Sentences with phrase «society national lawyers»

At the recent Federalist Society National Lawyers» Convention, that issue and others were discussed by a panel consisting of Andrew Grossman (BakerHostetler), Stephen Klein (Pillar of Law Institute), Paul S. Ryan (Campaign Legal Center), Hans von Spakovsky (Heritage Foundation), with Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. as the moderator.

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The coalition, comprises Lawyers Integrity Crusade Network (LICN), National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), National Youth Democratic Congress (NYDC) and other Civil Society Organizations.

Esq., New York City Bar Association Diana Wong, Asian Americans for Equality Elba Galvan, Esq., National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter Josh Silber, New York State Trial Lawyers Association Juan Gonzalez, Hispanic Bar Association Kenny Louis, Women's City Club Kersuze Morancy, Metropolitan Black Bar Association Lesley Horton Campbell, Esq., NAACP, Mid Manhattan Branch Marea L. Wachsman, Esq., Women's Trial Lawyer Caucus Meredith Miller, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (Le - Gal) Merium Malik, Esq., Muslim Bar Association of New York City Micahel A. Mosberg, Esq., American Academy of Matrimonial Law Nial MacGiollabhui, Esq., Brehon Law Society Shu'aib Abdur - Raheem, Fortune Society Susan Bender, New York Women's Bar Association Dai Wai Chin Feman Trina Moore Brenda Gill

The National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee (NHRPAC), a committee of scientists, lay patient advocates, lawyers, professional society members, and ethicists, previously advised DHHS on research matters, but — in a politically charged decision — its charter was allowed to expire recently.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

The following seventeen organizations joined the amicus brief: National School Boards Association, Ohio School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, American Professional Society on Abuse of Children, American School Counselors Association, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Council of Administrators of Special Education, International Municipal Lawyers Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Ohio Educational Service Center Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers, School Social Workers of America Association, and Council for Exceptional Children.

It has been produced as a collaboration between the New South Wales Law Society, NSW Young Lawyers and the Australian National University's Legal Workshop.

This interactive tool will allow mobile lawyers, law society staff and leaders, academic researchers and others to quickly and easily find the enforceable rules in every Canadian jurisdiction using the national Model Code as the central reference point.

The ABA's Commission on Women in the Profession provides a national voice for female lawyers, and the Task Force on Gender Equity addresses continuing gender equity issues that exist in the legal profession and in society at large.

Therefore, Ontario's Law Society of Upper Canada's Certified Specialist Board program should become a national program and the legal research lawyer should be made a certified career specialty.

Honors / Awards: Million Dollar Advocates Forum — Life Member «Top 100 Trial Lawyers» in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers «Top 100 Litigation Lawyers» in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member — Rue Ratings Super Lawyers, Rising Star — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Super Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers» in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers «Top 100 Litigation Lawyers» in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member — Rue Ratings Super Lawyers, Rising Star — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Super Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers «Top 100 Litigation Lawyers» in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member — Rue Ratings Super Lawyers, Rising Star — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Super Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers» in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member — Rue Ratings Super Lawyers, Rising Star — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Super Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers, Rising Star — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Super Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial Lawyers, Personal Injury — 2016 «Top 10» personal injury attorneys under 40 in New Jersey — National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys «Top 40 under 40» litigation attorneys in New Jersey — American Society of Legal Advocates «Top 40 under 40» trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial lawyers in New Jersey — The National Trial LawyersLawyers

He has been named one of the «Top 100 Trial Lawyers» in New Jersey by The National Trial Lawyers and a «Top 100 Litigation Lawyer» in New Jersey by the American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA).

Professional Associations Monroe County Bar Association, Member New York State Bar Association, Chairman: Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law Section (2003 - 2004) NYSBA Automobile Liability Committee Chairman (1991 - 1995) NYSBA House of Delegates, Delegate (1999 - 2004) New York State Trial Lawyers Association Risk and Insurance Management Society (2007 - present) Council on Litigation Management (2008 - present); Chairman, Products Liability Conference (2010 - 2013) New York Editorial Board, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (1993 - 1995) Defense Research Institute (2000 - present) The National Fire Protection Association, Member The American Society for Metals, Member

He is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a national trial lawyer honorary society and frequently is an invited lecturer on health care liability issues.

