Sentences with phrase «obtained by the other lawyer»

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

(Consumers in the other 17 states who overpaid for ebooks will be represented by class action lawyers, who obtained class certification last month.)

Text messages obtained by Le Monde, sent from the Russian's lawyer to Narmino and other Monaco officials, appear to suggest that Bouvier was «lured» to Monaco early in 2015, where he was arrested and subsequently released on bail.

He has almost single - handedly obtained about 40 landmark judgements and numerous orders from the Supreme Court against polluters, a record that may be unrivaled by any other environmental lawyer in the world.

Unless the lawyer learns information suggesting that the provider is materially departing from conventional privacy policies or is using the information it obtains by computer - scanning of e-mails for a purpose that, unlike computer - generated advertising, puts confidentiality at risk, the use of such e-mail services comports with DR 4 - 101... A lawyer may use an e-mail service provider that conducts computer scans of e-mails to generate computer advertising, where the e-mails are not reviewed by or provided to other individuals.

However, the maximization of cost - savings is obtained by having such a support service provide full legal opinions, rather than merely enabling lawyers to download memoranda and other materials from an online catalogue.

Any information viewed at or received from this website must in all cases be verified independently by you by hiring a lawyer from this firm or by you obtaining independent legal advice from other sources.

By the way, I see nothing wrong with lawyers using pro bono as a way to get to know other lawyers or obtain hands - on training that they can use in starting their own firms or in other jobs.

The corporate client shall, within 30 days after being served with the order removing the lawyer from the record, appoint a new lawyer of record by serving a notice under subrule 15.03 (2); or obtain and serve an order under subrule 15.01 (2) granting it leave to be represented by a person other than a lawyer.

«The ABA will continue to urge DHS, CPB, and other agencies to further improve their policies by requiring border officers to obtain a subpoena based on reasonable suspicion or a warrant supported by probable cause before searching the contents of lawyer electronic devices.»

If you believe you have been overcharged by your lawyer or billed for legal work not actually performed, we may be able to help you obtain compensation or other relief through a legal malpractice lawsuit.

These expenses, which typically include Court Registry fees, administration costs, the cost of obtaining medical evidence or any other evidence necessary to advance your case, and the cost of experts» reports, are financed by your MacIsaac & Company lawyer, and to paid back to him or her at the conclusion of your claim.

At Altman & Altman, our drug injury lawyers are committed to helping our Stevens - Johnson Syndrome clients and their families obtain the financial recovery they are owed by a negligent drug manufacturer or any other involved party.

The mission of the American Association for Justice, formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA ®), is to promote a fair and effective justice system and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America's courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests.

Although Jim believes the methods taught by Gerry and the College provide essential tools necessary to be an effective trial lawyer, other programs and training programs provide other «arrows» to place in Jim's quiver to use to obtain the best chance at a positive outcome for his client's cases.

When combined with census data and other information that you can obtain on the internet or from the SBDC, you may be able to identify a trending growth region in your state that has not yet been completely inundated by lawyers in your preferred practice concentration.

Both solutions will occur because the power of the news media and of the internet, interacting, will quickly make widely known these types of information, the cumulative effect of which will force governments and the courts to act: (1) the situations of the thousands of people whose lives have been ruined because they could not obtain the help of a lawyer; (2) the statistics as to the increasing percentages of litigants who are unrepresented and clogging the courts, causing judges to provide more public warnings; (3) the large fees that some lawyers charge; (4) increasing numbers of people being denied Legal Aid and court - appointed lawyers; (5) the many years that law societies have been unsuccessful in coping with this problem which continues to grow worse; (6) people prosecuted for «the unauthorized practice of law» because they tried to help others desperately in need of a lawyer whom they couldn't afford to hire; (7) that there is no truly effective advertising creating competition among law firms that could cause them to lower their fees; (8) that law societies are too comfortably protected by their monopoly over the provision of legal services, which is why they might block the expansion of the paralegal profession, and haven't effectively innovated with electronic technology and new infrastructure so as to be able to solve this problem; (9) that when members of the public access the law society website they don't see any reference to the problem that can assure them that something effective is being done and, (10) in order for the rule of law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the whole of Canada's constitution be able to operate effectively and command sufficient respect, the majority of the population must be able to obtain a lawyer at reasonable cost.

(1) «Client» means a person, including a public officer, corporation, association, or other organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered professional legal services by a lawyer, or who consults a lawyer with a view to obtaining professional legal services from the lawyer.

We think we should make it plain that it is wholly inappropriate for litigants or their lawyers to take advantage of mistakes made by opposing parties in the hope that relief from sanctions will be denied and that they will obtain a windfall strike out or other litigation advantage.

All information obtained by the Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers program, including the initial report and any subsequent information provided to the program thereafter, shall be confidential and shall not be admissible in any state bar disciplinary, admission, administrative or other state bar proceeding.

The National Mobility Agreement has eased the requirements for permanently transferring between jurisdictions and also addresses temporary mobility by allowing for lawyers to practice in other signatory jurisdictions for up to 100 days a year without having to obtain a permit (subject to certain restrictions).

They went further to say that it was wholly inappropriate for litigants or their lawyers to take advantage of mistakes made by opposing parties in the hope that relief from sanctions will be denied and that they will obtain a windfall strikeout or other litigation advantage.The court made the point that under the new provisions of CPR 3.8 (4) parties should be ready to agree limited but reasonable extensions of time up to 28 days.

Rather, a lawyer can possibly have liability exposure if: a) the lawyer is unable to prove that the client was the source of the incorrect information; b) the lawyer should have been able to obtain the correct factual information from documents or other sources, or by asking the client the right questions; and / or c) the lawyer failed to adequately warn the client of the importance of ensuring that the information provided by the client was accurate.

The Committee also explained that clients are generally entitled to obtain copies of their files pursuant to Rule 1.15 (c)(4) of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which provide that lawyers must «promptly... deliver to the client... as requested by the client... the funds, securities or other properties in the possession of the lawyer that the client... is entitled to receive.»

It's also a victory for trolls, which are shell companies backed by private equity firms and lawyers that use patents (often obtained from Microsoft and others under a «privateering» arrangement) to wage ruinous legal war against everyone from Martha Stewart to individual app developers.

But Heft and other family lawyers question whether the change will include a new test or simply reflect the terms of the Divorce Act, in which «child of the marriage» is defined to include a child who is «the age of majority or over... but unable, by reason of illness, disability or other cause, to withdraw from their charge or to obtain the necessaries of life.»