Sentences with phrase «lawyers by other lawyers»

The current, 16th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2010), is based on more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The nineteenth edition of The Best Lawyers In America (2013) includes 50,178 attorneys in 128 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year's publication is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The current edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (2012) is based on detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

The 2014 edition of Best Lawyers was based on nearly 5 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers, and includes 50,834 attorneys in 134 practice areas.

The 20th edition of The Best Lawyers In America (2014) includes over 50,000 attorneys in 134 practice areas covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and is based on more than 4.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

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Twitter also notes that it has received about 13 % fewer requests by the government and other parties such as lawyers for removing or withholding content.

While most of us have an accountant, a lawyer, an insurance guy, an investment manager and other individual advisers, for the very rich these issues» complexity is compounded by the sheer amount of capital involved.

By requiring retirement advisers to either meet a «fiduciary» standard or put other safeguards into place, the rule holds financial advisers to the same benchmark already required of doctors and lawyers — that they act in their clients» best interests.

The jury does pay attention to witnesses when they're in the witness chair, not only on the substantive responses to a question but the body language, the demeanor, and how they respond to cross examination by the other side's lawyer.

The Portuguese striker made an official statement just days after reportedly informing lawyers to help lower the # 879 million exit clause in his contract, which could attract interest from other clubs, as reported by The Sun.

This record can be accessed by lawyers and other professionals as needed.

Companies can even build a profile of a person from birth based entirely on data - sharing choices made by others, said Salome Viljoen, a lawyer and fellow with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard.

Google's chief lawyer, David Drummond, last week lashed out against Apple and others, accusing them of «a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.»

Equifax's lawyers at Choate, Hall & Stewart had argued (among many other things) that the AG can't wield the state consumer protection law, which prohibits businesses from making false, deceptive or unfair claims, without showing anyone was harmed by Equifax's supposedly false assurances about data security.

In other potential legal trouble for the president, a Manhattan judge on Tuesday denied a move by Mr. Trump's lawyers to block a defamation suit from Summer Zervos, a former «Apprentice» contestant.

CCPCs can be created by owners of stores, restaurants, farms or other typical small businesses, but they can also be used by doctors, lawyers and some other professionals as a way to incorporate their business activities.

Last month an external panel of lawyers and accountants hired to probe Toshiba's accounts found the company had inflated profits by 152 billion yen ($ 1.23 billion) over seven years by postponing the realization of losses and other schemes.

Most business owners sued by patent trolls don't talk about it to anyone other than their lawyer; a typical response is to cross one's fingers and hope the problem goes away.

Still others ask what the president may have known about a possible attempt by his son - in - law, Jared Kushner, to set up back - channel communications with Russia before Trump's inauguration, and about the June 2016 meeting with a Kremlin - connected lawyer attended by Trump's son Donald Jr., Manafort and Kushner.

On the other hand, back in April, after reading that same language, Allergan's lawyers said that Pershing and Valeant «took express pains to sidestep Rule 14e - 3 which outlaws insider - trading in connection with a tender offer, by styling themselves as co-bidders and not (yet) proceeding towards a tender offer.»

John Dowd, whom Trump hired after being told he needed a Washington defense lawyer for the Russia investigation, has quit because he was being sidelined by other White House advisers.

«A particularly strong factor in deciding to publish this new edition was driven by the continuous change in terms of the standards of practice required not only of agents and brokers, but also of lawyers, mortgage brokers, lenders, financial advisors, appraisers and other involved parties,» says Rumack.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

«There could be a mix - up of files at virtual offices used by other people besides a lawyer, or a legal document could be accidentally sent to another user of the virtual office whose receptionist may inadvertently open it,» says Varughese.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Signed by the leading deal lawyer Martin Lipton and seven other Wachtell partners, the memo proposes that company boards consider adopting a bylaw prohibiting shareholder activists from compensating director nominees.

but if they are uncomfortable with you in any way, or if they are greedy, they will avoid jesus» words and go to find other nonsense in that book of theirs that was written by some of the worst politicians and lawyers in history — the bible.

No need for damn lawyers just honest witnesses whose honesty can be testified to by other people.

