Sentences with phrase «for ordinary lawyers»

Posts seek lessons for ordinary lawyers from popular culture, history and news of the present day.

Dealing with foreign and international law no longer remains the specialty of a select few practitioners but is becoming the norm for the ordinary lawyer.

Not exact matches

Certainly, candidates receive ordinary income (such as fees for lawyering) that is not subject to those limits.

From a janitor who left behind an $ 8,000,000 fortune to a reclusive computer programmer who amassed $ 18,000,000; a lawyer who quietly built a stock portfolio worth $ 188,000,000 to a retired IRS agent who turned her $ 5,000 savings into a portfolio valued in the tens of millions of dollars from her apartment in New York, ordinary Americans have been using the stealth wealth strategy to grow rich for a long time.»

They lambasted me for arguing that lawyers and ordinary citizens may talk freely to the media in moderate criticism of the judgments of our courts.

The lawyer raised a question that «if not for the purpose of deliberate vilification to tarnish his reputation, then why would an ordinary activity of a video of him celebrating the birthday of a religious leader, Prophet T.B. Joshua, from whom he draws inspiration and spiritual support, be circulating in the social media before he was asked to respond on the allegation of bribery?»

Speaking at the event, paramount chief of the area, Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio, said the reason for honouring Nana Akufo - Addo with the stool was because of his sterling career as a human rights lawyer who stood for the rule of law and advocated for the rights of the ordinary Ghanaian.

For years, Silver has earned a lucrative income outside government, asserting that he was a simple personal injury lawyer who represented ordinary people.

It's normal for lawyers and others to ask questions whether the Supreme Court's decisions follow a legal pattern: that is, do the Court's decisions conform to legal precedent, ordinary norms of legal reasoning, and established constitutional and legal principles.

I was listening now to Milburn about getting more pupils into better jobs like doctors lawyers, he said a great idea is the Army Cadets, not the one the dirty little poor join, but the army officer cadet force, training officers for the future, once labour says anything about helping ordinary people they ruin it by looking toward the USA new labour has a serious problem with the UK being the UK it should be the USA.

Fracking has already drawn considerable scrutiny from environmental groups, unhappy homeowners, and teams of lawyers who blame the drilling method for polluting pristine rivers, turning bucolic farmlands into noisy industrial zones, and leaking enough methane to make ordinary tap water as flammable as lighter fluid.

But now a few private schools and charter schools, which are independent public schools exempt from ordinary rules and procedures, have set themselves up as boarding schools for low - income students who want many of the advantages and the support given to bankers» and lawyers» children at Groton and St. Mark's.

Since the late 1800s, the courts had consistently held that liability would be imposed on attorneys for want of such skill, prudence and diligence as lawyers of ordinary skill and capacity commonly possess and exercise.

The approach to analyzing documentary evidence, interviewing clients and witnesses, discovering adverse parties and trying cases for ordinary people is highly lawyer - intensive without there having been material changes in productivity over the decades [7].

Undertaking a three year plan to explore integrated editorial and software strategies for facilitating the use and understanding of law materials by those who are not expert researchers of U.S. legal documents — including students, professionals from other fields heavily touched by law, lawyers and judges from outside the U.S., and ordinary citizens

«I think it's a win for people who sometimes are victims of circumstance and find themselves at the hands of the big chartered banks who immediately run off to Bay Street and hire very expensive lawyers at basically the expense of ordinary people.

The market for legal services for ordinary people is fairly characterized as a market with asymmetric information as to the quality of the lawyer, the price of the services on offer and what is reasonably achievable as a result of proffered services.

What's fascinating about Russeth's story about his work at Pillsbury — and why it's worth revisiting and expounding on here — is that Stringer, Lund, and Schneider weren't ordinary lawyers: After Pillsbury, Stringer became general counsel for the Department of Education under President George H.W. Bush, and later served as an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court; Lund went on to become general counsel for Medtronic; and Schneider became general counsel for Hormel Foods.

Citizens for Reducing the Impact of Lawyers on America, which describes itself as «a group of ordinary citizens that is fed up with the destructive and self - serving work of so much of the legal profession in America,» launched its Web site today.

