Sentences with phrase «lawyers practicing in the state»

Class action lawyers practice in state and federal courts throughout the country, including class action «hot - beds» such as California, Southern Illinois, Mississippi and Texas.

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A lawyer in Nebraska, US, will start to accept cryptocurrency for his practices after asking the state ethics board.

Massachusetts is one of only three states in the U.S. that doesn't license title insurers, and lawyers stand to make the most out of the practice (and have lobbied to keep it this way).

In acquiring his license to practice his trade, a family lawyer should be obliged to assist the state in preserving the marriages that the state sanctionIn acquiring his license to practice his trade, a family lawyer should be obliged to assist the state in preserving the marriages that the state sanctionin preserving the marriages that the state sanctions.

In a letter to Justice Minister Mohammed al - Issa seen by Reuters, eight judges complained about foreign trainers who shave their beards contrary to purist Islam, the minister's meetings with diplomats of «infidel» states and plans to let women practice as lawyers.

AHA lawyer, Monica L Miller said: «The district's actions in assisting the Gideons in distributing Bibles to elementary students represents a clear breach of the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution and we hereby demand assurances that this practice will discontinue immediately.»

For Devine — Daley's top deputy in the state's attorney's office, former Chicago Park District Board president and now a highly respected trial lawyer in private practice — that could include a federal judgeship or even U.S. attorney in Chicago if Jim Burns steps down.

A lawsuit stemming from the head - injury death of a Frostburg State University football player should be dismissed because his coaches did not know the athlete was bleeding or had suffered a concussion and could not have foreseen that he was endangering his life by participating in practice drills, lawyers say.

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

But, 95 % + of the lawyers in the state use less than 10 % of the statutes by page length, on any regular basis, and I probably use only 10 % of the tax code and 5 % of the tax regulations despite having an extremely broad tax practice in terms of the variety of subjects I deal with compared to the average lawyer who does tax work.

It abandoned a 4 - year - old practice of trying to screen out foreign students who are in the United States on tourist visas, according to a lawyer representing the district.

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.

About the author: Like her main character, La Seur is a lawyer who left her home state of Montana to practice in the big city.

Beyond that, you will really need to talk to a lawyer licensed to practice law in your state, and preferably who works in divorce, property, and / or real estate.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa437.pdf The settlement of the tobacco litigation, in November 1998, was a legal and public policy debacle of truly historic proportions.5 The tobacco companies agreed to abide by a new set of regulatory constraints and to make multibillion - dollar payments annually to the states (and the trial lawyers from private practice who were hired to represent most of them) in perpetuity.

No one in Massachusetts could say unequivocally that Mr. Landau was the oldest practicing lawyer in the state, but no one disputed it either.

Super Lawyers creates and distributes an annual listing of outstanding U.S. lawyers by state and practice area, reaching 11 million consumers via inserts in leading city and regional magazines, as well as Lawyers creates and distributes an annual listing of outstanding U.S. lawyers by state and practice area, reaching 11 million consumers via inserts in leading city and regional magazines, as well as lawyers by state and practice area, reaching 11 million consumers via inserts in leading city and regional magazines, as well as online.

For example, the report states that lawyers in «people - centred law practices» should work with integrated teams in a shared practice setting with non-legal service providers.

Like most states, in Michigan (where I'm licensed, but not currently practicing), pursuant to the Michigan Constitution, the Michigan Supreme Court has exclusive authority over the regulation of lawyers and the practice of law.

Represented his firm as a practice of multiple lawyers in multiple cities throughout the United States, when in actuality his firm consisted of just him, «with his so - called associates being independent contractor attorneys paid on a commission basis.»

As in the United States, U.K. female lawyers hold about 43 percent of practicing certificates, but they hit a glass ceiling when it comes to higher paying partnerships.

In the vast majority of states, lawyers may ethically buy and sell a law practice.

The figures I've seen show that there are over 1 million lawyers in the United States and even accounting for those who are retired, in academia or judgeships, 550,770 seems on the low side for the number of currently practicing attorneys.

I have practiced with a web - based office and unbundled services online in NC for six years as well as worked with lawyers and law firms in the States who are engaged in many forms of virtual practice, some completely web - based and others hyrid.

While admissions requirements vary somewhat from one state to the next, generally speaking, when a lawyer meets the eligibility requirements to practice in her state, and is sworn in, she is licensed to practice law in that state in any case or matter before the courts of that jurisdiction (perhaps with some limited exceptions).

This led me to wonder: If Reuben Landau was the oldest practicing lawyer in his state, who is the oldest practicing lawyer in the United States?

She has served as Secretary of State (2009 - 2013), Senator from New York (2001 - 2009), First Lady of the United States (1993 - 2001), First Lady of Arkansas (1979 - 1981 and 1983 - 1992), a practicing lawyer and law professor, and the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election.

(2) the same proposition applies to the state of knowledge of lawyers in St. John's who practice in the relevant area of law; certainly, at least, those professing expertise in the area.

4) For the most part, today in Canada as well as in the United States lawyers have a monopoly on the practice of law.

Avvo states that it has Avvo - rated profiles for 97 % of the practicing lawyers in the United Sstates that it has Avvo - rated profiles for 97 % of the practicing lawyers in the United StatesStates.

