"Defense counsel" refers to the lawyer or attorney who represents and advocates for someone accused of a crime. They help protect the rights and interests of the person facing charges and work to ensure a fair trial.
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However, far too little attention has been paid to the role and impact
of defense counsel in the ultimate conclusion of the criminal process - sentencing.
Serve as lead
defense counsel in a medical monitoring class action alleging that workplace conditions lead to a chronic illness.
Our team has formerly acted as
defense counsel for several nationally recognized insurance companies, where we discovered how these companies operate with regard to claims and lawsuits.
Fortunately, our lead counsel served for years
as defense counsel in personal injury cases for many prestigious insurance companies.
He is currently serving as one of the
lead defense counsel in litigation arising out of a power plant explosion.
For that reason, the selection of charges frequently plays an important role in the prosecutor's negotiations
with defense counsel about the conditions of a guilty plea.
And for the judge, the beauty is that she gets to directly interact with the offender, without pesky
defense counsel who may well not be present at the bail hearing.
Of course, your firm might not be as avid if it plays the role of defendant rather than
defense counsel at trial.
Once defense counsel begins to tighten the screws, the process of resolving the case becomes more complicated, more drawn out, and more expensive.
Our attorneys also assist clients in the selection and supervision of
outside defense counsel, litigation support services and claims investigation.
Nor did I talk to
local defense counsel to get a feel for the assistant district attorney I would be facing.
Keep in mind, however, that truck drivers and the companies they work for will often have dedicated
defense counsel paid for by their insurance agency.
My clients usually are referrals from former clients, other attorneys, former jurors, doctors and other medical providers, and
even defense counsel and insurance company employees.
In the first segment of this show, they reveal their most
respected defense counsel, discuss the traits of successful trial attorneys, as well as evaluate the contingency fee model.
This is where the training and experience
of defense counsel is so important — the ability to identify and / or create genuine issues.
According to this article, prosecutors are working
with defense counsel to resolve the charges short of trial.
We also serve as plaintiff's counsel in insurance recovery actions and as
defense counsel in class actions.
We regularly act
as defense counsel in a variety of tort claims and provide defense for companies in product liability cases.
Motion filed
by defense counsel contains 37 pages of notes from FBI interviews with Linda Mangano, the wife of the former Nassau executive.
The Board of Trustees seems not to give any credit to the union, the deputy trial counsel's presentation, and the large number of comments received
from defense counsel detailing how Ms. Kim's administration of the prosecutor's office has led to extreme injustice toward lawyers.
This article includes the arrival of Boston government investigations and white
collar defense counsel Rob Fisher to Nixon Peabody.
Holmes sanctioned the plaintiffs» attorneys, but
not defense counsel because their clients had pushed for it.
Defense counsel argued that he was an illegal immigrant whose immigration status was relevant because, as an illegal, he had a motive to cooperate with the police to influence them to not report him to what was then the Immigration and Naturalization Service, where he could face possible removal from the country.
But compared to the cost of having to cancel a crowdsale, return contributions to investors, and seek
legal defense counsel after being prosecuted by the SEC, the next crop of ICOs may have little choice but to cough up and comply.
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She was later removed from the case
after defense counsel filed a motion to recuse her, claiming that she had improperly commented about the trial on social media and improperly posted a link to a news article about the case.
On rare occasions, I have had
defense counsel bring motions to dismiss when they truly think the case has no merit (note: none have succeeded).
In the courtroom of Yom Kippur, none of the excuses offered in the courts of this world by
creative defense counsels are acceptable.
Smith does have significant experience as a prosecutor and
defense counsel during her time as a military attorney.
A former active - duty U.S. Marine, Ed continues to serve as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer as the
Senior Defense Counsel with the 1565th Trial Defense Team of the Florida Army National Guard.
That he had the foresight to bring his laptop computer to court, and
defense counsel did not, simply can not serve as a basis for judicial intervention in the name of «fairness» or maintaining «a level playing field.»
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Defense counsel repeatedly missed deadlines, ignored rules, engaged in litigation over conduct that was plainly illegal (namely, the right to tape counsel and the Court without consent), and even went so far as to post the illegal recordings on the web...»
Serving as court - appointed
coordinating defense counsel in a number of asbestos cases consolidated in a special asbestos docket in Jefferson County, Alabama.
This article focuses on the arrival of Boston government investigations and white collar
defense counsel Rob Fisher to Nixon Peabody, highlighting his experience as a former federal prosecutor.
The authors exploit this random assignment to measure
how defense counsel affect murder case outcomes.
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