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«The debt buyers find it very lucrative to file a lot of lawsuits at once, without doing a lot of work,» said Margo Saunders, staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

«If McDonald's changes its practices, that could have a ripple effect across low - wage industries,» Tsedeye Gebreselassie, an attorney with the National Employment Law Project, recently told Fortune.

Employment law experts say they have found significant problems with the executive and Senate sexual harassment bills; the New York arm of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), a bar association comprised of employment attorneys, has asked its members to oppose the measures.

There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.

Recognized as a national expert, her contribution to the Greenhaven Prison Program at Vassar College, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Vera Institute of Justice, Kings County District Attorney»s Office, Interfaith Justice Project at The Riverside Church, Open Society Institute» «s After Prison Initiative, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School, Boston University»s Prison Education Program, Department of Justice» «s Norval Morris Project, and Truth Commission on Conscience in War has facilitated work with numerous schools and prisons in various states for the last 25 years.

50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now The Advocacy Institute American Association of People with Disabilities The American Association of University Women American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers The Arc Autism National Committee Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Business Coalition for Student Achievement The Center for American Progress Action Fund The Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc..

The ideal candidate is an innovative attorney with experience in education law (K - 12 preferred)-- or if a non-attorney, then an individual with 10 plus years of state or national bar association management and attorney programming experience.

«The fact that she doesn't understand the basics about federal education law is just appalling,» says Denise Marshall, the executive director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), a national organization that defends the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities.

Alexandria, Va. (May 2, 2016)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA's) Council of School Attorneys (COSA) honored Nancy Fredman Krent with the 2016 COSA Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of her outstanding service to public schools, the profession, and the mission of COSA to «improve the practice of school law... by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools.»

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

With more than 850,000 private student loans currently in default and thousands of other borrowers struggling to make their payments, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and policymakers to help borrowers stru

With more than 850,000 private student loans currently in default and thousands of other borrowers struggling to make their payments, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and policymakers to help borrowers struggling to keep up with their private student loan paymeWith more than 850,000 private student loans currently in default and thousands of other borrowers struggling to make their payments, attorneys at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and policymakers to help borrowers struggling to keep up with their private student loan paymewith their private student loan payments.

(1) The following shall be exempt from the Credit Services Organization Act: (a) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; (b) A bank or savings and loan association whose deposit or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (c) A credit union doing business in this state; (d) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (e) A person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act acting within the course and scope of that license; (f) A person licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (g) A broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (h) A consumer reporting agency; (i) A person whose primary business is making loans secured by liens on real property; (j) A person, firm, corporation, or association licensed as a collection agency in this state or a person holding a solicitor's certificate in this state acting within the course and scope of that license or certificate; and (k) A person licensed to engage in the business of debt management pursuant to sections 69 - 1201 to 69 - 1217.

Deanne Loonin worked as an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and was the founding Director of NCLC's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project.

«If the judgment shows up, she can try disputing it, but I'm not sure she'd have much success,» says Chi Chi Wu, staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

«Credit Services Organization» does not include any of the following: (i) a person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this State or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987.

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Abby Shaforth is an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center and said the department must commit to providing debt relief to students and acting on behalf of students who may not know they have a right to have their loans forgiven.

Depending on your circumstances, it might be a better financial call not to transfer your credits, said Robyn Smith, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

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Chi Chi Wu, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, expresses more skepticism about the likely impact of the change.

From insisting on long probations requiring that animal abusers not be allowed to own or cohabitate with animals, to creating an Animal Cruelty Prosecution program within the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, the attorneys honored during 2009's National Justice for Animals Week have gone above and beyond to give real teeth to animal protection laws.

Nathan J. Winograd is a graduate of Stanford Law School, a former criminal prosecutor and corporate attorney, has spoken nationally and internationally on animal sheltering issues, has written animal protection legislation at the state and national level, has created successful No Kill programs in both urban and rural communities, and has consulted with a wide range of animal protection groups including some of the largest and best known in the nation.

Discover's test «raises questions about whether it violates that [Reg Z] provision,» says Chi Chi Wu, a consumer law attorney with the National Consumer Law Center in Boston, who also reviewed the Discover offlaw attorney with the National Consumer Law Center in Boston, who also reviewed the Discover offLaw Center in Boston, who also reviewed the Discover offer.

