Sentences with phrase «defense counsel at»

As revealed throughout Part II, prosecutors, probation officers, and judges have many official and unofficial opportunities to make discretionary decisions that directly impact federal sentencing outcomes, and these decisions can be greatly influenced by the efforts of defense counsel at every stage of the federal sentencing process.

In 1963, seven years after creation of NLADA's Defender section, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its historic ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright that a low - income person accused of a serious crime was entitled to defense counsel at state expense — a foundation of modern public defense.

Of course, your firm might not be as avid if it plays the role of defendant rather than defense counsel at trial.

Not exact matches

«We know they have been or are looking to hire criminal defense counsel,» Ackman said at the 13D Monitor Active Passive Investor Summit on Monday.

Prior to joining FRAC, he was at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) as Program Director and General Counsel.

«If defense counsel had objected to these specific questions at the time, any potential prejudice could have been minimized.»

Thus, at the resumed hearing yesterday, counsel to the first defendant (Justice Ademola), Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told the court that since the prosecution has failed to establish a primae facie evidence to warrant the first defendant to enter his defense, the court should uphold the no - case - submission and strike out the case accordingly.

At the same time, the defense argued that Silver's actions were never criminal — sometimes with clear success, as when the government turned to Lisa Reid, the executive director and counsel to the state's bipartisan Legislative Ethics Commission, to shed light on Silver's annual financial disclosure filings.

Vickie Patton, general counsel at the Environmental Defense Fund, cited the ATS findings in criticizing EPA's final ozone rule.

««By teaching to the test, we are depriving a generation of youth, particularly youth of color growing up in low - income communities, from developing the critical thinking skills they need, and our country needs, to be competitive in this global economy,» added Matt Cregor, Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Bradbury headed the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he advised the executive branch on a wide range of constitutional and statutory questions, and where he received the Edmund J. Randolph Award and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, among other awards.

We will be entitled, at our expense, to participate in the defense and settlement of the claim or action with counsel of our own choosing.

Technical Answer: «If a claim is made or a suit is brought against an insured for damages because of bodily injury or property damage... we will pay up to our limit of liability for the damages for which the insured is legally liable... and provide a defense at our expense by counsel of our choice even if the suit is groundless, false, or fraudulent.»

The first reason, which is in your policy, is that the company is obligated to provide a defense at their expense by counsel of their choice, even if the suit is groundless, false, or fraudulent.

You have no reason at all to know the above information offhand, but the defense counsel funded by your insurer would know it and use it to help your case if possible.

Mr. Forrister previously held positions as Energy Program Manager at Environmental Defense Fund and as legislative counsel to U.S. Representative Jim Cooper (D - TN), the author of two early climate change laws.

On the same panel, Mark Brownstein, chief counsel of the Energy Program at the Environmental Defense Fund, noted that fracking is already subject to federal clean air and water rules, but a lot of regulation has to come from the states themselves.

Now it's on Montreal,» said Annie Petsonk, international counsel at the Washington D.C. - based Environmental Defense Fund.

Co. v. Moore (via the California Appellate Report) was directed squarely at defense counsel in the case.

According to the e-mail, the panel dismissed the charges at the close of the disciplinary counsel's evidence, before the attorneys were even required to put on their defense.

A construction defense lawyer at Zupkus & Angell, P.C. provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of construction law.

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A torts defense lawyer at Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis, Ltd. provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of torts law.

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A civil practice defense lawyer at Szilagyi & Daly provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of civil practice law.

A litigation defense lawyer at Johnson, Graffe, Keay, Moniz & Wick, LLP provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of litigation law.

A workers» compensation defense lawyer at Goodman Allen Donnelly provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of workers» compensation law.

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«According to the defense motion, filed by attorneys at Moore & Riemenschneider, Piccolo (plaintiff) testified she had a Facebook account and was asked at deposition if the defense counsel could send a «neutral friend request» to Piccolo so that he could review the Facebook postings Piccolo testified she made every day.»

The unredacted originals are kept at a secret «secure facility» outside Washington where they can be viewed by defense counsel but not removed.

Arriving with my client at defense counsel's office for his deposition, I could see immediately that he was struck by the elegance of its furnishings and design.

A professional liability defense lawyer at Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of professional liability defense law.

At trial plaintiff's counsel attempted to impeach a defense expert with his history of payment from a medical malpractice insurer, by whom he had been paid on several occasions for testimony or opinions.

A commercial defense lawyer at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of commercial law.

A toxic tort defense attorney at Thomas Paschos & Associates P.C. provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of toxic tort law.

A workers compensation defense lawyer at Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of workers compensation defense law.

Her previous jobs include senior veep for domestic policy at the Center for American Progress; senior adviser to former Representative Dick Gephardt of Missouri; assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund; and legislative counsel to Senator Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania.

An insurance defense lawyer at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. provides professional legal counsel and extensive experience in many aspects of insurance law.

At least, though, we have the out - of - this - world irony of the astronaut's defense counsel assuring the court that she is not a flight risk.

The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) the employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnified Party or parties and the Indemnifying Party and, in the judgement of counsel for the Indemnified Party, it is advisable for the Indemnified Party or parties to be represented by separate counsel (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified Party or parties, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the Indemnified Party or parties.

The lawyers in our White Collar Defense & Regulatory Enforcement Group recognize that decisions made by counsel at the outset of a case can reduce the risk of such charges and damage.

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Creativity points, though, are definitely in order for plaintiffs counsel's attempt to rebut the testimony of the defense's coffee temperature expert (which phrase, to me at least, evokes an image of weatherman Ollie Williams saying, «It's HOT!»).

She is the co-author, Professional Malpractice and Economic Loss: Why Choice of Law Really Does Matter, 2011 and presenter at Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel 2011 Annual Meeting, and author of Privacy and the Freedom of Information Act, 27 Administrative Law Review 275, 1975, among others.

Mary is an accomplished trial lawyer, having served as lead defense counsel in what was, at the time, the largest civil litigation ever tried in United States history.

In addition, Keesal, Young & Logan was part of the defense team that was responsible for obtaining the largest sanctions award against a purported class action plaintiff and his counsel that, at the time, had been upheld on appeal.

The first time the cases were tried, defense counsel were highly effective at showing the father as an unlikable, arrogant, difficult, powerful, and abusive man whom the brothers feared.

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