Sentences with phrase «as a lawyer representing»

Calls and emails to Howe's attorney, as well as lawyers representing the four defendants in the case, were not immediately returned.

Schechter's decision comes as lawyers representing Trump face another suit - this one filed in early March in Los Angeles Superior Court by porn star Stormy Daniels, who said Trump sought to silence her shortly before the 2016 election.

Karen said «The findings of this review come as no surprise to us as lawyers representing families in Inquests, whose loved ones have died following police... Read more»

So long as lawyers represent pro bono clients vigorously and capably, their motivation for helping doesn't much matter, in my view.

It is my experience as a lawyer representing car accident victims that ICBC and other insurance companies regularly deny all the facts alleged by an injury claimant in a lawsuit with little or no explanation.

Prior to joining Zinda Law Group, he gained litigation experience as an intern for the North Las Vegas City Attorney's Office and the Travis County District Attorney and then as a lawyer representing the public interest at the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

The Charter, as the lawyer representing B.C. pointed out yesterday, does not protect any civil procedure rights, and section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867, as he also pointed out, has so far only been read to protect the jurisdiction of, not to apply to the procedure before, superior courts.

Self - represented clients are held to the same standard as a lawyer representing a client, and courts expects parties to have a well - informed appreciation of the legal process.

Allstate as a lawyer representing them and me butI have no assets, no savings, no 401k, everything I have has a loan own it, credit card debt in excess of 20,000 and a bunch of smaller bills what do I do.

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A lawyer representing Schrems, James Doherty, told the court that a referral to the European Court was «unnecessary or at least premature» as the Irish regulator had not fully investigated the complaint and had not used all tools in its power to restrict data flows where consumers» rights were threatened.

«It would be a lot harder for Trump to have a lawyer representing him from a big firm, because most big firms, most large firms are not going to want to potentially alienate their client base by representing someone as controversial as Trump,» the former colleague of Hendon's said.

It came as a surprise to some who know or have worked with Joanna Hendon that she would represent President Donald Trump in the case against his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.

However, Sokol failed to disclose the law firm he worked for as a part - time lawyer represents Google.

A little - known former prosecutor with a doctorate in medieval history will play a central role on U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team, as many top - tier lawyers shy away from representing him in a probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

As a trade lawyer who is currently representing a group of importers of electronic devices, I have firsthand knowledge that CBSA is not doing what Government spokespersons are claiming.

Michael Avenatti, a lawyer representing Daniels, slammed Friday's filings as a «bullying tactic» from the president and Cohen.

«Michael never represented me in any matter, I never retained him in the traditional sense as retaining a lawyer, I never received an invoice from Michael, I never paid legal fees to Michael,» Hannity said, before adding, «We definitely had attorney client privilege because I asked him for that but, you know, he never sent me a bill or an invoice or did I actually officially retain him.»

While not a complete victory for the company, Ken Winston, a lawyer representing environmental groups against the pipeline, explained that the alternative route presents the same kind of environmental problems as the preferred one.

The past 24 hours of news in President Donald Trump's various legal imbroglios — the replacement of outgoing lawyer Ty Cobb with Emmet T. Flood, who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment as president, and the admission of Rudy Giuliani to Sean Hannity (subsequently confirmed by Trump on Twitter) that Trump did in fact reimburse Michael Cohen for a $ 130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election — are powerful reminders of something that can't be said often enough: Trump and his White House lie all the time, without apparent compunction.

Within the framework of a general obligation to represent the client zealously while remaining within the bounds of the law, a lawyer is free (but not required) to advise clients to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the law.

A lawyer representing the group said Islamic Sharia law, which views apostasy as a criminal offence, makes no provision for those wanting to leave the faith.

As far as I understand it, lawyers do not represent the courAs far as I understand it, lawyers do not represent the couras I understand it, lawyers do not represent the court.

Another lawyer representing Daniel and Amy McArthur, who own Ashers, has argued that the state is penalising the Belfast baking firm, with the courts effectively forcing them to make a cake whose message they disagree with as a matter of religious conscience.

Many of those attacks have been based on Khan's work as a human rights lawyer, when he represented (in his own words) some «pretty unsavoury characters».

They weren't just protesting, either: volunteers organized cadres of lawyers at airports to represent people caught on the wrong side of what many characterized as a «Muslim ban».

A lawyer representing first lady Melania Trump's parents says they're living legally in the U.S. as permanent residents.