Rather than applying the ordinary meaning to plain language and seeking to uphold the democratic decision of the voters who elected the Mayor, by construing the MCIA «strictly» and by searching for a «reasonable interpretation which will avoid a penalty,» Hackland RSJ did the opposite of what the law demands,» write Ford's lawyers.

For many lawyers, 12 - hour days are not out of the ordinary, and constant demands from clients and partners can have you working around the clock.

Lawyers sometimes take what would just be an ordinary retainer headed for the trust account, call it «nonrefundable» and both deposit it in the business account and refuse to return any money to the client who quits before the work is done.

When you combine that internal concept with the adversarial nature of the criminal trial, and the ordinary human desire to «win» any particular contest, which competitively inclined lawyers probably have to an above average extent, you have ideal circumstances for poor intuitions about the best answer to an ethical dilemma.

When handling a file for clients who are family members or know each other, lawyers seem to let their guard down and miss or do not followup on things that are slightly out of the ordinary.

These propositions are written for the Canadian lawyer whose knowledge of the relevant Canadian law is such that a Superior Court (or equivalent) judge would consider that lawyer competent to prosecute or defend an «ordinary» personal injury or property damage action.

It raises a fundamental question: are law firms like ordinary businesses, which may protect as privileged communications between employees and in - house lawyers seeking legal advice, or does lawyers» status as fiduciaries for their clients mean those communications should be treated differently?

«It is easy to see why aspiring lawyers from ordinary backgrounds are deterred from pursuing careers in the law», writes Robins, in an article for NLJ.

Our skilled, versatile lawyers are fully committed to providing clients with innovative and effective legal counsel for the wide variety of daily issues that ordinary people face.

Essentially, the financial backing that Michael Ketchmark uses to invest in this area means that the personal injury lawyers at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. can pay ordinary people to sit through oral arguments and case evidence put together by the personal injury lawyers at Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. in a mock trial situation so that the lawyers can study the effects and possible outcomes of their cases before filing the claims for real.

Comprised of a select group of lawyers chosen by Mr. Cochran himself to carry out his legacy, The Cochran Firm provides high - quality, effective representation for ordinary citizens throughout the country.

I do wonder why lawyers who deal with the fantastically rich are so rich themselves... I can only presume that these lawyers charge rich people more for exactly the same advice as lawyers dealing with «ordinary people».

What isn't obvious is how little lawyers actually do for ordinary people.

Where privileged information is communicated to non-lawyers in the ordinary course of business for the lawyer, this information will be protected by privilege.

Provincial Court - Civil is designed for ordinary people to handle their legal disputes without the need to hire a lawyer.

Consequently, for «ordinary,» and even sophisticated clients, lawyers should make sure their retainers are clear and fully explained to avoid any argument that there was a misunderstanding as to its terms.

The judge, lawyer or ordinary reader looking for accessible and timely assessments of the law is much better off turning to the many excellent law blogs.

While it is true that some directors have identifiable political affiliations and are known as candidates for the NDP, the Liberals, and the Conservatives, others are non-partisan retired lawyers, judges, business people, and ordinary folk.

Sessions such as «The Frugal Law Firm — Tech Essentials on a Budget» and «Tech Applied to Dull Ordinary Things that MUST Get Done» and «ePayments and eBilling» indicate that this conference is well - grounded in how lawyers must use technology to simply get work done and get paid for it once it is done.

Court staff previously accepted for filing a trial record (ordinary action) or a notice of readiness for Pre-Trial conference (simplified procedure) a Certificate signed by a lawyer or party which certified that a Form 24.1 A (Notice of Name of Mediator and Date of Session) had been filed with the mediation coordinator.

We include a descriptive overview of the ordinary mediation process (with special emphasis on the paralegal's role in assisting divorce lawyers), and suggestions on how to most effectively prepare for divorce and family mediation (whether the lawyers and their paralegals are personally attending the mediation, or simply preparing their clients to attend without counsel).

Certainly, there is often some paperwork that is simply best drafted by a lawyer (this includes highly specialized Orders that transfer certain retirement benefits from one spouse to the other, for example), but most parties are able to complete the ordinary forms required in the divorce process.

Aaron, a well - known and respected real estate lawyer, writes: «I'm not sure why it happens, but when ordinary, honest citizens are selling their homes and large amounts of money are involved, they sometimes succumb to an overwhelming temptation to become less than candid in signing the paperwork for the transactions.»