Sentences with phrase «of powerful attorneys»
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Although hospitals have teams of powerful attorneys at their disposal, and attempt to deny any liability or settle claims for as little money as possible, we leverage our legal knowledge and skill to level the playing field and help our clients obtain the compensation they deserve.
Our injury law firm is comprised of powerful attorneys, trained and helpful paralegals, and also accident consultants with genuine concern for our valued clients.
In 2009, she cited the case in a profile of powerful attorneys as her most significant achievement.
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• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»
In the single most egregious case of alleged fraud, BP sued Mikal Watts in December 2013, alleging that the powerful San Antonio plaintiffs» attorney falsely claimed to represent tens of thousands of «phantom» victims of the -LSB-...]
Wang was «a powerful insider at one of the world's top corporations — but he threw it all away to make a few hundred thousand dollars,» US Attorney Laura Duffy of the Southern District of California said in a statement.
Silver, who for years was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was «blinded by greed,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in opening statements.
The U.S. attorney was also asked if he believes that the corruption problem in Albany is getting better as a result of all the cases he has brought in recent years — including the successful prosecution of two men who were once among the state's most powerful political players, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
He's wielding the billy club of the powerful U.S. Attorney's Office and he is threatening to change the script of that 80s movie you've seen one too many times.
2015 saw the fall of two of the three most powerful people in state government, and the rise of one U.S. Attorney.
Silver, 74, has denied wrongdoing and his attorneys said Monday he had not abused his position as one of three of the most powerful leaders in state government for more than two decades.
Until Monday night, Eric Schneiderman was regarded as a model progressive in the #MeToo era — a powerful Democrat who, as New York's attorney general, sued Harvey Weinstein for civil and human rights violations over the movie mogul's alleged abuse of women.
Under questioning by one of Sheldon Silver's attorneys in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Dr. Robert Taub said he didn't expect anything from the powerful legislator in return for cancer - patient referrals.
In his new book Elkind, an editor at large at Fortune, tells the story of Spitzer's rise from a state prosecutor who took on one of New York's most powerful Mafia families to politics, in which he lost one bid for attorney general before winning the post in 1998.
It is important for you to know that after Rudy Giuliani and Preet Bharara left their offices at the US Attorney, some of their overcharged indictments that were fueled by the media to make them famous and powerful, were eventually thrown out of court.
The news is significant, not only as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the state's most powerful elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.
The Trump administration is considering naming Geoffrey S. Berman, a law partner of the former New York City mayor and ally of the president — Rudy Giuliani, to assume the powerful position of United States attorney in Manhattan.
As attorney general, Eric will continue Andrew Cuomo's aggressive but fair tradition of standing up to powerful interests so that everyone in New York State has equal justice and protection from their government.»
For the past four months, the people of Manhattan have grappled with accusations of their District Attorney cultivating a pay - to - play culture in which the rich and powerful skate by serious criminal charges — if their lawyers contribute sizable donations to DA Vance's campaign.
While other New York Democrats like Chuck SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE lamented the loss of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney who held Albany's feet to the fire by convicting the state's most powerful leaders, the governor had reason to remain silent.
«Peter Galbraith Kelly was involved in a criminal scheme to bribe one of the most powerful men in New York in exchange for favorable treatment for his energy company,» said U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman in a statement.
«New Yorkers need an Attorney General who will demand accountability from the powerful special interests and deliver justice for the working families of this state,» Schneiderman said in a public statement.
In 2007, Isay brought on Jennifer Cunningham, a powerful union lobbyist who is the ex-wife of Attorney General Schneiderman and a close confidant of Governor Cuomo.
The verdict on just the second day of deliberations capped an extraordinary two - week period in which two of the state's most powerful leaders at the start of 2015 — Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — were forced from office in disgrace at the hands of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
Sheldon Silver, who for years was one of the most powerful politicians in the state, was «blinded by greed,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in opening statements at Silver's bribery trial in federal court in Manhattan.
The complaint against Silver — that he allegedly hid more than $ 4 million in illicit income — was tied both to his job as one of the state's most powerful individuals and his role as an attorney.
«It will be recalled that following relentless media attack on my person by the EFCC acting in concert with some powerful families with known ties to the government which culminated in the filing of phantom money laundering and corruption charges against me, I made spirited efforts to engage with relevant officials of government including the EFCC, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the Presidency to furnish them with all the information in respect of the OPL 245 Settlement Agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Malabu Oil & Gas Limited which was brokered by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.