He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the American Society of Pharmacy Law, the American Bar Association, The Florida Justice Association, the National Trial Lawyer Association of and Dade County Trial Lawyers Association.

Jordan has been named one of Nevada's Legal Elite by Nevada Business magazine, a Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, one of the Top 40 Under 40 byThe National Trial Lawyers, one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Nevada by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, one of the Top 40 Litigators Under 40 in Nevada by the American Society of Legal Advocates and a Top Lawyer in Las Vegas by Desert Companion Magazine as a result of his trial, litigation, arbitration and mediation successes.

Mr. Ahern is a member of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice; the Criminal Section of the Minnesota Bar Association; and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

One of national law firm Moore Blatch's most widely - commended injury lawyers has been shortlisted for the Law Society's «Solicitor of the Year» Award.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

The Civil Rights Appellate Clinic at The Dickinson School of Law at Penn State filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP on behalf of six national organizations — the National Employment Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, AARP, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Lawnational organizations — the National Employment Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, AARP, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment LawNational Employment Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, AARP, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Law Center.

During law school, Gina was a legal intern at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, served as a Clinic Legal Intern at the National Health Law Program, worked as a Public Policy Project Law Clerk at the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and was a Public Benefits Unit Legal Extern at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Affilations: American Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member, Practice Management Committee The Barristers (Washington, DC) Fairfax Bar Association National Italian American Foundation National Organization of Italian American Women National Organization of Women Business Owners Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

I currently support and work with members of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL), the Missouri Society for Criminal Justice (FUDOR), Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association for Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Missouri Asian American Bar Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (SMBA), Franklin County Bar Association, Jackson County Bar Association, Cole County Bar, Clay County Bar Association, Cass County Bar, Phelps County Bar, Lawyers Association of Kansas City, and the Missouri Bar CLE programs.

I would expect the national and provincial law societies, bar associations, and other lawyers» organizations, as well as the associations of other professionals affected by this, will strongly lobby the government, the CRA, and individual members of Parliament as soon as possible to make them aware of the reasons the exclusion of WIP was allowed in the first place and of the serious effects this change in taxation will have.

On February 28, 2013, the Law Society of Upper Canada became the first Canadian law society to ratify the national mobility provisions allowing for full and permanent mobility of lawyers between Ontario and Society of Upper Canada became the first Canadian law society to ratify the national mobility provisions allowing for full and permanent mobility of lawyers between Ontario and society to ratify the national mobility provisions allowing for full and permanent mobility of lawyers between Ontario and Quebec.

Our in - house recruitment expertise includes authoring market - leading in - house lawyer salary surveys and industry assessments which have been quoted in the national press and referenced in official Law Society reports.

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

In a speech today at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) attacked the Obama administration's record before the U.S. Supreme Court, characterizing the Justice Department's positions as «radical advocacy for unchecked federal authority.»

Our lawyers maintain regular contact with state attorneys general and their key staff through participation in organizations such as the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG) and the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus (SAGE).

This is the case even where the in - house lawyer is admitted to a national bar or law society and holds a valid licence to practise.

Professional Activities Criminal Lawyers» Association National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa (past president) The Advocates» Society A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, awarded by the National Trial Lawyers and American Society of Legal Advocates

An arm of The Law Society is the Junior Lawyers Division which, again, operates on both a national and local level.

Groups such as the Christian Legal Society, Catholic Lawyers» Guild, St. Thomas More Society, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and National Association of Muslim Lawyers engage thousands of lawyers on questions regarding the relationship between faith and legal prLawyers» Guild, St. Thomas More Society, International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and National Association of Muslim Lawyers engage thousands of lawyers on questions regarding the relationship between faith and legal prLawyers and Jurists, and National Association of Muslim Lawyers engage thousands of lawyers on questions regarding the relationship between faith and legal prLawyers engage thousands of lawyers on questions regarding the relationship between faith and legal prlawyers on questions regarding the relationship between faith and legal practice.

