Sentences with phrase «several state bar»

Several state bar associations have issued warnings to their members about questionable foreclosure rescue business practices.

Several state bar associations provide ethical opinions on cloud computing.

The American Bar Association has neatly listed out the ethical opinions on cloud computing from several state bar associations on its website.

As I noted in a past post, several state bar associations filed amicus, or friend of the court, briefs supporting the position of the Dental Board and several alternative legal providers and law professors filed amicus briefs supporting the Fourth Circuit.

His seminal article led the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt legal guidelines for the law book publishing industry in 1975, with support from the ABA, several state bars, and AALL.

The only likely difference between there and the UK, however, is that the US is acknowledging the issue and doing something about it, with several state bars now making mental health awareness training a compulsory part of a lawyer's CPD.

Several state bars offer daylong conferences dedicated to solos and small firms.

Not exact matches

Here's an unexpected drawback of Apple's latest flagship laptops: law students in several states are being asked to disable the Touch Bar on their new MacBook Pros, or leave them at home entirely, if they plan to use the machines when they take the bar exam in FebruaBar on their new MacBook Pros, or leave them at home entirely, if they plan to use the machines when they take the bar exam in Februabar exam in February.

Founded in 2007 with the merger of several existing restaurant brands, the company has 75 locations across the United States that include brands MacKenzie River Pizza Grill & Pub, Max & Erma's, Ciao Mambo, Craggy Range Bar & Grill, Latitude 48 and Chalkboard.

Although many of these claims challenge the veracity of «organic,» «healthy,» and «100 %» claims on labels, several states are affording new opportunities to attack ingredient labels — an area that federal courts have traditionally found to be preempted (barred) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with no private right of action for individual citizens.

Devotion Vodka, which is 100 % corn - based, has an SRP of $ 19.99, and is available for purchase at retail stores, restaurants and bars in several states, with distribution expanding throughout the U.S. Additional sponsors of this campaign include Bud Light and 107.1 The Peak.

Devotion Vodka (SRP of $ 19.99) is available for purchase at retail stores, restaurants and bars in several states, with distribution expanding throughout the U.S.. For more information and delicious drink recipes, visit www.devotionvodka.com.

Additionally, Devotion's business continues to reach new heights, with current distribution at prominent National grocery retailers Whole Foods, Wegmans, Publix and Albertsons, major restaurant chains Applebee's, Houlihan's and Red Robin, and retail stores, restaurants and bars in several states.

There's a little downtown area with bars, restaurants and shops; a nearby state park; several local golf courses and a museum of fine art.

The New York State Liquor Authority refused to issue liquor licenses to many gay bars, and several popular establishments had licenses suspended or revoked for «indecent conduct.»

Graffeo is a widely respected judge by members of both parties, though the state and Albany bar associations gave just as lofty ratings to several other candidates.

Bar and restaurant owners can apply for permits to serve alcohol beginning at 8 AM on some Sundays, if there's a special reason, like a football game played in Europe which is several hours ahead of the United States.

The Authority poured tens of thousands of dollars into open - bar parties, lavish picnics and nonprofits unrelated to Battery Park City over the past several years, the state Inspector General said in a report released last Friday.

Lumaj, who holds a master of law degree but has not passed the bar in any state, has unsuccessfully sought several offices in recent years, including U.S. Senate and Secretary of the Sstate, has unsuccessfully sought several offices in recent years, including U.S. Senate and Secretary of the StateState.

The New York City Bar Association released a report urging federal and state leaders to «make the reduction of mass incarceration a top priority» and offering several recommendations for changing sentencing laws and other policies.

New York City Councilwoman Helen Foster, nominated by Cuomo to head the state's Human Rights Commission, had the worst attendance record of any council member and flunked the bar exam several times, the Post's Fred Dicker reports: http://bit.ly/19b7g2L Continue reading →

In 1999, Robert Twiggs, an astronautical engineer now at Morehead State University, helped create the Orbiting Picosatellite Automatic Launcher (OPAL), a microsatellite that can propel several satellites as small as ice cream bars into space.

Wurman sees Common Core as significantly lowering the bar relative to several previously existing state standards, including very large states like California.

This approach has several advantages over vouchers funded out of the federal budget: no existing federal money expected by school districts would be affected; no state money would be involved, thus avoiding legal conflicts with constitutional provisions that bar the use of state and local money for religious schools in 37 states; and, as a pure federal initiative, state laws and tax codes would remain unaffected.

In response to New York State's decision to eliminate the Academic Skills Literacy Test for teacher certification, Education Trust Executive Director Ian Rosenblum stated on Tuesday, «it is deeply disappointing that the Regents and State Education Department are lowering the bar for teacher literacy skills... We should be focusing on ensuring that prospective teachers receive the support... Continue reading Ed Trust Needs To Take Several Seats in the Back of My Classroom!

Since a payday loan typically runs up interest to several hundred percent on an annual basis, states including New Jersey and Maryland that set a much lower ceiling effectively bar the business altogether.

Finally, and most important, the Supreme Court has granted several states the stay requested to bar the EPA from enforcing its new Clean Power Plan until the courts have ruled on its legality, a ruling that its supporters can not be sure will come down in their favor.