Bob began his legal career in 1979 with a Manhattan defense litigation firm, and in 1981, he joined a large national law firm where he became Supervising Attorney of the firm's New York Litigation Department.

Eligibility in the Best Law Firms list requires that at least one attorney from the firm must be included in the current list of Best Lawyers in America which recognizes the top 4 % of practicing attorneys in the U.S. National partner with The Cochran Firm and Managing partner of the Atlanta office, Hezekiah Sistrunk has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for three years.

The National Jurist has ranked Miami Law # 4 in the country and # 1 in Florida in sending graduates to small law firms (firms with 2 - 100 attorneyLaw # 4 in the country and # 1 in Florida in sending graduates to small law firms (firms with 2 - 100 attorneylaw firms (firms with 2 - 100 attorneys).

The National Law Journal reports that the Diversity and Flexibility Connection, a new initiative headed by the Project for Attorney Retention, will bring together a dozen general counsel from major U.S. companies with managing partners from law firms with good track records on work / life issues in an effort to develop a list of best practices that promote both diversity and work / life balance among attorneLaw Journal reports that the Diversity and Flexibility Connection, a new initiative headed by the Project for Attorney Retention, will bring together a dozen general counsel from major U.S. companies with managing partners from law firms with good track records on work / life issues in an effort to develop a list of best practices that promote both diversity and work / life balance among attornelaw firms with good track records on work / life issues in an effort to develop a list of best practices that promote both diversity and work / life balance among attorneys.

I am actively involved with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the American Bar Association and the Oklahoma Bar Association.

We are the first truly national law firm with a licensed attorney in nearly every state.

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.

Butler Snow LLP is a full - service law firm with more than 300 attorneys representing local, regional, national and international clients from 19 U.S. offices and offices in London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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HKM Employment Attorneys LLP in St. Louis, Missouri, is a national law firm with precise knowledge in the field of sexual harassment in the workplace.

A national law firm with a local emphasis, HKM Employment Attorneys has experience negotiating with companies of all dimensions, from small business to enterprise.

Not only does this structure permit us to meet our founding purpose — namely, high quality work for substantially less cost — but it also accelerates our evolution into an exceptional national — and to some extent international — law firm that provides businesses, law firms and attorneys with a viable alternative to traditional opportunities.

On this week's Coast to Coast legal - affairs podcast, my cohost J. Craig Williams and I discuss these proposed changes with immigration lawyers Gregory Siskind, founding partner of Siskind Susser in Memphis, Tenn., and Monica Guizar, employment policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles.

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has expanded its national Intellectual Property Department with the addition of five new attorneys, Lucas Dahlin, Barrington Dyer, Nitin Gambhir, Teri H.P. Nguyen and Fabio Marino.

National law firm Wilson Elser announced today that five attorneys from Schell Cooley LLP partners Jennifer Martin and Lisa Wilson, along with Stephani Johnson and Jennifer Murphy, of counsel, and Michael Rose, associate have joined the firm's Dallas office.

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In a December 13, 2010 article by Amanda Bronstad on The National Law Journal website, some attorneys and at least one law professor opined on whether Frank McCourt has viable malpractice theories against Bingham McCutchen, his attorneys charged with drafting a 2004 marital settlement property agreement to memorialize that the Los Angeles Dodgers had been «transmuted» into his separate property rather than being community property shared with ex-wife Jamie McCouLaw Journal website, some attorneys and at least one law professor opined on whether Frank McCourt has viable malpractice theories against Bingham McCutchen, his attorneys charged with drafting a 2004 marital settlement property agreement to memorialize that the Los Angeles Dodgers had been «transmuted» into his separate property rather than being community property shared with ex-wife Jamie McCoulaw professor opined on whether Frank McCourt has viable malpractice theories against Bingham McCutchen, his attorneys charged with drafting a 2004 marital settlement property agreement to memorialize that the Los Angeles Dodgers had been «transmuted» into his separate property rather than being community property shared with ex-wife Jamie McCourt.

In 2011, more than three - quarters of firms hired either staff or contract attorneys — with no opportunity for partnership — according to the National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms.

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