The dispute pits Lavine, 62, a soft - spoken retired school superintendent, against Fitzpatrick, 28, the sharp - tongued son of Onondaga County's powerful district attorney.
The Department of Justice confirmed to the Observer that Bharara was asked to step down and noted it was typical for U.S. Attorneys to change with the presidential administration — which is especially true of the powerful post in the Southern District of New York.
Once of Albany's most powerful politicians, the Lower East Side Democrat became the target of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany's culture of corruption, and was found guilty of charges including honest wire fraud, extortion, and money laundering in 2015.
«My priority is to provide Harendra Singh with the most powerful legal defense possible and to continue to fight for him, regardless of who else is charged in this investigation,» Tony LaPinta, Singh's attorney said in a statement Thursday.
As evidenced by the polls in the race, the people of New York know the truth — as Governor and Attorney General, Eliot stood up to powerful interests on behalf of every - day New Yorkers, while others stood - by silently.
A third - party candidate for governor of New York might not expect much attention in a race dominated by Democrat Andrew Cuomo, a practiced political heir campaigning from the powerful platform of attorney general, and Republican Carl Paladino, an excitable multimillionaire whose gaffes have grabbed headlines.
A Brooklyn man who said he was denied a city job because of his HIV status gained a powerful ally this week when Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara took up...
The office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is examining whether Alain Kaloyeros, the president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and a powerful force in state economic - development projects, improperly coordinated with real - estate...
Dr. David Brizer accused of selling prescription drugs to dealers PRESS RELEASE FROM AG»S OFFICE Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a 55 - count indictment against Dr. David Brizer on charges he sold prescriptions for oxycodone and other powerful pain medications to drug dealers from his Rockland County and Midtown Manhattan offices.
A Brooklyn man who said he was denied a city job because of his HIV status gained a powerful ally this week when Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara took up his cause — and sued the city for discrimination.
Eric Schneiderman's resignation as New York attorney general following allegations that he physically abused four women set off a scramble for his job — one of the most powerful positions in the state.
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state's most powerful Democrat, directed Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to look into whether Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. bungled a 2015 investigation in which a model accused Weinstein of groping her breast.
Eric Schneiderman's resignation as New York attorney general set off quick jockeying on Tuesday for his job — one of the most powerful positions in the state, and a role that wasn't expected to change hands this year.
The attorney general's proposals do not directly address what he termed New York's exemption - riddled «swiss cheese» tax code, nor do they appear to limit the influence of powerful consulting firms that run politicians» campaigns and then represent business, labor and nonprofit interests seeking government benefits.
Mr. Cahill — former chief - of - staff to Gov. George Pataki — has repeatedly hit Mr. Schneiderman for not turning over to the press his office's internal correspondence with consultant Jennifer Cunningham, a partner in the powerful firm SKD Knickerbocker who happens to also be the attorney general's ex-wife.
The commission will have subpoena power and includes, among others, Robert Abrams, the former state attorney general; Cuomo aide Benjamin Lawsky, who heads up the Department of Financial Services; John Dyson, the former NYPA chairman; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; Cuomo ally and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral inattorney general; Cuomo aide Benjamin Lawsky, who heads up the Department of Financial Services; John Dyson, the former NYPA chairman; former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green; Cuomo ally and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral inAttorney Kathleen Rice; and Rev. Floyd Flake, the politically powerful pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Queens.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has accused Mr. Silver of collecting referral fees as outside income from law firms with clients who have business with the state, and thus monetizing his powerful position.
A day after federal agents put handcuffs on one of New York's most powerful lawmakers, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Friday denounced Albany's political culture that concentrates power with «the proverbial three men in a room.»
Rubain Dorancy, an attorney, former teacher and Department of Education administrator, is also running for the seat, picking up an endorsement from the powerful health care workers» union 1199 SEIU last week.
«When you have an Attorney General who is a cabinet member and is the most powerful person in terms of fighting corruption, how is that possible in our part of the world that you sit there with your colleague and you are the one who will look at your colleague and say you are a thief, you have stolen money from the state and you have done something against us?
The Buffalo solar panel factory, which received about $ 750 million in state subsidies, as well as a state - funded nanotechnology hub in Syracuse, are at the center of last year's sweeping probe by then - U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, which ensnared nine men — including two who had been powerful state officials — whose trials may overshadow the 2018 legislative session in Albany, set to begin in January.
Preet Bharara, the United States attorney whose office recently won the corruption convictions of two of New York's most powerful legislators, says that Albany's problems are deep and systemic but that potential solutions are not hard to find: They lie in the nitty - gritty evidence presented at the unprecedented trials.