Sentences with phrase «even bar associations»

Not exact matches

Kaye has even extended the application deadline and made presentations to the New York City Bar Association to drum up more candidates.

A tweet from Westchester attorney Andrew Barovick, the chairman of the New York City Bar Association Committee on Medical Malpractice, Monday evening read «In light of election loss,.@SheriffMoss mulling offers to be new spokesmodel for either Cream of Wheat, or Uncle Ben's Rice.»

The new court papers indicate that the elder Skelos even asked the Nassau County Bar Association about his work at the Long Island firm and whether he could publicly comment on a project sought by a firm client — then brazenly ignored the Bar's answer forbidding him from doing so.

Even before coming to Harvard, during her years as a lawyer, she worked in LGBT rights as cochair of the New York City Bar Association's LGBT Rights Committee and conducted LGBT - related pro bono work as an attorney.

Some of these organizations include the American Bar Association, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB), the National Animal Control Association (NACA) and even the Center for Disease Control (CDC)- to name a few.

Over the past two years, more than 100 municipalities across the USA have overturned bans and other restrictions that target dogs in the pit bull family, and opposition to BSL comes from sources as diverse as the American Bar Association, animal rescue groups, the Center for Disease Control and even President Barack Obama, who said in August that the laws are largely ineffective while doing nothing to improve public safety, and are often a «waste of public resources».

According to an article provided by the American Bar Association, studies have shown that even the -LSB-...]

Protest over the ban has erupted around the world, from dog lovers, celebrities and even the organizations like the American Bar Association, which sent a letter to Coderre questioning the legality of the ban.

Repellents should be used intelligently and in association with insecticide sprays on clothes, nets and even the precaution — for medicinal reasons only, of course — of retiring to a screened bar.

In its diversity and equity guide, even the Canadian Bar Association acknowledges the problem, stating: «Informal mentoring arrangements may exclude lawyers from under - represented groups.

Start with your own website then move to social media, directories, review sites and even your state bar association.

Luckily — from the perspective of people who like a bit of convenience, even if they're not terribly concerned about data privacy — a string of legal ethical opinions, including Formal Opinion No. 99 - 413 of the American Bar Association and the Law Society of BC's April 1998 opinion on the transmission of confidential information over the internet, seemed to offer near - absolution to lawyers from concern over unencrypted email.

Check with colleagues, the bar association or even temp agencies.

The Idaho Bar Association is holding a podcast contest for high school students, and there are even 5K Law Day runs in places like Ventura, Calif., and Orange County, Fla..

Some bar associations have even withdrawn outdated opinions in light of other state bar associations» concerns about the effect of such a prohibition on the accessibility of legal services to pro se litigants.

Figures from the American Bar Association state that 88 % of all lawyers are white, and there is overwhelming evidence that law firms and their inhabitants can not act without the influence of bias, even when combined with the best of intentions.

I never knew there was an Energy Bar Association, even though it was founded in 1946 and has more than 2,100 members.

This puts the school in danger of being placed on probation by the American Bar Association or even losing accreditation altogether.

Digging a bit further, I learn that the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law has even created a new committee on Virtual Worlds and Multiuser Online Games.

His journey to make a difference has even led him to a position as the first African American president of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) in the company's 114 - year existence.

Even in her personal time, Olivia devotes her energy to others by getting involved in special projects that make a difference in the local community, such as the «Dear Santa Letters» service project through the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section.

Whoever even thought of joining the Bar Association as a student to meet other lawyers?

Too often overlooked are other provisions in the Model Rules that have yet to be resolved by or, in some cases, even addressed by the ABA and state bar associations.

I even received an email yesterday afternoon from my local bar association about reciprocity that started out this way:

The evening was hosted by the Civil Litigation Section of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and featured keynote speaker The Honourable Louise Arbour, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and past UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Canadian Bar Association even has a section that provides education, support, and expertise to strengthen these provincial lawyer assistance programs.

The Canadian Bar Association has had its say, Richard Susskind has had several, and even Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin has thrown in her two cents.