He has also protected Iraqi immigrants that could possibly face persecution, torture or death if the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported them by extending the order nationwide, following a request from lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and other immigrant rights advocates.

And if the state can define marriage by diktat, why not other basic human relationships, like the parent - child relationship, the doctor - patient relationship, the lawyer - client relationship, or the priest - penitent relationship?

«I just had this sense that if I could do anything in the world, I would do this justice lawyering thing where you are an advocate on behalf of people who don't have a voice and who are being abused by others,» he says.

In other words, these lawyers and judges would agree that the government «should bear the burden of showing that there is something deeply unreasonable about the understanding [of the moral implications of contraceptive drugs] maintained by the Greens.»

«A wh0re should be judged by the same criteria as other professionals offering services for pay - such as dentists, lawyers, hairdressers, physicians, plumbers, etc..

Superimposing a second layer of political institutions» run by lawyers and judges from Nowhere» onto those we already have will not save us from ourselves, like posi tive and negative integers canceling each other out, leaving behind only the equilibrium of universal peace and brotherhood.

Benefits: If service and support are what you want, an agency will guide you through each step of Adopting an infant privately The other common way of adopting a domestic infant is by locating a potential birthmother yourself, usually with a lawyer's help.

The five - member Committee comprises a Justice of the Supreme Court who is the Chairperson with two Justices of the Court of Appeal appointed by the Judicial Council and two other persons appointed on the advice of the Council of State, who are neither members of the Council of State, nor members of Parliament, nor lawyers.

This view is also shared by other international lawyers interviewed for this Guardian article:

Richard Luthmann, a Staten Island lawyer who once grabbed headlines by challenging another attorney to «trial by combat» and who has been in jail since December as he awaits trial on kidnapping and other charges, could be released as early as next week on a $ 1.5 million bond.

What I mean by this is how did lawyers and law makers convince the legislative branch to legalize owning / selling other people?

«Further attestation to the existence of the two forces of opposite direction under the Buhari's dictatorial presidency is the recent launch of online signature project spearheaded by a risen constitutional lawyer and Georgetown University law scholar, Ms Carol Ajie; for the purpose of compelling President Buhari to obey court orders and other judicial consequential pronouncements or resign or be impeached.

The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. and others on the Trump team after a promise of compromising material on Hillary Clinton was accompanied by a Russian - American lobbyist — a former Soviet counterintelligence officer who is suspected by some U.S. officials of having ongoing ties to Russian intelligence.

In the suit filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, Evans listed the Inspector - General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and three others as defendants.

Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said this on Monday at the opening ceremony of a two - day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at the Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, as he urged judges, lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.

The organisations also backed the call on the President to step aside and go on another medical vacation to look after his health as canvassed by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and other activists.

The two lawyers were named in a recent court decision by Onondaga County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr., who blocked Fitzpatrick's attempt to subpoeana emails, notes and other internal communications between Syracuse City Hall officials.

«It is clear that there was no fair and impartial investigation into the shooting and brutality since the defendant Mount Pleasant Police Department was assigned by District Attorney Janet DiFiore to lead the investigation into its own misconduct and brutality,» said Bonita Zelman, a lawyer representing Mr. Hinds and four other Pace students.

In a letter to Judge Murphy, Buckey said city lawyers had refused to turn over the notes, but COR obtained them by other means.

«Beyond the legal and regulatory issues implicated by your office's memorandum being improperly leaked to the press, your memorandum reflects either a shocking lack of understanding or a complete disregard of the most fundamental aspects of the state's election laws,» lawyer Laurence Laufer, who represents several other parties named in the memo, wrote.

Former Clinton deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin and at least five others will be questioned by a conservative watchdog group's lawyers seeking information about Abedin's overlapping employment at the U.S. State Department, the Clinton Foundation and an outside consulting firm.

I guess they did not read the papers with regard to Pensiongate» and all those well connected Democrats who are returning the Millions of dollars that they received from the Pension System and lets not forget that Congressman Meeks records was subpoenaed by the Feds, and who can forget what Hank Morris lawyers said «everyone does it» and lets not forget the State IG and his battle with the Sampson the Bipartisan and the other leaders of the Democratic Senate Crazy» Committee it seems the don't want to give him there records with regard to the Racino scandal.