Sentences with phrase «of black attorneys»
The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, an organization committed to enhancing the role and number of Black attorneys in Connecticut, has elected Robinson + Cole lawyer Christie D. Jean to its Executive Board.
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Equally concerning is that the general representation of black attorneys in big firms currently sits at 3.0 percent — the lowest level since 2000 — which, if this is a trend, is indicative of a thin pipeline only getting thinner.
Between 2007 and 2015, there was a decline in the number of black attorneys in big firms.
Since 1976, in honor of the significant contribution of Black attorneys dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, justice, equal opportunity and positive change, the Barristers» Association of Philadelphia, Inc. has held an annual dinner to celebrate up - and - coming law students, practicing attorneys and jurists who embody professionalism, dedication to the profession as well as a commitment to the Black Philadelphia legal community and public communities.
As one of the largest organizations of Black attorneys in New York State, the MBBA continues the rich legacy of its two predecessor organizations by providing a voice for Black legal professionals in the communities it serves.
In this piece, Young asks whether Holder's tolerance of Covington's treatment of black attorneys is relevant to his appointment as Attorney General.
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When he was U.S. attorney in Alabama, his office investigated the 1981 murder of Michael Donald, a black man who was kidnapped, beaten and killed by two Klansmen who hanged his body in a tree.
The Senate confirmation hearing of Sen. Jeff Sessions, President - elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, is likely to rehash racially charged allegations that derailed his efforts to become a federal judge and made him a symbol of black - voter intimidation under the Reagan administration.
«He couldn't have been more supportive of making sure we got convicted the murderers of the last black man who was lynched by the Klan,» said former Justice Department attorney Barry Kowalski, who worked with Sessions.
In defending his record, Sessions is likely to point to his vote to confirm Eric Holder as the country's first black attorney general and to his co-sponsorship of the Fair Sentencing Act, which sought to reduce racial disparities in how black and white drug offenders are treated.
She was sworn in as attorney general in April 2015 amid riots in Baltimore over the death of a black man in police custody.
«I was the only black executive in many meetings,» recalls Rougeau, now an attorney with Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. «I went through a lot of things that hopefully most executives won't go through, and I had to deal with a lot of problems as one of the only black executives.»
When you want a suit that carries with it the gravitas of a courtroom attorney, as well as the sleek style of a late - 70s gameshow host, look no further than this tan - and - black number.
After four seasons of fan complaints about her bland blondness, Röhm's prosecuting attorney got fired by Fred Thompson's D.A.. Before the fade to black, she asked the question that had been on nobody's mind: «Is this because I'm a lesbian?»
Jena 6 teen jailed again A judge in Jena, La., ordered a black teenager back to jail, deciding the fight that put him in the national spotlight violated terms of his probation for a previous conviction, his attorney said.
The Miami - Dade Police Department, State Attorney, and USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service have managed to get on the inside of the lucrative black market for horse meat for human consumption that has long played out in the shadows of South Florida's backroads.
Smith's career started as a staff attorney at the NAACP and was a founding member of the Metropolitan Black Association.
The embarrassment of seeing their star witness in the trial against Percoco put behind bars for violating his cooperation deal with prosecutors could be another black eye for former crusading Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's legacy, legal and political sources say.
The conference runs through the end of the day Saturday and features such other speakers as Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian - American woman in the House, and activist attorney Zephyr Teachout.
The City Council's Black Latino and Asian Caucus called on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate «this latest case of a civilian losing her life at the hands of the NYPD.»
The News reported last October that Black was at the center of an investigation by the State Inspector General's Office and the Erie County District Attorney's Office into hundreds of thousands of dollars of questionable expenditures at UB.
The 34 - year - old Carroll Gardens resident, who purchased a train sign for $ 230.79 on Black Friday as a Christmas gift for his wife, is among a growing group of customers who say they're filing complaints with acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office out of desperation.
Holder, the first black U.S. attorney general, was due to meet with the caucus on Friday to discuss his work with the online booking site Airbnb, which had hired him last year to conduct a review of discrimination among hosts.
A meeting between members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus and former Attorney General Eric Holder has been postponed after the influential labor union Hotel Trades Council raised concerns.
Bichotte said McCray running is a «good thing» and also praised Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, the first woman of color to serve as Bronx DA, and Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, the Council's first black woman Majority Leader.
