Sentences with phrase «civil lawyers who»

Some of these lawyers have failed to identify the issues properly, because they are civil lawyers who believe they can practice family law.

Unlike civil lawyers who may charge hourly rates, you will always know up front what our fees are and the arrangements that can be made to make instalment payments if needed.

We have 2 criminal defence lawyers who handle the court circuits in all of our communities, a family lawyer who gives advice and handles family law matters, and a poverty / civil lawyer who handles files such as landlord / tenant issues, employment law problems and human rights complaints among other things.

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She'll try to address it by rounding out her ticket with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Harvard - educated former civil rights lawyer who's nonetheless got lunchbucket cred as the successful former governor of a Southern state.

With such lack of accountability it is not surprising that Alphabet contributed substantial funds to the tech lobbying groups who are opposing federal legislative efforts to give additional options to prosecutors and civil trial lawyers to fight websites like Backpage (child sex trafficking) and prevent them from flourishing.

A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.

He was a «brilliant» civil rights attorney in the 1960s who would take on racial discrimination cases that no other lawyers would touch, say longtime African - American civic leaders in Topeka.

Dear David, my father a Presbyterian minister, was a Phi Beta Kappa English major at Yale, his father — lawyer, also Yale, his grandfather, a Congregational Minister (Yale too — which you know initially was founded to train ministers), who married the daughter of Henry Ward Beecher the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe whose Uncle Tom's Cabin Lincoln claimed started the Civil War.

The seventh alleged victim is Caitrin Kennedy, who is represented by Prathima Reddy, a civil rights lawyer who will be pursuing a claim in the federal court in Buffalo.

She plans to defend the challenge in civil court, adding that it's been daunting to be sued by «lawyers of a very powerful machine,» referring to the Queens Democratic Party, who are supporting Moya.

Several veteran lawyers who have read Section 107.3 of the Civil Service Law, which prohibits state employees from allowing political donations in state facilities «occupied for any governmental purpose,» say they warn or would advise their political clients to stay off the track for fund - raising.

Other potential Clinton VP picks under discussion include: Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, former governors from the key state of Virginia; Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who represents both a more liberal wing of the party and a swing state; and Thomas E. Perez, President Obama's labor secretary and a Hispanic civil rights lawyer.

Flamboyant lawyer Richard Luthmann, who once famously sought to resolve a civil lawsuit through «trial by combat,» was arrested by the FBI on a slew of charges, including kidnapping, kidnapping conspiracy, money laundering, brandishing a firearm to commit a crime, aggravated identity theft and extortion conspiracy.

Nearly a year after the federal Justice Department declined to bring civil rights charges against a white police officer who fatally shot a black college student in Pleasantville, Westchester County in 2010, the victim's family has agreed to a $ 6 million settlement, a lawyer for the family announced.

Public Advocate: We interviewed civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel and Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, who has since dropped out.

Despite getting flak from civil rights advocates over his decision to veto bills that would have legalized specific kinds of pocket knives and offering more state funds to compensate lawyers designated by the court to represent defendants who don't make enough money to afford a lawyer for defense in a criminal case, people roared in applause throughout Cuomo's speech.

Some ecclesiastical lawyers argue that by allowing civil unions to take place the government will leave religious groups at the mercy of local authorities, who have a legal obligation to ensure equality in the provision of goods and services.

«She was a hard - working, substantive lawyer with deep roots in the community,» said Andrew G. Celli Jr., a founding partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady who served as the chief of the civil rights bureau from 1999 to 2003 under the former attorney general, Eliot Spitzer.

Rose Clouston, national coordinator at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said her Washington - D.C. - based group received hundreds of calls from New York independents who did not understand why they couldn't vote Tuesday.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about legal fees two local lawyers, who are also local officials, claim are owed to them from a 2006 civil rights case and a proposed New York State constitutional amendment to strip the pensions of corrupt public officials.

Bronx political observers have noted his political ties to Stanley Schlein, a lawyer, lobbyist and powerful Bronx political insider who was found to be using his public office for his private firm's work while he was chair of the New York City Civil Service Commission.

Adams will join the state's former chief judge Jonathan Lippman — who he said could head the commission — and civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel Tuesday to propose the panel.

«Yes, America has a legitimate concern about cyber hacking and trade secrets theft,» says Brian Sun, a trial lawyer with Jones Day in Los Angeles, California, who represented Lee in a successful civil suit against the U.S. government.

When I asked why Carlson didn't simply go to another dating service, her lawyer evoked the image of Rosa Parks, noting that «nearly every step in civil rights law, you could have said the same thing... There is a big difference between the sites that allow the customers to self - select who they are looking for» and a site that makes the decision «to exclude a minority group.»

