Sentences with phrase «lawyers engaging the public»

Not exact matches

Public opinion about the judiciary is apparently that many, if not most judges are corrupt and even members of the inner bar are on record suggesting that the bar, especially senior lawyers are perpetually engaged in compromising judges!

The Cuomo aide said state lawyers are trying to determine if Senator Espada violated the Public Officers Law, which prohibits legislators from engaging in nepotism.

«My reflection from the process last time was that the lawyers ended up with a lot of public money through engaging in this process.

She came from a «very socially engaged family» of public servants, teachers, social workers and pro bono lawyers, she said, and was «given books that helped define my future life, even though I was too young to realize that they would.»

As I've said here before, it's inevitable that environmental lawyers engaged in the fight over greenhouse gases will use whatever statutes they think help their case (and whatever public relations stunts, including dressing up as a bear at climate negotiations).

Scientists above a certain level, whether employed by the state or the private sector, must obey a protocol when engaging the media, which allows only such information as is necessary to educate the public regarding the science process (similar to lawyers and the legal process), yet not advocate for any outcome of socially conflicted science in progress.

Scott Greenfield comments, noting that lawyers do not need to engage in marketing to educate the public and that perhaps, the bar associations are a more appropriate resource for providing education on wills than lawyers.

A lawyer may compensate employees, agents and vendors who are engaged to provide marketing or client development services, such as publicists, public - relations personnel, business - development staff and website designers.

We should engage in an examination and discussion of that issue with a clear eye, understanding that public interest and lawyer interest are connected, but also potentially divergent.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that agreements between lawyers and their clients about legal fees engage the public interest and that the courts have a supervisory role to play.

Many law firms and legal organizations recognize and honor lawyers and legal professionals who have demonstrated leadership in their community by engaging in public service and pro bono activities.

The CBA's Code of Professional Conduct on Obligatory Withdrawal states: «4 (a) if the lawyer is instructed by the client to do something inconsistent with the lawyer's duty to the court or tribunal and, following explanation, the client persists in such instructions etc.;» Regrettably, I believe the B.C. SC has totally missed the point: upholding the law comes first and therefore, anyone engaging in white - collar criminal activity should be charged or the public will loose faith and confidence in the independence and impartiality of the Justice System.

Unfortunately, the viewing public (audience) sees how some lawyers repeatedly engage in misconduct and bad behavior and no one fixes the problems.

Standing before a Boston ballroom packed with hundreds of judges and lawyers, Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer last night urged them to continue their efforts to educate the public about the role of the judiciary and to engage them in the judicial process.

«I see a lot of lawyers who are almost eliciting, actively eliciting, confidential information from clients in public forms, asking people questions and engaging them like that.

From a more practical standpoint, higher tuition fees and a more elite class of law graduate will likely translate into fewer lawyers engaging in public interest practice (unless a newly robust culture of noblesse oblige ascends), and fewer lawyers willing or able to serve in under - served (i.e. rural, humble) home communities.

«Denying a lawyer's right to free expression on behalf of a client in a court of law in favour of a vague definition of civility and its application after the fact fetters and chills the lawyer's ability to engage in vigorous advocacy,» Groia argues in his factum, «in turn damaging the public interest, as well as infringing [on] the ability of an accused or client to make full answer and defence in a judicial proceeding.»

The delivery of general - purpose public legal information is inexpensive to arrange, and has the merit of engaging lawyers with the community and the community with the justice system.

At the very least, law societies ought to engage in a broader study of all available regulatory options to provide the public with more meaningful information about lawyer quality.

The lawyers at The Cochran Firm — Dothan are already engaged in complex litigations against the opioid manufacturers and distributors on behalf of local governments (cities and counties) for fraud and public nuisance.

[12] The Court did not engage in public comment for the new lawyer RPCs until after they became effective.

In fact, many lawyers with jobs at firms volunteer and engage in public service on top of their long hours.

