Sentences with phrase «chance at justice»

He represents individuals charged with crimes under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; he represents both adults and youths (individuals under 18); he assists individuals who are charged with both minor and serious crimes; and he aims to do so while offering affordable legal fees in order to ensure everyone has a fair chance at justice!

An experienced Louisville premises liability lawyer can offer victims and families of injury due to property negligence a chance at the justice and compensation they deserve.

At Patino Law Firm believe that those injured in a truck accident in McAllen caused by someone else's negligence deserve their fair chance at justice.

Not exact matches

Instead of condemning God for his higher sense of justice «an eye for an eye» we should All be grateful to him, to have been given a second chance at life.

Talk to Kristine Andrews or Bambi Chapman or Liz Paparella or Margarita Sheik, all of whom suffered grievously at that hands of midwives and had NO chance of any justice for themselves or their babies.

So it was a pleasure to finally get a chance to hear about some of her research, which she presented a few days ago at Mansfield College's Topical Symposium and Transitional Justice Seminar Series (for those of you at a loose end, she is giving a similar talk tonight in the DPIR, 17:00, seminar room D).

There was never a better chance than in 1981 when four substantial national figures launched a left - of - centre party built on principles of social justice and internationalism in a yawning political vacuum, with Labour and Tories at their most extreme.

Jeffries called for the Democratic National Committee to give Gov. Andrew Cuomo a chance to address the nation at its convention in July, despite an escalating Justice Department investigation into one of the governor's key economic development initiatives and one of his closest aides.

While the work and pensions secretary was delivering a speech to the Centre for Social Justice on how he is improving the life chances of vulnerable people, some of the those affected by his cuts to ESA took to Twitter to express their dismay at the Commons vote.

Treating young people as juveniles, including utilizing juvenile facilities instead of Rikers island when incarceration is needed, accords with best practices and offers these young people a better chance at rebuilding their lives and avoiding further contact with the criminal justice system.

That could give Democrats some leverage when it comes time to negotiate criminal justice reforms - but, there are so many other major issues at stake for Democrats including a minimum wage increase, renewing mayoral control of schools, the sunset of rent laws, and The DREAM Act, that there is a chance that the debate could be overshadowed yet again.

It is interesting that Miller mentions Justice League possibly being his only chance at playing The Flash onscreen, even though he probably just meant that getting to play the character in that film alone would have been enough for him.

The 37 - year - old model was joined at the event by Joan Smalls, Ty Dolla Sign, Lauren Jauregui, Nicole Scherzinger, Cameron Monaghan, Peyton List, Victoria Justice, Winnie Harlow, Amanda Steele, Jasmine Sanders, Shaun Ross, and musical guests Rick Ross and Chance The Rapper.

A 2013 study by Robert Balfanz, a leading researcher at Johns Hopkins University on indicators of high school graduation, found that a single suspension in the 9th grade correlates with a doubling of the dropout rate, and tripling of the chances that a child will end up in the juvenile justice system.

The school - to - prison pipeline phenomenon that has been a major topic of discussion in education circles in recent years is defined as a result of policies that encourage a police presence at schools, harsh tactics such as extreme physical restraint, zero - tolerance policies and other automatic punishments that result in suspensions and out - of - class time, and other actions that could increase a student's chances of landing in the criminal justice system, according to Teaching Tolerance magazine, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

An accused who was previously eligible for a lenient sentence or who had racked up considerable pre-sentence custody could throw in the towel and make peace with Her Majesty but is now encouraged to take a shot at trial even where he assesses his own chances of winning the case as poor — if you're getting slammed by a mandatory minimum whether you plead guilty or not, you may as well spin the wheel of justice and see what happens.

Once established it is then within the realm of possibility that the those outside elite (in all its forms — political, economic, social, judicial, etc.) have at least a modicum of a chance of winning some form of justice.

At The Law Office of John J. Leunig our sole focus is to intelligently and vigorously defend every client in every case, regardless of the subject matter, leaving no stone unturned and nothing to chance in the pursuit of truth and justice.

«How we treat those who have made mistakes speaks to who we are as a society and is a statement about our values — about our dedication to fairness, equality and justice, about how to protect our families and communities from harm, heal after loss and trauma and lift back up those among us who have earned a chance at redemption.»

At The Cochran Firm, D.C., we think everyone who has been seriously injured deserves their day in court and the chance to seek justice.

With the new appointment of Justice Richard Wagner by Stephen Harper, this gives us another chance to look at how this can potentially shape the court.

Yet Justice Veldhuis does seem to acknowledge there is an arguable point on whether the 8000 resident threshold is merely an aspirational target or a hard cap (at para 41) but then goes on to more or less crunch the numbers and conclude this development project is not going to push Banff over 8000 permanent residents and therefore this issue has no chance of success on appeal (at paras 42 - 44).

Also on Thursday, I had the chance to spend time with The Honourable Madam Justice Helen M. Pierce Regional Senior Judge for the Northwest Region, workers at the Ontario Native Women's Centre and legal aid administrators and staff lawyers (not only from Thunder Bay, but Sioux Lookout and Kenora).

If you're a 3L or recent grad with a passion for (and experience with) international human rights work, you shouldn't miss your chance to apply for the Donald M. Wilson Fellowship at the Robert F. Kennedy Center's for Justice & Human Rights.