In addition to directing, Redford also stars in the film as a civil rights lawyer who must go on the run when he's outed...

The Lovings are assigned to ACLU attorney Bernie Cohen (Nick Kroll) and civil rights lawyer Philip Hirschkop (Jon Bass), who work pro bono for the couple.

Redford plays Jim Grant, an upstanding civil rights lawyer who's recently become a widower and is bringing up his young daughter.

«Our movie is really about a working leader who must make tough decisions and get things done in the face of overwhelming opposition... [The film begins with] Lincoln's realization that the Emancipation Proclamation, the thing he is most known for, was simply a war powers act that would easily be struck down by any number of lawyers after the cessation of hostilities after the Civil War.

A lawyer joins forces with a group of parents who have lost children as the result of contaminated water in A Civil Action.

Roman is an office - bound lawyer who does busywork for his partner, a hero of the civil - rights movement who's the face of their two - person firm.

Freeman is set to play «an iconic civil rights lawyer who comes into the picture when Ted needs to resolve some legal issues.»

Before joining the federal government, Lhamon was a civil rights lawyer who argued cases on behalf of students who saw constant teacher churn.

Titled «An Open Letter Seeking Justice in the School Closing Crisis,» the letter will be delivered to Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Barbara Byrd - Bennett and Board of Education Chair David Vitale on Monday, May 20, 2013, and requests a response to be directed to Paul Strauss, who offered to sign the letter on the Chicago Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law letterhead without hesitation.

Nathaniel Dresden never really got along with his father, an infamous civil rights lawyer who defended criminals and spearheaded protest movements.

Who needs the added expense of paying lawyers to defend you against civil lawsuits?

Exxon and other fossil fuel companies could face «a huge universe of potential plaintiffs» in civil liability suits in coming years, said Carroll Muffett, a lawyer who is president and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law, with offices in Washington and Geneva.

Most lawyers will be impacted, including large multi-office firms who face greater competition for their services, small firms and sole practitioners who lack in - house IT staff but must file electronically and connect with clients, in - house counsel who face increasing cost pressures to rationalize their legal spending, and litigators who must address age - old disputes with the rules of civil practice and the modern realities of stored electronic information.

The EDVA Update monitors and highlights opinions important in civil, bankruptcy, and criminal cases, and the blog is written by trial lawyers who frequently appear in that court.»

This week on the legal - affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, I discuss the events in Texas with two guests: Betsy Branch, a family - law attorney with the Dallas firm of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, who serves as attorney ad litem for several children in the West Texas case, and lawyer and social critic Wendy Kaminer, who has written about the civil liberties aspects of the case at the blogthefreeforall.net.

Our civil courts are facing increased competition from courts and tribunals overseas, «who regard the Brexit vote as «Christmas come early»,» Ed Crosse, President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) told lawyers at the LSLA annual dinner last week.

continuing problems in recruiting and retaining blacks and other minorities at the top law firms; the rise of a small group of lawyers who focus on Supreme Court cases; the decline in civil rights cases that make it to the high court; and the court's dwindling caseload.

Rodrigue, who oversaw the opening of the Montreal office in Place Ville Marie on April 2, following her nomination as Montreal managing partner in February, said she is building a team with lawyers not only called to both Canada's common law and Quebec's civil regime jurisdictions but having an active practice in both.

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That said, outside of certain pernicious civil problems that plague many individuals who fall into the access to justice gap — domestic violence, evictions, debt collections, foreclosures — even lawyers likely generally assume that the remainder of the civil system runs relatively smoothly, with both sides of a dispute having access to an attorney.

Recognized by the Chicago Daily Bulletin in 2000 as one of 40 Lawyers under 40 to watch, Peter has established himself as a superb litigator and a zealous advocate of his clients who concentrates in the areas of Personal Injury, Worker's Compensation and Civil Litigation.

«One of the reasons I started this campaign was because I kept getting calls from litigants looking for services at a lower price, so I'm excited that we're finally going to get access to justice for people with family law problems who can't afford a lawyer,» says Yarmus, who runs Toronto - based Civil Litigations Paralegal Services.

However, by working with a dedicated lawyer who places client communication as a top priority, you can enjoy a painless and likely rewarding civil litigation experience.

Not surprisingly, the panel had some disheartening statistics on access to justice, with Gulotta noting the United States ranks a dismal 94th of 113 nations surveyed on access to justice, Minow adding that 15 - 30 percent of legal services lawyers have been laid off over the last eight years, and Justice Goodwyn citing US Department of Justice data indicating that more than half of those qualified for civil legal aid had to be turned away — and that wasn't even considering the many people who didn't even know where to go.

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