Jonathan Kay in National Post: Law society's inflated view of lawyers» importance leads it to compel speech

The 7th National Pro Bono Conference will bring together lawyers, paralegals, law students, judges, politicians, government representatives, non-profit sector leaders, academics and the public from Canada, the US and abroad to share ideas and best practices for increasing access to justice for all members of society.

National Post: Ontario lawyers must say they promote equality, or else after law society rejects exemption for conscientious objectors

he asked at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention, an annual Washington, D.C., gathering of conservative attorneys.

CONTRIBUTOR: Law Society of British Columbia; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch; ABA Law Practice Management Section; Legal Marketing Association, Vancouver Chapter; British Columbia Legal Management Association; National General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Forty national and international law firms have expressed interest in joining a new Law Society scheme for migrant lawyers.

wouldn't tell the public that the problem is not the Law Society's problem, as in effect it does; (15) LSUC's website wouldn't state that lay benchers «represent the public interest,» which is impossible now that we are well beyond the 19th century; (16) CanLII's services would be upgraded in kind and volume to be a true support service, able to have a substantial impact upon the problem, and several other developed support services, all provided at cost, would together, provide a complete solution; (17) LSUC's management would not be part - time management by amateurs - amateurs because benchers don't have the expertise to solve the problem, nor are they trying to get it, nor are they joining with Canada's other law societies to solve this national problem; (18) the Federation of Law Societies of Canada would not describe the problem as being one of mere «gaps in access to legal services» (see its Sept. 2012 text, «Inventory of Access to Legal Services Initiatives of the Law Societies of Canada» (1st paragraph), (19) LSUC would not be encouraging the use alternatives to lawyers, such as law students, self - help, and «unbundled, targeted» legal services, as a «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy; and, (20) it would not be necessary to impose an Ontario version of the Clementi Report (UK, 2004) that would separate LSUC's regulatory functions from its representative functions, to be exercised by separate authorities.

At the same time, they present regulatory challenges — in ensuring, for example, individual lawyer accountability to clients or to the legal system — that will be difficult for law societies to address absent collective or national action.

But major 21st century law society problems require: (1) expertise that lawyers don't have; (2) a national approach and effort; and, (3) a single civil service - type organization to provide the expertise and long - term project development capabilities for all law societies in Canada.

The profession — including the Canadian Bar Association, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, law societies, regional and other lawyer associations — will, together with the national and local access to justice organizations... take a leadership role in this important innovation process.»

Further awards for Jason Epstein includes: Top 100 Litigation Lawyers by National Trial Lawyers (2012 - 2017), Top American Lawyer by American Society of Legal Advocates (2014 - 2017), and Top Ten Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Washington state by American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (2017).

Towards the end of January 2016, Ecojustice lawyers appeared on behalf of Living Oceans Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation to present their arguments to the National Energy Board (NEB).

National Pro Bono Day is a perfect time to reflect on our privilege as legal professionals, our ability to make a difference to the disadvantaged and the voiceless in our society and how pro bono provides us with the opportunity to become better lawyers.

Professional Memberships: Nova Scotia Barristers» Society; Canadian Bar Association; The Florida Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; George C. Young, Central Florida Inns of Court (2003 - 2013); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2003 - 2011); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2003 - 2013); Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2003 - 2013); First Amendment Lawyers Association (2005 - 2010); National Employment Lawyers» Association (1999 - 2002, 2010 - 2012).

National Trial Lawyers Article, January 17, 2013: American Cancer Society Issues Controversial Guideline to Try to Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths.

Entitled «Seeing the Need, Taking the Lead,» the 7th National Pro Bono Conference will bring together lawyers, paralegals, law students, judges, politicians, government representatives, non-profit sector leaders, academics and the public from Canada, the US and abroad to share ideas and best practices for increasing access to justice for all members of society.