Sentences with phrase «based public interest lawyer»

This month's Lawyer Spotlight shines bright on a Chicago - based public interest lawyer.

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«Business owners are allowed to deduct credit - card interest on business purchases, but consumers can't deduct personal interest charges,» explains Richard M. Colombik, a lawyer and certified public accountant based in Schaumburg, Ill..

«Based on the extensive public comments and evidence garnered during that process, the department determined that such conflicts of interest are widespread and could cost investors in individual retirement accounts (in one segment of the market alone) between $ 95 billion and $ 189 billion over the next 10 years,» wrote the Justice Department lawyers.

My experience, in fact, is that public members often (though not always) express that lawyers are harder on lawyers in disciplinary matters — but I think a defined effort to open up for discussion on a regular basis how we might curb a tendency towards self - interest would be a good thing;

The law societies that denied Trinity Western its accreditation, especially those that did it on the basis of referenda, put their members» political agenda ahead of the public interest in having reasonably - educated (as all concede Trinity Western's graduates will be) lawyers competing to provide legal services.

Unlike the more familiar divorce proceedings where parties hire gunslinger lawyers and have their dirty laundry aired in public courthouses, these women each retained a collaboratively - trained attorney (Ellen Ware and myself) who are experienced in respectful and interest - based negotiations.

He is also the Founder and CEO of eLabEurope, a civic start up promoting evidence - based advocacy in the public interest in EU policy - making and training the first generation of EU public interest lawyers.

The entity / proactive compliance based regulation work now being undertaken in NS, Ontario, the Prairies and BC by the law societies will move us much closer to truly being able to advance the public interest in overseeing what lawyers and their firms actually do and how they do it.

With the great majority of the public (including many individual lawyers) effectively unable to access the justice system because of cost and other barriers, and many lawyers seemingly undisturbed by that fact on a day - to - day basis, it's difficult to support an argument that we are operationally dedicated to the public interest.

[5] There are occasions in which a lawyer admitted to practice in another United States jurisdiction, and not disbarred or suspended from practice in any jurisdiction, may provide legal services on a temporary basis in this jurisdiction under circumstances that do not create an unreasonable risk to the interests of his or her clients, the public or the courts.

The Privacy Commissioner's investigation was prompted by a complaint filed against Facebook by the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC); the work of student interns and lawyers based at the University of Ottawa.

If we assume that the state takes the lion's share of the retributive damages penal - ties for the reprehensibility - based fine and the gain - stripping (in light of the public interest in retributive damages), we increase the likelihood that the plaintiff will have a difficult time in finding a lawyer to take the case absent compensation for fees and expenses.

CPD programs serve this public interest and enhance confidence in the legal profession by requiring lawyers to participate, on an ongoing basis, in activities that enhance their skills, integrity and professionalism.

KOLKATA: A city - based lawyer has filed a public interest litigation with Calcutta High Court demanding a proper framework for cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin in the country, in the absence of which digital currencies were enjoying a free run in the underworld.

Unlike the more familiar divorce proceedings where parties hire gunslinger lawyers and have their dirty laundry aired in public courthouses, these women each retained a collaboratively - trained attorney (Ellen Ware and myself) who are experienced in respectful and interest - based negotiations.