Sentences with phrase «made by other lawyers»

On the business side, I still think most of those hiring decisions are made by other lawyers who have friends and law school buddies at law firms that they know all about.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

a) is of good character as attested to by two Ghanaians who are notaries public, lawyers, senior public officers or other class of persons approved of by the Minister; b) has not been convicted of any criminal offence and been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of twelve months or more; c) is of independent means; d) is in the opinion of the Minister capable of making a substantial contribution to the development of Ghana; and e) has attained the age of eighteen years.

County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr. blocked Fitzpatrick's subpoena for emails, notes, drafts and other communications produced by Syracuse city lawyers, saying the DA made «no showing» that the documents were part of any crime or fraud.

Others MPs ranked high by national newspaper mentions include Dominic Raab, the former lawyer who has made impressive interventions on issues like the European Court of Human Rights and industrial relations.

Justin's father on the other hand wants him to stick to his studies and to become a lawyer since knights were banished by the queen and replaced by lawyers to keep the peace and make rules everyday that make the townspeople confused and miserable.

I am starting of as author and beginning to write my first book.I heard someone say if writing an actual story whether it be myself and other people I really know in the book.To have everyone sign a legal document type thing by lawyer giving permission to use peoples real names.so as to avoid any lawsuit that may occur with the book.and is it best to use a pen name for myself and made up name for actual people being included in the book.what would your opinion be on legel grounds safer to use made up names.thank you

By: Naomi Anderson Placencia is yet again grabbing worldwide attention this week as close to 200 participants from over 90 countries including Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers and varied other Professional, make their way to our beautiful Peninsula here in Southern Belize to participate in what will be the 3rd Annual, End of the World Marathon -LSB-...]

CD Projekt isn't the only company to have sent these shakedown letters via its lawyers, with others fingered by torrentfreak.com back in 2012 including Koch, Codemasters, EIDOS, Ubisoft and Kalypso, though it was one of the more ironic, after having made a big deal out of actively avoiding standard industry practices like DRM.

But with Trump's inauguration it will be the beginning of the end for the Green Blob — that sinister cabal of corrupt politicians, UN - and EU - technocrats, bent scientists, shrill activists, rent - seeking corporatists, blood - sucking lawyers and gullible journalists which has held the world to ransom these last four decades by promoting the man - made climate change scare story and other, related environmental scams.

This point, frequently made by lawyers from Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental legal group, combined with widely expressed public opposition to any more coal - fired power plants in Florida, led to the quiet withdrawal of four other coal plant proposals in the state.

When the Boulder Daily Camera first reported on Boulder officials finally making the suit public, EID was quick to point out the lack of support for the Boulder - led effort, telling the Camera, «It's telling they were only able to get one other county in the state to go along with this scheme brought by D.C. trial lawyers.»

But with the U.S. government making no secret of its subpoenas for personal information stored by Google and other search companies, even temporary storage of a lawyer's files on Google's servers could threaten client confidentiality.

Sims has reduced [medical expert costs] by hiring medical experts in India for a fraction of the price, and she makes the service available to other American lawyers through an Internet - based business called MD in a Box.

I have noticed that many lawyers who make innovative use of technology in their practices take advantage of program features not commonly used by others.

In consequence, concerns were expressed by lawyers that if the anti-suit injunction remained an available remedy in other jurisdictions outside the European member states, then arbitral seats such as New York or Singapore would become more popular than London, if London was no longer capable of making such orders.

One point Connecticut made is that outsourced storage is not really a new idea in law; IronMountain and other large paper data storage vendors have been used by lawyers for years to store sensitive client information.

