Sentences with phrase «career as a family lawyer»

I sent a National Post piece to Twitter the other day because I was struck by a letter which included the following: «In my career as a family lawyer, I came to realize that judges are abysmal at discerning liars from truth - tellers.

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Her career began as a tax lawyer with the private client group of Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong where she specialised in trust and tax planning for families with ties in Canadian, US and Hong Kong.

Inspired by the plight of a family member who suffers from schizophrenia, Appel, a psychology major, plans a postbasketball career in mental - health advocacy, either as a lawyer or a psychiatric nurse.

Synopsis: Despite having a great career and a loving family, lawyer John Clark (Richard Gere) is missing something in his life as he meanders listlessly from... [MORE]

Synopsis: Despite having a great career and a loving family, lawyer John Clark (Richard Gere) is missing something in his life as he meanders listlessly from day to day.

Prior to working at Homewood Human Solutions, Doron spent almost 7 years working at the Ontario Lawyers» Assistance Program (OLAP) assisting lawyers, law students, judges and their immediate family members with personal and professional issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety and career Lawyers» Assistance Program (OLAP) assisting lawyers, law students, judges and their immediate family members with personal and professional issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety and career lawyers, law students, judges and their immediate family members with personal and professional issues such as addiction, depression, anxiety and career stress.

So it was a logical choice for me and an easy step to take, to become a family lawyer as my professional career choice.

Taking the next step in her career with the firm where she started as a paralegal 13 years ago, family lawyer Anita Hennessey, based in Worcester, has become a partner, along with colleague Victoria Fellows, based in Birmingham, who joined in 2016.

Can a criminal court judge who spent her entire career before being appointed to the bench as a defence lawyer or crown be reasonably expected to understand the intricacies of family support orders?

During my career female lawyers have been over represented in relation to their actual numbers within the practice of family law, for reasons both good (women are typically more interested than men in issues regarding family) and bad (family law is often wrongly perceived of as an unimportant, unserious or disreputable practice area that the power structure — i.e. men — don't mind woman dominating).

As one example I found, a solo family lawyer in Mass. was named the third best IP lawyer in the state, even though she has never touched an IP case in her entire career.

This is why you need a trusted family lawyer who has extensive experience in mediation, like Steve Lubczuk, a family lawyer in Kitchener - Waterloo from Miller Thomson LLP who has acted as both a mediator and arbitrator over the course of his long career.

Many women lawyers share the same dream as you do of combining a satisfying career with a meaningful family life, and many of them are realizing that dream, in part because many large law firms have woken up to the reality that it is not just a matter of being decent and sensitive, but also good business to accommodate the needs of working lawyer moms.

She also describes the strengths of women lawyers and shows how women lawyers can make time for their families, as well as their careers.

In the early years of my career as a lawyer, I mainly dealt with resolving commercial, construction, land & family disputes.

As a lawyer helping thousands of people throughout my career, I hope sharing this information can help you protect you and your family's rights.

Greg is hoping to move his career towards the intersection of mental health and the law, working as a collaborative lawyer on important family matters such as custody and divorce.

Her career as a lawyer has focused on family courts.

What started out as a career in personal injury law is now just as focused on serving family law clients for Toronto lawyer Elinor Shinehoft.