In addition to representing clients on a pro bono basis, we also encourage our lawyers to engage in public service activities that do not involve the delivery of legal services: professional or charitable activities, such as participation on non-profit boards of directors or bar association committees.

Ontario Court of Appeal Sets Aside Fee Agreements June 10, 2016 The Ontario Court of Appeal has reaffirmed that agreements between lawyers and their clients about legal fees engage the public interest and that t....

In addition to their academic research, CISP professors and fellows work with state and federal lawmakers, engage in community outreach and public education, teach classes and seminars, and hold free conferences for the public, lawyers, engineers, journalists, computer scientists, reporters, policymakers, and students.

Efforts to reform the justice system are largely driven by lawyers and judges — the public is not engaged in this movement.

This allowed the Executive Director, the Officers and members of Council to engage with lawyers and managers from every type of legal practice: sole practitioners; small, medium and large firms; corporate counsel and public sector legal departments.

The Conference is aimed at both practitioners (lawyers and NGOs) who are engaged in public interest litigation and scholars who study and analyze the impact of these cases, all of whom seek to ensure that public interest litigation has the maximum social impact possible.

TBA committees are actively engaged in serving the public, strengthening the profession and ensuring the association remains strong and well connected to lawyers across the state.

The denial of costs in this case certainly may not rise to the level of collusion alleged here, but it does give rise for pause for lawyers engaging in public interest litigation.

• It should provide a speedy and cheap method to stop lawsuits if those suits were brought for an improper purpose, namely to harass or intimidate the defendants; • It should put the onus on plaintiffs to prove that their lawsuits were not improper; • It should help rebalance an inequality of financial resources between the parties, possibly by an order that the plaintiff should pay the defendants» costs at the outset of the litigation; • It should provide stronger legal protection for citizens engaged in public participation, such as through special defences; • It should deter people from bringing such suits in the first place, by exposing plaintiffs, and possibly their directors and officers, and lawyers, to awards of damages or even punitive damages.

Perhaps the dean, who guided him during his law studies, ought to have encouraged him to research the public consequences of fiduciaries engaging in breach of trust, before applying to become a lawyer.

It did so again in 1983 [v] when the Special Committee on Numbers of Lawyers reported the majority view that «in the present circumstances more lawyers are engaged in private practice than are needed to provide proper legal services to the public&Lawyers reported the majority view that «in the present circumstances more lawyers are engaged in private practice than are needed to provide proper legal services to the public&lawyers are engaged in private practice than are needed to provide proper legal services to the public».

Members of the public engaging a lawyer in any form of litigation want to hire the best lawyer money can buy, and usually clients start to believe they've done that.

What message are we sending to the public when we allow lawyers to engage in «bullying and intimidation» with apparent impunity?

[1] A lawyer may assist in making legal services available by participating in the Legal Aid Plan and lawyer referral services and by engaging in programmes of public information, education or advice concerning legal matters.

By engaging directly with unrepresented persons experiencing family court issues, and incorporating feedback from other access to justice stakeholders, including lawyers, community service providers, judges and members of the public, points of difficulty within the system are identified and addressed.

But when doing so in presentations to lawyers, bar associations ought to have lawyers who regularly use social media in their professional life (becoming a better lawyer, business development, professional networking, engaging with the public) and personal life.

Our social infrastructure practices comprise an integrated team of lawyers experienced in supporting both public and private entities engaged in planning, developing and maintaining social infrastructure assets across a range of services.

That means that non-lawyers can have an equity stake and share profits with lawyers in firms; engage in inter-disciplinary practice; and firms can even go public.

One bar separated the Judges Bench from the rest of the room; the other segregated the area for lawyers engaged in trials, from the riffraff (i.e. the general public), and from those appearing before the court.

This allowed the Executive Director, the Executive Committee and members of Council to engage with lawyers and managers from every type of legal practice: sole practitioners; small, medium and large firms; corporate counsel and public sector legal departments.

You will probably want to engage a lawyer or notary public to act on your behalf during the completion of your purchase.