Unlike some other professionals, all lawyers have unlimited licenses to practice law yet few, if any, have the competence to practice in all areas of the law» combined with report that the LSUC is reforming referral practices as discussed in the article by Michele Henry, Kenyon Wallace, «Lawyers need signed consent to refer out cases», thestar.com, April 27, 2017, would it not make sense to require that general practitioners be the first point of contact for any client to assess the client's needs and to determine whether those needs require the skills of a speclawyers have unlimited licenses to practice law yet few, if any, have the competence to practice in all areas of the law» combined with report that the LSUC is reforming referral practices as discussed in the article by Michele Henry, Kenyon Wallace, «Lawyers need signed consent to refer out cases», thestar.com, April 27, 2017, would it not make sense to require that general practitioners be the first point of contact for any client to assess the client's needs and to determine whether those needs require the skills of a specLawyers need signed consent to refer out cases», thestar.com, April 27, 2017, would it not make sense to require that general practitioners be the first point of contact for any client to assess the client's needs and to determine whether those needs require the skills of a specialist?

There is no a priori rule that German lawyers have to use AI systems made by UK, US or other companies.

Your Yakima personal injury lawyer will make certain that these losses and any others are all taken into consideration by your claim.

LLLT proponents often make emotive appeals by maligning lawyers, suggesting, among other things, that lawyers are responsible for the failures of access to justice in society.

It means being able to stand by assertions made to your clients, the lawyer on the other side and all experts instructed in your client's matter.

Lawyers need to also take advantage of new tools which development in technology have brought about to work more effectively — lawyers now have access to tools that help make contract drafting and review quicker using artificial intelligence; tools that speed up research time by using electronic law reports, and there are even tools in other jurisdictions which attempt to use data to predict outcomes of court cases using predictive anaLawyers need to also take advantage of new tools which development in technology have brought about to work more effectively — lawyers now have access to tools that help make contract drafting and review quicker using artificial intelligence; tools that speed up research time by using electronic law reports, and there are even tools in other jurisdictions which attempt to use data to predict outcomes of court cases using predictive analawyers now have access to tools that help make contract drafting and review quicker using artificial intelligence; tools that speed up research time by using electronic law reports, and there are even tools in other jurisdictions which attempt to use data to predict outcomes of court cases using predictive analytics.

This issue also presents some suggestions for making meaningful mentor - mentee matches; a few interesting items about lawyers» billable hours and clever resources to help lawyers track their time; some recent publications by me and others; and information about upcoming conferences where I will be speaking.

«Some participants believe that mandatory data collection is crucial to advancing diversity and inclusion, while others believe that mandatory collection could halt the progress that is already being made by firms and legal organizations in the area of equity and diversity,» says the report, written by a working group tackling challenges faced by minority lawyers.

The proof of that future loss is sometimes a difficult task and usually involves medical assessment and / or actuarial assessment); d. past care cost (if you have spend money for your medical care that was made medically necessary owing to ICBC motor vehicle accident injury then you can expect to collect a sum of money equivalent to those reasonable treatment and medication costs please ensure that you keep the receipts and seek prior medical approval to eventually prove this loss); e. future care costs (if you will suffer repeated medical expenses in the future owing to your motor vehicle accident ICBC injury claim then you can collect a sum of money equivalent to that future loss); f. out of pocket expenses or «special damages» (if you suffer out of pocket expenses like for travel to / from medical appointments, cab fare, parking, etc, then this is also recoverable by you but again — keep track of these expenses in a log and keep a receipt book for later proof of this loss); g. legal costs (sum of the legal costs associated with advancing your injury claim are recoverable as the court system recognizes that often legal experts, lawyers and their agents are a necessary part of the process); h. other categories of damages: not discussed here are other categories of damages like «in trust claims» made largely for those who relatives who take care of you while you are recovering from your injuries or things like «loss of ability to enter an economically interdependent relationship» which might be awarded to a seriously disfigured potential spouse for his / her unlikely ability to become married in the future.

California recently made history by enacting a pilot program to appoint lawyers in certain civil cases and other pilot programs are underway elsewhere in the country.

