Sentences with phrase «lawyer in private practice before»

I taught emotionally disturbed children for many years and for eight years I was a divorce lawyer in private practice before I decided to do nothing but mediation.

Schneiderman, a lawyer in private practice before he was elected a state senator in 1998, defeated Republican Dan Donovan in the November election.

Not exact matches

A lawyer and businesswoman: Tenney was a partner in the Utica - area law firm of Groben, Gilroy, Oster and Saunders before going into private practice in 1996.

Nora Anderson is a lawyer in private practice who demonstrated a keen knowledge of the challenges before the court, as well as her creative vision.

Tom: When we moved back [Tom worked in Hawaii state government post-college, then left the state for law school, an eight - year stint as an in - house lawyer for the National School Boards Association, and a few years in private practice in Seattle before moving back to Hawaii over three years ago], six months after I got there [Hawaii], the Commission was looking for its first executive director.

SYSS was co-founded by Caroline Griffin, a Baltimore lawyer in private practice for 20 years before becoming the Chair of the Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission in Baltimore, the first animal abuse commission in the country.

Being an in - house lawyer means that you are allowed to get more engaged with the commercial activities, rather than working for private practices (such as the «Magic Circle firms» mentioned before) which are generally much more high - pressured jobs.

Tech - savviness, business acumen, cultural sensitivity, solution - oriented design thinking... without these skills, and probably many others, a lawyer in private practice today will either flounder or end up before a discipline panel — or both.

Ruth initially qualified as a banking lawyer in 1992 and worked in private practice before moving into the KM area in 2000.

Lawyers in private practice and in - house will be now be dealing with issues and situations they have never faced before — and none more so than general counsel (GC).

Frey has argued 64 cases before the Court, more than any lawyer currently in private practice.

Before starting her own private practice, Ms. Willis spent many years helping other Florida malpractice and injury lawyers with some of the most complicated issues in their highest value cases.

Samantha has 20 years» experience in residential property development having acted for housebuilders, including some years working as an in house lawyer to a national housebuilder before returning to private practice.

The concept of «good enough means good enough» was discussed — the idea that in - house lawyers often do not have the time to do a «Rolls Royce» document review, and that there was a need for lawyers moving from private practice to become comfortable with the idea that it was better for them to spend 15 minutes looking at a document to highlight the key issues before a meeting, than either (a) for no - one to look at it at all; or (b) to wait for enough time to do a «proper job», only to find that the business couldn't wait for the advice and has gone ahead without any advice at all.

Before becoming an adjudicator in 2002, Ian worked as a lawyer in private practice; in a variety of roles within federal public service unions, including as Executive Director; and as counsel with the federal Department of Justice.

«The vast majority of clients in my private practice come in shortly after they've decided to separate, either before they've seen lawyers, or after they've had a one - or two - hour consultation with a lawyer.

There was once a time when nearly any law graduate could find a lawyer gig — maybe not an ideal long - term career, but they could at least get their feet in the door at a small firm or public interest position where they'd gain valuable experience before making the move to private practice.

Brenda Stokes Verworn left private practice to go in - house many years before doing so became a popular path for lawyers looking for a different way to apply their legal skills.

Before joining Nolo, Sachi was in private practice as an employment lawyer, advising businesses on their legal obligations to employees and litigating a variety of employment matters.

An M&A expert with a highly impressive legal background in the financial services sector, Dr Michael Fischer has practiced as an in - house and private practice lawyer in both the US and Germany, and was a departmental head at SoFFin, before taking on his current role as general counsel for UBS Deutschland in 2011.