Sentences with phrase «as a contract attorney»

Last week, I had the rare opportunity as a contract attorney to choose between two different document review projects that were offered to me by two of the major legal staffing agencies in Los Angeles.
His wife, a former full - time lawyer, works as a contract attorney from home so that she can look after the couple's children.
Following Symantec, she joined Google as a contract attorney, working on complex content licensing including the StreetViews deal, while simultaneously founding Paragon Legal.
I convinced myself that it was normal for me to be stuck making the rounds as a contract attorney, doing document review, and bouncing from one depressing temp job to the next for two and a half years.
As contract attorneys, going forward, we must figure out a way to end these kinds of nightmarish scenarios, but for now, I hope this article helps in any way.
As your contract attorneys, Gogo & Moore will not only assist you in creating appropriate contracts that protect you, they will also provide comprehensive analysis and review of any contract you are asked to sign from another party or business, and will represent you throughout contract negotiations.
And he would know, as he joined Bryan Cave as a contract attorney back in 2008 after receiving his JD / MBA from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
«I've seen young lawyers put that they were a contract attorney for a top 100 firm, but they actually weren't employed by the firm as a contract attorney.

Not exact matches

Perth IT company Ajilon has proven itself as a reliable provider to the justice and law enforcement arena as the Western Australian department of the Attorney General awards it a successive five year contract.
Sekulow said Ekonomou, who works under contract as an assistant district attorney in Brunswick, Georgia, was a «brilliant strategist» who has handled complex investigations for decades.
According to a report from Gabriel Sherman at Vanity Fair, Trump sees himself as being at «war» with Amazon and Bezos and is considering a number of ways to strike out, including canceling Amazon's potential multibillion - dollar contract with the Pentagon to provide cloud computing services and encouraging state attorneys general to investigate Amazon's business practices.
The attorneys go into further detail about foreign disclosure requirements, but one of the pieces buried in the end of the presentation is a tiny note — one that really demands much more notice: as ETHNews previously covered in 2017, the Treasury Department signed a contract with blockchain investigation firm Chainalysis.
(1) Any customer who enters into a contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a court to have been injured by any material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of material fact, by that invention promoter (any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or independent contractor of such invention promoter), or by the failure of that invention promoter to disclose such information as required under subsection (a), may recover in a civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, or partners of such invention promoter), in addition to reasonable costs and attorneys» fees --
She served two terms as a Judge on the DC Contract Appeals Board before joining the District Office of the Attorney General, procurement division, with responsibility for acquiring services and goods for the District's Human Services Department (infant and maternal, HIV, mentally ill, and elderly divisions) and Public Housing Department.
Commissioners went so far as to declare the organization's contract with the Park District breached, pending evidence and advice from attorneys.
The refund directive followed a review of the contract by the Attorney General, on the orders of Mr Debrah, after the Minority in Parliament, led by Mr Kyei - Mensah - Bonsu, raised red flags about the cost for the embossment of the portraits of three former presidents of the fourth republic, as well as that of the current President, on 116 intra-city Metro Mass Transit buses which are meant for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) purposes.
In a statement of his own, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara took a veiled swipe at Cuomo's now - shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption as well as the internal effort to oversee Buffalo Billion contracting.
Norma Gonsalves, presiding officer of Nassau County Legislature, listens as the Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas discusses county contracting reforms on Monday, March 21, 2016 in Mineola.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in April subpoenaed Cuomo's office for records related to contracts given to COR Development as part of the prosecutor's investigation into Cuomo's marquee economic development projects in Upstate New York.
Schnirman declined to say whether, as county comptroller, he would allow termination payments higher than stipulated in existing county contracts, even if directed to do so by the county attorney.
After consulting with the Attorney General, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister made a u-turn, describing the mining contract issued to Exton Cubic as invalid.
Fuller Road Management has been subpoenaed by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as part of an investigation into a contract it planned to award last fall to Columbia Development to build a new dormitory for SUNY Poly students in Albany.
As attorney general, Cuomo launched Project Sunlight, a comprehensive online database of information related to campaign finance, lobbying activity and state contracts.
Terry resigned his party post Monday as North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth called for his resignation and said the town would not renew contracts for him to work as the zoning board of appeals attorney and special counselor to the town attorney.
Howe, a former lobbyist with the firm Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna, represented firms that had contracts with the under - investigation Buffalo Billion, as well as SUNY Polytechnic, which is being investigated by the state attorney general's office.
Andrews Amadi Krow, who claims to have originally written the article, said he was not contracted or paid by Mr. Ablakwa to write the piece on Martin Amidu, but his work was as a result of his personal observations about the former Attorney General.
