Not exact matches
And I'll never forget having to argue one
hearing on
behalf of a foreign client that pretty much amounted to my client thumbing his nose
at the jurisdiction of the
court.
To the extent that he acts on
behalf of strata property managers and numerous strata corporations, he provides representation not just as litigation counsel appearing
at the superior
Courts of British Columbia,
at arbitration, mediation and administrative tribunals such as the Human Rights Tribunal, Employment Standards and City Variance
hearings, but also as legal advisor in the strata and real estate regulatory fields as well as all other areas of the law.
The staff can not tell you whether or not you should sue someone, recommend any specific attorney or law firm, give you an opinion about your case or predict how a judge might rule, talk to a judge on your
behalf, or tell you what words to use in your
court papers or
at a
court hearing.
Since a lawyer is required to get a client's signature and / or approval for certain steps of a case, and often to show up in person
at hearings as well, the lawyer is required to withdraw to preserve the lawyer's reputation because not doing so would force the lawyer to have violations of
court rules that the lawyer is responsible for meeting on
behalf of a client.
Still on other occasions when the presence of a lawyer for a simple appearance is required we arrange to have competent agent legal counsel present in
court on our
behalf at completely no cost to you (the latter might occur
at a simple 2 minute long scheduled
court appearance like a Trial Confirmation
Hearing).
One commonly assigned task is making «special» appearances on
behalf of an attorney
at record in
court for the less important
hearings and conferences, like scheduling or arraignment.
Alison also advocates on
behalf of clients in relation to eDiscovery issues
at hearings and depositions in state and federal
courts around the country and consults with clients on all phases of eDiscovery.
At a sentencing
hearing Thursday for his abductor, Robert Lutczyk, Potts attended with 15 family members including his four children and wife Maureen, who read an emotional half - hour - long victim impact statement to the
court on
behalf of the family.