[1] Her professional experience includes working as an attorney for the New York City Board of Education, the consumer frauds bureau, the New York State Attorneys General Office, working as an executive director of New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, working as an attorney for the Queens County District Attorneys Office and serving as the Chief of Staff for State Senator Ada Smith.
In this case, the rest of the names happen to be black: mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, public advocate candidate Letitia James, Brooklyn district attorney candidate Ken Thompson and Brooklyn borough president candidate Eric Adams.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he will investigate a shooting in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn on Wednesday after a 34 - year - old black man with mental health issues was shot by officers who mistook a metal shower head he was holding for a gun.
One of the most visible protest leaders, University of St. Thomas law professor and civil rights attorney Nekima Levy - Pounds, said government leaders are trying to exploit a generational and leadership divide in the black community — and she faulted Ellison for being part of it.
Despite the controversy Mr. Donovan courted in December when a grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer in the death of Garner, a black man, the district attorney is still relatively popular in the borough and with party insiders, sources say.
ALBANY — An Albany County grand jury declined Wednesday to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.
After a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a white NYPD officer in the death of Garner, a black Staten Islander, last year, critics in political and academic circles charged that local district attorneys, who often work closely with the police to prosecute crimes, are too close to law enforcement to consistently bring charges against them when they run afoul of the law.
A civil rights complaint also was filed with the New York Attorney General's office on behalf of Black Lives Matter - Buffalo by attorney Anjana MAttorney General's office on behalf of Black Lives Matter - Buffalo by attorney Anjana Mattorney Anjana Malhotra.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Thursday the city's DOE stood by and did nothing while Pan American International High School Principal Minerva Zanca compared one of the school's black teachers to «a gorilla in a sweater» with «f — ing nappy hair» and demeaned another for having «big lips.»
Mr. Cuomo, speaking today during his State of the State address, asserted his proposals would help heal the deep wounds formed in the months after Officer Daniel Pantaleo applied a lethal chokehold to Garner, a black man, and after Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan did not convince a grand jury to indict Mr. Pantaleo for murder.
Thompson, the first black district attorney of Brooklyn, died this month after a battle with cancer and was memorialized over the weekend.
«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.
The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.
Led by Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, black lawmakers and civil rights advocates urged a Senate committee to reject the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican, to be attorney general because of what they called his record of hostility to civil rights.
An Albany County grand jury declined to indict three police officers in the April death of an unarmed, mentally ill black man — a decision District Attorney David Soares said should reignite talks of criminal justice reforms.
The Brooklyn district attorney's office argued that «no testimony was elicited (during the trial) regarding either victim's history of contacts with black people.»
Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and other organizations have publicly requested the US Attorney to look at cases in Westchester County.
The question should be, where the hell has the Attorney General been with all the shootings of black men under his watch?
Cuomo spent years repairing relationships and reached out extensively to black leaders ahead of his 2006 run for attorney general, making their support conspicuous.
Those twin banditos of the public trust — husband - bugging attorney - general candidate Jeanine Pirro and wife - ferrying state comptroller Alan Hevesi — continue their black reign of terror over newspapers and bloggers, but a Marist poll released Friday suggests that the citizenry at large is unfazed.
What is most disturbing is that the Westchester County District Attorney Janet Difiore failed miserably to investigate the assault by an Assistant Chief of a Police Department «Said Damon K. Jones, New York Representative of Blacks in Law Enforcement of America.
In September, family and friend of victims of police crimes in Westchester rallied in front of US Attorney Preet Bharara to demand federal investigations into questionable investigations of the killings of many black men by the Westchester DA's office.
Toasting them and co-writer Zachary Tumin were a mix of media and literary luminaries including CBS's John Miller, Linda Fiorentino, Gael Greene, author Tony Schwartz, Hampton Sheet publisher Joan Jedell, Cathie Black, top attorney Gerry Lefcourt and author Laura Day.
The probe led by attorney William Keniry lasted seven months and included interviews with multiple town employees, negotiations with undisclosed attorneys and a review of «audio recordings,» according to the records, which had names and other entries blacked out before they were released to the Times Union.
On March 15, CPD Wisconsin affiliate Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) moderated a conversation with Former Attorney General Eric Holder about the importance of redistricting and the upcoming WI Supreme Court race.