As this AP story describes, generally, prosecutors have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, but «that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case — such as calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.»

He is a member of the Northern District of Illinois trial bar and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, nine federal circuit courts and several district courts

MontanaLawHelp.org is a project of Montana Legal Services Association and several collaborators, including the Legal Services Corporation, the Montana Justice Foundation, the Montana Credit Unions for Community Development, State of Montana Law Library, the State Bar of Montana, and the Montana Supreme Court.

I have had several cases in the past where I was able to bring and resolve a case that was previously barred in Virginia to another state (with better laws) and obtain a fair settlement for my client.

In the six years before entering law school and completing the bar exam, the court said, Gossage «repeatedly violated state traffic laws and sustained several misdemeanor convictions for mishandling these matters in court.»

If lawyers can opt out of paying the fees, the money funding all this work could start to dry up forcing the bar association to look elsewhere for funding like state legislatures, many of which are already cash starved and face several other priorities.

She has spoken at several business and legal conferences on a variety of intellectual property topics at the IP Leadership Forum, Global IP Convention, the Women Lawyer «s Association of Michigan, State of Bar Michigan, Intellectual Property Division, the Association of Press Photographers, the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, and TiE.

The great state of Washington is one of several that taxes candy bars containing flour, but not flour - free bars.

And if you think disaster planning is just for firms along the Gulf Coast, take a look at Steve Terrell's Hoosier Lawyer post about how a storm this week knocked out several Indianapolis law firms along with the Indiana State Bar Association.

He is a member of several associations including the State Bar of Texas, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, College of the State Bar, the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Tarrant County Bar Association.

He has earned several awards including New York State Bar Association 2011 President's Pro Bono Service Award for a project assisting refugees from Iraq, selection by Crain's New York Business in 2009 as one of 40 Under 40 rising stars of the profession awarded for combined achievements in business and law, a 2009 National Law Journal Pro-Bono Award for his Iraq refugee work, and an Attorney General Special Commendation Award for his service in Iraq on behalf of the U.S. government.

One of the more controversial advertising restrictions that the Bar adopted several years ago was the rule that lawyers could not refer to themselves as either experts or specialists in their practice areas unless they have been certified under the state bar's certification plan, or another plan accredited by either the Florida Bar or the ABar adopted several years ago was the rule that lawyers could not refer to themselves as either experts or specialists in their practice areas unless they have been certified under the state bar's certification plan, or another plan accredited by either the Florida Bar or the Abar's certification plan, or another plan accredited by either the Florida Bar or the ABar or the ABA.

She is a panel attorney with several legal insurance plans and State Bar legal referral services.

«The message on advertising, apparently, from the bars of the several states is still «eewwwww.»

The measure had the support of several of the state's largest bar associations, writes reporter Sacha Pfeiffer, which took the position that although thieving lawyers make up only a small percentage of the profession, the damage they cause is significant.

Our firm has several attorneys who are certified family law specialists, a designation conferred by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

I've also spoken multiple times for the American Bar Association, the federal judicial college, and several state and local bar associations concerning the effective use of technology in the practice of lBar Association, the federal judicial college, and several state and local bar associations concerning the effective use of technology in the practice of lbar associations concerning the effective use of technology in the practice of law.

Additional Resources American Bar Association Commission on Immigration American Immigration Lawyers Association Amnesty International Country Reports Asylum Pro Se Guide — English (Create by students at Stanford Law) Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (includes resources for gender law and asylum) Department of Justice Country Conditions Research Detention Watch Network EOIR Virtual Law Library (with BIA precedent decisions) Human Rights Watch, Country Specific Reports Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration Equality (includes extensive resources for LGBT asylum claims) Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration Regulations (C.F.R. Title 8) National Immigrant Justice Center's Resources for Attorneys Representing Asylum Seekers (includes numerous free training webinars) UNHCR Guidance Report on LGBT Asylum Claims United Nations High Commission on Refugees USCIS Guidance on Adjudicating LGBT Asylum Claims University of Minnesota Human Rights Library / Refugee and Asylum Resources U.S. State Department Country Reports Women on the Run, UNHCR Report (resources for female asylum - seekers) Women's Human Rights Net Yale Law School's Refugee & Asylum Resources (includes several resources for gender - based asylum claims)

He has written several published articles and is the co-author of the Real Estate Broker Liability chapter of the Arizona Tort Law Handbook published by the State Bar.

Our attorneys have served in leadership positions in several different legal organizations, including the California State Bar, the San Mateo Bar Association and the San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association.

Foreign - trained graduates may be eligible for an employment authorization for a one - year period of optional practical training (OPT), allowing them to gain valuable practical experience in the U.S. Foreign - trained graduates also may be eligible to sit for the bar exam in several states in the U.S., the most popular being New York, or opt to enroll in our J.D. / LL.M.

Since 1988, she has served in several leadership positions within the American Bar Association, including but not limited to the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services and the Standing Committee on State and Local Bar Activities.

Verna, several American states do have a high bar exam failure rate, but many of those who initially fail ultimately pass because you can write the exams several times.