Third - party opinions practice is a branch of business law perhaps best explained, for those who are unfamiliar with it, by this excerpt from the 2007 Report on Lawyers» Opinions in Business Transactions [PDF], by the Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.:

He was Chair of the firm's Supreme Court and appellate advocacy practice, and was considered one of the most skilled appellate lawyers in the Unites States.

And more on, «Oh, the places [our students will] go,» 15 as volume 21 continues the theme of how to best prepare law students to practice law, Jeremy Francis, Daphne O'Regan, and Ryan Black's article, «Designing Success: Motivating and Measuring Successful 1L Student Engagement in an Optional, Proficiency - Based Program Teaching Grammar and Punctuation,» 16 focuses on the lawyering skill — using correct grammar and punctuation.17 Responding to a gap between the entering students» grammar and punctuation skills and how to address those needs, the authors collected data18 in a five - year study of almost 1,500 students, who completed the first - year curriculum at Michigan State University College of Law, which includes instruction on grammar and punctuation.

The 2016 Florida Legal Elite list recognizes the state's top lawyers as selected by their peers through a voting process in 28 practice areas.

The proven Miami construction lawyers at Nicklaus & Associates, P.A. have experience representing construction companies, workers and contractors against alleged defective machinery or dangerous practices as it relates to construction law in the state of Florida.

Tulsa's James Potts & Wulfers employment lawyer professionals are part of a diversified law practice of services for sole proprietors and business entity clients seeking representation in Oklahoma's state district and appellate courts and federal district and appellate courts.

The proven Kansas City construction lawyers at Martin Leigh PC have experience representing construction companies, workers and contractors against alleged defective machinery or dangerous practices as it relates to construction law in the state of Missouri.

We represent individuals and professionals, municipalities and their agencies, business entities, trucking companies, insurers and their insureds from claims and lawsuits for catastrophic losses and personal injuries, civil rights, construction losses and contracts, employment related practices, property damage and wrongful death arising from the transportation function and commercial motor vehicle activity; the ownership, use and control of land (including environmentally related or toxic exposure claims); the design, manufacture, sale or use of industrial and consumer products; and liability claims against licensed professionals, including lawyers, engineers, accountants and architects, in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Before forming Burnside Law Firm LLP, attorneys Thomas R. Burnside, III and Mark B. Williamson worked at Burnside Wall LLP under the direction of senior partner and founding member, Thomas R. Burnside Jr. (1938 - 2007), who in 1998 received the Tradition of Excellence Award given annually by the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia to a plaintiff's lawyer who has demonstrated a tradition of excellence in his chosen profession.

U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank more than 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 metropolitan areas and 8 Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank more than 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 metropolitan areas and 8 lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank more than 10,000 firms in 118 practice areas in 170 metropolitan areas and 8 states.

The directory includes basic practice profile data on virtually every lawyer in the United States and Canada and detailed professional biographies of leading lawyers and firms in 160 countries.

The proven Baton Rouge construction lawyers at Degan, Blanchard & Nash, PLC have experience representing construction companies, workers and contractors against alleged defective machinery or dangerous practices as it relates to construction law in the state of Louisiana.

He is an in - demand speaker for lawyers seeking to learn about federal and state trucking regulations and trucking industry customs and practices.

The proven Chattanooga construction lawyers at Spicer Rudstrom PLLC have experience representing construction companies, workers and contractors against alleged defective machinery or dangerous practices as it relates to construction law in the state of Tennessee.

So no lawyer, whether they're a solo practitioner in a family law practice in a medium size or small city in the United States or somebody who does the most sophisticated mergers and acquisitions around the globe, no lawyer should think that their practices are unaffected by these large scale forces that are reshaping the entire economy and they ought to be looking for ways that they can use these forces or participate in these broader trends to make their practices more effective, to make the service they provide their clients better, and to make their own lives better.

She is a certified family law mediator, and is a founding member and current director of Collaborative Lawyers, Inc., a state - wide educational and professional development association and business directory of independent Florida licensed attorneys at law and law firms who practice in the areas of collaborative divorce and collaborative family law.

«In my practice I have dealt with most all of the highly regarded personal injury firms and lawyers in the State of Texas and many of the most highly regarded or rated personal injury firms in the United States...&raquIn my practice I have dealt with most all of the highly regarded personal injury firms and lawyers in the State of Texas and many of the most highly regarded or rated personal injury firms in the United States...&raquin the State of Texas and many of the most highly regarded or rated personal injury firms in the United States...&raquin the United States...»

Also, make sure the defective product litigation lawyer is licensed to practice in the state in which the accident occurred, whether that is Kansas or Missouri.

The proven Overland Park construction lawyers at Martin Leigh PC have experience representing construction companies, workers and contractors against alleged defective machinery or dangerous practices as it relates to construction law in the state of Kansas.

Waller, a leading provider of legal services to the healthcare, financial services, retail and hospitality industries, announced today that 37 of its attorneys across 12 practice areas were ranked in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA, an annual publication that ranks law firms and lawyers across the United States through independent interviews with clients and members of the legal community at outs