Sentences with phrase «acting as defense attorney»

James Stewart stars as a small town lawyer acting as defense attorney for Ben Gazzara, accused of killing the man who supposedly raped his wife, Lee Remick.

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As Jason Langley, an attorney with Denver - based Kennedy Childs, argued in one of the briefs he filed for the defense, the court «should not overturn the long - standing rule in Colorado that the term «person,» as is used in the Wrongful Death Act, encompasses only individuals born alivAs Jason Langley, an attorney with Denver - based Kennedy Childs, argued in one of the briefs he filed for the defense, the court «should not overturn the long - standing rule in Colorado that the term «person,» as is used in the Wrongful Death Act, encompasses only individuals born alivas is used in the Wrongful Death Act, encompasses only individuals born alive.

As Attorney General, Sean will fight to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal bill that allows states to deny marriage benefits to same - sex partners.

She is best known in the LGBT community for her work as assistant attorney general on the Massachusetts challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a lawsuit complementary to one led by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders.

Defense attorneys maintained that Walsh, in his job as an aide to Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, had a flexible schedule that allowed him to be away from the jail acting as a liaison with community and political figures.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, the head of the federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan, recently told the judge that breaking the case into two trials is fair in order to accommodate scheduling conflicts for defense lawyers as well as Ciminelli's health issues.

My career as a defense attorney has led me to recognize that just because white collar crimes are not violent criminal acts does not mean that they don't carry heavy punishments.

Clinton the Criminal Defense Lawyer Who knew that once upon a time, Hillary Clinton acted as a court - appointed criminal attorney?

Our attorneys are regularly involved in various types of cargo defense, cargo subrogation, maritime - related personal injury litigation, including Jones Act and Long Shore Harbor Workers» Compensation Act cases, marine casualties, such as collisions and oil spills as well as charter party disputes and insurance coverage.

Regarding the CAN - SPAM Act, Mr. Cameron is among the few attorneys in the country who frequently represents clients in this area, and regularly acts as a consultant to other plaintiff and defense attorneys across the nation.

My character, Sebastian Stark, was a clever creation thrown into that ethical cesspool: an arrogant, brilliant, unprincipled superstar defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor in a high - profile crime unit for the city of Los Angeles as an act of atonement.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

When criminal defense attorneys file papers against the state as a whole saying that the state made a mistake, it is the attorney general's office that has to act as legal counsel for the state and step in to defend them.

Law students alternate between acting as prosecutors and defense attorneys in mock hearings.

Weil serves as lead counsel overseeing the defense of Toyobo, a major Japanese fiber manufacturer, in connection with potential False Claims Act claims by the U.S. DOJ, class action suits, multiple personal injury suits, and claims by multiple state attorneys general and foreign states, among others, relating to the performance of Toyobo's Zylon fiber in bullet - resistant vests used by thousands of law enforcement agencies worldwide.

Acted as lead technical attorney and daily manager in defense of global manufacturer of embedded wireless modules in the District of Delaware.

The indicators are intended to equip defender program leaders with evidence - based information that can: serve as an organizing framework for defender training; act as a checklist of practice expectations for staff; help educate funders about defense practice and why certain resources, e.g., social workers, are needed; inform individual attorney performance reviews; and allow for data aggregation that unveils patterns, or trends, on a host of program performance queries.