I am relatively active in the Minnesota State Bar Association and have known quite a few past presidents (and even coached one).

This is true, even, of the program run by the Memphis Bar Association: it's co-facilitated by the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and you have to be a recent graduate of that school.

My concern with Chubb's suggestion that blogging may give rise to malpractice liability is that it opens the door for the bar associations to regulate lawyer blogging, setting standards for disclaimers and even reviewing postings.

Legal marketing in a Web 2.0 world is complicated for bar associations for many reasons, but one of the most significant is that legal marketing on the web, even when it's done in a traditional format, is completely different from the legal advertising that bar associations are used to regulating.

The American Bar Association even has an Animal Law Committee.

Within days, if not hours, current and former presidents of the Canadian Bar Association, law deans from across the country, other members of the profession, and even journalists were publishing articles in support of the chief justice and questioning the prime minister's motives in saying a July 31 call from McLachlin — voicing her opinion there could be issues if Harper decided to appoint a Supreme Court justice from the ranks of the Federal Court to represent Quebec — was misguided.

In an unusual joint op - ed in The Boston Herald, the presidents of the state's two largest bar associations wrote of the need for zealous advocacy of even the most unpopular clients.

My local bar association even conflates the two ideas in its committee structure, which is so baffling that both the international lawyers and the immigration lawyers in town have given up trying to convince everybody else.

[27] However, and much more persuasive than that, he explains, was the «significant political effort» on the part of state bar associations to oppose them, [28] and, especially because «some members of the House of Delegates were opposed to change as a matter of principle,» even if there had been evidence that change «would benefit the public without attendant harm.»

As I see it, bar associations have little to gain by pushing on this issue, even though they have a lot to lose by doing nothing.

The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has ruled that lawyers who receive electronic documents are free to look for and use information hidden in metadata, even if the documents were provided by an opposing lawyer.

But realize that, after I sue the ABA, countless newspaper reporters, cartoonists, and even some diorama artists are going to have a hay day with the story of the lawyer who sued the American Bar Association for trying to censor a Peeps diorama concerning the subject of legal malpractice.

The Illinois State Bar Association and the Senior Lawyers Division filed a resolution apparently designed to prohibit even discussion of the topic.

But under rules promulgated by Brazil's national bar association, she is barred from giving clients any advice on Brazilian law, even though she is well - versed in it.

You don't even remember the case, but that isn't going to help you when your angry client files ethics charges with your bar association.

An early inspiration of local bar leaders was a private law library, incorporated even before the formal association in 1896.

Even so, lawyers have used email with the ethical blessing of the various bar associations since the late 1990s, which is when the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics first approved the use of email by lawyers without requiring client consebar associations since the late 1990s, which is when the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics first approved the use of email by lawyers without requiring client conseBar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics first approved the use of email by lawyers without requiring client consent.

Further, the limited information on the Commission's website makes it impossible to fully understand the consultation process that the Commission followed with respect to the topic of regulatory objectives — based upon the information that is provided, it appears that only a small number of groups and individuals, namely ABA entities, state and local bar associations and a law school professor, were asked or even put in a position to be able to provide comments before the Commission submitted its Report to the House of Delegates.

«The [New Jersey State Bar Association] is strongly opposed to allowing non-lawyers to provide any kind of legal services, even in a limited fashion.

There are now, even more, incentives for lawyers to become technologically competent due to the amendment to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct passed by the American Bar Association.

However, and much more persuasive than that, he explains, was the «significant political effort» on the part of state bar associations to oppose them, and, especially because «some members of the House of Delegates were opposed to change as a matter of principle,» even if there had been evidence that change «would benefit the public without attendant harm.»

Today, law - firm marketing has reached levels of sophistication that rival other industries, even with restrictions and regulations on lawyer advertising from bar associations and state legislatures.

The other evening I had the pleasure of being on a panel to discuss the nuts and bolts of legal blogging at a continuing legal education seminar at the New York City Bar Association with three of the best bloggers out there: Kevin O'Keefe, Scott Greenfield, and Eric Turkowitz.