Anecdotal evidence and a survey undertaken by the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) show that insurers and insurance lawyers are fully aware of the risks of costs sanctions for failure to mediate or other ADR, but consider that it has drawbacks compared to a joint settlement meeting, such as expense, and may even hamper settlement as parties are reluctant to make offers before a medLawyers (FOIL) show that insurers and insurance lawyers are fully aware of the risks of costs sanctions for failure to mediate or other ADR, but consider that it has drawbacks compared to a joint settlement meeting, such as expense, and may even hamper settlement as parties are reluctant to make offers before a medlawyers are fully aware of the risks of costs sanctions for failure to mediate or other ADR, but consider that it has drawbacks compared to a joint settlement meeting, such as expense, and may even hamper settlement as parties are reluctant to make offers before a mediation.

Lawyers typically operate in reactive, rather than proactive mode; they are constantly putting out fires, responding to requests (or demands) placed on them by others, whether those demands are made by clients, adversaries, partners or the Court.

«No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.»

In the Kitchener style («your country needs you»: 1914) of much modern code drafting (and even court forms, harrumph) the rule states: «If you are a lawyer... and you personally hold, or your firm holds, confidential information in relation to a client or former client, you must not risk breaching confidentiality by acting, or continuing to act, for another client... where: (a) that information might reasonably be expected to be material; and (b) that client has an interest adverse to the [other] client, except where proper arrangements can be made to protect that information [as set out later in the rules].»

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of the legal services performed by other lawyers.

Even in her personal time, Olivia devotes her energy to others by getting involved in special projects that make a difference in the local community, such as the «Dear Santa Letters» service project through the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section.

Joined by four other professionals whose advice is equally rooted in expertise (Eddy Bermudez, Chelsey Lambert, Heidi Alexander, and Lisa Hendrickson), David outlines the must - have extensions, apps, and e-tools for lawyers seeking to make their firms as efficient as possible via automation.

We often receive referrals from other lawyers to review decisions made by courts with a view to advising on appeal.

If you believe mistakes were made due to the negligent or incompetent act by a medical professional or other healthcare provider, don't wait — call our expert Orange Park medical malpractice lawyers at 904-251-1111 or contact us online for your free, no - obligation consultation.

For some lawyers, there is a sense that if they make themselves vulnerable in any way — by simply being friendly, for example — the other side might see this as a weakness to be exploited.

Update: At least one newspaper is reporting that Florida lawyers are incensed by the proposal to make the state reciprocal with other states.

The following language is required by the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

«You would think that a young man, at the start of his career, crippled by an injury, would want to make sure that others that may have the misfortune to follow in his footsteps would ensure that those people had the opportunity to be compensated for their injuries in the same way he was,» said Tommy Fibich, a Democratic donor and personal injury lawyer.

If you have been affected by mesothelioma, or any other asbestos - related illness, then contact our expert personal injury lawyers today for advice on making a claim.

PJI awards in serious accident cases have often been used to inflate damages awards by 5 % per annum, for the purpose of making allowances for lawyers» fees or to achieve other ends regarding the calculation of settlements.

Alabama Bar Disclaimer: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

I've won one case where this happened (where there was extensive email correspondence between business lawyers regarding the changes that would be made in each draft and there the version signed did not correspond to the last version signed electronically in a very long document on paper and there were other indicia of fraud), but by far the more common outcome is to bind the party signing the document (especially in a commercial context) and to consider failing to carefully read all terms of the final draft to be negligent on the part of the party signing the contract.

Draft the agreement, review it with the client in all respects before it is sent to the other lawyer (making sure to get the client's approval by e-mail on it before it is sent out) and forward it to the other side for approval as to form and content.

Given that the lawyer likely has an understanding of what is required based on past work and given that the lawyer can make up losses on some fixed fee matters by gains on other fixed fee matters, this risk is mitigated.

In the beginning of his journey, Nick made a name for himself trying other lawyers» cases, living by the mottos: «I will try any case anywhere and against anyone if it's for a deserving client» and «I am not afraid to lose or get knocked down, I will just get up again and win the next one.»

You can get a feel for the going rates in your town by asking other lawyers what they charge, but I think it is better to start from your bottom line: what do you need to make, and what hourly rate will get you there.