He served as an assistant corporation counsel in the administration of Mayor James Sottile and before that worked as a labor attorney representing Kingston's Police Benevolent Association in contract talks with city.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is reported to be probing contracts awarded as part of Cuomo's Buffalo Billion project, with questions over the timing of campaign contributions to the governor, as well as criteria used to choose the vendors.
County Attorney Carnell Foskey, who was county parks commissioner from 2010 to 2013, said in a statement that all contracts «define the services sought and identify the method of procurement» as required by law.
ALBANY — Investigators from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office searched an office at SUNY Polytechnic Institute's campus in western Albany on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the school's contracting practices, sources said.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office is investigating contracting in the economic development program as well as former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco, who reported in a financial disclosure form he received payments from two companies linked to state contracts, COR Development and CHA Consulting.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's subpoenas cover companies that have won state contracts using Patricia Lynch Associates as their lobbyist, sources said.
Wojtaszek acknowledged last week that Maziarz attorney E. Stewart Jones of Troy (who represents Maziarz along with Joseph M. LaTona of Buffalo) had subpoenaed WROTB records regarding the Aronow and Winter contracts as well as employee compensation.
Skelos, a Republican from Long Island, was reportedly being investigated by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office for his alleged role in securing a Nassau County storm - cleanup contract for AbTech Industries, an Arizona - based company that employed Skelos» 32 - year - old son, Adam, as a consultant.
In September, Cuomo's own office was stained when U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged two former close aides and a trusted senior state official with conspiring to rig bids and steer contracts to favored companies as part of Cuomo's Buffalo Billion economic development program.
King Sweeney had attempted to get her ethics proposals for an inspector general to review contracts as well as other disclosure requirements onto Tuesday's town board agenda, but she said Town Attorney Joseph Ra ruled them defective.
Testifying last week in the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre), Walker confirmed that the U.S. attorney office for New York's Eastern District is probing his role in «county contracts given to some of your political campaign contributors,» as prosecutors phrased it in court.
Dave Arnold, a spokesman for Looks Great Services, said, «As one of the only firms that won its contract with the county through competitive bidding, Looks Great fully supports the attorney general's inquiry.
According to a memo prepared by the County Legislature's majority's counsel and legislative clerk, County Attorney Stephen Pechenik felt confident in the county's use of an EPC because the contract provided «100 percent indemnification if the energy savings are not as represented.»
ALBANY — The state attorney general is reviewing possible bid rigging of a dormitory project as part of a look at contracting issues regarding SUNY Polytechnic Institute, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
US Attorney Preet Bharara is reported to be probing contracts awarded as part of Governor Cuomo's Buffalo Billion project, with questions over the timing of campaign contributions to the governor, as well as criteria used to choose the vendors.
Low - income African - Americans in segregated neighborhoods remain subject to what Contract Buyers League attorneys called a «race tax» and what my father referred to as the «million dollars a day cost of being black.»
As first reported by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas in the CTMirror, Attorney Norm Pattis has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court alleging that Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract to serve as Bridgeport's superintendent of schools is illegaAs first reported by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas in the CTMirror, Attorney Norm Pattis has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court alleging that Superintendent Paul Vallas» contract to serve as Bridgeport's superintendent of schools is illegaas Bridgeport's superintendent of schools is illegal.
Honors attorneys find themselves working in practice areas such as administrative, aviation, litigation, environmental, constitutional, torts, legislation, labor and employment, and contract and procurement law.
I have not checked to see if Vantage or their sister companies have filed (they would presumably file in a federal district for their area in Great Barrington, Mass.) A bankruptcy attorney in that area could better answer your question about those publishing contracts as bankruptcy estate assets that a Trustee would «recall» (or «garner for the bankruptcy estate) under a preference rule and make a part of Vantage's «bankruptcy estate» for the benefit of creditors.
And, for your sake as well as your family's, before signing with a traditional publisher, make sure you have an IP attorney vet your contract.
We have also assisted many clients with locating suitable literary agents, as well as entertainment industry TV and theatrical motion picture agents to attorneys who can negotiate a studio and / or network contract for them.
Expect to read your contract very, very closely, and have an IP attorney review it as well.
ShareWhen buying a home first and foremost we always recommend using a realtor as today's purchase contracts have just become to lengthy and complex for most non real estate professionals other than attorneys.
Corporate Veil Smith's attorneys initially argued that much of what Smith was being sued for was outside of the scope of the home inspection, but as the case progressed they began to lean heavily on the argument that as a corporate officer, Smith should not be liable for the contract breach of SHI, the corporate entity, and consequently was not accountable for the alleged mistakes.
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