members but also leaders of many trial - advocacy organizations, such as the American Association for Justice, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Savannah Trial Lawyers Association.
Our lawyers also devote their time and expertise through the Equal Justice Initiative which provides legal counsel to impoverished people who have been treated unfairly by the justice Justice Initiative which provides legal counsel to impoverished people who have been treated unfairly by the justice justice system.
I am a longstanding member of the Arizona Association for Justice, also known as the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
Marshall's recommendations premised on eliminating the lawyers and experts may save costs but it will also deprive accident victims of access to justice in dealing with legitimate disputes regarding their entitlement to coverage and less treatment for their injuries.
He is also a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Our paraplegic injury accident lawyers are aggressive in their pursuit of justice for you, and yet, also honest and ethical in our negotiations with opposing parties.
He is also a member of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Minnesota Association for Justice.
They will also require the help of a personal injury lawyer who advocate for their rights, their compensation, and for justice.
The president of Manitoba's Criminal Lawyers» Association also disagreed with the Chief Justice's findings in this case, stating:
Not only is service a lawyer's professional duty, it is also self - serving in that a thoroughly compromised justice system (that does not work for most citizens) is not an environment conducive to a fulfilling career, much less a just society.
He also belongs to the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice, among other organizations.
Laura Fryer, also a family lawyer who practised with Fryer & Associates in Markham, Ont., now replaces Justice D. Roger Timms at the family court branch.
For example, if you are concerned about justice, that should be evident not only in your paid work but also in your «extracurricular» activities and involvements as a lawyer and community member.
But then he goes on to say that it is «also easy to see how this could be a blow to the present - day legal profession with its hordes of underemployed lawyers» and that it is «also easy to see how programs like Washington's could do a poor job closing the access - to - justice gap.»
The professional responsibilities of lawyers receiving these funds to improve the justice system under Rule 5.6 should also provide some constraint.
Access to justice is a challenge to the legal system and our society, but it is also a potential new market ready to keep many resourceful and efficient young lawyers
Whilst the educational reforms look to the future abilities of the nation's lawyers, the skills of those lawyers currently employed by the government departments are also being reviewed and upgraded via a Rule of Law and Access to Justice programme.
Giving women's organizations access to in - house lawyers would not only give abuse victims access to justice, says Track, it would also give social workers the ability to focus on what they're good at.
He says the whole issue also falls into the context of access to justice and a concern about small companies using lawyers who «dabble» when they actually need specialized expertise.
And if he is successful it will not just help lawyers, but could also help improve access to justice.
We are not only helping to close the justice gap, but we are also creating a platform for lawyers to connect with clients and modernize their practices.
What Lear doesn't acknowledge, and maybe that's because his focus for this post is on lawyers, is that in the same way that not everyone who needs access to legal services requires access to justice, so also not everyone who needs access to justice requires legal services.
He was been a past member of the New York State Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York County Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice and also served as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
Our lawyers are also active members of local bar associations in the Halton Region and in Hamilton, and have served as members, directors and leaders of a number of law associations, locally, nationally, and internationally, including the Halton County Law Association, the Hamilton Law Association, the Advocates» Society, and the American Association for Justice.
She is also the business law advisor at Lawyers for Affordable Justice, a collaborative legal incubator, an adjunct law professor at Northeastern University School of Law, and an active member of the ABA Law Practice Management Division.
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