Yet, instead of accepting the reality and offering redress, the UK government chose to contest the High Court ruling, a decision described by the British lawyers representing the Kenyan victims as «morally repugnant ``.

A RollingStone investigation found that Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, represented numerous clients who were involved in deliberate, planned car crashes as part of an attempt to cheat insurance companies.

As Trump heads into one of the most critical phases of the special counsel's investigation, his personal legal team has shrunk to essentially just one member, and he is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him.

Agyabeng went ahead to criticise the conduct of Maurice Ampaw who represented Kwablah as her lawyer and said both people had been involved in the «most ludicrous media tirade» against Gyan and some members of his management team namely Samuel Anim Addo.

«[Underwood] is an extremely capable lawyer, and the office primarily does litigation, but there are also public policy decisions that have to made,» such as how aggressively the office challenges the federal government to represent the interests of New Yorkers, Horner said.

Cuomo's book PR and sizable contract can likely be attributed in part to his negotiator, Bob Barnett, a Washington - based lawyer (sometimes referred to as a «superlawyer») who has represented high - profile clients and their book roll outs.

Cuomo joked that he was representing the journalist as his official lawyer, pro bono.

In his 60 - plus years as a trial lawyer, Gerry Spence has never represented a person accused of a crime in which the police hadn't themselves violated the law.

Gatz noted that the only way to rebut the accuracy of what agents recorded her as saying would be to call Carman as a witness, but a lawyer can not represent a person and be a witness in the same case.

the legal firm of Lithur Brew and Company now representing the Plaintiff [Dominic Ayine] are also the lawyers for former President, John Dramani Mahama: the immediate past Attorney General, Marrita Opong Brew - Appiah was and is a member of the law firm as well as Tony Lithur who was also appointed by the former President as Chairman of the lucrative Ghana Airport Company Limited during his tenure of office and also holds himself out as the personal lawyer of the former President,» Martin Amidu noted.

Besides, there were also fireworks from the numerous lawyers representing both candidates and their political parties at the tribunal, as lawyers and newsmen scrambled for space.

Governor Cuomo confirms that the US Attorney, Preet Bharara, sent a warning letter to the lawyer representing the now disbanded Moreland Act Commission on ethics, as first reported in the New York Times.

The general consensus, as championed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN, seems to be that the decision represents a significant setback for the effective and fair administration of justice in the country, and President Muhammadu Buhari administration's approach to the «campaign against corruption.»

Jane Golding is chair of British in Europe, a coalition of grassroots groups representing around 35,000 UK nationals living on the continent, as well as a practicing lawyer who lives in Germany and works across the EU.

lawyer representing 14 persons indicted for the murder of military officer, Major Maxwell Mahama, has given up on some of the accused persons at the eleventh hour, leaving them in limbo as trial is set to start on March 5.

Mr. Shaw informed the Court that he had reached a decision to represent only five of the 14 accused persons, while another lawyer, Augustine Gyamfi, also announced himself as representing two others; leaving a total of seven without legal representation.

One of the lawyers who issued a taxpayer - funded report exonerating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Bridgegate affair is co-hosting a $ 2,700 - a-person Los Angeles fundraiser for the governor's presidential campaign — even as her firm continues to represent his office in the ongoing case.

He once represented a businessman who had hired former State Senator John Sampson as his lawyer, and was then caught up in Mr. Sampson's corruption trial.

Clegg, who has lived at 26 Lauren Court in Woodstock for 25 years, said in his press release that his experience as a trial lawyer, defending people's rights and more than 40 years of «community service make him well - suited to represent the sprawling and diverse» district.

Silver, who represents a district that includes Manhattan's Lower East Side, filed the proper documents, which included his income as a private lawyer representing individual clients at the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, the complaint says.

A source close to Banks said he only became aware of the investigation after he stepped down as chief of department — and that's when he hired celebrity lawyer Ben Brafman to represent him.

Assemblyman Jim Brennan is retiring after 16 terms representing a district containing Prospect Park, and he has endorsed lawyer and play producer Robert Carroll, as have the New York Times and a long list of elected officials and labor unions.

Publicly, he represented himself as a lawyer who represented «plain, ordinary simple people» in personal injury matters and did not have any cases pertaining to state business, but prosecutors said the work was nothing more than a sham.

Efforts to make changes to the measure have stalled in the face of opposition from labor groups as well as organizations that represent trial lawyers.